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[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Good afternoon. Welcome to the 05/06/2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, mister president. Supervisor Chan. Chan present. Supervisor Chen. Chen present. Supervisor Dorsey? Present. Dorsey present. Supervisor Angadio? Present. Angadio present. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder present. Supervisor Mahmoud?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Present.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mendelmann present. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar present. Supervisor Sauter? Sauter present. Supervisor Sheryl? Present. Cheryl present. And supervisor Walton? Present. Walton present. Mister president, all members are present.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance? On behalf of the board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFgovTV and today, particularly Jaime Eshevery, who recur record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, mister president. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you to attend this meeting in the board's legislative chamber within City Hall on the 2nd Floor in Room 250, or you may watch the proceeding on SFGOV TV's channel 26 or view the livestream at www.sfgovtv.org. You are able to submit public comment by email. Just send it to bos@sfgov.org or address an envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Doctor Carlton B, Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. To make a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disability Act or to request language assistance, please contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling (415) 554-5184. Thank you, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Let's go to our consent agenda, items one through seven.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items one through seven are on consent. These items are considered to be considered to be routine. If a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Colleagues, does anyone want to sever anything from the consent agenda? I don't see anyone. So madam clerk, please call the roll on the consent agenda.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On items one through seven, supervisor Engadio. Aye. Engadio, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor McMood. Machmud, I. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelmann, I. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, I. Supervisor, Sauter? Aye. Sauter, I. Supervisor, Cheryl? Aye. Cheryl, I. Supervisor, Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chen, aye. And supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, let's go to our regular agenda, new business, item number eight.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item eight, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to remove the authorization for certain cash revolving funds for the controller, the ethics commission, the department of police accountability, the planning department, the public defender, and for the department of public health, the community mental health services, vocational rehabilitation, and the Laguna Honda, and for the Public Utilities Commission for the Hetch Hetchy project, and the water department. This ordinance also reduces the maximum amount of cash revolving fund for the Human Services Agency, the treasurer tax collector, and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. This ordinance increases the maximum amount of cash revolving fund for the Public Utilities Commission and authorizes additional revolving funds for the Public Utilities Consumer Recreation and park department, and the department of elections.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Colleagues, seeing no one on the roster, let's take this item, same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, please call items nine and ten together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items nine and ten are two resolutions that approve contract amendments for the Department of Public Health and with two contractors to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment services to extend the term by three years from 06/30/2025 for a total term of 07/01/2018 through 06/30/2028. Item nine approves the fourth amendment to the agreement with Community Forward SF, a $19,700,000 contract increase for a new amount of 42,000,000. And item 10 approves the second amendment to HealthRight three sixty, that agreement, and authorizes a one 141,400,000.0 for a new total amount of 305,400,000.0.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And I think we can take these items, same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 11.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 11 is a resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend an in kind gift of food, supplies, and other in kind items in the amount of approximately 284,000 from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation in support of food pharmacies at the Department of Public Health Clinics, July 2023 through 06/30/2024.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Let's take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call items twelve and thirteen together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items twelve and thirteen are two resolutions that approve a grant agreement and an amendment to a separate grant agreement for the Department of Disability and Aging Services with Homebridge Inc for the provision of contract mode in home supportive services. For item 12, this is a four this is a term of four years from 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2029, $39,600,000 increase, from 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026, with additional amounts for subsequent years to be requested in the 2026. And item 13, this approves the first amendment to increase the amount by approximately 2,400,000.0 for a new total amount of approximately 144,680,000.00 with no changes to the term of five years from 07/01/2020 through 06/30/2025.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We'll take these items, same house, same call. Without objection, these resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call items fourteen and fifteen together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items fourteen and fifteen are two resolutions that are approved and authorized to grant agreement amendments for the Public Utilities Commission. Item 14 executes the third amendment to a contract for engineering services for South Ocean Beach coastal erosion and wastewater infrastructure protection with Moffett and Nichols AGS joint venture to increase the contract amount by 7,000,000 for a new amount of 12,750,000.00 and to increase the contract duration by six years for a new duration of approximately fifteen years, September 2638 through 09/25/2033 to continue providing engineering design and support services for the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project. And for item 15, this resolution executes the first amendment to a contract for engineering services for transmission pipelines with AECOM Technical Services Inc to increase the contract amount by 7,000,000 for a new contract amount of 14,000,000 with no change to the contract duration to provide for additional engineering design and support services for the transmission pipeline capital improvement project to fund, funded by the water enterprise capital improvement program.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We can take these items, same house, same call, without objection. These resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call items sixteen and seventeen together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item sixteen and seventeen are two resolutions that approve two lease agreements for the airport commission. Item 16 approves the automated teller machine service b lease with Wells Fargo National Association for a three year term with one two year option to extend the term exercisable at the sole and absolute discretion of the airport commission with a minimum annual guarantee of 350,000 for the first year of the lease. And for item 17, this approves the automated teller machine service lease a with Bank of America National Association for a three year term with one two year option to extend, again, at the sole and absolute discretion of the airport commission and a minimum annual guarantee of 250,000 for the first year of the lease.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And we can take, these items, same house, same call, without objection. These resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 18.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 18. This is a resolution to acknowledge requirements for the 2024 grant application to the state of California Energy Commission charging infrastructure for government fleets for an approximate $5,000,000 grant.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Let's take this. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 19.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 19. This is a resolution to approve the first amendment between the Office of Contract Administration and InterVision Systems, LLC for the purchase of networking equipment, software, and hardware software support manufactured by Juniper Networks, Inc. To increase the contract amount by approximately 34,000,000 for a total amount of 74,000,000 with no change to the contract term through 01/31/2027.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And again, same house, same call. Without objection, this resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call items 20 through 24 together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items 20 through 24. We'll start with items 20 through 22, which are three resolutions that authorize the m o the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development to execute three standard agreements with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the HCD, under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program. Item 20 is the standard agreement for approximately 29,500,000.0. It's a total award to include 19,600,000.0 disbursed by the MOHCD as a loan to the Balboa Lee Avenue LP for 100% affordable housing. This is a project at 11 Frida Kahlo, also identified as the Balboa Reservoir, Building E, and $9,900,000 to be disbursed as a grant to the city for public transportation improvements near the project for the duration through 11/30/2042, and to authorize the MOHCD to accept and expend $9,900,000 in a grant for transportation, streetscape, and pedestrian improvements, and other transit oriented programming and improvement. Item 21, this standard agreement is for a total award of $45,700,000 to include $33,000,000 disbursed by HCD as a loan to the Balboa Gateway LP, again, for 100% affordable housing at the Frida Kahlo Way project, and approved 12,700,000 to be disbursed as a grant to the city for public transportation and improvements near the project for the duration through 11/30/2043 and to authorize the MOHCD to accept and expend the grant of up to approximately 12,700,000.0 for transportation, street scrapes streetscape and pedestrian improvements and other transit oriented programming and improvements. And item 22, this standard agreement, under the infill infrastructure grant program is for an approximate $20,000,000 award disbursed by HCD as a grant to the city for infrastructure improvements related to property located at the Balboa Reservoir Building E and Balboa Reservoir Building A for 100% affordable housing projects, and for the period starting on the execution date of the standard agreement to 06/30/2030, as amended. And for items twenty three and twenty four, to approve and authorize the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to execute a joint application with the following entities, to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Homekey Plus grant. For item 23, authorizing a joint application with the eight thirty five Turk Street LLC for the Homekey grant to fund the property located at 835 Turk Street in a total amount of approximately 18,000,000. And for item 24, authorizing a joint application with the ten thirty five Vets LLC for the property located at 1035 Venice Avenue in a total amount of 37,500,000.0. And for both twenty three and twenty four, the maximum award amount allowed under the NOFA, the notice of funding availability, whichever is greater.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Melgar.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: Thank you, president Middleman. I just wanted to express my gratitude, to, chair Chan and the members of the budget committee for scheduling and approval, of items 20 through 22, to the staff at OEWD for being creative and flexible, in, making sure that this project could go forward. This is 17 acres of asphalt that will be turned into a new neighborhood. The most, impactful development project we've had in District 7 in decades. And so I am really grateful for all the work that it has taken to get us this far. We're gonna be breaking ground this year. And, again, thank you to my colleagues, and thank you to the mayor's office for pushing this forward. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And let's take these items. Same house, same call without objection. These resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 25.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 25 was referred without recommendation from the budget and appropriations committee. This is an ordinance to appropriate approximately 5,400,000.0 from the general reserve and 311,000 of, boarding of prisoners revenue and to deappropriate 86,300,000.0 from salaries, mandatory fringe benefits of vehicles, programmatic projects, capital renewal projects, and building and structure improvement projects, and appropriate approximately 61,000,000 to overtime in the police department and 30,000,000 to overtime in the sheriff's department to support the department's projected increases in overtime and approximately 1,000,000 to building and structure improvement projects and building repair in the sheriff's department.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much, president Mandelmann. Colleagues, as you know, we held a hearing on police overtime at last week's budget and appropriations committee meeting last Wednesday. I had a couple of follow-up questions for the Department of Human Resources that I did not get a chance to ask. And so I wanted to bring up, artist Graham from DHR. And thank you so much for for being here this afternoon. But one of my question is because I believe that it was represented by chief Lazar at last Wednesday's hearing that they received permission from DHR or support from DHR not to enforce the 10 b overtime section of the MOU. Is that true?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: I'm not aware of that, supervisor.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: So do we know who may be aware of it in in the department?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: I can certainly ask in the department and get back to you, but I'm not aware of it.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Can we can we come back to this item? Because I asked you to ask for Director Eisen and somebody who I knew would be able to answer the question.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Does anyone object to coming back to this? Okay. So we will we will see if we can get an answer to supervisor Walton's question, and we will come back to item 25 later.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Madam clerk, can you please call item 26?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 26, this is an ordinance to amend the planning code and the zoning map to establish the Alexandria Theater Special Use District at the Northwest corner of Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue to allow a density bonus and modifications to existing zoning controls for a residential project in the special use district, subject to specified conditions and to affirm the CEQA determination and to make the appropriate findings.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chien.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann, colleagues. This project really has been a long time coming for the Richmond. There was, many different version and vision, for this space. So first, I wanna thank, the planning staff, Tina Tam and Shannon Ferguson, for their work on this item. I wanna thank, San Francisco Heritage for their partnership, in guiding us through this process. And and, of course, I also want to thank the community that has been so patient, for us to, as we continue to move this project forward, to where we're at today. And thank you, Chair Malgar and the land use committee for sending this item to full board with recommendation. Colleagues, this project shows that when our community demands respect and love for our neighborhood, we can work together to bring forward a project that delivers for the community. And I'm pleased that the developer of Alexandra Theater, mister York Lee, and his team responded, and is ready to move forward with respect, this you know, for our community as well. And they're delivering much needed family housing for the Richmond. This project, now also in the in the form of the special use district before you today as a legislation, will allow up to eight stories, structure, seven five 75 units of two to three bedrooms of housing with 12% on-site affordable housing and ground floor commercial space. This project, though, will also show us the way that we can build housing while preserving our history. You will see that the facade of Alexandra Theatre will remain, to with the blaze signed and the marquee, and interior with the murals and the chandelier. And truly a significant piece of the history for Alexandra Theatre. So I cannot wait to welcome families moving into this space, and I really hope to have your support, for this project and this legislation. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Congratulations, supervisor Chan. Let's take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, can you please call items twenty seven and twenty eight together?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item twenty seven and twenty eight are two resolutions initiating landmark designations under article 10 of the planning code. For item 27, this is for the Chula Abbey early residential historic district. And for item 28, this is for the Alert Alley early residential historic district.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Let's take these items. Same house, same call. Without objection, these resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 29.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 29, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to establish the long term remission of substance use disorders for individuals as the primary goal of the city's substance use disorder treatment policy.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Great. Thank you, president Mandelmann. I colleagues, I first wanna express my gratitude to everyone who, engaged on the Recovery First legislation, which despite the brevity of its one sentence operative provision, became something of a flashpoint in our drug policy debate. In the end, I think that debate was truly helpful. It was enlightening and important, and I think, especially as we continue the drug policy conversation around a four pillars framework, meaning prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and enforcement, I know that supervisor Fielder will be hosting a hearing on four pillars next week. This is a strategy that European cities, especially our sister city Zurich, Switzerland, have pursued with some success. I think there's this is a framework for real progress, and I'm looking forward to it. I'd like to think that the conversation around Recovery First teed that up well. For the Recovery First legislation, I am especially grateful to the San Francisco Marin Medical Society for proposing language that would enshrine living a self directed and healthy life, free from illicit drug use as the primary goal of our city's policy for those with substance use disorders. I know some disagreement remains on both sides, actually. The medical society, for example, preferred the medical term remission rather than recovery. To me, what matters most, in fact, all that matters, is that we have an illicit drug free goal as our public policy North Star. My gratitude to my cosponsors, President Mandelmann and, Supervisors Mahmoud, Cheryl, Melgar, and Gardeo, and Sauter to the supervisors, I have spoken to about it, including, Supervisor Fielder and Walton, and other, Supervisor Chan and others. I want to say thanks, as well, to, some organizations who expressed their support for this. San Francisco Firefighters Local seven ninety eight, Teamsters Local six sixty five, Laborers Local two sixty, the San Francisco Police Officers Association, Foundation for Drug Policy Solution, United Players, Brothers Against Drug Deaths, Drug Free Sidewalks, and many others. There are too many people to thank from the recovery community, so I won't start listing, those folks. But there are some medical professionals who really deserve gratitude for their input, especially doctor Keith Humphreys, doctor Stan Glantz, doctor John Ma, doctor Anthony DiGiorgio, and doctor Lawrence Weiner. Perhaps especially from the medical society, doctor Haven Oh, who chairs the San Francisco Marin Medical Society's Advocacy and Policy Committee, and doctor Jason Naugh, the medical society's president. In the end, this legislation would accomplish what I hoped it would, to align our civic aspiration with what any of us would wish for a loved one struggling with drug addiction, a self directed and healthy life free from illicit drug use. I hope it can earn your support today. Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Thanks, president. I wanna thank supervisor Dorsey for, all of his work in bringing forward this much needed policy conversation, and for engaging me on on some amendments I had proposed. I also want to thank the social workers, the street outreach workers, medical professionals who advocated for a more expansive and inclusive definition of recovery, and a substance use disorder policy that affirms the dignity and potential of every single person struggling with addiction. I especially also wanna thank SF Marin Medical Society, who advocated for definitions of recovery and remission that align with definitions widely recognized in the medical profession and reaffirms the city's commitment to meeting the drug crisis with urgency. I also wanna reiterate that as we prioritize connecting individuals who struggle with addiction to treatment programs, we also have to continue to affirm that the prevention and reversal of fatal drug overdoses remains a core tenant of our city's work on addressing this overdose crisis. We're now on track to reach our second highest number of overdose deaths ever. Factions of the city wanna present a false choice between harm reduction and treatment when both are sorely needed in this moment. And I look forward to continuing working with supervisor Dorsey as as one of the cosponsors to the hearing on the four pillars model. The moment demands all of us to come together to achieve a steep and lasting decline in overdose deaths and the long term remission of substance use disorders in San Francisco. So I will be voting in support of this ordinance.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, supervisor. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On item 29, supervisor Engadio? Engadio, I. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, I. Supervisor Mahmut? Mahmut, I. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelmann, I. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, I. Supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton?

