Without all of these individuals. ~ i want to take a moment and acknowledge supervisor cohen who i know wanted initial comment on what was just discussed. Yes, one very brief comment. I want to go on record and make sure were very clear were not asking employers or housing providers, were not asking for favors or a preference, per se, but we are asking them to not automatically disqualify people solely based on a conviction history, conviction history, if you think about it, think about it in relationship to your credit history. Oftentimes on our own individual Credit Histories there are mevishes or things that are mistakenly put on this. ~ blemishes there are people who are wrongfully convicted and exonerated. Denying them to move forward with their life. I want to make sure that we give voice to this very important piece of legislation and i would welcome every member to support this. Thank you. Thank you, supervisor kim. And supervisor cohen. Supervisor mar. For your introduction, s
By checking that box. This law will make a significant change in how we view, share, and use conviction information for workrelated and housing related decisions and. Of you read the cover story in the chronicle today, [speaker not understood]. One of our tenants in the tenderloin who talked about how he was recently fired from his janitorial job when his employer discovered that he had a conviction back from 1974. This legislation would prevent that from being the reason for firing you from your job because that was 7 that was before the 7year timeline at which you can look at your conviction history. It doesnt mean that employers, Affordable Housing pro he vieders and contractors cannot review anyones background check. In fact, you will always have that opportunity after youve either made a conditional offer for employment or after a first live interview. And this came after many discussions with Small Business owners and with employers. San francisco, one of the very first cities in
And also not be turned away immediately at first blush just by checking that box. This law will make a significant change in how we view, share, and use conviction information for workrelated and housing related decisions and. Of you read the cover story in the chronicle today, [speaker not understood]. One of our tenants in the tenderloin who talked about how he was recently fired from his janitorial job when his employer discovered that he had a conviction back from 1974. This legislation would prevent that from being the reason for firing you from your job because that was 7 that was before the 7year timeline at which you can look at your conviction history. It doesnt mean that employers, Affordable Housing pro he vieders and contractors cannot review anyones background check. In fact, you will always have that opportunity after youve either made a conditional offer for employment or after a first live interview. And this came after many discussions with Small Business owners and wi
1st. Some of you might have read the story in the paper about the playstation 4 and the situation surrounding that. But this kid was an amazing young man. He participated in programs at the africanamerican art and culture complex. He was always my helper. He was always he he always listened. He was always the one to get some of the younger kids to behave ~ and he comes from an amazing family. Mom, dad, brother, sister, and folks in the community loved him. So, what happened to [speaker not understood], he he was one of the kids that when you think about when i think about a lot of the kids that ive worked with over the years, he was the kid that i was never worried about because i always felt he would be okay. And to have Something Like this happen to someone like ikenna is one of the saddest things that anyone could ever experience. Ikenna is a kid that was going places. He wanted to be his own businessman. I actually just saw him halloween. He told me he would be scheduling an appoin
Can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. And when i think about this, i think about how we all have got to be the change that we want to see in this world regardless of our differences, regardless of our battles, regardless of our frustrations. We all can do better. We all can do better by making sure that we are an example of loving one another and being better human beings towards our fellow human beings in this world. And, so, im not perfect, but i strive to be better as a result of people like Nelson Mandela who i know we all loved and respected for his leadership. And he will be truly missed. On a more exciting note, i know this is a i think sometimes we talk about death and its a sad occasion. In the case of ikenna it can be a sad and hurtful occasion. But it can also be a cause for celebration. I stayed up late into the hours watching the celebration for Nelson Mandela and you have people dancing and celebrating and excited and s