>> welcome to the san francisco city and county board of supervisors regular meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm., tuesday, may 14, 2024.) >> madam clerk, call the roll. >> supervisor chan present. >> supervisor dorsey present. >> supervisor engardio present. >> supervisor mandelman present. >> supervisor melgar present. >> supervisor peskin present. >> supervisor melgar present. >> mvrnld present. >> supervisor safai present. >> supervisor stefani present. >> supervisor walton mr.

president all anybody's are present. >> thank you, madam clerk >> thank you, madam clerk >> unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. colleagues please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it

stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam clerk do we have any communications. >> yes. thank you, mr. president. welcomes you at city hall or watch on sfgovtv channel 26. >> you may submit your public comment to - to www.sfbos.org or dr. carlton city hall san francisco, california. >> to make a reasonable accommodation for the facilities act please contact the city clerk's office by calling 4155545484. >> madam clerk read the

physical development committee of the whole. >> all matters are considered routine. >> would my colleague like in the tim pulled. >> supervisor dorsey, aye. >> supervisor safai, aye. >> supervisor walton, aye. >> supervisor chan, aye. >> supervisor dorsey, aye. >> supervisor engardio, aye. >> supervisor mandelman, aye. >> supervisor melgar, aye. >> president peskin, aye. >> supervisor preston, aye. >> supervisor ronen, aye. >> mr. chair 11 i's passed next item. >> >> restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental .

>> same house, same call. the ordinance is finally passed (gavel) read items 8 and 9 together. >> >> >> superbay hangar lease no. l13-0071,between american airlines, inc. and the city and county of san francisco, acting by and by and of the lease extension term after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 4 by city. (airport the superbay hangar lease no. l04-0058,between united airlines, inc. and the city and county of san francisco, acting by and after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 3 by city. (airport commission). >> same house, same call. the resolutions additional amounts up to 15% of the original grant for period of october 1, 2023, through september 30, 2028, that may be offered from the project, contingent on receipt by the airport commission of a grant offer from the federal aviation administration.(airport

commission). >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted (gavel) madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items 11 and 12. >> 11. [grant agreement amendment - conard house, inc. - mcallister hotel - not to exceed $12,815,916] sponsors: mayor; mandelman resolution approving the second amendment to the grant agreement between conard house, inc. and the department of homelessness and supportive housing (“hsh”) for supportive services, property management, and master lease stewardship at the mcallister hotel; extending the grant term by 24 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of january 1, 2021, through june 30, 2026; increasing the agreement amount by $4,490,244 for a total amount not to exceed $12,815,916; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the - increase the - supportive housing (“hsh”) for family rapid re-housing services through the housing solutions program; extending the grant term term by 72 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of

july 1, 2020, through june 30, $12,306,778 for a total amount not to exceed $21,903,359; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other - >> same house, same call. (gavel) the resolutions are adopted madam clerk read items 13 and 14 together. >> >> >> and county of san francisco for all official advertising for fiscal year (fy) 2024-2025. (office of contract

potrero hill neighborhoods; henry society journal to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly periodical of the city and county of san francisco san francisco examiner to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly periodical of the city and county of san francisco for the sunset, presidio heights, hill, south of market, marina, and north beach neighborhoods; sing tao daily to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly small business exchange to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly periodical of the city and county of san francisco serving the entire city; wind mission neighborhoods, and the outreach community-based weekly periodical of the city and county of san francisco for the chinese community; world chinese community; world valley, and western addition neighborhoods; and to provide outreach advertising for fiscal year (fy) 2024-2025. (office of contract administration). >> same house, same call. the resolutions are adopted

(gavel) next item, next item, agreement between the city and county of san francisco and sunset scavenger company d/b/a recology sunset scavenger, golden gate disposal & months from july 1, 2024, for a total contract term of december 1, 2020, through october 31, 2024. (office of contract administration). >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted (gavel) next item, next item, office of cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $2,041,520.62 from april 2, office of cannabis to execute the agreement with the governor's office of business and economic development, and any - >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted

(gavel) next of elm street in recognition of midge wilson's incredible contribution to the children and families in the tenderloin neighborhood. >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted (gavel) harrison]motion reappointing thomas richard harrison, term ending july 1, 2028, to the sanitation and streets commission. (rules committee) >> same house, same call. the motion is approved madam clerk go to call the roll. for introductions. >> first is supervisor safai roll call for introductions. >> a yeah. >> refer. >> xhrjd thank you, madam clerk. >> colleagues, i'm introducing a resolution in support of ab

the families rights act. sponsored by action and mark for live establishes the uniform rights for homeland vinyl-framed will be able to request the review of unsolved cases after 1990 and currently california leads over women's cases to law enforcement agencies who are not required to provide my information to the public and far too many families surf if murder and 43 percent of homicide cases remain open an urban solved are working together black and people of color facing homicides they're stuck without a voice in the

criminal justice causing trauma and pain and ab 2913 allows reviewed cases to be look at it from the initial investigation and determine if a revision is needed and additionally ab 2913 law enforcement better communicate to make sure that homicide families are for the ignored. many of california cities hit the hard i would are - called the homicide that families rights act that bill represents justice for families effected by justice added policies for those families and helping improve the relationships between law

enforcement agencies and the community they serve. and also like to close do you see that meeting in memory of - a cherished member of the community passed at 84 and was born on may where he grew up in 1958 met his wife and they were married two years later and moved if san francisco is necessary co-owned a restaurant in north beach. over time many of those patrons were friends and knew everyone and seating everyone and the would be behind the bar and remembered was one

of the most incredible um, people you would meet and passion for bartender actually he retired and the enjoyed playing soccer and telling jokes. he cherished the time in the country. he is in survived by his wife and children and grandchildren. we will celebrate the 85 birthday saturday and this friday actually may 17th at the san francisco club but celebrate his life last friday, i will deeply miss him. his friends and family knows he had a great pierntd will not be

forgotten let's celebrate a life of this man known by the world as possibly the best bartender we offer our condolences for the san francisco community and especially your italian community the rest i submit. >> supervisor walton colleagues along are working together or are working together supervisor safai and supervisor ronen introducing an amendment for the director of the accountability. independent oversight helps to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community that we serve. thus improving the safety in the long run about the mechanisms and accountability and between law enforcement and the public.

our city has not been immune of police misconduct that changed the principles of justice and equity and community. from the traumatic death of mario woods and others to the national tragedy of george floyd bringing i can't think taylor and others those incidents serve as possibly a stark reminder of the uniform we shouldn't having so prioritize accountability and transparency only when or until the next tragic occurs. a study in 2022 conducted ucsf revealed a link between segregation and black residents and the law

enforcement despite san francisco's reputation that is highest injury rate for black residents among 52 communities. despite their constituting less than 5 percent of the population as a city that values justice and accountability and safety, we cannot afford to turn a blind and to reality but have measures that empower community both sides to investigate any misconduct. it is imperfect hss. >> bring it back to the dais. are partial and free if from the force of applies are working together the law enforcement agencies. are working together members of the public seeing obligations trust and integrity of our police force is important. this in turn enhances

the community and promotion transparency and cult i cannot a accountability that benefits over resident of our city that independent position so eliminate anyone that is demoved to a politician or elected official. if passed by voters this amendment will mark a step towards a more just and equitable san francisco. the first election of the director for the police accountability will be held in a general election of 2026 followed by subsequent election and presidential election let's build a city for every residents is respected the rest i submit. >> thank you. >> commissioner walton. thank you. madam clerk. >> colleagues we have note met

our city's vision zero goals that were adopted as a city policy a decade ago and critical element of vision zero we design our high injury corridors to prioritize safety and prevent serious injuries and we were tasked are working together improvements as part of the vision zero to do the construction work and that is necessary. but as possibly we know and over time both not only this body but as well as of members as possibly commissioners on the county transportation authority we know that the projects are planned and approved and designed and fully funded we need to finish and build. so if similarly to because our body does not have

the authority to declare and emergency declaration but with that, same approach i need to introduce an amendment for the administrative code to provide contract procurement waivers for the vision zero transportation project and delivery shovel ready projects and approved projects are working together a sense of urgency so we have better and safety streets and the rest i submit. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor chan and supervisor dorsey. thank you. madam clerk. >> colleagues in partnerships to public health i'm introducing legislation that requires all retailed paramedics for the gold standard medication to reduce kraifrz and facilitate link

teamster fatal i'm grateful for the co-sponsors supervisor mandelman who will be joining me and the support of others. san francisco is to succeed in supporting and incentivizing long term recovery the availability of those paramedics must be part and the era are confronts us making to seek and recovery from a disorder. and over powering kraifrz if life-saving medication are not available we know that life-threatening street drugs are alternatives and in the midst of overdose crises it is imperative to expand this treatment that's why i'm

grateful for the public health identify problems and we're recommending that wheeshth project we have been successful using the medication reported and response to availability challenges the system against federal legislation and expand this ordinance for the utilization by removing this and however study published as possibly of last month in the journal of medication changes in the law expand the pro subscribers and observed in the number of patients taking medication and one legislative finding i'm introducing looks like similarly previous sift a

2022 study shows paramedics stopped to understand the local impact that san franciscans seeking recovery from opioid. >> definition credit to the department of health whose office conducted a safer of paramedics in san francisco and the survey found three 7 in san francisco or 4 percent were able to fill one day proportion for two weeks prescription and those didn't have a medication in stock indicating to fill the prescription we want to change that to make sure that everyone

pharmacy keeps their promise the medication will be there when people are ready as a recovering addict hopefully will help save lives grateful to my co-sponsors and the department of health for your leadership and support living room on that important legislation and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor dorsey and supervisor mandelman. >> thank you, madam clerk >> um, i have a resolution to introduce today. to recognize may 25th through gin 2 for the lieutenant governor and asian american pacific islanders the bayview collision was formed to build communities for the transfer of knowledge across the

generations for historic context and celebrate the culture heritage and identity that board recognizes this in 2021 and 2022 expand statewide and oakland and alameda and the bay in 2023 went national as possibly celebration to the city of eugene oregon and will have a culture the harvey milk and panel for within the scope flag raising and closing pastor and the lounge offer on the first, i want to thank my colleagues for your co-sponsorship and want to again

acknowledge and thank michael winning and the founder the coalition for working in my office to bring in resolution forward. and oats rest i will summit. >> thank you supervisor mandelman and supervisor melgar and written kari

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they have a campaign to make them feel unwelcome and afraid in their long term home i've been in touch are working together him and the chief and neighbors as possibly terry and his family deal with the threats and harassment that kind of hate didn't happen in a vacuum he received a package an alarming escalation he lived and work as possibly a professional dog-walker of a formerly black neighborhood and followed decades of racism are working together discharged or displacement of black resident from hero home and fillmore and western addition are working together alamo's square targeted

by gentrification and other practices and terry and his family are remained in the neighborhood. to see those kinds of threats directed at a madam chair, man is. >> keen to cross burning and other take care used by the catalytic converter to target black residents this ongoing effort to terrorize a black family are working together intention southern california this case and supporting this family must be a top priority for the city that's why colleagues, i'm introducing law condemning the actions of person or persons carving ousted this to find perpetrators and helping terry and calls on the fbi to

investigate given the most recent threats through the u.s. mail and a federal complaint has been filed thank you to the neighbors of alamo's square reached out out of concern for terry our advocacy and support for the neighbors makes our community stronger i know that is appreciated by terry and his family. colleagues, i hope to have everyone's support on that resolution and thank my early co-sponsors supervisors supervisor walton and supervisor chan and supervisor dorsey and president peskin and i hope we can send as possibly board to have a loud and clear messenger this conduct is unacceptable and solving this case and protecting terry williams and his family should be a top priority the

rest i submit. >> madam clerk. >> special order 2:30 p.m. - recognition of commendations. and colleagues, i will start as possibly we continue are working together the month long celebrations of aa apa heritage month to recognize a neighbor you might have met the council general of montana goal in san francisco who took on that leadership role in 2022. and has listed his policy priorities as possibly bye lateral trade and education and culture and exchange to take pride in their culture no small thing despite the census count with over 5 thousand california and many in

the bayview and many advocates procedure told that the community say was greatly under counted the montana goal rectified in the last that 20 years and many find mayor way to the bay area as possibly students from college and higher college institutions and programs like the full right starred in their country and have given students opportunities to study research here. many people that that follow those that lay down roots to keep the family connections this is one of the things that need to be focused on that is the challenge of a must immigrant learning the culture

altercations and social norm and they're proud of their ethnicity and help their neighbors to understand their identity and language. with that, colleagues as possibly our relationship between the criticize strengthen i want to ask council general to make comments. >> council general (clapping). >> president. >> the members of san francisco board of supervisors. disturbed i stand before you as

possibly counsel general and for the homeland security from the members of san francisco board of supervisors and are working together the sense of pride and military coordination continues we our nations and san francisco innovation holds a special place for those living here. and together the chamber of congress i'm reminded of how in which we might reach other commitment to our democracy and human rights for between the nations and the

city of san francisco and neighbors and in the spirit of inclusiveness what it means to be a global citizen and from the golden gate bridge to the california chinatown san francisco is important ideas of they - possibilities are limitedless on, on behave of the my people thank you for this disturbed commendation and in closing let's conform our commitment strengthening the

coordination of mongolia are working together san francisco and let's build bridges in celebration. thank you very much. >> thank you counsel general (clapping). >> (gavel). >> you're next commendation from supervisor mandelman.