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chen, aye. And supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, I. There are 11 eyes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, please call item 30.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 30, this is a resolution to determine that the person to person, premise to premise transfer of a type 48 on sale general beer wine and distilled spirits liquor license to Far East Cafe Inc doing business as Far East Cafe Social Club located at 627 Grant Avenue, will serve the public convenience of the city, and to request that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We can take this. Same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 31.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 31. This is a motion to reappoint Andrea Marmot Crawford to the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee, term expiring 11/21/2026.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We can take this, same house, same call without objection. The motion is approved. Madam clerk, please call item 32.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 32, this is a motion to appoint Charles Lavery, residency requirement waived for an indefinite term to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We can take this. Same house, same call without objection. The motion is approved. And madam clerk, please call item 33.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 33. This is a motion to approve the mayor's nomination for the reappointment of Mike Chen to the Municipal Transportation Agency

[Richard S. D. Peterson, Public Commenter]: board

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: of directors, term ending 03/01/2029.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection. The motion is approved.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: And

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: in ten seconds, we can go to our 02:30 special order.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: I think. Maybe. The special order at 02:30PM today is the recognition of commendations for meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

[Paulette Brown, Public Commenter (mother of homicide victim Aubrey Abrakasa)]: There we go.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Very well done, madam clerk. And we will start today with district two, supervisor Cheryl.

[Stephen Sherill, Supervisor (District 2)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann and colleagues. Today, I'm here to commend Kopiko Coffey. If you'd please join me up here.

[Brad Russi, Deputy City Attorney]: I'm really excited

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: to see you.

[Stephen Sherill, Supervisor (District 2)]: So Kopiko Coffee, very proud. As part of our celebration of twenty twenty five Small Business Week and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month here in the city and county of San Francisco. Located at 1443 A Lombard Street in our Marina District, Kopiko is San Francisco's first Indonesian coffee shop, bringing the warmth, hospitality, and flavors of Indonesia to the heart of our city. Kopiku was cofounded by Adi Youssef, Amanda Chinitra, Ben Eng, and Vanessa Graciela, who have built a space that goes beyond coffee. It's really a community hub rooted in culture, tradition, and connection. And with the support of city programs through the Office of Small Business, Kopiko was able to open its doors in 2023. They received assistance with permitting, participated in the first year freak program, and secured funding for accessibility improvements. Bineca Coffee is their other business venture that supplies the coffee, that also I make at home in the mornings too, where their other cofounder, Brian Thionardo, is currently in Indonesia finding the right coffee beans. But from your pandan lattes to nastar, which is my personal favorite, which is pineapple shortbread, everything on their menu brings their dedication to quality and craft right to the fore. But beyond their product, what makes Kopiko stand out to me is your commitment to the small scale sourcing from Indonesian farmers. Your values of sustainability and representation. I'm so grateful to you three. The Kopiko team has chosen the marina as home from their their small business. You've really added something meaningful to the neighborhood and to our entire small business community. In honoring Kopiko today, we celebrate not only their entrepreneurial spirit, but also the rich cultural contributions of the Indonesian and broader small business and AAPI community here in San Francisco. Adi, Amanda, Ben, congratulations again. And I'd like you to invite you to the podium where you already are to say a few words.

