Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the thursday, march 25th meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee. Im supervisor gordon mar and Committee Member matt haney will be joining us. And were also joined by supervisor melgar for item number 3. Thank you to john carol and id also like to thank sf gov staff for this meeting. Do you have any announcements . I do. For one thing i want to note that, mr. Chair, in order to protect the Board Members in the 2019, the chamber and Committee Room are closed. This precaution is taken pursuant to all local federal state and local orders and directives. Committee members will attend the meeting. If they are physically present in their Committee Room. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both San Francisco cable channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org. You have an opportunity to speak and provide your Public Comments on todays agenda by dialling by phone 415 6550001. Once connected the meeting i
Cochairs President Bidens coronavirus advisory board. We are here to talk about how mayors are addressing gun violence. It becomes on the hills of one of the most violent year is that many of us have been through. We appreciate the help and support that every town for gun safety and mayors against illegal guns has provided to us organizing the session and to all of us individually in our cities. First, in cincinnati, it is one of the many cities that saw this. A huge spike in gun violence. In 2018, 20 19, we had record low gun violence, and last year, the wheels really came off. Historic levels of gun violence, and there is no easy explanation as to all the reasons why it happened. The recession, the Public Health issues, the schools being closed. I know i forgot to mention that we are on cspan so everyone should know that we are on cspan live and anything you say, do is on national tv, so sorry i did not make that announcement at the beginning. I will be blunt, in cincinnati when covi
Association of San Francisco, and i would say that i well, i identify as an alcoholic and an addict. Ive been clean and sober for around 25 years, through 12step recovery, but im also very familiar with the principles of Harm Reduction and the the value of that. Im not somebody thats going to try to, you know, i dont know, foist a 12step recovery on somebody thats not ready or not interested in it, and i also identify with Mental Health challenges. Id say for my whole life im in my early 60s now, and its taken me that long to realize how my Mental Health and substance issues have impacted my life. I got clean and sober, didnt really address my Mental Health issues very well, so even though i was clean and sober, i would continue to still have issues and problems. And its only in the last, say, six, seven, or eight years that ive found Mental Health recovery thats been consistent. I believe in peer recovery, and the idea that a 12step recovery to me is about one alcoholic or an addict h
2020 meeting of the rules committee. I am supervisor Hillary Ronen, chair of the committee. With me on the call is rules Committee Vice chair Catherine Stefani and supervisor gordon an m mar. I would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, d clerk yes. Due to the covid19 emergency, city hall and offices are closed. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and other various cable channels and sfgov sfgovtv. Org are streaming the numbers across the stream. Public comment and opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1468449547. Again, thats 1468449547. Then press pound, and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added
An m mar. I would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes, d clerk yes. Due to the covid19 emergency, city hall and offices are closed. Members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and other various cable channels and sfgov sfgovtv. Org are streaming the numbers across the stream. Public comment and opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1468449547. Again, thats 1468449547. Then press pound, and pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are you speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit your comments via email to me at victor. Y