>> thank you, mr. president, and jenny lamb come on up (clapping). >> colleagues today on this second did you have asian american pacific islanders i'm dlblthd to present the special accommodation to my friend jen was born and raised in the east baird we'll not hold it against her a daughter of a chinese-american and had a political science from the university of california santa barbara for 25 years jenny has been a public servant and she began her professional career in the children's service for the first time and served as possibly a leader in a nonprofit including chinese for photograph

affirmative action and write first met her after joining the cloij board of trustees and in addition to all her xhooshts she helped are working together the advocacy effort for the college funding would need to survive the crises. she also served as possibly executive director and oakland asian services. before joining the city as possibly mayor london breed education procedure in 2018 was a manager and educator a nonprofit for internet can say for all schools and joined the early care of education for policies and partnership. in 2019 she was appointed to the board of

education to fill the remainder of that term and won a full term in november of 2020. jenny has accomplished a lot in their time on the school board and she changed the funding formula for more dollars to students experiencing foster care or other tragedies and secured fewer than for a nurse positions and worked for the saeblth forever students. this on the previous experience for that they expanded internet access. and joining any has been a progressive voice on a board that sometimes struggles to have a problematic task in the wake of the covid pandemic and for the preschool board

commissioners in 2022 jenny was a mom who was not brought the board together and win back the trust of the public. among the proudest xhishts jenny sought to improve the district eat package of proposition j the imminent opening of san francisco first educator of housing and progress on the mission bay. after 6 years on the boards my great, great which grin jenny will not be seeking re-election i'm sad for san francisco but happy for jenny and grateful to her for the years she was given us not easy but we're better for that and excited to see what that

brings for you. >> on behalf of the board of supervisors thank you and commend you for your years of leadership and now jenny will say a few words. >> thank you supervisor mandelman (clapping.) and jenny think on behalf of myself i'll concur are working together mwh constructors/webcor builders joint venture words. >> thank you for your good and link service. thank you so much president peskin and supervisor mandelman for this honor and my colleagues here at board of supervisors. i didn't imagine being that little girl at age 5 moving in the city of oakland to 45 minutes east to the valley one day will be standing before you as a only current

chinese-american and have the recognition of san francisco i also want to give thank you and heartfelt love to by family made it possible for me to serve in this way and stood by me through the great times and the toughest time in the last 5 years not being easy during the pandemic and as possibly one of the voices i say board of education having our children return to school they're learning can continue despite every single day to make sure that our children is getting the best educational opportunities and our public schools. i want to recognize my dad who is in the audience he came from the east bay and then decade and

recognize to him and my mom. that really makes it possible. and to have the bill truly be the american dream i'm not going anymore but be here everyday to the i understand of my term but you'll not be able to get get rid of i'll believe i'll continue to advance that too important for all of us so, thank you. >> (clapping). >> iuoe or our next

commendation will be from supervisor ronen. >> if you can come up to the podium we're so exciting about the age degradation in in order of the heritage month i'm thrilled to honor the urban agriculture and proud to say maling has a long history promoting greening and food security in san francisco and dedicated to creating a vibrant urban agriculture community and throughout her career spent her time in educating communities in urban farming and forestry and

creating spaces that not only beautiful the city but provide valuable resources for local residents. and may i link sorry graduated are working together dba are working together i cotton the ecology agriculture along with the name from u college of california and using the skills started her career at the urban forest where she oversaw the planning efforts and first landscaping making sure the planting of trees throughout the city aligns with the best practices and evolving needs of san franciscans and in 2007 reading as possibly a urban fort are working together the department of environment and the support policy development and managed grants investments

for green projects in the area of urban forestry and the department of justice and the carbon fund and may i link transition to the san francisco rec and park in 2017 and her current role where she's gotten many amazing opportunities to work are working together you and supports and manages a program over 42 community gardeners on city-owned property to grow produce and gardens range in size from a few hundred squatter and some offers shares and some gardens offer nutrition and environmental programming for all ages one in particular the alameda farms is a full blown farm on 4 acres dedicated

to the community environmental education and 25 hundred community mandatory the farm produces thirty thousand organic and healthy and great produce. and under may i links leadership and support the alamany and serves on the forestry coincidental by the food secured task force and volunteers are working together the uc and certified master food person an expert backer among her talents and also have the fruits and vegetables and may i lengthy have a good friend she's amazing a really good (laughter) excuse me - may i link learned

to - fascinated by the cooking backing like cuss towards and more and expand to culture very making yogurt and white rice and sold for fundraiser and nonprofits and continue to help are working together the startle of her own food business will promote the urban agriculture and fresh food and accessibility as possibly enthusiastic educator are working together the desire to share her talents shares the ingredients and after the earth day taught to make fresh butter by shaking a small cup of heavy cream and spread it on a bread to enjoy and we deeply appreciate you for your work to beautify our city we

want to enjoy great spaces and is access to free food you have noble had the vision but the tenacity for this vitality and thank you very much. >> (clapping) . thank you. >> more than and also wonderful and kind honor to get from you and lifted my spirits all weekend and i have been so grateful for all of the tints that i've gotten to serve any community here in san francisco and my neighbors district 9 neighbors. i have been able to call san francisco home for 20 years now. it was 20 years i passed my that 20-year

anniversary one week ago and meant a lot to do do work and for my neighbors and community are working together my wonderful commissioners throughout the park and the wonderful leadership at rec and park and the program i get to leave and support so many sfoelgz in so many ways and very mooevenl for me and it is means a lot to be here today and. thank you very much.

>> (clapping). >> next will be supervisor safai. >> thank you, colleagues. i'm super excited today as possibly that we continue to celebrate apa heritage month and special recognition to two individuals doing amazing work in district 11 brought their whole country are working together them today. >> (clapping) so give it up for andrew and jason the academy barber college in the outer mission area. >> yes. (yelling) they're deeply rooted for the filipino

heritage are working together a passion and from empowering as and obtaining his barbers license in 2006. and in not he fulfilled his dream of owning his barber shop in the excelsior but as possibly his career evolved also his aspirations and 2018 for the next generation ever barbers he and his friend jason the second honoree founded this college and they have values and promoting social justices from all walks of life especially those are working together increased trustee garcia to make sure that everyone can realize their

potential and success. and had the great honor to go to their grand opening a wonderful day well, well, well attend by so many families part of our lives over the years and grandparents to grand children and all in between came out that day. jason is an entrepreneurs and barber native to san francisco and raised in the city after a bachelor's from the upper state in 2006 spent 5 years in banking and gave up counting money to cutting hair i like that (laughter) in 2011 graduated from the barber college and has been a list professional for 18 years shortly after that aside andrew opened the cutlery barber shop

and still open after 13 years and the mentor barbers served the local community in 2018 and languished the college and remained engagement and shaping the future of barber college to provide a high training program for students and a pathway for employment and pathway out of alternative lives gettingism and many folks back on track and the programs provide focus and training for the students are working together a state of california board of barering and assignment that will skills to be successful in a positive professional for their community and environment. not only do they train and prepare for

licensing by mentor on grand development and social media and marketing serve as possibly as lifeline offering people a pathway to a life-changing career and andrew and jason have their dedication are working together their focuses on the undocumented and formally conveyed. their that commitment to make sure the students overcome barriers and succeed is truly, truly admirable thank you, jason and andrew for your contrast providing opportunities and just for being great role models for our community thank you for being here. and we're grateful to give you that.

>> accommodation and i want to say. >> i want to say thank you to the board of supervisors. for this recognition. um, i want to share this recognition are working together everyone behind me former graduates and without they're willingness to want to give back are working together us they help us and part of our community events. i want to share that with them and thank all the community-based organizations that help us also and support us and without them, we wouldn't be on this track now i feel like our work is beginning to begin and thank you. >> (clapping) i want to thank everyone it came out. this award is a for those

behind us right here and takes a team to be contrasting to build throughout the years and grateful that people building in us and we want to thank you, thank you. >> (clapping). >> [off mic.] >> (laughter) (clapping.) madam clerk why not back to our

roll call for introductions. >> supervisor ronen you're next up and supervisor safai first. >> colleagues today, i'm introducing a resolution your honor, the mayor and the department of children, youth, families to engage and fundraiser efforts to restore the $25 million worth of reductions for the dph's funding and program for that upcoming year was announced too weeks ago we are finding the reductions facing homeless reduction but concerned we're not leveraging our private and other dollars in the past to make sure the essential program that provide a safety net to our youth are not cut. and in the past as possibly mayor carmen chiu and others

have led efforts to provide free summer programs and after school not helpful but progressive. but i want to underscore and point we've heard thank you, supervisor chan for the budget hearing focus on the dramatic cuts but in my opinion absolutely unconscionable that we would be embarking on a campaign to raise $25 million for a closure while programs for teenager pregnant intervention have been funded in the admission and outer mission for the past thirty years like hunters point that families that provide violence intervention and after school programs and

true safety net and enrichment programs are jeopardized we can support that even though we saw in the paper needs much more than $25 million to stay afloat many of the enclosures are being closed that's not right and really what leadership comes down to i'm very, very um, disappointed and in many ways the call eve gotten and the voices we heard in the programs that that are in jeopardy of not funded were truly, truly wreak havoc on our city if today no

active campaign needing the funds for those operations are a lifeline and at the end of the day, that is of the across every single neighborhood in san francisco that is not an "x" sorry but not a bayview hunters point notice a mission for castro or western addition of tenderloin or marina or the sunset that is every single neighborhood in issue city for chinatown every single neighborhood in our city is impacted and this will be dramatic impacts will be dramatic we can't let me say that again not an oversight a missed opportunity we have to engage we can't put that against kids we need to do both and need leadership i'm introducing that

i'll be and happy to have this conversation about that resolution and the mayors has asked to raise money at the president peskin but at the end of the day, we have to move aggressively if we want the safety net to provide port for many of the families in our city that's why i'm introducing this resolution and your honor, the mayor to start and campaign asking the departments don't need he had waiver have the ability to go out and do it they're not impacted in any way should be full steam head to protect our families thank you, everyone, and he oh, one more thing an in memoriam and lastly, close days meeting in memory of marlin was a native the of san

francisco and graduated if sanity paul's high school and professional journal was a testament to help others and started her career in banking and forming lasting colleagues 17 years ago she bold decided to be a helper to help people find they're forever home and lived in her home 50 years and spent a lot of time making friends and helping to beautify the community and a mother of her niece and known for her compassion marlin got got good neighbor award and opened her home for meetings and generously

sports folks and was an active member of the irish culture center and for o for 70 people gathered to celebrate her 85 birthday and a testament to her impact in the community building and marlin is survived by her brother and others passed away at the age of 85 surrounded by family and friends her legacy will be cherished by her loved ones and others may she rest in piece the rest i submit and madam clerk why not the. >> special order 3:00 p.m. >> >> special order 3:00 p.m.

board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the a committee of the whole. >> 19. [hearing - committee of the whole - impacts of county jail lockdowns - may 14, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.]hearing of the board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the whole on may 14, may 14, may 14, pursuant to motion no. m24-044(file no. 240425), approved on april 30, 2024. (clerk of the board). >> thank you, madam clerk >> colleagues, we are now sitting as a committee as possibly the whole to discuss the impacts of lock downs in county jail as possibly is clerk stated for over staffing have the sheriff's department the deputy sheriff's association the inspector generally oversight board as well as the public police officers here to present and report are working together with that, supervisor walton any opening remarks. >> thank you president peskin

brought to our attention recently that the sheriff's department was locking down the jails due to impacts on deputies i want to find out what the department is doing to make sure the right of people in in custody and to keep everyone safe we need to know the impacts of staffing and how that effects the city's budget and without a plan to fill the vacant positions within the department what are the plans of improving the jail conditions and how can we lift the burden on staff? today, we'll hear from the deputy sheriff's association and inspector general for the oversight department and the public defender's office. our presenters keep in mind we have a full agenda so, please keep the presentation are working together a minute timeframe and

through the chair president peskin in the colleagues have anything. >> seeing none, questions from the colleagues sheriff's the floor is yours. >> . >> hi, good afternoon president peskin and members of the board. thank you very much for hosting us and this we're looking forward to making sure that we present in a timely manner not just a lock-down situation and the compacts that had on our system but also give you a flavor of what it is to be in our jail system. to be a part of it whether or not a member of our sheriff's office or one of our many partners from the community and from other cities agencies whether or not a member of the population and i want to start the presentation actually are working together a reference that recently in the media

regarding jail conditions interview are working together a inmate that is in in custody mission local i believe a few weeks ago or may 7th that is the post i wanted to share to give you an idea of what it is need inside jail in the slide quote/unquote a new breed of inmate at the don't respect anything mentally unwell and most of them have drug addicts it is total chaos. and like to reference the second part of the next quote referenced prison but we're not a prison a county jail and derivatives and unfortunately ,those different have changed over the years where an individual would rather go to state prison rather than county jail. they said that of

the population they're mental illness and have behavioral issues the staff is divided i don't blame them they don't know how to deal with that type of person. as possibly we go to the. next slide, please. incapacitateed i want to bring to your attention the fact that our population has increased over the course of a year 36 percent increase we see the population everyday fluctuates and have making that population but we appear to be in or around 12 hundred individuals a day right now of that number as you can see in the slide on the graphic to the right a number of those individuals have baffling of behavorial health problems that is psychiatric doors and substitute disorders and from

the indications the number of those individuals in our population that we have our clarification classification to make sure they get along are working together other people in their mental state yesterday, we sent out a report a summary in the beginning of those are in reference to those materials in the comprehensive report. also on the slide as you can see a number of programs at the housing facilities our county jails have three jails the first is intact and the second and third are housing facilities for individuals to stay for long term and the programs are listed here and county jail two and 3. i believe a topic will be provided to in the interest of time next slide. next slide have