[Adi Youssef, Kopiko cofounder (Public Honoree)]: Thank you. Thank you so much. I haven't seen all of you at my coffee shops. Mhmm. So yeah. Okay. Twice? So, now that someday, hopefully, I can open in other districts. Sorry. Nothing personal, but it's too close if it's on a district.

[Stephen Sherill, Supervisor (District 2)]: Feel free to open a second location in ours. That's great.

[Adi Youssef, Kopiko cofounder (Public Honoree)]: So, please come, and check us out. We are so humble, and, thank you for, giving us this opportunity. But, TriNet nation coffee is great. I know there's a 32% looming, but, hey, this business can only to me, only happen in San Francisco. That's why I love this city, and we got all the support that so far that we need from the city. So thank you. Thank you so much. The Nasdar is from Yeah. My my mom actually personally made the the pineapple shortbread. So with her expertise in baking, we we wanna keep pushing, like, Indonesian snacks and goodies to San Francisco community. Thank you. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Next up, district three supervisor, Sauter.

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: Alright. I would like to please ask Lily Lo and Clive Lee of Bea Chinatown, Myron Lee, Laura Lee of Culture Light Printing, and Jonathan Seate of Chinatown Volunteer Coalition to come up here to the podium. It is my honor to recognize these individuals today in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Small Business Week. I want to specifically honor a beloved Chinatown leader, Lily Lo, or as the community calls her, Auntie Lily. Her organization, Bea Chinatown, provides bilingual services to small businesses in Chinatown. Whenever a small business has a need or a concern, Auntie Lily is there. And she also runs a little thing you might have heard of. It's the Chinatown night market, and it was just named the best night market in the entire country by USA Today.

[Lily Lo, Be A Chinatown (Public Honoree)]: Yay.

[Mr. Rahman, Public Commenter]: And We did it.

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: And I know that many of us have visited this, monthly Chinatown night night market, and we've seen the best of San Francisco and Chinatown on display at that night market. But what some of us may not have seen is everything that happens before and after that night market. And that is where all of the hard work is put in. And hours and hours the night before, these night markets, this entire team is out there setting up into the wee hours. The the morning after, this team is out there breaking down the tables, breaking down the tents. Whenever I go, I can't even talk to Auntie Lily because she's running around. She's helping carry boxes, carry trash out. Whatever it whatever needs to get taken care of, Auntie Lily takes care of it. And, you know, it's really a coalition of community members that make this possible. And it's a recipe, a recipe for a very successful Chinatown night market, which has included Chinatown's favorite promoter, Myron Lee, has included print and marketing expertise from Laura Lee of Culture Light Printing. And really, I think importantly and critically, the involvement, the support of the younger generation and of the volunteers, and that's led by Jonathan of the Chinatown Volunteer Coalition. So I am very excited that you're all here today. It is perfect timing coming off of that honor and also perfect timing as we celebrate the return of this momentous event this Friday night in Chinatown, Friday, May 9. I expect to see you all there. And I wanna appreciate all of your work on this event and all your services all year round. And with that, auntie Lily, I wanna ask if you might share a few words.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: But hold up because supervisor Chen, would like to add to the, accolades.

[Chayanne Chen, Supervisor (District 11)]: Thank thank you, supervisor Danny. I I definitely want to say thank you. I got to know auntie Lily, during COVID, why everyone is so scared of going out and supporting the neighborhood, supporting a small business. Auntie Lily is up in the morning, stay until, you know, the the skies start, up and down, walking and making sure Chinatown our Chinatown communities gets what they need, and our merchants continue to get the support they need. You're brave. You are visionary. You are very dedicated. I I appreciate you. I appreciate your leadership, and I appreciate your, also continue to uplifting, more younger generation and supporting Chinatown. Thank you. Thank you.

[Lily Lo, Be A Chinatown (Public Honoree)]: Thank you, supervisor. Of course, you know, thank you for, you know, all of us who've been here. And, I'm very humbled to accept this award. Of course, this award is not only for myself, so this award is good for all of AAPI community. And at this time, I also would like to take the time to thanks all the volunteer, then my backbone, and Asian Coalition, and this is my family members who have become my family. So without them, I don't think, you know, it's gonna be possible. Of course, you know, the lottery Chinatown really, you know, they are retired. They really support it. And we gotta continue to work hard, especially Chinatown, especially Asian community who, behind with technology. They're the one who need a lot of assistance. So, of course, these are the, you know, my volunteer who work who have a full time job, who willing to spend a lot of time, you know, hand on with, you know, a lot of the small business. Thank you. So I'm gonna turn around to any one of these.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Okay. Okay.

[Jonathan Seate, Chinatown Volunteer Coalition (Public Honoree)]: Thanks, Aunt Louis. Yeah. Just really proud and to be part of this. You know, Chinatown Eye Market has just grown so much from one block to now five blocks to seven blocks, now earning the number one spot in the whole country, on USA Today. I'm just really proud that, you know, us we're we're doing this as a volunteer basis with limited resources, and it's just great, to see, like, the fruits of our effort being recognized, especially the fact, you know, like, the rotary brings in senior members. I bring in a a new younger generation of, Asian American adults. And this is great to see that we're all able to work together to make this happen. So I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Friday. Right?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Okay. And last but not least, from District 8, come on up, Terry Aston Bennett. Colleagues, today I am so pleased to be able to present a special commendation to Terry Aston Bennett, native San Franciscan, fifth generation Castro business owner, lifelong neighborhood champion, and as of last month, twice retired president of the Castro merchants. Terry's great grandfather, Hilario de Baca, founded Cliffs in 1936. Back then, the store sold magazines, cigars, sewing supplies, greeting cards, and candy. Today, Cliffs stocks power drills, Lego toys, kitchen supplies, home goods, wigs, and glitter. To be sure, Cliffs is there to meet everyday neighborhood needs. Their unofficial motto is, if we don't have it, you don't need it. Terry says, the community takes care of us, we take care of the community, and we carry what the community needs. When COVID forced everyone indoors, the store responded with stay at home decorations, cookware, and puzzles to brighten the cooped up lives of customers. But Cliffs is also quite self consciously a delightful mirror of the quirky, sparkly, fabulous character of America's preeminent gayborhood. The Castro would simply not be the Castro without Cliffs. Though Terry was born into the Cliffs clan, it was not inevitable that she would someday run it. In 1998, her parents weighed a lucrative offer for the building from a pharmacy chain and thought, seriously about closing. Terry, who was thinking about getting a teaching credential, considered it long and hard and made her choice. She wanted to keep Cliffs open and agreed to be the NextGen manager. She got more involved in the community and was elected president of the Castro Merchants Association in 2017. In 2023, when the organization again found itself in need of new leadership, she stepped up reluctantly, to lead it through the last two years. She recently passed the torch on to a new president after another successful and productive term. The Castro and its businesses have had more than their fair share of challenges through COVID and the post COVID era, but Terry has provided steady leadership through difficult times. I am grateful for her wise counsel, her BS free approach, and her abundant kindness. Post presidency, she will, I know, remain active in the merchants and in the Castro, though now maybe with a bit more time for her family and extracurriculars like serving as a volunteer roadie on the AIDS life cycle to support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Terry, we love you to pieces, and the floor is yours.

[Terry Aston Bennett, Public Honoree]: Thank you so much. I mean, as I've told you all before, I don't do this for accolades. I do it because I love my community, And we all have choices to make. And when we see our community suffering, we can stand up and we can help them, or we can watch it crumble. And I refuse to watch our community crumble ever. I love this city. I love my community. And I feel like my community loves me in return. And the relationship that we have with the supervisor's office and the mayor's office and all of you makes it possible for us to do a really hard job. And I don't know what the future of CLIFS holds because in reality, I couldn't wish retail on my children right now. But I I I hope that, you know I'm gonna live to be, like, a 150 anyway, so it's okay. But thank you all so much.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. So I believe that we may be ready to get back to item 25. DHR? Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you, president Madelmann. And I'll just repeat the question. And thank you for being here, mister Graham. I believe it was represented at last week's hearing by chief Lazar that they received permission or support from DHR not to enforce the 10 b overtime section of the MOU. Is that true?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: During the COVID emergency, pandemic emergency, we met with the department. And we

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: COVID wasn't in the last fiscal year. I just wanna make sure we we know that.

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: Yeah. I'm I'm not referring to the what happened in the last fiscal year. We met with the department, and we tried to not limit any tools in their toolbox in order to do what they needed to do, and that included the language around the 10 b. But that was during the COVID emergency, but it not been in the last fiscal year.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: So it was not in regards to the last fiscal year?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: Not that our that not that we have any record of. No.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much. So police department took it upon themselves to suspend those provisions?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: I can't speak to that. I think, that's a a question for the chief to respond to.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much. Chief Lazaro on that question?

[Assistant Chief David Lazar, SFPD]: Good afternoon, president Mandelmann, members of the board of supervisors. Supervisor Walton, would you mind repeating your question, please?

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: So it was represented at last Wednesday's meeting that DHR gave the police department permission to not enforce 10 b overtime section of the MOU. We just heard from DHR that they gave you latitude during the pandemic. Obviously, we were not in the pandemic the last fiscal year. So my question was, then the police department just took it upon themselves to suspend the provisions of the MOU.

[Assistant Chief David Lazar, SFPD]: Really, what happened is we just never went back to the way that we had it. Once we once we talked with DHR in the 2021, we had a pandemic. We had officers who were sick. Retail theft was through the roof, was really high. And so as a result, we talked with them, and they gave us permission to suspend the rule having to do with calling in sick twice over a three month period. And we stayed with it all the way to this day, for the reasons that I've spoke about last week, trying to keep crime down, retail theft crime down, having officers available, and things like that. So it just never went back.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: So because of the reasons you gave, you feel it's okay to be able to operate in any manner that you feel?

