System saving taxpayer dollars. The policies embodied by fair chance helped open the door of opportunity for all of us which make all of us safer, healthier and stronger. So, i want to go over the basic aspects of this legislation and i had mentioned that 25 of adults in the u. S. Have an arrest or conviction history. And that studies as many of you know show stable opportunity to housing and employment reduces recidivism thus increasing Public Safety and public dollars. There are racial [speaker not understood] resulting in devastating impacts in our communities of color and criminal records reduce the likelihood of job call backs and offer up to 50 just by checking that box on that first application before you even have an opportunity to prove that you are qualified for the job or come in for an interview and showcase your story. More than 90 of Companies Report using a criminal background check in their hiring. The reduced output of goods and services of people with felonies and pri
Sure you can ban that box. Good afternoon, im pete riley with the California Partnership and were a statewide coalition of antipoverty organization. Thank you to you, supervisor kim, and your cosponsors, for bringing this forward. We see poverty is created by a bunch of big things but can be aloe limb nayedth by little things. We strongly encourage you to make a big move on. We do work at the state level and have been heavily involved in the conversations around recidivism and correction spending and we think a unanimous vote from the San Francisco board of supervisors would go a long way. There is an open conversation in sacramento about what are resolutions, how can we get to incarcerating less people and bringing people home safely. This would take a huge step and really send up a flag to put the energy into that conversation in sacramento. So, wed love to have that wind at our backs when were having this conversation. Also ive got a second to make a Public Service announcement. Fol
Creating safer communities, and helping communities thrive, and also by creating a sense of inclusion that will motivate people to give more meaningful [speaker not understood]. Thank you. Thank you, ms. Harper. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is cynthia vasser and im in support of this legislate. Im a former journalist and i do want to [speaker not understood] with a mark. And i just want to remind the supervisors that San Francisco politicians have long been leaders in criminal justice reform. And if we really want to make honest reform to the criminal justice system, we have to think about what happens post conviction. So i appreciate your support for this current legislation. Thank you, ms. Foster. Good afternoon, my name is karen drucker. Im a Community Organizer with the central city sro collaborative. People across the political spectrum have started to realize that we need to rely less on the criminal legal system and this legislation is vital to making that successful. It
What do they try and do when they get out . Live their life a proper way. This has been a hindrance to the people of San Francisco as well as the rest of the country. Young mothers, young fathers, young adults, theyre trying to get their life back on track and because of one certain box on a housing application or job application is denying them a future, a positive future for their lives, for their childrens lives. If anybody actually wants to vote no on this, then you are publicly saying Rehabilitation Program doesnt work. So, im urging this to go to the full board and pass unanimously since eight supervisors actually supporting this, i believe its 8 or 7, supervisors supporting this. So, i please urge everyone to vote yes on this. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Hernandez. And i apologize i didnt call the next 10 speakers, but i believe we have one of our commissioners here, board of appeals director arsenio hurtado, [speaker not understood]. Julian harper. Jerry elsters. Marlene sanchez.
[laughter] [speaker not understood]. Good afternoon, im not sure you can ban that box. Good afternoon, im pete riley with the California Partnership and were a statewide coalition of antipoverty organization. Thank you to you, supervisor kim, and your cosponsors, for bringing this forward. We see poverty is created by a bunch of big things but can be aloe limb nayedth by little things. We strongly encourage you to make a big move on. We do work at the state level and have been heavily involved in the conversations around recidivism and correction spending and we think a unanimous vote from the San Francisco board of supervisors would go a long way. There is an open conversation in sacramento about what are resolutions, how can we get to incarcerating less people and bringing people home safely. This would take a huge step and really send up a flag to put the energy into that conversation in sacramento. So, wed love to have that wind at our backs when were having this conversation. Also