additional quotes from the individual wilson those are in direct reference to the staff we have available i want to highlight he mentioned new kind of staff people in the same culture backgrounds not racism i feel sorry for the deputies they're working class people and not abusing us and highlights the conditions of confinement they end of quote he mentioned that quality of life is worse for deputies and inmates for staff we made efforts to hire we are at a deficit as you can see in the graphic we have a cascade operation operating at 78 percent staffing right now and when you see that number between authorized and actually i would like to point that out our job

is very dangerous. and while we work in con financed setting we have safety measures in place so dangerous weapons and guns and drugs don't get in still the ability for those to attack on the that creates the dangers environment our actual number didn't reflect people on duty that is people injured in many of those fights and many of the responses to fights and physical attention that leads to time off on disability that number while it shows three hundred and 86 includes those people for the hiring staff to go through this it quickly. our goal to hire 75 individuals a year my goal since office and a number of programs we work on and for the

recruitment we have the commitment to the thirty by thirty initiative to bring in thirty percent women by 20 thirty and the proposing retirees known as possibly 960. which is a reflection of how many hours they can work in the system and help us with over time addressing the operational needs and currently and this number fluctuates i swore in two new deputies is ongoing training and hiring and recruiting what we're trying to create a number closer to what we work that that slide says one hundred and 95 vacancies that number this is a changed since the slide and training for transparency one thing that is the body-worn cameras and we're going to talk about that with the lockdown

have the ability to employ thirty and have the proper protective environment and the environment is safe and the newest jail is county jail three opened in 2005. right now we or operating county jail two that is actually brand new when i start in 96 i believed we started operating in the 4 and. next slide, please. are working together the lock down is supervisor walton mentioned we have a lock-down in the jail that was dell brat for assaults on the staff during this timeline indeed that led us to believe something else is going on and had to lock down about follow-up investigations to keep people safe and happy to

say no connectivity between the attacks but didn't take away in the seriesness the fact that has been an increase i want to mention also, if you can ev had last slide highlights the impacts on our staff and inmates if you take a look at we're concerned because i as i mentioned we have staff assigned one of the impacts is people get hurt and percent of individuals have been hurt out on disability. but still count as possibly people assigned to the places and effect our ability to staff them up to the minimum staffing requirements and want to highlight in the slide are working together the increase in

our population the density of the population will be the rise in numbers. has affected our ability the ability of our jail staff to inclusive services properly and have a rapid turn around 76 percent of our people left in 78 that turnover is challenging to put people on proper medical plans. next slide, please. i do want to say in closing well go over over the slide first looking at as possibly mentioned in the prove slides with that to improvements for the environment that includes improvements to staff areas for what we call down places our staff are allowed to stay and rest and sleep between shifts if they have long commutes or not long

time before the shifts have asked for more body cameras and continue to have tasers our recruitment effort i'm mentioned and look do we alone to the presentation hopeful have coordinated and combined efforts so didn't appear we're not working together and highlight in the last part of slide asked for those items in previous requests things have not bang funded over the past few years to make sure we have support for our system to get people out of custody for pretrial diversion and w67 thank you for allowing us to present this material and thank you, deputies and the

jailhouse partners and our community partners part of eco system in the jails which can be a dangers place to work at times we're dealing with people that have enough challenges in the criminal justice system and we need to be my mind full under the circumstances our staff continue to do a great job in terms of keeping individuals safe from each other and themselves and keeping their co-workers and cohorts save and remember please that just because the deals are not visible like the street is didn't mean we shouldn't pay attention to the challenges as possibly we pay attention to the challenges on the street and the challenges we're facing in jail. thank you. >> thank you. sheriff and i supervisors i have questions supervisor walton we hear from

all 4 speakers and hold our questions so next, we will go to the head of deputy sheriff's association deputy ken. >> sir and please come forward. >> thank you. >> board of supervisors for the hearing i present this. >> we have a power point presentation weighing we're going to put up as well.

>> okay. thank you. >> so um, thank you, for the hearing the hearing and possible action is about lock down san francisco county jail from overcrowding and under staffing. (clearing throat) i didn't hear the sheriff's department really point out solutions to this a lot of answers to your questions but go over a couple of things violence in jail has increased prisoner fights have increased if 21 to 2023 and attack on staff from 2021 to 2023 has increased we have increased lock down for frustration on impaired people and allowed to see documents have been several times a week that is related to our under staffing (clearing throat) and in 2019 the power point

understaffed negative 48 deputies and during that time increased to all the way to 2024 up to one hundred and 75 you'll notice it is federally increased all the way to 2024 so this shows the effort for recruiting and hiring staffing has not been there. we are hiring we're not even matching we shouldn't be at those monuments that is why we're getting consistent lockdown safety issues and fights and san francisco and the people of san francisco the san francisco values were to have a safe and humane jail we're not just talking about the scale system are working together the deputies we're understaffed but also the sheriff's department is on the streets. so we're short staffed in jail and short staffed on the city how are we

making impacts to public safety hiring has to increase the staffing has to increase we can't keep going down this down side that effects our being downsized negative amounts of deputies in our department commissioner walker safety and impacts public health okay. a snapshot of jail those amount of deputies assigned to the jails specifically march 2023200 and 98 deputies assigned there negative 91 deputies 22 percent below. at that time the jail population was 8 had and 17 now it is increased the sheriff want to over 12 hundred and in march of 2024 only two hundred and 85

nested bedrooms dens negative more so than 2023 we're 27 percentage below the sheriff's department which we believe lower than was it it should be based upon is professional statistics. native americans to over crowding the sheriff had impaired people spoke roughly 12 hundred do deputy sheriffs increased by 60 percent over 2023-24 are working together the miss managed staff are working together lock down housing units get locked down they disruptive and sometimes tunnels both anger and violence and for xhaertd

people it they're locked down days are disruptive and stress increases frustration and have done densz area now look at the jail we have bed space for 15 hundred and the sheriff and i talk about that only two dorms open upgraded now are maxed to ease the crowding in order to i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of you know what you need no more deputy sheriffs and increase hiring it is on overtime we have a big problem are working together perpetual overcrowding and sheriff's office is built mandatory over time a huge problem because our deputies are having health issues. and when

you're exhausted your performance level goes down and reactionary problems and increased in diabetes and high rates of depression not height any this is not a healthy environment you have to hire has to be the priority. okay. over time howe has increased the deputy sheriffs worked 16 hours of overtime a week few increased from 28 hours on an average that is that 75 percent increase so the sheriff's office has to change the policy maufrntd time over for three times a week we they're able to work three times a week and reduce to two times though that melts the mandate

time on some people forced over time on more people and more people deputies have to work mandate over time down the line of overtime more mandatory over time and people are getting sick and inmates are getting sick and deputies and inmates are getting injured and deputies are getting injured. staffing needed of course, the number one priority the health and safety for the professional staff and xhaertd people that to reduce stress and frustration and hiring desegregation and severe medical conditions staffing must be as possibly priority prioritize and not manipulate hired professionals meets three hundred more deputies to reduce the forced over time to have a

healthy workforce and a lot of solutions i didn't hear a lot but this specific number one, for the police department by the mayor to eliminate the first for now hires for the police department has increased the ignite and increased i same thing to eliminate the first stoop you can start off at a higher rate and attract for eligibility commitments and need to freeze many to hire on the sheriff's office the vacant - constantly a guarantee if we can free a portion of that for hiring only to stop the perpetual problem of mandatory over time and number 3, from detailing that background to

vacant positions throughout the sheriff's office we need to hire people a detailing out investigations background vacancies and slowing down the hiring process and we start all over again so we're going to going on and another we do increased you'll see in the data that is here. increased the outsourcing background investigators given an example smaet as possibly 16 outsourced investigators we have 7 or 8 may be one contract to outsource and san mateo we talk about being serious of hiring, and, secondly, another idea fund the national recruitment efforts hey

us is our market let's shop around and bring them in the other states and fill the vacancies we have a series vacancy and create a fund to assist people who are coming from other states to get on they're two feet here and talk about improving conditions for incarcerated we need more deputy sheriffs when you do that there is a couple of idea to do suggest those ideas will reduce the stress and frustration within the facilities. first of all, are working together the free telephone services to cms there's a limited amount of phones we need to increase that to reduce stress and frustration of other incarcerated people trying to use the phones simply

not enough phones and more schools and specialized training. we should increase the outdoor activities and sunshine for people we need the number one priority hire more deputies. has to be done haven't heard that from the sheriff's office. >> okay. currently sheriff's office windsor u running on fuel a disservice for the people of san francisco the sheriff's office is an unhealthy any environment and caused health issues and dangerous issues for deputies and incarcerated but the sheriff's office is understaffed and doing the public a disservice have not enough people to context on incarcerated the sheriff's office not even have enough deputy sheriffs we have a

warrant service for deputies for special units doing an excellent job now 5 service members on the street to look for it's been a long time coming. warrants for all sophomore that is not enough. to chair 0 sacramento have thirty they have the s r t team and warrant unit and we're doing a big disservice for san francisco the only solution increase the hiring that has to be a priority. thank you. >> thank you, mr. l. >> and next, we will go to terry willie inspector generally the sheriff's department. >> good afternoon, members of

the board of supervisors. i'm terry any willie the number inspector general of sophomore i'm going to read this because i got only 5 minutes and i want to get offering i have presented to you but to start off by telling you as possibly inspector general our job to give an objective assessment of issues are working together the sheriff's department and basically go where the facts lead us that's what we've done in the report i want to start off by letting you know give you an overview of the information we relied on. we met with the inmates are working together the community-based organizations excluding do jail justice coalition and particularly the latino testifying we met are working together jail providers i personally met are working together dave the ceo of

pretrial services pretrial diversion and met with the director nick. we met are working together the sheriff's department command staff and sheriff. we met are working together ali the director of the programs at the jails. we had a meeting with tim the president of deputy sheriffs association and wet e met that we you reviewed a sleeping study commission by the deputy sheriffs association. and we also conducted our own research we have not completed but we are looking at the impact of the sensitive work hours on the performance of deputies and a coalition between extended work hours and complaints. so here's

our permit assessment. um, first, we addressed violence violent incident are working together deputy at the jail. caused by causing recent lock down and found shortages contribute to the lock downs and the lengths we found certain pods to conduct investigations after the deputies were assaulted but lead to a large lock down because of deployment of staff they were short on staff and when you have an attack on a deputy have to redeploy to support find pod they're investigating that that causes a lock down and found that a violent incident of one area of the jail may require

well it is requiring a redeployment of staff for the lock down of jails and found areas and different shifts have set minimum staffing levels established by the collective bipartisan agreement if you, you go below those at the time h set to the in the agreement have to shut down that practitioner portion of jail and failing bloat minimum levels and there are areas falling below minimum levels is cause extended lock down and overcrowding of the jail and it's compact overcrowding my contribute to some of the violent incidents and exasperate those under staffing and stated the jail population precovid was 800 and any clinched to 12 hundred that

is a thriving to 40 percent increase in the number of inmates at the jail and the staffing has not been proportionate puts demand on the staffing the sheriff's department 78 and composition i think the sheriff addressed that of the inmates has changed over the last 5 years or 10 years this is you find we found was inmates a large number of inmates are detoxed and inmates mental illness but some inmates mentally unstable so some of the united airlines stable in the general population that is what is the inmate is talking about is that in the old days it was a lot for order in the jail i

think what they're finding today more disorder and part of conduct attributing factor is the change and complex of inmates they're doing detco and other are working together mental illness and not - less space to house them and look at the higher concentration of inmates in the jail the same thing on the street one way we have higher crime in poor areas generally find a higher concentration of people in those areas and the same thing is occurring in the jail a higher concentration of neighborhood-based monthly periodical of the city and county of san francisco for the bayview/hunters point, mission sheriff's department approach in using a more deesclation approach to deal are working together the inmates may contribute to being susceptible

to attacks because of shortage of deputies and found that bell reform and some of the issues going on in the courts have troibl to an increase number of dmaets in inmates in the jail i know for the district attorney's office there is a greater focus on holding those individuals in custody that after covid were realized and in most cases a person charged are working together a misdemeanor this is generally taking three court appearances for that person is adjudicated resulting in 90 day stay are working together someone charged are working together a misdemeanor those are the issue attributing to the increase in the number of um, inmates at the

jail. now the biggest complaint by the inmates was a disruption in their lives and lack of programming and services and no visitation from our families and if you're no one pod and because they have to redeploy manpower from one pod to the pod where there is an incident both pods get locked down and in at pod where nothing happens is high insentenced nobody did anything we're locked down and the things we as possibly individual have to appreciate that such as possibly the being able to shave and being able to take a shower and go out into the sunshine all of this contributes to a more come buff situations and dangers

situation for the deputies and inmates. now you're initial recommendations the over reliance on excess over time is not sustainable you'll see the quality of life of the inmates and deputies go down there is a disproportionate in reliance on overtime that was brought up by mr. l and over time is costly to the city and county of san francisco. so what are our recommendations we recommend redeploying staff if non-chartered assignments. and i think that is something everyone will have right but that is the only elevation because hiring is not keeping pace are working

together the demand the only way to increase these support of the um, deputies at the jail is to redeploy those deputies that are in current non-chartered assignments those deputies that are out on the street. >> mr. president can i ask a clarifying question. >> what the non-chaertd assignment. >> (multiple voices). >> the charter assignment means that the charter requires the sheriff to take care of the jail. >> and in the other assignment. >> if you have a sheriff that is out on parole in the tenderloin that is a non-chartered. >> any other non-chartered assignment. >> certain warrants unlawful detainers and city buildings. >> the only chartered assignment. >> (multiple voices.) >> i don't know. >> so the major charter non-