[Assistant Chief David Lazar, SFPD]: No. That's not correct, and that misstates everything that I'm saying right now.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: I don't think it misstates because I just heard you say that you decided twenty twenty one conversations were also applicable to conversations for the last fiscal year. I don't wanna get in debate, but I just wanted to make sure I got clarity on what actually happened. Was it DHR, or was it the police department that allowed that to happen? And I think I got that clarity. Thank you.

[Assistant Chief David Lazar, SFPD]: And we stayed with it. Yes. Thank you.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: And, Artis, I do have another question. I'm sorry. Does the admin code cap every city employee at five hundred twenty hours? Yes. And then I know the department has the ability to raise the cap if it's a reason to demonstrate that you don't have enough people to perform duties. And did you raise that cap to two thousand hours for a police department per individual?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: That is not my understanding. My understanding is that it was raised to thousand hours.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: A thousand? Are you aware if we have officers getting more than a thousand hours?

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: That is my understanding. Yes.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: And if so, why would you raise the cap to a thousand and we know only 12% of officers are getting the overtime.

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: Why would we raise it to a thousand?

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Well, we know only 12% of officers are receiving the overtime. Like, there's 98% I mean, I'm sorry, 88% of the department not receiving overtime.

[Artis Graham, Department of Human Resources]: We get the requests from the various departments to extend the cap based on reasons such as in the in this case, short staffing, etcetera. It's up to the department to determine how overtime is allocated and for the, the members of the department to volunteer for overtime, etcetera.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, supervisor Walton. Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Yeah. Thank you, supervisor Walton, for these questions, and thank you for calling for the hearing, on the audit. You know, the the committee audit and the meeting last week was pretty illuminating for me. You know, we heard about potential abuses of the 10 b program in which private entities can hire SFPD officers. And we've heard continuously about our staffing crisis in SFPD when constituents are asking us where officers are in their neighborhoods. And yet, officers who should have been ineligible to work the 10 b program ended up working fifty one thousand hours for private entities. So I don't I don't know what to say to constituents when SFPD is constantly referring to the staffing shortage. And for me, that's a question of, where is the accountability? And I asked in the committee meeting last week, where is the accountability for abiding by and enforcing the MOU? And hearing from the city attorney that the POA can bring complaints, and this is negotiated between the SFPOA and DHR, that leads me to believe that it's this body that is responsible for holding SFPD accountable, for being efficient, effective, and transparent in how resources are allocated. And I was I think nothing exemplifies this concern more for me than officers calling out sick on the same day not all of them, but some of them calling out sick on the same day that they would then work ten b in the evening. And so I think SFPD is long overdue for accountability and stronger checks and balances, especially in overtime. And that's why I'll be voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chen.

[Chayanne Chen, Supervisor (District 11)]: I public safety is one of the top priority that I heard from my constituents in District 11. And I want to make sure that our police department is deploying our resources into local communities. And to respond to the needs of our local merchants, to help deter crimes and respond to threats to our public safety. But unfortunately, what we are seeing is exactly the opposite here. A department that has enabled a systematic pattern of officers offering their services as a private security for hire, often I think in in the downtown area as the expenses of showing up for our local communities. I know that this is not what San Franciscans signed up for when our board of supervisors approved the the budget for the department. And in this tough budget deficit years, we are facing we are facing down unprecedented budget cuts to critical fund line services. I am very sick to my stomach of being put in this position today for to patent the department for not having managed their problem more effectively. And I have serious concern about the mismanagement and oversights of our law enforcement overtime spending. The performance audit of police department overtime last year demonstrated that the department failed to manage the use of sick time, inflating our overtime costs. This was a mismanagement of funds, and it was dishonest accountability account dishonest accounting by the department, and it did not go towards serving our public interest and our all our public safety, and it drove public trust between the department and the public. SFPD has put us in a very terrible position, especially considering the massive deficit that we are facing today. But the money is already spent. These hours already work, and we have to pay for it. And I don't want to support this appropriation, but it feels like we are being put in a position to decide whether or not we are going to pay for our workers for the hours that they already paid for, they already worked for. And I don't want to see this money as taking from other essential direct services that we are at risk of losing. So I strongly urge the department to immediately prioritize in getting things in order and doing it fairs doing your fair share to help us close our budget deficit, not to inflate a problem in a way that compromises our ability to deliver, public safety in our neighborhoods. And I will and I will be looking into how we can legislate around this to prevent it from happening in the future. I believe that the department needs our direction from the board, and this is the best interest of our cities on its public safety issues. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Mahmoud.

[Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor (District 5)]: Colleagues, I wanted to thank you all for hosting the hearing, last week on the BLA report and for hosting this platform for a larger discussion of the police and sheriff overtime item at budget appropriations. I think, fundamentally, what we're seeing is that we have city departments like SFPD and sheriff, which do not build in enough funding for overtime and structurally run over budget. My understanding is that over the past year or two, the departments have implemented recommendations to improve those overtime costs. However, functionally, we are not seeing sustainable operations. I understand this issue will not be solved overnight, but the board and residents alike would like to see operations improve. Public safety is a priority for the communities of District 5, but we shouldn't build safe neighborhoods on the backs of burning out our officers and sheriff deputies or spending on overtime with hundreds of unfilled positions on the books. From what I see, my inclination would be to not support these continued practices as I'm sure many of my colleagues feel. However, in our discussions with respective departments, what this legislation failing would mean is failure would require the controller to freeze the police budget, would prevent non salary projects from moving forward, and prohibit PD bills from being paid. My understanding is that the control would then need to step in to develop a plan to stop additional police spending to pay for what's already been spent on overtime. In the entrance of maintaining our public safety operations and keeping residents safe, as a result, I will vote yes on a continuation of public safety services for our city. I do feel, however, strongly that we need to see significant improvement in operations and recruiting. I support supervisor Chan's efforts on or Chan's efforts on figuring out legislative mechanisms to ensure we don't encounter the same situation next year. I do wanna see further policy changes from these departments for measurable improvements with a focus on recruitment efforts to meet staffing threshold necessary to reduce overtime expenses in the coming fiscal years. I'm looking forward to seeing proposals from the SFPD on how they look to fundamentally solve this problem through recruiting so that we don't have to be asking for overtime increases every year. Because for the improved safety of residents and fiscal stewardship, I would like to see recruitment line items to demonstrate intent to progress this from this current situation. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, supervisor Mahmood. I think I might have dropped supervisor Sauter accidentally from the queue, so I think you may unless you took yourself off, I think you're ahead of supervisor Dorsey.

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: Thank you. I will I will take over. Okay. Colleagues, I think, clearly, we are faced with lousy options here today. On the one hand, we face a choice, which would send our police budget into a fiscal mess and essentially freeze the budget. On the other hand, it is clear that the department's practices themselves have been messy. And I hope I speak for for all of us when I say that wanting public safety and supporting public safety should not come at the expense of basic transparency, good bookkeeping, and public trust. Going forward, I expect more from everyone that's been involved in this. I would like to see overtime practices be clarified, funds to be used on more sustainable uses like hiring and recruitment, and most importantly, adding safeguards to minimize the chances of abuse in programs like this. And in our committees and in our legislation, I expect that we will all look to add those guardrails in the future so that this does not happen again. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. I will be supporting this item today. But I have as I have said, whenever a public safety overtime appropriation comes before me, I support this because the alternative is unthinkable. I'm not proud of this vote. I don't think a well run city should ever be in a situation that requires this much overtime from our public safety agencies. And one while I will agree that there should be more accountability for SFPD and its management and use of overtime, I also think we, as city policymakers, need to be accountable to prioritize getting to a fully staffed police department and also to achieve full staffing in our sheriff's office and in among nine one one dispatchers. In my view, this is a problem in public safety staffing that we cannot afford to not solve. There are many public safety challenges that we face today that we didn't see coming. Fentanyl, COVID nineteen, there are things that we had no idea we would be facing. But we have known for the better part of thirty years that a short staffing crisis was coming, that it was on the horizon, and that there was a disproportionately large generational cohort of police officers hired in the nineties who were approaching retirement age. And now, here we are as we're going off a retirement cliff, and we are facing a real crisis in public safety staffing. In police depart in the police department right now, we are at 75% staffing. So I will support this item, but I will also support and urge everybody to support efforts to get to a fully staffed police department and to full staffing in all of our public safety agencies. Thanks. Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much, president Mandelmann. I do have a question for the controller, because I I just want some clarity to make sure that officers who already worked overtime, this has nothing to do with them and no effect on them. Correct?

