Thank you everyone for being here. I am mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, and i am so excited to be here today to swear in the next public defender for the city and county of San Francisco. [applause]. [cheers and applause]. I am also glad to be here at the community center. I grew up in the neighborhood and i have so many incredible memory is right here in this space. , in fact, there were a lot of challenges over the years big many of you member years ago when there were so many homicides, so many people have lost their lives, and sadly, so many folks who grew up in this Community Came in contact with the criminal Justice System. We all know that jeff was such an amazing champion of this community and throughout San Francisco, and in founding more magic, he created an opportunity for young people to grow and to thrive, and to have access to amazing opportunities so that they never ever encounter the criminal Justice System in the first place. We are so lucky for his lega
I think this is a very important topic. I want to thank you for being here for us to have this conversation. I want to thank aaron mundy and my office for incredible coordination, work that had to go into holding this together. I decided to request the hearing after visiting Behavioral Health court and drug court. I wanted to learn as much as i could as you quickly as i could about how the city responds to Mental Health challenges of our residents. The criminal Justice System seem to present challenges and opportunities. I have been deeply impressed and inspired by the work of the Collaborative Courts and partners. But especially by their graduates. I was troubled by what i learned. I learned notwithstanding the amazing work b. H. C. Does, its clients wait on average six weeks for placement and treatment. Im told the wait times used to be worse. Six weeks is still too long. Keep in mind, those wait times are with the extra muscle of District Attorneys and judges calling on behalf progr
I think this is a very important topic. I want to thank you for being here for us to have this conversation. I want to thank aaron mundy and my office for incredible coordination, work that had to go into holding this together. I decided to request the hearing after visiting Behavioral Health court and drug court. I wanted to learn as much as i could as you quickly as i could about how the city responds to Mental Health challenges of our residents. The criminal Justice System seem to present challenges and opportunities. I have been deeply impressed and inspired by the work of the Collaborative Courts and partners. But especially by their graduates. I was troubled by what i learned. I learned notwithstanding the amazing work b. H. C. Does, its clients wait on average six weeks for placement and treatment. Im told the wait times used to be worse. Six weeks is still too long. Keep in mind, those wait times are with the extra muscle of District Attorneys and judges calling on behalf progr
Under californias new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. Adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. In the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. If you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. You will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. That is changing the landscape dramatically. [ ] to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like San Francisco. This industry is projected to reach 22 billion by the year 2020. And that is just a few years away. It can be a huge Legal Industry in california. I think very shortly, the actual growing of marijuana may become the biggest cash crop in the state and so you want that to be a legal tax paying cash crop, all the way down the line to a sales tax on the retail level. The california medical industry is a 3 billiondollar indu
a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: madam president, it s past due for us to address veterans not getting the care they need after suffering an illness caused by toxic exposure. mr. kelly: we can do that as soon as this week by passing the pact act. as a retired naval aviator, i know firsthand the sacrifice and hard work it takes to succeed in our military. now, i knew i wanted to join the military from a young age. and after attending the u.s. merchant marine academy, making that choice was easy for me. that s the case for some but not for everyone. many more will say that this was the hardest decision that they had to make, putting families, school, careers or all three through major changes in order to serve. this is a sacrifice for so many. and regardless of how someone comes to serving, what follows isn t easy. we spend years training to go to war. for me that was training to fly in an aircraft carrier and put bombs on