chartered assignment we're focused on where deputies out on parole. and when the sheriff took deputies from 4 areas so they didn't come from the jail ousted on the street came into 4 areas but we had to look at where few can't increase the number of deputies through hiring, where else will you get deputies the only place to take the deputies non-chartered assignment and put them back in and finally needs to be a wholesale investment in technology that will allow the sheriff's department to monitor the jail are working together less staff. we found that the cameras that are currently being used in the jail have that's how

we got to where we are so many better technology can be utilizing and the new cameras will increase the surveillance capabilities in the jail and over wider angles and technologies where a i technology allows them to spot faceer allows them to intervene on problems that a i technology and the body-worn camera will be very, very helpful and have parts of the adjudicate that are not covered by the cameras so i'll say investment in technology would be very helpful and lessen the demand of

manpower about investment. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. willie and next to the public defender's office. >> good afternoon board of supervisors. >> my name is angela chang an assistant chief attorney are working together the public defender's office. thank you very much for holdings this hearing today. >> the public defender's office is very concerned about the rise in the jail population along are working together more jail conditions. next slide, please. . thank you. >> this choose frequent lock downs and insufficient programs for the san franciscans and over 97 percent are working together that are pretrial are working together people in the jails are pretrial and we take lessons

from direct representation in the criminal system for federal, state, and local and engage in the programs we had a hand in getting the sheriff's oversight board in place because it was through our clients identified glad grandfather fights are working together board of supervisors and our office provides. next slide, please. completely presentation for the most vulnerable people in san francisco and represent 70 percent of the local criminal justice system and all are low income and many unhoused will have mentioning and 75 percent of people of color and half of black the black population is 6 percent of san francisco a growth ratio disparities in our

jail and client population. the sheriff's department has. next slide, please. i'm going to go through some of the jail positions and start are working together explaining some of the issues not from our office reps. >> (repeated.) the sheriff's department as possibly failed to provide jailed people access to our attorneys or their clients attorneys wells transportation to court that attributed to the jail population you don't allow us to visit our clients and not trornlt them to court they're cases can't be processed you have more people staying in jail longer an issue are working together the sheriff's department to problem solve the last several years a consistent issue and visits are important to the attorneys and staff with the paralegals and social

workers have a a constitutional right to speak with their attorneys. we unfortunate finding that right not collided are working together frequently and we engage in three ways to zoom we perpetrator this option in-person and via phone. zoom legal visits we ferguson see zigzags are working together no notice or explaintion but the staff will get on a zoom call thinkless weekends working around the clock are working together heavy caseloads and the client will not be there and no explaintion and an assistant i get the e-mail i've been waiting for 45 minutes on a saturday to show i've been calling the jail no one is answering that delays the processing we often

experience bad zoom equality one or both parties can't hear each other and it is important also a matter of trust are working together our clients. um, to say we're going to show up on this and that day and we'll be there and aren'table to get access to that that harms our relationship and again, delays the cases. and not validate have a right to the visits are recently a deputy walked into the visit and told the staff to cut it short because the short staffing another pattern the use of count time the regular counting of how many people are detained to

block our staff from entering we call count crease we're denied access before or even after official count time our social workers were denied access to take photos of injuries sustained from sfpd arrests. a key part of the work in the sheriff's department to transport our clients to and from court over the past years our office had deputies refusing to transport clients to come out restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental want a trip to court but more logs are completed and accurate and conditioner deputies are saying they're refusing than others this stalls the trials and had multiple situations of

people having their bail hearings delayed by weeks doss of those failure to transport our client issues. another issue we will highlight the numbers important for everyone mental health are working together those visits were cancelled during the pandemic which took place over several years and taken several years for the visit to come slow back if twice a month in each jail until more frequent and families are found about the complicated limited schedule for families visit is hard to navigate and hard to get to visitation appointments and oats sheriff's office have not been able to get appointments the sheriff's office has been slowly increasing access we encourage them sea jails is shut

down during covid and programming in spanish and other languages. and as possibly you are aware we talked about this a law enforcement filed for the lack of sunshine and i did a tour of jails last spring and was troubled by the lack of access to something as possibly sunshine and basic air appreciate often taken for granted a anything else on mental health lie down to hypertension not to get access to fresh air and in 2023 the sheriff as possibly ordered to provide 15 minutes for sunshine, however, what i see issues of compliance and most recently about great and having it it

indirect under for sunshine whether or not that compiles is concerning. and sequestered in custody deaths have several clients died by suicide. and we're concerned those clients mental health needs not address in the jail and concerned two deputies fired for misconduct including a deputy in the fights have returned to the sheriff's department indeed. >> and so another issue i want to highlight that we're concerned that with the deteriorating conditions in the jail at the same time the sheriff's has deployed one hundred and thirty deputies to the tenderloin as part of the law enforcement rehe environmental of the progressive and harmful war on drugs that is included arresting people

drug users and at the same time talking about insufficient jail deputies and ramped up the bookings now over 1,000 accomplice people in my understanding that is one hundred of the current capacity from a low to seven hundred not 800 checking in the offices about seven hundred during the pandemic a dramatic increase in the jail population and the drug arrests in san francisco are now he highlight in the dictates since 2014 and in 2023 local law enforcement made over 2000 arrests in the tenderloin area alone. as possibly the chronicle reported unclear how much this is has cost the city in overtime we know in cost of lives sadly i was this morning floofkt of the americans at a press conference

is doctors talking about how we hit over 3000 overdose death in san francisco that is significant higher died due to covid 1,00018 people are working together covid we listened to doctors and evidence based it is are working together the war on drugs. and this photo is here on this slide a press conference we held called it more o no more drug waterways wars but had professionals talking about best practices sharing that on the screen and in terms of those flash incarcerated for having substance abuse and disorders our clients radio pains with with drolls are working together no medical expert our staff has been able to meet with the

clients who have been flashed incarcerated and almost all of individuals didn't receive or refuse treatment services. we are deeply concerned this flash incarceration is really harassment of our clients and not a sincere effort to connect them to low barrier treatments services confident and language assessable. next slide, please. are working together the traumatic increase in the jail population and also the decrease in diversion particularly increase in administration that means we have more people in the jails are working together substance abuse order and mental health who should really be getting treatment instead of in a cage and our attorneys have liar workloads and our fellow

attorneys average 70 case per attorneys are working together some attorneys having 100 percent cases and misdemeanor are 120 per attorney to give you a point of comparison in 2020 the average caseload was 20 at the office we're feeling the brunt of this really revival of massive incarceration in san francisco we have been in the last few years. next slide, please. our budget is $51 million the city attorney's office is $81 million our budget is 6 times less then the sheriff's department and the police department. and we're noting that because with with when we talk about is funding and the needs for more money um, i say our office not sympathetic we get so many less to side so many

work in advocating for our clients and urge the sheriff's department to think about how to prioritize your existing budget which is quite large by comparison to ours and our addressing of the root causes of crime for rather than pouring more money into the law enforcement we've seen from working are working together the clients incarceration destabled the community for more solutions and it disproportionate harms us and better to serve the under served didn't communities to provide language and to provide job training and opportunities that are really prudent solutions and common sense solutions rather than packing our jails we're hearing from today not only harms the people

incarcerated but harms the deputies working in the jails. thank you very much. >> thank you and many chang go back to commissioner asianian-williams i know members of the board of supervisors have questions before we open up for public comment supervisor walton. >> thank you president peskin i have several questions but some of my colleagues will address some of my concerns but if i could get the sheriff up please. thank you all for the presentation i think one of the most helpful people provided solutions that is the opportunity if for working together to improve the situation and a lot of folks pressed on the .3 now we're

seeing a new type of inmate where there is more language issues looks like more mental health concerns and some cases more substance abuse concerns. what could you have in place to address the needs of those people in custody when support dot deputies have to work are working together that population? >> i think in regards to your question the incarcerated population and staff i'll address the staff one first farms to the tools we have training for the staff for some time and have what we call the behavorial health take place that is behavorial health workers and our deputies have been identified are working together additional training and provided system of support not just reaching out to individuals in the in custody in time of

crises but checking up on them on a regular basis and found success in county jail that we have resources to expand on that that's one of the reasons we stand before you we may defer on some of the reference points and descriptions i think you'll hear we are on the same page forwards to investment are working together that system for those incarcerated which leads to some staff is receiving it kind of training and provided additional funds for it farms to the inmates and health our partnerships are working together the department of health our jail behavorial health specialist part of our team we have very strong individuals at county jail 2 and three who provide us constant care but the problem we're limited would be one of the

biggest issues are working together the staffing and funding for the partners in the behavorial health we don't get twenty-four hour care we have to deal with people in crises in time of night and instead of business hours we ask for the partnerships has been funding and additional staff to help provide twenty-four hour behavorial health specialists so we can deal are working together people in a timely crises and in addition are working together the programs we have we have some references in the materials to some of those programs. i don't want to go into detail i know that one of the things we encourage is partnership that work on working on people public school coming out so not so much having people in place incarcerated for long term we have long term care. structures in place for that we're looking

at the people that i believe from the public defender's office referenced individuals who don't get the care when they come back out we look at that in terms of discharging planning or health needs an important component we're lacking we need more support. >> what about language? >> the language issues that we have are for the as possibly pronounced are working together our behavorial health individuals their pronounced are working together the disruption of the drug trades for individuals have access and translated - translation one of the things to make things better i know i have over nine hundred and 90 tables in anticipation of

0 population of that number and working to get additional tablets and transaction on those tablets that is extremely helpful and work to more individuals that can speak directly we've been talking to the jail coalition as late as possibly yesterday when this came up an knowing issue we have deputies identified at translators but only so many thirty something totally in the custody division so leads to more individuals getting it skill set and then most recently our prisoner legal team has hired on somebody that is spanish speaking i've done that myself supervisor are working together my limited speaking skills when we issued a video to explain the population

exactly why a lock-down and explain what happened during that time i issued a message video in english and spoke spanish in another one to make sure the population was assured to make sure we are part of communication and health what we're doing and trying to accomplish. >> i know noticed that more support is needed in staffing. >> can you explain who authorize the noncharged position the non- chartered folks? >> i appreciate that you're asking that i want to opportunity to explain that for for those of you who don't know does understand is not just the jails but chartered the city charter identifies not just the jails you referenced the service that of civil papers court

orders. ultimately i decide where the people go the deployment that we're talking about in question about the public defender's office is a number of deputies total none of individuals allowed is one 8 total individuals two are assigned to field operations division before that task the additional 6 pulled from decisions as possibly the gentleman mention if we took all the deputies off the street and put them back wouldn't be put back in the jails but other you assignment that decision was mine to make sure we assisted police department and helping with the drug trade eda individuals gone autos supervisor the person's of emergency services not just deputies going out but deputies have additional skill sets.

>> no appointing we have folks out on the assignment and we have time we do deploy individuals assigned to the jails they're part of our pool but doesn't pull exclusively from the jail but the two week deployment to a two month deployments have individuals assigned for specific period of time. the enthusiasm in partnership with the controller's office concerned about the over time expenditures we made efforts of a make sure the individuals will not require backfill over time they're identified by not just members but where they are currently working. >> just for my education how many deputies are or staff are in unchartered at any given time

or day. >> the rest of the composition not just based what you call non-chartered assignment- >> (multiple voices). >> but city hall exactly. >> it is perfect example where we have deputies assigned considered a non-chartered but funded to be present here. where we see deputies in the sheriff patrol unit we have a contracted are working together the department of health a large which afternoon not just patrolling the campuses but an example of where you'll see more deputies on patrol we have deputy sheriff in contracted post assignments as well are working together the department of the entering management and have staff as possibly to mta building and the

public library. >> thank you president peskin i'm yield. thank you. supervisor walton. >> sheriff just relative tofu, characterize we've seen a new 36 percent increase in the jail population and relatively short time now in excess of a consensus of 12 hundred folks and statements by the individuals testified that many of that increased population are individuals who have been charged are working together misdemeanors as opposed to some of that increased population individuals charged are working together drugs or for sale or direction do you have a breakdown of what that is? clearly we're hearing some of that population is in detox facilities do you know what the

numbers are? >> i don't have the exact numbers but some of them are protected we can't get a list from the management or some disorders we understand that you know when you look at our i think in the presentation was a chart that reflected did behavorial health. identified individuals that for psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorders it is on a chart it red cross about one hundred or so out of the um, 7 hundreds are at county three and another i don't know had the other number- >> (multiple voices). >> i can get that information. >> part of i mean objective individuals in need of health it is unclear to me the most cost effective place to put users in

the jail exacerbating the problems leading to as a result of deputies. so i think that makes we wonder systemicly we should get those folks into treatment rather than as possibly a as opposed to to drug dealers the second question some if patrols i've not been clear we have undertaken a more serious going after drug dealing with middle market and tenderloin how it evolved that the sheriff's office which outside of contract are working

together dph or patrol services how that came to be. >> i speak to both you asked about the population question. one thing i'd like to point that out we are talking about sets of our populations those have substitute disorders are for the those attacking the staff no coalition but behavorial health issues and respect issues in regards to those assaults you talk about the prior iterations of our population we have in the my career have had very robust services in jail. our roads to recovery program was an award winning program that helps people where you or to give you

an idea which is evolved over the years and are working together my career no violence alliance initiative assisted people are working together reentry services that have violent charges and eventually evolved people are working together drug problems where the majority of people in the programs are drug related as opposed to other thing the system shifted people are working together drug depension out of custody and into the community we're seeing that come back the decision to put people out there was my decision and provided the staff i'll say that anecdotal our staff because of our work in the custodial had a better rapport and relationship

are working together people involved are working together individuals on the streets that end up in jail have a better rapport we live are working together them everyday and created a relationship more helpful we have deputies on the street in the chartered duty responsibilities or specific focused operations emissions a difference how we subsidiary act i'm proud of my staff and experiences that first hand and i think that it led us to not really enldz up arrests people in jail but trying to get people the help they need and last night i had a accessibility hurt while on the street trying to assist are working together someone in crises at the library

happens on the street as well the jail. >> i appreciate that and the work your deputies i guess when i'm as far as the permit duty in san francisco county of sheriff the jails is securing and self evident while the assaults on deputies may not be from the drug people by done by other individuals in terms two factors we're seeing all 4 individuals have testified before the district attorney's office and inspector generals office is the sheriff's association and yourself an increase in population and staffing shortage; right? so it becomes the call board member konters

the choice in the field making the choices as possibly detailed staffing and you're working to deal with the backlog seems required, you know, difficult choice. >> i appreciate that and you're absolutely right difficult chose one thing i mentioned we like to see future partnerships are working together everyone in regards to recruiting and hiring one of our challenges if we took every single deputy including those in city hall and everyone and placed them in charter we'd have the staffing and have a workforce in the environment that is staffed up but still in the same environment don't have an opportunity to work in other places that's why we have a satellite system the trauma we

see in the incarceration everyday are things that why not to see my staff doing for 25 or thirty years but more opportunities to do other things related to law enforcement and public safety rather than focusing on the jails i know we have a crisis right now and said that before that i believe we are capable of doing that and absolutely understand we need more people i'm pulled from like everyone else is that we have limitation on that where they're budgetary or restrictions by the controller's office to hire people and asked for those recreation & cultural services board to and have people in background and can't hiefrp them fast enough. >> thank you supervisor ronen.