[Greg Wagner, City Controller]: Greg Wagner, city controller. The third president is president to supervisor Walton. That's correct. For hours that have all already been worked, payment has been made via payroll.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you. I just I just wanna say, like, we'll never have change with this department if we don't stop giving them a blank check. I've been through this is my seventh budget process. Seventh year, having the same appropriation come to this body. They weren't able to forecast in year one. They weren't able to forecast in year two. They weren't able to forecast in year three. They weren't able to forecast in year four. They weren't able to forecast in year five. They weren't able to forecast in year six. And now we're in year seven. All of our city departments, all of our non profits, we tell them that they need to give us a budget, present it, and stick to it. And we try to hold everybody accountable but this department. And I think it's inequitable. I think it it it demonstrates the fact that some people have opportunities that others don't. And if we do not, at some point, reject and force this department to stay within their means, like every other department, this will continue to be the case whether the department is fully staffed or not. Because we've heard that certain rules don't apply to them under their own interpretations. So, unfortunately, I cannot support this. Officers that did work overtime will be paid or have been paid. But this behavior will not change for this department if we continue to give them a blank check year after year after year.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. I I think and probably I do need, the controller Greg Wagner's help a little bit to kinda help us walk us through the the total of, the dollar amount that we're seeing here, actually closer to $100,000,000 And around $86,000,000 is really for the police department. And the remaining is really for the sheriff's department. And out of which, what is really concerning is really the general fund reserve dipping into the 5,700,000.0. So in a technical sense, and I think that the controller, Wagner, can actually help me, or maybe the the department can actually help me. What we're looking at here, though, is that we are within the department, the police department is shifting their spending and asking for the within their existing budget for this fiscal year. And they're shifting that spending, which is what we call a salary saving within the department. And we're shifting that into, overtime spending. Correct, police department?

[Catherine Maguire, Executive Director, Strategic Management Bureau (SFPD)]: Yeah. Good afternoon, supervisors. Catherine Maguire. Yes, supervisor, that is correct. It is a surplus transfer. But because of the requirements in admin code, we are required to come for the supplemental appropriation.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: And somebody, maybe is is the controller or somebody, explain the difference between general fund reserve and within the existing and departmental budget, and we're shifting the spending to pay salary.

[Greg Wagner, City Controller]: Greg Wagner, controller again. That essentially is the difference where on the police department side, there are appropriated funds appropriated to permanent salaries that are being shifted to a different use over time, and you're required under the admin code, to bring, that shift to the board of supervisors. On the general funds, side and in the sheriff's department, that same thing is also happening, but the total amount of overtime requested exceeds the the budgeted appropriation. And on that side, there's a request in this legislation to draw funds from the general fund reserve, to be able to meet the projected spending. So that is the 5,739,000 that would come from the general fund reserve, and that would need to be replenished under our adopted financial policies in the upcoming budgetary period.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: And if we do not approve this shift of $86,000,000 and and also for the sheriff, what will happen to and and while you have answered that, you know, the officer's been paid, what what will happen to the police department if we do not, if they do not receive this $86,000,000

[Greg Wagner, City Controller]: So a couple of things. We are late in the fiscal year, and a lot of the overtime expenditures have been accumulated. To the extent that we have the tools and the department has the budget, the controller's office would do things like go in and restrict spending on things like capital projects, other expenditures that are are not based on legal commitments. So we would do what we can to control expenditures. At this point in the year, realistically, we would not be able to restrict spending enough to, offset the accumulated and projected overtime.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Right. With the remaining, fiscal year to go, you will not be able to offset $86,000,000 Correct. Colleagues, it is difficult choices that we have in front of us. And I'm so appreciative of everybody, like, having this conversation. Because today is not a con like, today's conversation is really projecting of what the conversation to come in June, the decision that we all have to make collectively, first, of course, you know, for the budget and appropriation committee, and then to the full board. If we're really holding on to this conversation that we have today and commit to this conversation about accountability to our police department, it is about time for us to have that conversation through the budget process. That it is clear to us if there are wasteful spending and spending that are, like, not accounted for. At the same time, we have to make this decision to figure out, like, which senior program that we actually may end up have to cut, what youth services that we may have to see reduction, and then most importantly for security, and not to mention the challenges that we face collectively against the Trump administration potentially with more federal cuts. And it is a question that I I really appreciate, and you have no idea, that, you know, with this conversation, that full on display today, that there seems to be a commitment to hold not just the police department accountable, but I certainly hope that all city departments accountable for, be it overtime spending, but as well as any type of spending that come before us. You know, I I think I am preaching to the choir here that, you know, early on in this year that I have mentioned that choices are only going to get tougher, that at one point, that when we think about certain contracts that we want to approve, certain programs that we're gonna fund, but at the same time, we wanna prioritize public safety and clean and safe streets. These choices are coming, and they're coming really quickly. And I, and thank to board president Mendelmann, really working closely with the mayor and really having those tough conversations, like, right now, along with our labor partners. And and I certainly hope that the police department, as you have heard from my colleagues today, that, you know, I think it is time for us to all step up to the plate, and to figure out how to reduce wasteful spending well, eliminate wasteful spending, and to make it more cost effective. Colleagues, I I think it's a very tough choice. And I I I am not here to sway you to vote one way or another, because I do respect your choices today. However, while that is being said, I will be voting in support of this legislation or this overtime allocation, simply because the real the financial reality is that the city the police department will not, be able to offset this $86,000,000 of spending, one. Two is that in as we have talked about, is that the the very different from the 2023 when they come to this body for a $25,000,000 of police overtime. That was all on the general fund reserve, which means that they were, overspent by $25,000,000 of their budget. Today, that they're shifting their salary savings because of learned lessons from that time, that they're they are shifting the salary savings to the overtime spending. That does not mean that we can continue to to allow this part that's ongoing, without ringing in the spending in the upcoming, fiscal years, because we know that there gotta be some limits to the spending. And then, also, I I I just wanna flag too for the sheriff's department that they, in this fiscal year, actually overspent by $5,700,000 And I, too, expect the sheriff's department, in the upcoming fiscal year, to show us the math and accountability measures and protocols that they will be putting in place so that they're not gonna dip into the mid the midyear general fund reserve, and and spending outside of their budget. Not only that I expect them to spend within their budget, but, again, also to really have a holistic conversations and plan about their staffing. And with that, I I I understand, and I respect your choices today, colleagues. And, but I will be voting in support.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Thank you, president. Appreciate, a second go at it. I just have some questions for city attorney. Are there any limits on, you know, reporting regularly to the Board of Supervisors on overtime use or projections?

[Brad Russi, Deputy City Attorney]: Good afternoon, supervisors. Deputy studio attorney Brad Russi. I mean, are you, asking whether there are reporting requirements already, or whether the board could put in place reporting requirements on this subject?

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: I guess both. Are these subject to MOU provisions?

[Brad Russi, Deputy City Attorney]: The administrative code requires the board the the department to come to the board for a re appropriation in these circumstances, like is happening now. So that's part of the the code already. I'm not aware of there being any other reporting requirements, but I'm I'm not aware of all reporting requirements. But it is something that you could potentially impose or ask them to do.

[Chayanne Chen, Supervisor (District 11)]: Controller. Thank you.

[Greg Wagner, City Controller]: Thank you. Greg Wagner, controller. There is a requirement, for in our quarterly financial reports, we we do report on actual and projected overtime. So those are at the six and nine month reports, and we do an informal report at the three month mark, although we don't usually do a full three month report. So we we report on that basis, and we attempt to alert the mayor's office and the board of supervisors to any projected spending above budgeted overtime as early as we identify it.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Understood. Thank you so much.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. I I do wanted to highlight this, though, colleagues. There's a difference between the the policy approving overtime versus the money being spent. While there could be a report on how much overtime it's being spent and how it's being addressed, that does not report on whether the there's accountability on the actual overtime. So I run and also express my appreciation on the budget and legislative analyst report to actually dive deeper beyond just the number of the the the dollars that is being spent and and sources are funded is really a different conversation about policy and operations, and that there's a different whole different conversation about holding a city department accountable about how they actually spend the money. While you may have the money to spend on the overtime, that does not necessarily mean you should. And I think that is really the the conversation here today is how and whether they actually should spend all those money on over time. And so I I just wanted to say, just because we have a quarterly report, that does not mean we we shouldn't be asking for more information.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Madam clerk, please call the roll on this item.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On item 25, supervisor Engadio. Engadio, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, no. Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar?

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. Supervisor Sheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? No. Walton, no. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chin? Chen, aye. And supervisor, Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. There are nine ayes and two nos with supervisors Fielder and Walton voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: This ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, let's go to the first of our 3PM special orders.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: 34 through 37 comprise the special order at 3PM. This is a hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of public works dated 03/27/2025 to approve a tentative parcel map for a two lot subdivision and four new condominium unit project at 2 Through 4 Addison Street. Item 35 is the motion that approves the decision of public works and approves the tentative parcel map for the project and makes the appropriate findings. And item 36 is the motion to conditionally disapprove the decision and disapprove the the, tentative parcel map subject to the adoption of written findings. And item 37 is the motion to direct the preparation of findings to disprove disapprove the tentative parcel map.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Mhmm. So, colleagues, we have before us a hearing on the appeal of a tentative map for a project at, 2 To 4 Addison Street. The appellant has withdrawn her appeal. Although the matter is therefore no longer before us, out of an abundance of caution, we're still gonna act on the motions, and I'm gonna suggest that we approve item 35 and table items thirty six and thirty seven. But before we do that, we should take public comment. And if there are any members of the public who want to provide, public comment on the understanding that the appeal has been withdrawn, we are we they should do that. Madam Clerk.