>> i'm streamlining frustrated this is a a incredible foreseeable situation and many of us called in the minute that the new criticized war on drugs was noupgz by see mayor's office we know had a workforce crises in the sheriff's office known if not just the sheriff's by police department we know that that effort this effort to arrest not only dealers and drug users about lead to a population of jail sick people addicted to drugs and people are working together mental health we have few individuals you can talk

just a drug addict or mental health 90 percent of people have a dial dialysis the mental health becomes drug addicts or constant drug use and trauma that made person mental illness we know that the jails couldn't handle the level of sickness people in the jail i talked to the directors of jail health when when supervisor dorsey wanted to move money i made this point then that they can't provide the treatment not the best place to treat mental illness or addictedville's but a workforce crises can't hire jail services cannot hire doctors and nurses because professionals

does not want to treat addicts in dwral yale it is wrong and think that if work and necessary find is incredibly dangerous for individuals e tco. and then so my number one, question is what was the point? what was the plan? when you all sat together and decided urging to go you and is district attorney easy mayor's office and is police department matter of fact, you know, i'm frustrated no representative from the mayor's office because we have a lot of i have a lot of quiz for the mayor's office after this hearing. what was the plan? because all of that was foreseeable none of the conditions are new this is the one one i don't the.

>> partap verma: or da or mayor's office you're the only one to answer the questions what was is plan that was a results of our circumstances so can you tell me what was caused and planned? >> i give you my perspective supervisor ronen and happy to share that with the original arc plan the overarching plan to create a multi prong approach we all saw on the streets. and part of what i contributed to the discussions were request for substance abuse disorder are working together raw management to partner with the department of health to create and setting not a jail that was not a part of the criminal justice system but part of healthcare and the only way i can describe to say

there was a segment of the troubled proportion two women and children making choices or committing criminal actions i tell people that is an easier i wouldn't be for myself and staff when there is less people in jail so your intention and my person be intention as possibly sheriff of san francisco is not just put people in jail but people the help the idea of marina, and north beach neighborhoods; sing tao daily to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly are working together that the cops and police department were looking for a sobering center we had that in the past or mandatoryy steps we place people not putting them in jail but, but have an option rather than

jail and meet in the middle moment for people to go some place and for lack of a better word have a controlled environment saw can i stop you for one minute that is not on i was upset you're sending the 6 to 8 deputies on this ridiculous gear not working that's my beef your part is so small; right? this is a complete lack of leadership on the mayor's office and on part of district attorney and on the police departments. they did not see through the consequences and have a plan what is happening now our city employs lives are on the line. people who are being held in custody very sick their lives are on the line. people are

working together the longerist period a lock-down has happens. >> you mean in the recent ones. >> uh-huh. >> so i believe in reference to the timeline from april 12th to the 18 or there about see. >> so peep had 6 days they couldn't leave their cells. >> we didn't let everyone out at the same time let me put that of way. >> okay. >> people still had access to their council. >> that's not what i asked. >> i understand and maybe mentioned differently by people still allowed delays are caused by a lock down i mentioned earlier we're aware of people constitutional rights and my job had you talk about taking care of in jail and talk about the

budgets one budget is smaller or larger wearing tasked are working together- >> (multiple voices). >> absolutely. >> that is something we absolutely, absolutely take into consideration. >> i'm angry we get those celebrations press releases on a regular basis in the mayor's office we have arrested one hundred and 60 people in the tenderloin but not in the press releases and they're going to over crowded jail they're going to spend the majority time in lock down and beat the crap out of our city employees that is missing from the press releases this is a very, very serious crises. we are not you're not staffing the court sufficiently so people are not getting their civil rights to a speedy trial our public defender's office have hundreds of cases and can't

provide the proper defense and people mother getting better they're circling back on the streets anyway after the a dangerous situation in the jails to again are working together and we don't see - i don't see any leadership where is the mayor's office? usually have a repetitive in the mayor's office president president peskin can we call the mayor's office and ask for representative. >> we shall. >> that is an issue that feeds to immediate attention we feed from actual answers and have heard some suggestions but none to say those will take place and in the meantime, you're lives are at risk in the jails right now as we speak this is a crises. and there is not a

single person from the mayor's office here to say what we're do about that what is going are working together our discussions are working together the budget are working together the mayor's office your three points in order to create a semi sober situation not much safer it sounds like given our points. but where are the budget discussions are working together the mayor? have you asked to cut your budget further. >> yes. in response to that we've all been asked to execute 10 percent and pubically is yesterday we're not able to cut, i have an obligation to my staff to the individuals we're responsible for i will is that jails are dangerous place in the matter how much we're investing that the dangers while we have

sworn democrats and one of the biggest challenges to make sure someone is that. >> you're deputies are exhausted overworked and working mandatory over time not voluntary by mandatory over time and subject to attacks by inmates. glad someone here in the mayor's office that is really, really serious think an outrage and completely foreseeable i'd like to hear from the mayor's representative what's the plan to address this? >> apologizes for my absent can you, you repeat question. >> let me repeat everything once again. >> everything this is

happening in the jail deputies are being attacked and injuries they understaffed and working dozens and dozens every month a week mandatory hours and inmates are mental illness and doe tco without proper medication and complete changes in population that inmates are in jails not only saying that is completely new environment like they've never seen but doesn't add to your power point sheriff was the guy that said i'd rather than be in prison than yale's the situations in san francisco have so bad send me to san quentin the hard end conditions are they want to go to prisoner rather

than stay in san francisco jails all that is foreseeable what is mayor. the police chief, the da and the sheriff allow to a lesser extent launched war on drugs .2 we're going to two to the intend to and arrest tlaerlz but arrest users and they them in jail without proper medical services we know about the jailhouse services not proposed to handle the level of detook in the jail not able to handle not only because it is not a place to handle three but can't hire the staff they need why cannot they in that neighbor want to work in the jail under those sequences when they're are

medical professional that says you shouldn't treat individuals in jail in the way i'm not going to work there that is against any oath. we knew that the budget crises we're facing right now was coming i get press releases in the mayor's office let's celebrate we arrested one hundred and 60 people drug users in the tenderloin let's celebrate celebrate but the press releases don't say that which we're putting in them overcrowded jails medically we putting deputies lives at risk and inmates lives at risk and there is a complete chaos happening in our jails my question for you, you what is is plan to deal are working together that situation? >> thank you for that question. supervisor i don't have a direct answer to your

question i'm not fully briefed on this subject matter and . >> is there anyone from the office can say and word i mean, you have are elected sheriff, our public defender's office, our sheriff inspector general and our sheriff's union head coming to the board of supervisors saying we are in complete crises the conditions in our jails is dangerous so much so that our inmates are saying we like the sheriff's deputies they're kind people we are scared for their safety you've got the cadets scared for the safety of deputies and none from the mayor's office so say that burglary sheriff, mr. head of union be public defender's

office, and inspector general here's our plan to address this issue? this is outrageous and what leads too important outrageous is many of the board of supervisors called if we said this is going to be the um, of the war think drugs to not have a plan in place to deal with the arresting this amount of individuals. we can agree or disagree a good idea, i think that is a horrible idea but we don't have a plan in place and what has been proven today is indeed there was no plan in place. we are in complete crises and not a single person in the mayor's office to say how we're going to address that crises and complete lack of safety of our own employees as possibly

outrageous i'll end there. >> supervisor mandelman. >> thank you president peskin and i agree are working together some of the things my colleague said but not all i think that um, i'm going to get to the point of agreement but the point of disagreement we are seeing san francisco arrive at 2020 to 2022 in terms of discussing use handicapped intolerable and i think that is so intolerable but that is better because of my colleagues think are so wrong but the effort by the mayor's

increased prosecution and the work of our department has helped to take back some of our sidewalks some of our plazas and to make many public safer i don't have the formation we're turning 2014 levels of drug enforcement takes us to a war on drugs 2.0 strikes me as possibly ridiculous. it is beginning to enforce of the rules how we use public space and giving people opportunities some point every i believe and one of the things from my colleagues from the university most cities have

successfully addressed done that are working together a combination of treatment and repression and the repression is important and we need law enforcement for the repression piece you can be part of that and grateful to i for that. now finding before that i know to the talk about this drug internal revenue service arrest conversation i'm under the envision that this is a very small program wearing bringing relatively small number of the folks into the jailhouse and back out very quickly very quickly if you're having a rise in population um, and challenges around the maintenance of facility for the because of the houfbt of people coming out of a high am a wrong am and missing have we ravaged that program up

and bringing in lots of users everyday for the department. >> i believe in response to that supervisor the previous slide indicated in the jail health numbers we have a rapid turn around of 70 percent released one 7 days that's why i brought up part of our challenges robust in the rein question the people recreated in 7 days arrested for the issue we're talking about is particular program where for a small i thought that was a pretty small number of people not committing other crimes not challenges on the sidewalk they're intoxication and their state do not have that would be

great to have agree robust public health department for a period of time by outside of jail we don't have that so you and our jails have stepped in for places for people but not staying for 7 days but a day or less i think pass small number you have a small amount of people are mental health but true this program not looking what happens when you happened to use your jail or bring down people that pubically intoxicated am i wrong. >> you think i am wrong. >> (laughter.) >> i want to say yes to what you're stating a smaller percent of individuals staying for a short-term but last year to

president peskin requested on the data i can work are working together our jail health persons to make sure we get the information i believe at some simple ambulance of information and looking at the numbers 28 percent of the denominator. >> but didn't say by overwhelming drug users have (unintelligible). >> um, right but those could be drug sales. >> that can well i don't know but i'm a criminal lawyer. >> i look at our jail census numbers every single day and things are instead of up. and they seem a correspond are working together the strategy. >> taking md 5 back my time a

million things going on and the district attorney charging and who's a wheel strategy around not just the use minor the sale and the sort of breaking up a drug dealer but driving but get to the point i agree can i agree are working together my colleague the point where i'm going to agree is that i mean, i that they colleague if building we should have the numbers where they are i'm not sure i think the activities making it ineffectual for more people we are detaining more and more people i think i agree you carry our obligations of the population of the folks you're responsible for taking care of folks and take that seriously but one of the things prior to

the pandemic a robust program that is built up over decades and innovative approaches to the deputies and the few weeks in the jail like i think we have pioneered having the deputies and interacting are working together the folks and not having that barrier and one of the things that was armed forces that kept that prisoners behind the walls are working together the - not what you're trying to do in san burner but an approach but having classes and programming and you hinted with the changes on the public safety and the treatment we're going to

talk about that but know from my visits in the last few months the programming before the pandemic like that halfway is closed there are not deputies available to keep the hallway open to get their ged and having an anger management class or reading a book but make that time more useful and likely successful when necessary life leave to get back to where the prepandemic era to me is troubling as possibly the lock down the lock downs are terrible and the threats of the rest of workforce is terrible and the way we need to change the interaction between prisoners

and deputies is disturbing but for the sheriff's department to run they're jail and um, i don't know if that requires pulling you, you out or don't pull you out but our pd and mayor and got to tend to the jails but measles you're first job is to be able to have a safe rehabilitation jail i guess where i think i am in agreement are working together my colleague seems like that should be top priority for the mayor's office as well. for the budgetary investment that we make for getting you, you the technology to free up every staffer and getting you the as

possibly much as possibly we can we spent a lot of time talking about this sfpd staffing shortage and mandates how they're going to addresses if but this is equally serious we are taking people off the street we're responsible and want that to having been happy going forward we have to be using that time as well as we can and i'm concerned we're really, really not. if you want to respond. >> i can speak to one of the rehabilitate have staple rehabilitate serves as coordinators managed to provide programs and services and unfortunately during lock downs and staffing shortages that's the very first one that is

limited. um, we still despite the staffing shortages have the opportunity to open like right now in partnership are working together city colleges providing three classes a week but the education piece is different the problematic piece is different because our staff are overworked and two, can't put the cohorts together like we used to be able to and one of the cannabis equity grants program are working together the housing units in the and next the inmates and staff find that a more common environment and something ironically are working together the county jail 7 that are working together going back to what we used to do and unfortunately brought on by the

circumstances but done if before and we're getting back into the support we feed as possibly a mentioned earlier comes down to making that we promotion when we do things we're doing for public health on the street and who makes the decisions the jails and criminal justice system have to be be part of that. >> supervisor dorsey at the president peskin thank you to may colleague for having this hearing. i think that is worst having the at large policy discussion what we do to serve those who are arrested for public drug use or - one point i'll make to people i understand people struggling are working together situations where they're detco negative impact jail have not

solely there bus arrested for drug use in many cases it is because of a number of violent crimes or property crimes in air addictions i don't know if you have percent how many people are coming in the jail for another crime a other than a property crime or violent crime but addiction. >> we don't dr. exact numbers i know is question came up at our safety and just subcommittee our analyst that provides the data on the population was looking at into trying to figure out the charges and behavior is a sub yeah thing and hard to track since we have 12 hundred people. >> if we settle for a matter

we have a problem that is focused on not enough staffing to do what we're asking staff to do. um, and it occurred to me many of the issues raised a yoifl to issues playing out right are working together existed are working together a public safety and neighborhood safety just the hiring pipeline and think about that and wanted to ask would your department maybe for the deputy sheriffs associations up to work are working together the working resources if we were to have a dhr kind of misrepresent push on public safety hiring we're facing slavery 9-1-1 operators and emt and others maybe to the

extent where someone is not a fit in that any one of those capacities benefit the city to either have a consolidate effort or work order all the backgrounds and every dhr led them for everyone? >> yes and no the papering idea is something i've talked about are working together the chief scott combining and maryellen direct the combining the recruitment efforts to the overarching public safety push that is an organic ideas amongst and dhr voochlt will be welcome but a again, a component of recruiting were you want to have members of ac be part of that by telling the stories pubically or

on social media or in some sort of ad campaign we get the most results for hiring or recruiting people into the hiring process one-on-one loved one or interactions with the community arrest focused take a look at educational institutions job fairs and things like that having someone from each department involved in the recruiting gets people interested in the job thanks i mentioned in my commentary we look forward to having a collaborative effort between us and the union unwhen we talk about negative things pubically it only hinders our recruitment efforts to get people interested in the job we are in criticized wards as policies marks that's why we're constantly here and talking about that but make sure we sure people also a job in the

jails to help other people and that's what and want to emphasize no recruiting. >> and i asked this and again, to answer the am two questions we made reference to those people who are retired an under i forgot what year that was passed but endangers retired city employees to come back and committed to one hundred and 20 days and nine hundred hours are you finding that the 960 proposing f folks are they reaching the limits or go back and ask voters perhaps so let's see if we can get for work out of the retirees. it occurs to me

this by the way, i don't know about city departments but reached the point of most baby boomers are retired and this may be some long term maybe think about. would 960 butcher that that up to more days will be helpful or would it matter and based on knowledge of the people in the program some would be open to having additional hours. i would say also right now our program have 44 participants are working together another 21 we're waiting to be moved to bring them on as well and a segment of your workforce is helpful, you know, staffing up in terms of the of getting people working in positions they have not worked in and

individuals working in the courts which absolutely helps us with your 0 staffing and supervisor ronen not just talking about the jails but short in courts that effects our ability to support the judges and the system. having individuals doing that job is will be helpful and having people with the skill votes and training i'll be open. the jobs will be subject to talking about are working together the president and the collective bipartisan unit we're talking about positions in our department that would be. >> through the chair. can you ask one westbound open to something - i really appreciate by the way, our presentation the solutions and i think a number i'll never complain about the

solutions to consider. because i think that is what we have hearing for. >> on the issue of the coordinated public health thing that our department of human resources resources and maximize the benefits for the pointing benefits would your idea would be interested. >> that would be great the initial solutions presented having the step in pay for people that would draw in mower applicants and have a bigger eligibility lettuce for the police department and successful. work together jointly is good no more than for us but the police department. i think that library i was saying

nationally have a national marketplace we should be targeting not only the area but nationally. um, and we're lacking in that and - but the sheriff's office i think that is a lack of funding i think that is upon the sheriff to advocate from the mayor and that's not working should be coming to you all and advocating are working together you all to help them to be successful at that and if 2 that display work putting the public to get pressure to get it deny and advertising and funding and then are working together that there is a - i don't see sheriff's or police departments having a fast track hiring process through the the states done in la and washington and other its. but a lot of ways to really attract more people are

working together systems are not in place were i don't see a lot of effort trying to do that. i think we can close is gap are working together our negative staffing for the police is a national campaign you want me to move on. >> yeah. i'm interested to get our take on the charter that allows for retirees to come back a charter section 88.5. >> that is a good idea but if you will. we have agreed upon the process employees and sheriff's department for temporary positions we have a problem that is usually when we agree to something that is a cost saving i feel like a - due to the long term period of time and that solution or remedy is used instead of hiring and we

get slow hiring instead of prioritizing hire and expediting hiring we have issues are working together the background investigators detailed out (coughing) a constant slow down. so we are open to solutions and providing solutions we need agreement no short term proposing f but long term i feel that the office will take advantage of of that and slow hire if we don't hire full-time at that time any concern are working together that. >> thank you so much. >> great. supervisor preston. >> thank you president peskin. >> um. >> thank you supervisor walton for calling for this not going over gowns that have been

covered by clarity on some issues and also to acknowledge we agree on the unto be able situation in san francisco jails including the tax on deputies as possibly described. the lock down conditions on inmates and on deputies. and i want to say i share many of the thoughts expressed by supervisor ronen i think you summarizeed do frustration i feel on those things fortunately unfortunately, didn't come as possibly surprise but xritd um, of policies over the last couple of years. um, but i want to follow up on a couple of things first of all, questions that into president peskin and

supervisor mandelman asked. that is on my list of questions and to which we don't have an answer. i want to drill down are working together the sheriff by not inclusive you have i have the information from the mayor's office the number of people who are in custody for drug use and position not for drug dealing or other crimes but for drug possession i want to before you answer - i want to note whatnot an inventor failure to provide this information across the board and lunging together i judge invite you look at every press release in the mayor's office and from sfpd inflate drug dealing arrests and will

never see the number? how many people we arrested for drug eye because the phone people of san francisco are not one board of running around and arrest and with all due respect, what is it running around are working together no particular plan spending that amount of resources and arresting people for their drug addiction the definition of the war on drugs with all due respect, i'd like to this that not the definition of war on drugs you will see the reason and drill before we are - been through that before not are working together you sheriff but the office of emergency management took us months

hearing after hearing asking for this data to finally are that broke down in the report this board received after months advocacy breakdown a like should be transparent a discussion whether people think that is a good idea to arrest people if their drug because but no conversation and on a data to have supervisor mandelman sitting here two years saying through no fault of his own this is a tiny fraction no idea when we get the data lunged together and with all due respect, behavorial health people are behavorial health issues that that is mental health and president peskin asked for that number we're been searching for that number only existed are working together dem was

reporting on the tenderloin emergencies through the board because we grow over and over i'm going to ask maybe you have the data i think you know the few weeks held in jail what they're booked on; right? a straightforward question how many people are in jail in san francisco who are - sole charge is the use or possession of drugs? >> like today and then that would be great to get that in recent years i think you am i wrong you and sfpd have it; right? >> we criminal justice system data when you mentioned is sole charge of drug use you're saying peep are working together that charge a lot of individuals in

custody have multiple charges. >> sure. >> and drug use is a number of charges and we talk about populations have those types of charges there is segment of our justice population not incarcerated but have the charges that is, you know, part of that diverted to electronic monitoring or pretrial supervision there the community program staff so another segment of people arrested for drug use that might be in there we provided that information in the past. >> i've never seen that the number of hours wasting as possibly hearings and back and forth are working together the future land use map i don't want to lay that at our doorstep my colleagues are asking the same

information. let's starts with that, i understand can be people are working together multiple charges; right? but shifted in the city what the decision read by the mayor to start arrest people for drug use in public. this is what the shift was. and what we don't know it is that as commissioner mandelman thinks the small number of people arrested pursuant to that? i'm talking about people commit an as a result and were in possession of discussing and get charged are working together both those people always got arrested what is shifted people whose who are using drugs in public. getting arrested we got to know what those numbers are to have an intelligent conversation can you provide the anybody let's start are working together that the number of people in custody in san

francisco jails whose charged are working together drug use? >> i can get those numbers i don't have them are working together many and if i can disruptive. >> a 90 two drug release in tenderloins and selma this operation arrested nearly 800 people for drug use and seven hundred for drug sales they ardmore people for drug eye than for drug sales that's a snapshot. >> thank you supervisor ronen and president peskin and it is my let me make that request that we get that the breakdown not just a lump for behavorial health individual but of the folks different folks are charged are working together drug use and i seem we can look

at that over time. and to the mayor's office same to sfpd an intelligent conversation we need to data. >> supervisor without further ado, with all due respect, but start to look at i think mvrndz a press releases that focused on arrests in the tenderloins only that might be more challenging for me to get the data in terms of we have i can give the information based on the population for charges and whether or not other calories. >> yeah. i think the difference regardless of issue that supervisor ronen raised or the data i'm not sure of data that was from the mayor's office but as possibly it relates to the issue we're discussing around jail population actually matters

as possibly you say some people maybe arrested but not spending time or significant time in the jails; right? i would assume what i have information on may be different from sfpd but what you have the information on what the folks in jail are charged with you. >> yes. i can provide that for you. >> before the body. thank you. >> the the other thing is he was hoping you can clarify we're talking about deputies being deployed around enforcement does that continue like you currently are deputies deployed arrested for drug dealing. >> we have to continuing right now i mentioned earlier that our method will change to a two

month assignment and individuals we identified the under sheriff are not identifying that because of operation division in the jails so we're looking to pulling people for detail don't require the over time. >> just to be clear, i heard our responses around multiple places over the past year and a half i guess or year multiple places those folks are drawn from not exclusively but deputies senate's deputies were drawn. >> (multiple voices.) >> and yes, that's correct as a mentioned by inspector general 4 divisions and is that if you're looking new configuration going forward continue to detail folks from the jails as possibly

part of the team that is in - >> our focus not to detail people from the jails for the next two months area. >> you referenced um, in response to supervisor ronen question what was the plan that you, you're preference at the time of some of the announcements so have some sort of sobering center or other non-jail place for tco and the majority of thought to keep that open and dismayed by the mayor's decision to shut down that could have - but what happened? i mean, i mentioned want to not

was ended up happened had happened to that idea? >> part of your challenge he depend on your partnership with the department of public health to make anything like that happen. i do know they're focused in the policy shift creating hubz i believe the term was hubz but not including the involvement not talking about people coming out of custody trying to meet people in the moment on the streets this is a the same thing as possibly tenderloins i mentioned supervisor ronen our plan on our end for the sheriff's office to have an mandatoryy step i forgot the term that supervisor mandelman used where people cannot meet a place where they

wouldn't be in custody but involuntary detention for lack of a better word similar to the concept was they will be in a place where they'll get withdrawal management structured but not a place where the condition of confinement part of criminal justice and. >> through the president not mayor's office representative going back to the early days when a discussion around the potential of the type of like non-incarceration site as possibly described bits by the sheriff before from your perspective was that mayor supported or what happened to that idea? >> thank you for that i don't

know. i didn't have an answer but get back to you. >> thank you. >> um, i want to address and i will not go too far dune this we will have other hearings on that i want to say those false dichotomy have someone doing drugs all over is streets or arresting drug users it is appalling there are many places in the world that have done this significantly better than done enforcement and some of what i had in mind sheriff talking about a non- you know, jail option here but of places where call safe consumption sites renamed as possibly hub this was

they do all over the world not having people doing drugs on the streets and a place to take people that is not an offer crowded jail i won't repeat what supervisor ronen said like the ideas some kind of surprise are working together people are drug addiction are working together people in jail over the last year or two years deciding to arrest. it mind-boggling but approaches we'll get into those at a future hearing that addresses a lot of that i won't go into that here. i wanted to ask um, to mr. paul do you know

how many people are being arrested for drug use? >> thank you for that supervisor i don't have that information in front of me. >> can we get a commitment when our press team is issuing the latest information around arrest you'll distinguish between the arrests for drugs? >> thank you for that question. i'll get back to you on that my apologize. >> is this an evidentiary approach to arrest drug addiction. >> supervisor i unfortunately, don't have that in front of me but get back to you. >> and thank you, sheriff and and request for the public defender's office representative. >> um, the raised an issue

around access for public centers having access to inmates i want to find out the status of that with the sheriff around aid and abet those concerns and making sure the inmates are. >> thank you for that question. an ongoing challenge we meet every other week are working together the prisoner legal services and the sheriff's been very helpful but the issues that our staff encounters denials get to c.j. two or three asking for the client and told the short staffing or denied during the lock down and sometimes don't get access at all foment to return and sometimes told may be an hour and wait think hour and still denied i have 200 pages of documents incidents of this

happening in the last two years. thank you. >> i see others colleagues have comments and questions i'm wrap up. are working together some final comments and no further questions but i will, you know, i think what we're seeing part of this is an extensive he hearing not just the jail businesses as possibly mvrndz said this is what you get a complete indictment of the war on drugs to 2.0 and decided gut bail reform and programs actually starting to work and going taking steps backwards and people are released on bail and held when they shouldn't be and 50 percent of people in jail are

black should be tell everyone exactly which is going on i think the one amendment i'll offer my colleagues i'm not sure i agree that everyone didn't have a plan. i think they if have a plan for success and actually lower addictions to make the - i think they had a plan some folks to punish and swhair people in the city to justify ever growing police and sheriff budget as possibly point out over one billion dollars in san francisco. and, you know, a plan for i think the cruelty for some point and and think also doing all to perceived electrical gain we talked about but a driver so i