[Nicole Miller, Appellant]: Good afternoon. Thank you, President Mandelmann, and thank you, members of the Board of Supervisors. My name is Nicole Miller, and I am the appellant that I and I've withdrawn the appeal. This is because the developer kindly, has measured back markers, and we have a better understanding of the boundary adjacent to our property. But I did wanna take this opportunity to express the challenge that these types of developments bring, since the state of California has enacted the important measures to improve and increase housing across the state. We have swung to another extreme where now the community really doesn't have, adequate communication, opportunities and open forums. And so we're left now with individual neighbors needing to call the planning department, needing to talk to our supervisors one on one, and I would just ask the board to consider this as we have more of these developments, the challenges that it may bring. And then lastly, I'm going to take a a moment of your time, to bring up something that I'll bring up with the planning department. Our neighbors have commented on the traffic in this area. And if I may pass you these handouts, or if it's easier, I can show them here.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: We'll we'll come pick it up from you, and you're welcome to show it as well for

[Nicole Miller, Appellant]: the public. So the property is shown in the the field that's bare right here. This property's been undeveloped, you know, since San Francisco's been in place. And my home is the orange and purple home on the left hand side. And what you can see at the corner is, a light yellow house, and then you can see a bus stop. Well, that corner doesn't have a stop sign on Bemis as it turns up Addison. And this little street is used like the Indianapolis 500. It's quite, it's quite fast that cars drive. So when cars begin to exit out of the new developments, we are concerned, for the safety of the pedestrians. And I'll just ask you to look at the second picture.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Please finish your thought.

[Nicole Miller, Appellant]: The children there's so many children in this neighborhood. And so we'd like you to consider that these neighborhood meetings are important because they talk about more than just the building, but the neighborhood impact of buildings. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you. Any other members who'd like to address the board at this time? Starchild?

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Thank you, madam clerk. First, I had a question which is, why was there no public comment on the last item regarding appropriations for the law enforcement agencies?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: That happens in committee? Please proceed. I'll set your timer.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: So there'll be no time for that today

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: No.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Even though it was heard here?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: It happened in committee. Okay. Sir, I'll come around and speak to you. Let Starchild begin his two minutes.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Good afternoon. My name is Starchild. I'm chair of the Libertarian Party of San Francisco, l p s f dot o r g. It's our website. I am in favor, and I believe libertarians are generally in favor of strong property rights, which means if you own a piece of property, that should actually mean something. You should be able to build what you want there without jumping through a bunch of hoops. And it used to be like this. That's why a hundred years ago, even though San Francisco was much poorer than it is today, there was not thousands of homeless people on the streets like there are today. We have a homelessness crisis that continues year after year, decade after decade, for the last few decades, because the city government and other levels of government have made it so difficult and expensive and time consuming to get new housing built. And, things like this appeal being brought forward, while I understand and appreciate concerns, these things should be handled outside the court of law. You know, take it to your neighbors, try to work things out on a community basis. Don't criminalize people for using their own property to build housing. You know, you can see in the map that was put up on the screen a moment ago how much that is really infill. Like, there's no reason for that lot to be vacant. We need more housing. It should be allowed to build housing there. Please do everything you can to expedite this, and not make people jump through any more hoops to get it built. Let's get the homeless off our streets, have more housing. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comment. Next speaker, please. Welcome. Sir sir, may I ask the gentleman who was in line? Sir, did you wanna speak? Okay.

[Mr. Rahman, Public Commenter]: Wait a minute. Are you doing public comment?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: This is not general public comment. This is public comment on items as on items thirty five Thirty

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: four through 37.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: 34 through 37.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Welcome, sir.

[Aravind O’Neil, Project Sponsor (2–4 Addison St.)]: Good afternoon, board of supervisors. This is president Mandelmann. My name is Aravind O'Neil. I am the project sponsor for the project development ad for Addison and this lot split that's in front of you today. Particularly given the fact that the appellant has, withdrawn her appeal, we really feel that, we're following all the requirements and that this is a project, at least at this stage, which is in front of us here, is a lot split, which has been approved tentatively, and we're following all the correct procedures that are required. And should we be required to provide anything that is in the public realm, such as DPW requirements, we're gonna comply with all of those requirements when the time comes when we submit permits. And we will also, comply with any other requirements all the city agencies will require of us. We trust that you'll uphold the decision to grant this tentative approval, and we hope that, our neighbor, miss Miller, will be able to have a conversation with the with us in the proper forums outside of this, realm. So we're apologetic that we're wasting everybody's time here, which what seems like a frivolous situation here, but we are continue and remain to be open and are ready and willing to discuss this matter as we have been with miss Miller since we discovered this at the very outset. Thank you for your time.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comment. Any other members of the public like to address the board on '24 through '27? Welcome.

[Carrie Friedman, Public Commenter]: Hi. I'm Carrie Friedman. I live at 36 Bemis Street, and I I don't feel like this is frivolous. I am appreciative that this there's a form here. And do you wanna ask, because it wasn't clear as a neighbor, what forms there are for conversation, especially if new developers come in, to build condos next door and there's no neighborly conversation, and if we're not gonna have any more forums for public comment, I would like to understand what that process is. So maybe some of you could help us understand the new process processes for that? I know that's changed recently.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: So I'll have my staff come around and take your information, and we'll make sure the sponsor receives this information from you.

[Catherine Maguire, Executive Director, Strategic Management Bureau (SFPD)]: Okay. Okay.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you. Thank you for your comment. Alright, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Public comment is now closed. And seeing well, seeing that no other names are on the roster, item 34 has now been heard and is filed. I do wanna thank, miss Miller for, for withdrawing, for withdrawing this appeal. I think that the issues that she has raised are real, and I hope that, the project sponsor and she will be able to negotiate them in good faith. Probably a subdivision division appeal was gonna be a hard way to get those issues addressed, but, I wish I wish her well and hope that, everyone is able to work that out. If someone in District 8 has questions about development projects and wants to know what your rights are, feel free to get in touch with my office, Mandelman staff at sfgov dot org, or, and we'll try to answer questions for you. It looks like the Clerk's team is also out there to do that. May I have a motion to approve item number 35 and table items thirty six and thirty seven. Moved by Melgar, seconded by Walton. Madam clerk, please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On the motion to approve item 35 and table thirty six and thirty seven, supervisor and Guardio. In Guardio, I supervisor Fielder. Fielder, I supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, I supervisor Mandelmann?

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelmann, I supervisor Melgar? Melgar, I supervisor Sauter? Sauter, aye. Supervisor Sheryl? Sheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Jan, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chen, aye. And supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, I. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, item number 35 is approved, and items thirty six and thirty seven are tabled. Madam Clerk, let's go to our next 3PM special order item 38.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 38. This is a hearing of the board of supervisors convening a committee of the whole today, May 6, for the members to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the United States Department of Justice recommendations pertaining to reforms within the police department.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Supervisor Walton. Thank you so much, president Mandelmann. Colleagues, as you know, there have been many concerns that needed to be addressed between law enforcement and the community. The 272 Department of Justice recommendations for the San Francisco Police Department have led to some changes and improvements for the department. But, obviously, we still have some work to do to gain that trust and develop that better relationship between communities of color and law enforcement. Today's hearing is an update on where the department is in regard to those 272 recommendations. And so I would just say, thank you to chief Scott for being here. And I believe the show is yours.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Chief Scott.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Thank you, president Mandewin, and thank you, supervisor Walton. I'm gonna open it up with just a brief summary of the recommendation process. I know some of the board members weren't here when we started this process, but I'll open it up with a brief summary of where we've been and where we are. And then, the executive director McGuire will be here as well to talk about our plans for sustainability and to complete the remaining, recommendations, which are only nine recommendations out of the two seventy two that need to be finalized and completed. So our city stands today as one of the only major cities in the nation to have both successfully completed a federally outlined collaborative reform initiative, and simultaneously reduced crime across all major categories. According to the final report that was published this January, this past January, the department's reform efforts were achieved, and I quote this, without any compromise to public safety, end quote. And in fact, coincided with, again, quote, notable reductions in crime throughout the city. We were found to be in substantial compliance. And I just wanna give a brief summary of what that actually means and highlight the four key accomplishments that occurred during this, substantial compliance finding by the California Department of Justice. First of all, our achievement of compliance with the 272 recommendations was 96.7%. And that equates to two sixty three of the two seventy two. This was a major milestone for our department, particularly given what led up to that COVID and everything that resulted from the aftermath of the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis that really kind of could have set us back. But we kept pushing and kept focused on the implementation and completion of those recommendations. Reductions in use of force was a major milestone, and reductions in officer involved shootings also. Between between 2017 and 2023, overall uses of force incidents declined across all racial groups, with the steepest drop involving use of force declining against people in the category demographic of black or African American. The average number of officers involved shootings dropped by nearly 50% when compared to 2018 to 2023. And compared that to the prior period of 2011 through 2017. The next major milestone was sustained leadership and our unprecedented commitment. We dedicated five commanders full time to shepherd the reform effort in an extraordinary commitment of executive leadership that no other major law enforcement agency in the country has undertaken. And lastly, as I mentioned, crime reduction alongside these efforts to make the department better. While implementing one of the nation's most ambitious police reform efforts at that time, our police department has also reduced crime rates across all major categories. And we are really pleased with our ability to balance improvements and reform with results that really speak to our commitment to making our city a safer city and our department a better department. It took a lot of resilience. As I said, it took a lot of commitments. These were unprecedented times in policing, particularly after 2020 through 2023. And things, really, in terms of our staffing and many other issues in the department, were at a crisis level. But we did maintain our commitment and complete our obligation to complete our reform initiative. So with that, there are nine remaining recommendations, all of which are tied to a full launch of our performance appraisal and management dashboards slated for a department wide rollout in early twenty twenty six. And you'll have a slide here that you've already seen or that you'll see in a minute that outlines what those nine recommendations are. And in regard in regard to those particular recommendations, the aim is to harness and improve recommendations related to supervision, accountability, professional policing, and really hone in and take advantage of technology to better our data collection and our uses of data to make our department more efficient and more accountable. This is how we plan to continue to sustain the reform. And with the other two sixty three recommendations that we were found in substantial compliance, we actually have a plan to sustain and make sure that we don't slide backwards on those other two sixty three recommendations. So that is the overview. And I'm going to ask Director Maguire to come up and definitely open it up to additional comments and questions from the board.