agree no plan for success by a movies by not a big mistake and unfortunate i think folk in good faith didn't see this coming and see the movie yet again but a repeat of the past here. so it is unfortunate but we can refer to that and i don't think we're seeing evidence this is working and just because you can reclaim a block or two and plaza by moving up and coming moving people to a couple of blocks away to make that a nightmare a couple of blocks away and refuse to on a center that provides treatment people need we'll get out of that by arrest people for their drug addiction not evidence based approach doing

disadvantage and point out in the jail public safety commissioner chambers supervisor safai and super important some of those over the parts year the average jail population is 37 percent targeting with the substance abuse disorders continuing for treatment that seems to be inner around seven hundred and a year ago to 11 hundred today. seems the vast generator is drug offenders and all targeting those that are drug users not just kind of to

underscore that point i want to go back to some of the hearings and bring it back focuses on recruitment for the staffing i understand, you know, if i look at the jail population even prior to the push. and september, november, january of 2020 was around 13 hundred that was averaged daily baselines the data and didn't seem like 2020 have almost 120 drop in the number of deputy sheriffs can you talk about what happens during that time for the last few years and what is done in

terms of the recruitment the population is up but not like in january of 2020. >> so for reference are you talking about our staffing numbers. >> yeah. the jail population i see on the information presentation you provided was 13 hundred in january of 2020 or november of 19 and then says here an page 7 that your staffing was around 6843 in those years even though the numbers was a couple hundred more, more sheriff's department and then a drop supervisor and i had that hearing for doe vacation more women are working

together the fire department had the most devisitor and faculty that drop want to give you you an opportunity to talk about that. >> appreciate that the drop a significant drop if you look at the numbers in 2022 we have experiences a number of separation are working together people choosing not to vaccine for covid a percent in addition to our normal attrition that led to that significant drop in staffing. in regards to our recruiting efforts ongoing and . >> a what is your budget for recruitment. >> not nearly enough we should

have. >> a big thing to the administrative cost budget i believe over $500,000 a half a million dollars thanks to all of you and owes mayor's office last year had a full-time recruiter and last year and one deputy we had an as possibly fte for recruiting i've asked 4 all the evidence and leveraged all is that recommended higher is that person. >> we currently have been. >> a full-time recruitment. >> are working together the. >> what does that person start. >> well, they started full-time this year. >> are working together a half hour million dollars budget on top or for that position. >> and, of course, i'll get you say take numbers from your

cfo and staff but i know we have requested in the past an additional 5 thousand dollars for recruiting part of my ask for the mayor's office. >> how long has you know part of your budget remained at that level. >> for a very long time. >> no changes by the mayor's office. >> no a lot of the different things we're talking about today recruiting and hiring have been items we've asked for repeatedly and not able to fund. >> right so just had that per since president peskin and supervisor ronen talked about let me ask another question if respond is booked on drug

possession what is the times opening statement are working together other charges but how long have they staying in jail normally. >> specific to drug charges i can't say but in regards to overall we share those are working together the justice and our partners i do not know how long the information stays but i can get you that information. >> it seems like created a burden for your department to the point where families can't see their family members when it comes to public defender's office and can't come in and constant lock down and your deputies seem to be in harm's way and then the inmates seem to be in harm's way so what is your plan to deal with that crises? >> there's many components

some were touched on by my fellow presenters and inspector general touches on this. >> (multiple voices.) >> can you it feels like we have to have a real conversations about the amount of people being incarcerated for low level offenses i think that a line of questioning but if you're budget remain half a million dollars for years on end and that didn't seem like to be the right level can't have one without the other the mayor's office not provide you the resources when the sheriff's deputies put in in harm's way, aye. >> incarcerated feels like the policy and staffing issue and i have you're on the front line

the ability to kind of insert our position based you're experience i'm asking besides what can we do here? >> in addition to the tab completes i mentioned people are better participated for this can't be covered by data we're coming out of a covid we're talking about lock down our population was lock down for a significant amount of time during covid after we moved out of that i have the percent of staff hiring 200 and 90 people when they went into the jails went into a situation if have to interact are working together people every single as a result in the months have been in situations individuals are in

close proximity and for whatever reason situations arose deputies were assaulted i'm not saying we're not trained but saying a gap in experience level i'm saying a gap under a transition for us as possibly the jail population increased and the need to make sure the rules are enforced has occurred and in doing so terry any wilson touched on that the levels of respect and people listening to follow instructions that's been an anecdotal component of assaults and our staff if you ask me to go back to your question supervisor safai support for our staff and means we can't send our people to training this is a challenge for

a is twenty-four hours training a year if you asked me if i had an ability to have anything would be to be able to sends our people to training to get the funding back for that as well. in terms of the of just direct experience and knowledge that comes with. time i know brought that by the staff ever worked and tired i want to reemphasize that unlike when i was in the department as possibly a deputy we were drafted everyday um, 11 days straight and my personal experience having the draft for only two days an attempt by me and the staff to provide that semblance of wellness those are a temporary solution and thank

you, lieutenant wilson we believed we asked for additional funds but denied for that as well but did want to renovate those down rooms and the areas for the staff where they have time away from the job itself. and the needs for a detain room is concerning to me personally that means there is a need foreclose the staff to have somewhere to go other than commuting back and forth with the workforce outside of the city and lastly to answer your question who what a i do? the two items the body worn cameras brought up by inspector and other training our staff could have which is necessary to remain safe or be safer would be

an additional thing i'll. >> own e okay. thank you and i know you're committed to that i know last year also have attempted during the budget process to talk about retention. um, pay for a the more experience deputy sheriffs retiring and contributed to others individuals retiring. that attrition um, but of it's okay with you mr. president like to hear some of the answers in deputy sheriffs he presenter our frankness. >> i want to touch on is comments the sheriff made we

survived there the mandatory over time it is okay that the future deputies didn't have to suffer there mandatory over time a long one we need to help the workforce and the deputy sheriffs priority and make changes to hire more deputies can't allow the mandatory over time to perpetuate effective health or lives and safety of deputy sheriffs of the incarcerated san bruno because were forced to do this that's done before this i started in the 4 was not pleasant don't want to see deputies go through that i don't know any other agency that perpetuated mandatory force for overtime is

unhealthy. >> to in score that point i agree i think that mandatory over time is difficult thing. but all of our public safest personnel are working together nurses and 9-1-1 call operators and fire, paramedics and police oftentimes have in the excavation situation situation situation and in terms of how much money to recruitment and also mandatory treatment recovery and people are to transition into society and work are working together the

probation and recovery programs no corresponded strategy but let's go arrest everyone on the street great for that moment if you believe in that but are bearing the brunt of that and the population is going on and you don't have enough staffing to deal with that. >> i agree the other departments are going to mandatory over time but potential to look at it ours is discussed more so. >> users is blazing out we heard about the public emergency room and nurses assaults think nurses were going up so a lot of that drug and mental health playing in realtime and i have seen photos and heard some of the stories first hand and .

>> full without a coordinated strategy you bear the brunts of that. >> thank you for that how do we collectively come together and face and strike out the first pay to be competitive for the mayor increased their eligibility and how don't we do this is the board of supervisors move forward that forward to get other things done? >> yeah. >> thank you very much and thank you. >> supervisor engardio. >> thank you for calling this my question for the sheriff i'm going to take an historic route

today, we are hearing about the problems like transformation to court challenges are working together the limited programming and lack of - so my question is 100 percent a staffing problem or any part can be a facility problem i ask that i recall in 2015 your predecessor did sheriff at that time want to create a new facility in san francisco had access to $80 million grant or supervisors at this time turned down that grant and rejected the filling of that facility and found quotes talked about she was concerned quoting in the chronicle be that a position of overcrowding the remaining jails which and another quote she said

her envision was to dedicate the beds for mental health and substance abuse issues that is interesting to me that is almost 10 years ago would that make a difference i don't know to have that facility today and i don't know a moot point but cautionary tail going forward have that idea like the middle place for people to get the help they need without leaving right now and in the future should we consider if perhaps not turn them down? >> to answer your question in our trip down memory lane i was part of that (laughter) disappointed we didn't have the

foresight i understand i felt this pain as a sheriff and supervisor ronen are working together the policymaking moved from nine hundred beds to the county jail 786 and 7 floors on the hall of justifies down to 2 hundreds and 36 beds about a focus on people are working together misrepresent and mental illness similar i was talking about having a place run by capital hill not but the sheriff-coroner the sheriff's office to help keep people safe. unfortunate we didn't get that i was actually that was way back during the time of realignment

for that. my personal feeling we're going be in this and i've heard others say things in regards to making up for that kidding and have to deal with that not oh, suck that up and take that that but i don't want people to go through what i went through to be drafted 11 times don't want that that's why i have a concern for the staff and not just deputies but for attorneys and the staff that work in the jail and cbos and concerned about the enclosures

but who we have incarcerated right now and while on use charges ever sale charges we also have a very large component of our population who have mental health issues and behavorial health issues. or who are transitioned age youth in san francisco is not just actuaries but up to thirty or 34 based on experiences who we want to reach also are working together the programs to give them only opportunity have programs but part of population that reacting to the staff and assault our staff and we talk to people about went; right? and talk about an individual that is been in the system for a long term and want to go to state prison because a lack of right

here right now in our interactions that is part of what weighing talking about right now. so, yes i want to create and safer place for my staff and over time is a direct effect of the overcrowding and safety issue is a part of that. >> we can't go back if time but the cautionary time on that facility whatever name you want to call it but let's come it consensus but the goal to get people the help they need in a safe environment we missed the opportunity 10 years ago at least in the miss is this time. thank you. >> before i call supervisor stafani by way of background my recognition was that in order to

observe that $80 million from the state have control over that site are working together 90 days never actually happened the seller of the property seller of the property restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental didn't want to sell but with that, supervisor stafani. >> thank you, sheriff you mentioned you have one hundred and did 5 sworn situations are those funded now you have the funds but we have one had the and 95 sworn positions if you are lucky so many people you could hire them. >> on the budget we requested 75 this year and last year are

working together an i q of how many positions we can fill i always stated pub and privately to the eric mar's and controller's office of we meet 75 i ask for additionally, a request of funds for address 4 ftes positions. >> so are working together the recruitment i had a hearing at public health and neighborhood services last week and it was the focus on the police department and get up chief presented and requested someone for the sheriff's department to be at the hearing yet went back and we learned a lot and on the right path and maybe consulting or talking about the recruitment strategy i don't know how they're budgeting for it but that was part of either muo to

be setting aside i think getting on track are working together that something that the sheriff's department should be doing as well. so i think really coming back are working together a recruitment plan and i think i'm to told me you into that hearing continue to through the chair and told me you into that so need to get updates for public safety about what you're doing what concerns me too a lot of the what was said to have the programs that people can. >> themselves to not utilized like for example, the rsv was started stop the violence for domestic violence abusers and we have victims which thanks i care

deeply about and this rfp program was a way to help those that are stuck in a circle as possibly abuser and really reduced recidivism and no visible bruise by snider and renowned and don't have access to that anymore and we talked about substance abuse discovered i know about pearlman my family and a lot of my members and friend in recovery part of my life. and people in aa and people want to come in and help in programs want to share what they've found request people suffering from the same disease so i want to make sure we're staffed up to so we bringing

that help button jails i know supposed have found sobriety and we need to be a jail need to have programs in place to help the people that end up there and if wearing not staffed up sounds like we're not doing it and i mean aa and n a and r s p when we had the jailhouse services hearing i called for last year, i never got an answer when programs we have and what is working and not. so if you, let us know what programs are working and can you not do and do are working together the staff you have? >> i let you know the programs and know work bring together the co-0 horticulture's that way it

is easier for us instead of having the staff to move people into the cohorts and that's the challenge for us right now to create those is r.s.v.p. is one of the examples of cohorts we have our veteran community cover that still a cohort we have in one place as possibly easier to bring in community-based organizations and members in our home programs when 2345ir all in one place challenges like n a they come in n a and they come in and speak to the individuals incarcerated and try to bring them together in different housing we're not able to support that right now biking and walking because we don't have enough deputies we have enough deputies in a housing units but not enough to move. >> in the point of aa people talk about one-on-one have a

meeting and bring a meeting to them and then aa meeting an hourlong meeting that which sharing their experience brings them hope how they're dealing with the substance abuse and we're talking about substance abuse disorder and people found a solution and want to bring that i 270 at jail we need to create situations they're bringing that in it's the recruitment to make sure we're staffed up i up i'm to pull you into the hearing to talk recruitment and love it reach out sfpd to look at what they're doing for a their committed and last thing i want so say in terms of we - everyone is getting really um, animated and

reacting we need a solid picture of what people are in jail for and because i baselines my experience being a prosecutor and watching over the last 6 years and being very in tune are working together the electronic monitoring program and pretrial diversion and has meaning happening in the jails i assume people assume but there aren't any people in jails just for drug abuse or drug uses or sales threats the information we absolutely need and so we know that when people are arrested a misdemeanor released and a felon or outstanding wafrnts a clear picture of what who is arrested in san francisco and for what and what jails or in pretrial

doe version or in our electronic monitoring program and whng i know about the e m program in terms of on ankle monitors that list people are arrested for rape domestic violence and as a result i mean so i'm having a hard time our people are just users fentanyl offender is streets or whatever i don't know and nor about do my colleagues know for us to understand what is happening in the jails we need to and identified list approved in jail and for what and for pretrial and including the monitoring program helps to get the information we need. >> those are issues of a fact and good to have at the facts we

know certain things that our jail population has increased marketing over the last several months getting to the bottom of that is very good for us as possibly policymakers why not open up for public comment seeing no other names on the roster all speakers will be allowed two minutes to provide comments madam clerk, call the first speaker and an item. >> my name is joanne thank you. duis about the quality of life in the jails there was days whether there was no hot water and access for showers. i am coming you as possibly mother has a child's right now incarcerated inside of san francisco county jail one i believe in public safety i do

because of something happens i'm one to call 9-1-1 and lake for law enforcement and have deputy sheriff as a friend and family, however, i believe in the importance of rehabilitation the current efforts before providing city college classes are insufficient four deeper issues we need cognizant programming and culture approach to the rehabilitation. cbos are receiving funding would not access to go the jails and provide services they're trained to do so. many inmates are left would not re-entry plan we spends thousands of dollars out you have 8 dot actual work and the rest harasses confines like

cbos. and make that difficult to work there for over 1,000 (bell ringing) my finding only two hundred are receiving the programming including my son the jails go on recognize down every day at 11 omicron a.m. the sense of community and the pods are lacking having not in my backyard the jail for 8 years straight 10, 12 hour shifts have seen the seasoned deputies treat them are working together dignity (bell ringing) >> thank you for your comments, next caller, please. >> thank you for your [off mic.] >> thank you, next speaker. >> i have a handout.

>> being board of supervisors. >> i'm chris most of you know for those of you who don't know i'll chris kline my concern we're talking about the system dealing with mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders i passed out a draft copy presented for all politicians and public health and density bonus program are working together providing the collaboration are working together sfpd and the sheriff's and department of justice on recommending indictments on anyone using public health system such as possibly one system sherlock to alter one

persons awareness or and death for forced compliance to illegal force votes and seeing alternate for other political or religious freedoms? a man in the middle attack and someone is on the computer or phone can control the conversation without disclosing it to me and it is not general public comment. >> it is relevant to i've handed to information to the sheriff and can be used to influence votes and healthcare and violence within the jails. those can be done remotely on a phone or computer think non-traditionally by using voice box an urban known to victims anyone are working together access to influence someone brethren or sending racial

threats, etc. it is exactly what is uses in the jails and military great you. >> thank you for your comments. >> next speaker. >> at the good evening. i'm terry i'm a deputy are working together the san francisco sheriff's office and spca think on behalf of the deputy sheriff's association worked since 2016 and worked in the county jail for 10 years quo is consistent safety tolerate nationwide model how to run a jail howe would you they have a lot of lock downs and inconsistent programs and board of supervisors unattended consequences of free phone call and 6 and 7 floor and voting against the county jail 2 and three they're not built for today is population this any

supervisors and sheriff's office the sheriff's office need to get more funding and more equipment and better infrastructure orders in order to achieve san francisco visions i have friends were envious i work for the sfoif and today sfrad what is it like to work in san francisco san francisco, california turn the corner security guard has to be the for forefront and he has tourists and business we should do same and follow-up (bell ringing) but need to fund san francisco sheriff's office, in order make san francisco secure again is tourist and businesses will keep on coming back like before

covid. thank you. >> thank you. a thank you for your comments next speaker. >> hello, i'm james vice president i want to thank the funding this is a biggest thing i've heard the funding needs to be the main priority for the sheriff's department and gone on overtime going on 8 years and get to the point we're at now but will get to the points we're going to keep going to the well the will be dry we need proper staffing and funding to hire that's comes down to that that the next couple of years that will be dry and what will we side one hundred or plus so the board to release we need the funding for the safety and security for the sheriff's department going to work everyday and we need the fuven so i appreciate you guys support for the funding for the

sheriff's department we can can be save and secure where we work in our environment. thank you. >> thank you for your comments next speaker. >> good evening board of supervisors my name is a deputy i'm the deputy with the sheriff's office and and board member are working together the d s a and with he is where is shortfall are working together the approximately, six hundreds and one deputies and one left side and 18 deputies on duties challenges are capability to serve the communities effectively and we are currently seeking to make sure about we are fully equipped to maintain the the public safety are working together the vice president said we would appreciate your support and trying to get us more funding to fill those positions and a gotten number would be about

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>> that causes problems for all of us so the bottom line is just like this um, supervisor said when sheriff a missed opportunity i know i spoke to this but thank you for your comments. >> sorry four cutting you off we're providing the board are working together the same two minutes. >> good evening. i'm jose part of testifying in san francisco and my colleagues mentors cumbersome working in the t.j. 2 and three and i'm

reading this start but the services are in kind we saw the huge need in the community and the latino task force worked for custody and talked about to the spanish speaking community. >> though the curriculum is available not the value we share are working together the community the relationship we start we start introduced communities and services inside of pod currently, we starred to create and culture and not only helps us that request the are working together the safety and plugging them into programs they have the relationships and they building one of the solutions continues to allocate money and a direct connection between them and they're released. and we

must find a solution in the communities thank you for listening. >> [off mic.] >> even one for the mayor and? enough my name is chang did care tuff to participate in the hearing because it is truly what i'm hearing a nightmare and today, i'm passing out a packet for may 14th and requesting it to be a day of astonishment my friend and the mother was the sacramento government an 20 one 8 created and bill on 14/21 to

make an order that all police records that the public have is an endeavor access question to see all police records because we have to have an understanding this is too sides to a coin compassion and to the staff that your attacked we have to understand we heard what report of 75 percent of black people madam chair, youth also adults are young is within this institution and they have been so abused and so approved or disapproved for having a phone saying that was gun, you know, is harassment has been game-changing and new unfortunately ,those nations of people is now taking revenge their hurting and afraid for their lives i'm for funding but concerned about that in the same minds to come in (bell ringing) and deal with the situation are

you to bring in the community people and bring in the people who have the understanding to why many are doing drugs the only nation 75 percent of nation dealing with blacks more problems than you received and speaking the well drawing dry and retaliation my responsibility 0 only come to speak the truth (bell ringing) thank you for your comments. >> thank you next speaker. >> (coughing). >> my name is - in the aforementioned. sometimes we like to call it the north of market number one, first of all, we are in the antenna tier for the covid that you goy multiple level in those parts of it but now tells me what was innovates mentioned and the friction of

situation. what is narrative the right-wingers and shock jokes and is mur district of columbia boys want to push their item and want to make san francisco an important tray as possibly a social lynching run amuck and forcing vaccinations down their throats and let's jesus sort it out in response to that the mayor and even governor gavin newsom wrong side a crack down to counter the narrative we saw. so, you know, where do you go? you arrest people. and let's be

clear not just for their jobs a nationwide contest two leading people for (bell ringing) public office and president once is a 19 century fuzzy heated crazy person and then. >> thank you deputies any other speakers? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. (gavel) colleagues are there any final comments >> members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction and thank you, colleagues for really your attention community-based that came out for public comment i don't want to get too deep we know that at the staff issue things happening in the jails is

also a direct result of that and if you look at what is taken place in the strategies and the jails are effected juvenile hall you in terms of locking up folks are working together language issues and the disparities cause overcrowding that is happening shifts in population. so we're going to have more conversations about that exact issue and as possibly we know that's i do not i'll ask follow-up questions i'm waiting at another hearing but questions about services for the pandemic and how that helps address deputy concerns and also help keep people safe. so we're going to talk about that that was requested from that hearing

in the near future with that, president peskin i'd like to file this hearing. >> supervisor walton and thank you, f my colleagues for that's why that seriously and the sheriff and deputy sheriff's association and public defender's office and the inspector general the sheriff's department and members of the public with that, this public hearing is filed and madam clerk can you go back to roll call for introductions. mr. president you asked to be heard. >> thank you and i'll give a sector the room to clear out. >> skwlaegz unfortunately, today i'd like to adjourn in the memory of some exceptional extraordinary san franciscans starting are working together

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pawning any leaders under his mentorship. >> after serving many years as a bus driver ultimately came the deputy general manager and chief of staff at muni his final job before retirement was as possibly director of to emergency services department and phil loved chinatown and community more than anything we will miss his jokes and commitment to bettership and social justice they don't make them like phil and go sitting are working together him in hong kong and other projects endeavors missing hem him as possibly chinese parade and rest in peace and power chin. >> mr. president medical

marijuana is on the roster. >> and about the passing of chin and so sad and i. >> yes. i want to make that for the inspire board of supervisors. >> rest in peace one of a kind. >> committee and excluding items which have been considered by a board committee. members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. 22 through 27 not on today's agenda all other agenda comments consents will be afforded by the appropriate committee are working together time limits and public comment requirement. >> first speaker please. i have a neighborhood i'll double dip. first of all, 250i8d

point that out most off 40 thousand people that live in my neighborhood love seeing the deputy sheriffs i grew up under sing i know and the correction offices officer officers and like to get out. >> i'll leave it at that. >> about inmates not getting 15 minutes of sunshine the county supervisors should get 15 hours of sunshine. >> i don't know that city hall is sane. >> i want to say, you know, oftentimes when we are pushed up in the spotlighted we're in trouble have trouble navigating and so i want to stay find out i

guess any last time i'll going away you won't see me i'll not take up any more of your time - just this is a state of our city the state of affairs and situation and i want to tell you guys always work together and come together and i listened to so contention and it is all over the place come together and work together it is here i've seen this city at its height and, you know, the way is use to be real and true was original and it is lost all of that few.

>> big money bought thank you all away and something that is come back to our roots what is our roots? it is here and any. that is our roots okay. and any great bodily harm i got to go (bell ringing) and my last time less come together and work together and it is here and now am i right okay. thank you guys. >> bye. >> seeing no other members general public comment is closed (gavel) madam clerk read the adoption on the calendar. >> yes. item 22 through 24 the unanimous vote it required on the first responder and may have a first reading to committee. >> and motion to excuse

supervisor engardio we'll take that out objection and serve any items. >> item this and 25. >> 24 a 20th century calendars items 22, 26 and 27 a roll call please. on the four documentations supervisor safai, aye. >> supervisor stafani, aye. >> supervisor walton, aye. >> commissioner walton, aye. >> supervisor dorsey, aye. >> supervisor engardio, aye. >> supervisor mandelman, aye. >> president peskin, aye. >> supervisor preston, aye. >> supervisor ronen, aye. >> there are 10 i's these regulations are adopts and read item 24. the resolution

proclaiming may 13th guess or as a awareness week in the city and county of san francisco. >> supervisor preston thank you, president peskin and colleagues, i'm proud to partner are working together the bay area to announce the stewart week and to use the former to recognize and evaluate stewart community and a proud to pass this resolution in 2022 are working together all our support thank you and our resolution makes san francisco the first city in california to do so for the elk echoed person that stutters signing a operation with with awareness week our hope our resolution and advocacy will lead to many more and raise

awareness as possibly destigmatize stewart's that effects over million dollars of people worldwide. >> thank you for the pod cast proud stanford university for her ongoing work to change the narrative anger strutting and focus on that a different way of spoke my co-sponsored supervisor ronen and supervisor stefani and others. >> thank you president peskin we'll take that. >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted madam clerk can you please read item 125 ports for closure housing preservation.

>> supervisor preston unfortunately, on friday governor gavin newsom chosen deeper cuts to the prevention program in $500,000 in - but in january governor gavin newsom proposed budget specified 200 plus million dollars for the resolution to preserve the 200 and $37 million for this and may revised issue on friday maybe the worse reduction now proposing to completing eliminate the funds for the program and i'll not do that again but say this program for acquisition of properties are at risk helps to preserve homes and keep them out of the hand of

speculators and 200 and $37 million to religious the intervention provides crucial support including support for the local efforts i know this board supports and the small place acquisition a funding for that. we can't afford cuts to those programs and the resolution urge the legislature to restore those funds in the budget process i want to say a lot of talk what that means to be pro affordable housing by talk it cheap and said repeatedly at last reverend cecil our mandate to walk the talk and that is stated before every speaker to celebration. which was incredible of reverend

williams walk the talk, walk the talk. and i asked any reader that talks about affordable housing not to be - i have and circulated an amendment updated to this governors latest action on the page 1 described by president peskin without objection and as possibly. >> same house, same call. the resolution is adopted madam clerk read the in memoriam. >> today is meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following on behalf of the of supervisor stefani my marlin and. >> on behalf of the president peskin for the last many barbara

solomon and on behalf of the president peskin and commissioner walton for rebecca on the on behalf of president peskin for late chin. we are. >> neighborhood in san francisco

are also diverse and fascist as the people that inhabitable them we're in north beach about supervisor peskin will give us a tour and introduce is to what think of i i his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach

fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are

local and living up the hill come and meet with each other just the way the united states been since 1956 opposed by the grandfather a big people person people had people coming since the day we opened. >> it is of is first place on the west that that exposito 6 years ago but anyone was doing that starbuck's exists and it created a really welcoming pot. it is truly a legacy business but more importantly it really at the take care of their community my father from it was formally italy a fisherman and that town very rich in culture and music was a big part of it guitars and sank and combart in the evening that tradition they brought this

to the cafe so many characters around here everything has incredible stories by famous folks last week the cafe that paul carr tennessee take care from the jefferson starship hung out the cafe are the famous poet lawrence william getty and jack herb man go hung out. >> they work worked at a play with the god fathers and photos he had his typewriter i wish i were here back there it there's a lot of moving parts the meeting spot rich in culture and artists and musicians epic people would talk with you and you'd

>> thank you all for being here with us today. and obviously a special thank you for wells fargo for hosting us here at 33 market street. good to be in downtown san francisco. i'm simon, the exective director of san francisco new deal a non profit launched at the start of the pandemic and our work strengthens neighborhoods city wide making it easier for small business owners under resourced small business owner ered to succeed and glad tb out in small business week and celebrating all the small businesses in san francisco. today we'll share many celebratory moments but proud to share one for sf new deal. last