[Catherine Maguire, Executive Director, Strategic Management Bureau (SFPD)]: Not sure. There we go. Hi. Good afternoon, supervisors. I'm Catherine Maguire. I'm the executive director of the strategic management bureau, who has been the coordinating bureau in the department for the implementation of reform efforts and reporting with our collaborative reform partners. As you can see, the nine recommend oh, well, in the presentations admitted and on the screen here, there are nine outstanding recommendations that, have to do with, performance appraisals and management dashboard to inform those performance appraisals. We are within a few months of launching our pilot on this program, and we'll be working with an internal working group to really hone and improve as we have launched that pilot and sort of demo and beta test, for lack of a better term, the the new system. So we are moving to an electronic based, performance appraisal system and the performance dashboard incorporated with that as well, or management dashboard. And I'm happy to take any questions that you all might have about these or other recommendations.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you, chief. And thank you, director McGuire. Obviously, the department has made some strides and definitely improved in several different ways. And so one, I just definitely want to acknowledge that I am still extremely concerned around the data in terms of bias around police stops. What what are we doing, you know, moving forward to address that?

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: It's a multifaceted approach. So beginning with, you know, policy changes, I don't know the exact percentage, but a large percentage of our department general orders have been updated to reflect modern policing, twenty first century policing. That includes our our general order on traffic stops. That includes our general order on bias itself and putting policies in place to really set the tone and infrastructure that we are going to take the disparities very, very seriously. With that, also, the management dashboard that Director Maguire just mentioned, when that comes online and it'll be piloted in the next couple of months it also gives our supervision and our management the ability to actually take snapshots of stops, stops conducted by officers to see if there are patterns that we need to address before these things snowball into, what we've seen in the past with, you know, huge disparities. We have made some improvements on the rate of disparities, as I mentioned a little while ago, on individuals, African American, black, in terms of that demographic. And that is, I I believe, because of our our policies. Our use of force policy, pointing at firearms have all been revised in the last, you know, six, seven years while with this reform initiative has happened, and we've seen continued declines in use of force. So traffic stops, disparities, in the in the in the stops themselves, disparities in the use of force, those things we believe will be addressed at least to the point where we can identify patterns and trends and then take action to address them with the data systems that are about to come online.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: And I see you've made some changes on officer evaluations. How often are officers evaluated?

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: They are evaluated by semi annually. Semi annually. And and we have a system called performance, basically, the performance improvement plan system also. So the actual evaluations are semi annually for line officers. But within that evaluation period, supervisors can implement performance improvement to address issues that where performance needs to be improved. And I did mention this earlier, but another tool that we use in terms of the question last question you asked is our early intervention system, which is also being revised and upgraded. I think we've talked about that before. The vendor is almost complete with that project. So that gives us another tool to look at the performance of our officers, look at trends, look at risk management issues, and address those before they become actual problems.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you, chief.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, chief. And thank you, director McGuire, for your work. Just trying to understand a little bit about, if there's still an ongoing implicit bias training that is within the police department. And if so, how how does that, training conducted? Is it on a rolling basis? Or when during the police academy, and then you update periodically, how does that implicit bias training work? And if it's working.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Both. Supervisor Chen, thank you for the question. It is there are modules in the Basic Academy where implicit bias and modules of training to address bias in general. And in our ongoing advanced officer training, which every officer has to do on a on a regular basis. You know, post peace officer standards and training requires twenty four hours of training to be ongoing, and you have to do that within a two year period. So our officers go to advanced officer training. Those same modules are a lot of those same modules are infused in the advanced officer training as well. So that training is ongoing. There's also even through post, there's online training that our that our officers have available to them. But it it is a ongoing it just doesn't stop when officers graduate the academy. And that's something that is ever evolving. We've done some other training outside of the post mandated training to address that. And we believe that that is effective training, and it'll get better as we work with academic partners, which we are, like Stanford University and some of our other research and academic partners, the Center for Policing Equities. And there are a couple more that escape me right now. But they actually give us policy recommendations and recommendations for the different types of trainings that we can do to keep this discussion and this this topic moving forward and evolving. So it is ongoing within member of the department.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you. And does implicit bias training also apply to not just the line officer, but your captain, sergeant, lieutenant, as well as commanders? Like, do everyone in rotation to say, not just our line officer in need of that implicit bias training, but everyone periodically also receive that?

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Yes. From chief of police through incoming recruits. And then we also have online training available, a company called BioSync. And basically, what that is is vignettes on different It's interactive where officers can go online and ongoing train on implicit bias and different types of scenarios. So that is something that we've been doing since 2020, and that's available for officers as well.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: And does it I'm not too sure exactly how it works. I I mean, we have it too, like, for for us. Does it does it have sort of this pass and fail results, and then you kinda send end up sending somebody to additional training. And and how does that work? Like, I'm just trying to understand, like I mean, we I I we all go through training from time to time, and sometimes we just sort of just checking the box. But I'm just trying to understand, like, what happened if there's a pass and fail or and if and if it does, and what happened if someone failed the the training?

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: I was

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: talking about jet training in general?

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Or Implicit bias.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Yeah. It's scenario based I say vignettes. And scenarios and officers have to basically identify what they're looking at. It's not a test that, you know, you failed, now you gotta go to some additional training. Basically, it's ongoing training, and it's reflective. You know? Whatever the scenario is, and and if the officer does the interactive training, the actual training tells you kind of what it is that it wants you to know about that particular scenario. So if you are able to identify what they're looking for, it'll let you know that. And if you're not, you know, it'll guide you to you need to consider these things. But it's not a test. We don't get results of tests or anything like that.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Here also said mentioned that you're you're now mandated quarterly meetings with the Department of Police accountability. Who who are you mandating to meet with them quarterly? Like, who's who's what is the topic of discussion? Sorry. I'm just looking at your slide, page 12, that indicated accountability and reporting. And you mentioned here, it says that you're you're mandated quarterly meetings with the Department of Police accountability. So I'm just trying to understand, like, who's meeting with the police accountability. And my assumption, of course, is separate and apart from when there's police officer required disciplinary action, and and this is different type of meeting. So I'm just trying to understand what does those quarterly meeting look like, who attend them, and what are usually the results from those quarterly meetings.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: So we have a a process now, and this has been within the the collaborative reform initiative that this was created, called a discipline review board. It's members of the Department of Police Accountability. Usually, the higher ranking members, the chief of staff usually attends that meeting, or their designee. The commanding officer of our risk management, there is a there's an assigned police commissioner there. And, basically, they take discipline cases where issues are identified that could be policy issues, training issues, and they we sit down with members of DPA and discuss those issues and try to come up with recommendations for solutions. That recommendation could be a policy change, a general order change, or training. And that is a quarterly quarterly meeting, and it's derived from discipline cases where those ident those those issues that are brought to this meeting are identified.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Thank you, president. Thank you so much to Scott for presenting these. I also commend you on your work to make sure that our department follows the Blue Ribbon Commission reports, and it implements all the all the reforms. I was wondering, because at the last budget and appropriations meeting, it also came to light from Assistant Chief Lazar that the department was contemplating shortening training. And I just wanna know if any of the proposed trainings in in this particular subject area are being proposed as being cut.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Yeah. No. The answer is that the shortening will shorten the amount of the basic academy training. But the ongoing plan is to bring the recruits back to do that training after they graduate from the academy. So we've looked around. Other departments have done that very successfully. Sacramento is one of them. And, basically, we'll get officers out in the field, but it is not gonna eliminate training. It'll just happen later. And oftentimes, our academy is, I believe, probably one of the, if not the longest, in the state. And the California Peace Officers Standards and Training, which sets the guidelines for all police training, there are minimums. And in actuality, I think if you just did the minimums, it's about four and a half months of training. Our academy was over seven months. So we believe that we can cut some of the things that we were doing that are SFPD centric, and move those to post academy graduation. But the training will still occur. So we're still in the process of timing of all that, but we do not plan to lower our training standards.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: I'm glad to hear that. Thank you so much.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you. Supervisor Chen.

[Chayanne Chen, Supervisor (District 11)]: Thank you, president. Thank you, chief scout. I've seen, in the report that we talked multiple pages that we talked about technologies. So can you explain a little bit how technology can help solve some of the, reform? And also, I have heard that in the budget appropriation, meeting that technology also holds accountability of, you know, the misuse of, basic leave. So all the 10 B programs. So can you explain a little bit more?

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Yeah. I'll open this up. And executive director McGuire, who actually oversees technology among the other functions she oversees. But just to open it up at a high level, there are management technologies like our timekeeping system, you know, HRMS. They're they're pretty antiquated, to be quite frank with you. And when those are upgraded, we believe that we might be able to better address some of the issues that were raised in the last session and that you just raised. There are also technologies. I just mentioned the early intervention system technology. The technology that we have is probably two decades old. It's, needs to be revised. And we've already begun that process. We have contractor, almost at the end of actually overhauling and and bringing a new system. The the new contractor is Benchmark Technologies. And it's a better integration of many of our data systems and our our streams of data. So the management dashboard that we're talking about would be tied into that, which would give us more ability to detect trends, address potential training issues, even some of the disparity questions that supervisor Walton mentioned. We believe we'll be better able to identify that, because these systems will bring everything together. Then there is the technology that are helping in terms of operations. One salient example of how this can be helpful for not only policing, but just better justice for the people that we serve, We've had a couple of scenarios where, by the use of drones, we were able to quickly determine that the person, in fact, that we had detained was not the person between the drones and the video surveillance camera technology was not, in fact, the person that committed the crime. And our belief and my belief is that that resulted in exonerating that person on the spot. So I mean, few examples. But that's really important that we become more efficient. We're able to solve crimes quicker, which, at the end of the day, that's a cost saving and an efficiency saving. We're closing more cases. We're solving more cases. And those technologies, those operational technologies, help in that regard. So I know that's high level. And I'm sure there's a lot more that Executive Director McGuire can talk about.

[Catherine Maguire, Executive Director, Strategic Management Bureau (SFPD)]: Yes. Supervisors, thank you for the question. To bring it back to reform a little bit, just because the and I'm actually going to go higher level for a second, which is the one of several there was a series of recommendations about us having a five year plan for technology, and we do have that for the management tech technology piece, sort of the management of the department. And so one you know, we two of the systems that the chief has mentioned, are well underway. One is just pretty much awaiting policy. The another is we're about to launch I'd mentioned it before. We're about to launch a pilot on or an early model of that system. And then, we are in the middle of the what would be the beginning of construction for the to draw an analogy, the for our large RMS system, our records management system, which would replace what we use for case management and records management, I e, incident reporting. And then which is the enterprise the big enterprise system in the department. And then beyond that is the HRMS system, the human resources management system, which would help us have a better, clearer, more real time picture of officer hours worked and compliance with policies as we set them in the system.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Alright.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Well, I wanna add my thanks and commendation, for your continued progress on the collaborative reform initiative. It's been a lot of work over a long time. But, I do think our department is far better for it. So thank you. And thank you, supervisor Walton, for keeping us focused on this and returning to it in full board committees of the whole. I think we can go to public comment.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Alright. Thank you, mister president.

[William 'Bill' Scott, Chief of Police (SFPD)]: Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: This is the opportunity, if you are here, to speak on the law enforcement practice and the update and findings and the recommendations. Now is your opportunity. Let's hear from our first speaker. We are setting the timer for two minutes. Mister Almond.

[Mr. Rahman, Public Commenter]: Thank you, supervisor Ralphie Amendment, president of the board of supervisors. I'm glad you're still here. They tried to well, I saw it. I'm glad you're

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mister Rahman, comments to the board as a whole. Yes, sir.

[Mr. Rahman, Public Commenter]: I want the Safeway to reopen at Geary, Fillmore, And Webster. And London Breed, Mayor London Breed said, tear it down and put housing and something else in its place. I say no. It's a Safeway that I went to. I have this walker. There's other people with walkers, wheelchairs, canes, and crutches. That Safeway must open once again. I will not take for no pronancer. Then at, Turk and Hyde, you need to help me, Angela. Urban what's the last

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Urban Alchemy.

[Mr. Rahman, Public Commenter]: Yeah. They're gonna the mayor's gonna cut them. I say no. No. No. No. But I wanna thank the women supervisors first, and then I recognize the gentleman after that. See what else. Oh, yes. The parking. When the media maids come, of course, they pay their ticket, But then they're gonna be towed. There needs to be either texting or emailing or both to let the the car before they're towed so they can move their car because that is out that is sick. And I have neighbors from out of the country. Their car has been towed twice. That is out of the question. You must fix it. So all other than that, you're doing a magnificent job. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you. Starchild, please hold your applause.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And just to be clear, this is public comment on the findings and practices, regarding law findings and recommendations regarding law enforcement practices.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Welcome. Hello.

[Carrie Friedman, Public Commenter]: So it's very interesting that this took five years to do. It was postponed since 2020. I don't know what was up with that. Glad it finally happened today. There was a lot of talk about taking seriously disparities and updating bias issues and stuff, and putting policies in place for oversight for SFPD. And I'm curious, how come there is not just as equal strong support for a strong independent police oversight commission? Shouldn't SFPD have supported Max when he was replaced prematurely? There was talk about implicit bias training. And from 2022 sorry, 2020 2012, Jesus, there was underreporting of Latino and Asian arrests by SFPD, Latinos being care or miscategorized as white, and Asians miscategorized as other. And then in 2023, that same headline popped up again where officers were misrepresenting race. One officer was caught doing that, but it was highly suggested other officers were also involved in that. So how does your implicit bias training actually work? Because from 2012 to 2023, it didn't. How are you gonna prove that your implicit bias training works or you don't have to do that? We also were talking about detecting trends, using drones to exonerate people, systems all coming together. I I know y'all are really, like, excited about a mass surveillance state, especially with Trump in charge and all that shit. But for the rest of us, this is fucking terrifying. Like, what the what the fuck? Oh, yeah. Your drones are gonna exonerate me. Thank you so much. Buy some more drones. No. That's crazy talk. That's stupid. Like, what the fuck is going on here?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Start trial. Please hold your applause. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: First of all, let's not blame Trump. Second of all, well, I didn't come here. I didn't I didn't come here prepared. I was walking by. I ran into chief Bill Scott. I respect chief Bill Scott. What I don't respect is ignorance. I got placed in a thirty five minute choke hold in the city of San Francisco that has yet to be addressed in twenty twenty one. I then spent three weeks in custody on a malicious prosecution by a democratic government that wanted to make everything about race. So let's let let's if if we really wanna fix this problem from what I've heard the the several speakers talk about, instead of making it about, you know, oh, they didn't know you know, I I don't give a fuck if I'm identified as black or Asian, straight, gay. I don't give a fuck. What I give a fuck about is getting treated with respect and honesty and dignity. I've, I'm on probation right now for breaking a window four years ago. I'm glad that you think that this is funny. I've got an ankle monitor on my ankle right now. I've got people smoking fentanyl outside my window. I got called a faggot today, and I got called and I got battered today by someone that lives in my building that's a freeloading drug addict. And I'm being investigated for fraud when I've been out of custody for two weeks. And I'm living in poverty, and I've lived in poverty with you know, if she can say fuck I think I can say cunt with this cunt having a smirk on her face thinking that it's funny that I got put unconscious and She makes it a Trump issue versus a respect issue if there's gonna be community here despite my bad words, despite being a homosexual, I actually do believe in God. And you're supposed to respect the authority that has been granted over you, which which I respect authority. What I don't respect is ignorance or abuse. And I'm not blaming chief Bill Scott, who I will blame is Paul Miyamoto. We talk about all these people that are homeless and everything else

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Sir, that's fire.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: While earning a half $1,000,000 salary. This is what we get.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your time.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: I will be back. And, Daniel

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Sir. I'm gonna continue to Time's concluded. Sir, your time's concluded.

[Griffin Lee, Connected SF (Public Commenter)]: I I know my time's up. Okay. Maybe if

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: you want it below two minutes, but I got strangled for thirty five minutes.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: I am sorry about that, but thank you for your comments. Alright. Let's hear from our next speaker, please.

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: Yeah. I

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: haven't seen that on mainstream.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Ma'am, you wanna step forward?

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: Stand high.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Ma'am, please step forward.

[Aravind O’Neil, Project Sponsor (2–4 Addison St.)]: Show a little respect.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: Why don't you do the same and stop fucking talking to me?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Alright. Please begin.

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: Hi. Good afternoon. I often don't come here unless there's something to advocate for. And quite frankly, we're in here because negligence in the SFPD. When it's time to report, situations that are emergencies, we expect for them to respond in the proper way. When they don't do that, that creates a distrust between our community, but also with the departments. In order to work effectively and efficiently, we have to ensure that we have that trust. When it's broken, it means that the system isn't working. We have to rethink the way that we calibrate and run our systems when they're not working. Now, we're also talking about implicit bias. Those trainings are important. People get harmed, neglect happens. It's a diverse community out there, but there's also a lot of diverse, divisive issues that go on in this community that can cause trouble. And when they're in systems, that is on display clearly. When you go to get help and you ask because it's an emergency, and in this case, when the elderly and pleasant, when they didn't have the ability to get up and go to a police officer, there's a problem with that. They couldn't go, so I stood there and I tried to report something that happened.

[Greg Wagner, City Controller]: So in

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: this case, we have to ensure that proper systems are working efficiently. Do not let us fail, not this city, because we stand up for each other in this city. Don't fail

[Unidentified airport labor advocate (Public Commenter)]: us. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Alright. Welcome to our next speaker.

[Richard S. D. Peterson, Public Commenter]: Good afternoon, board chairman, Madelmann, and board members. My name is Richard SD Peterson. I don't have any real complaints today. I carry around my ratty, old Bob Dylan bag, which my daughter said don't call it a mersse. But in any event, the times are a changing. You know, you really don't need the weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing. And San Francisco is becoming conservative. If you don't see it, just look outside your window when the mayor and his staff or his group leave in their large black Subaru or, I mean, whatever that kind of car is called. In any event, the wind is gonna be very cold coming from Washington, and we do need to get together because we are a sanctuary city. And all of us who are lawyers need to really stand up and protect those who are here and protect the laws that we have on the books. I've got forty three seconds. I like this little timer here. But in any event, something that I think you ought to consider since the mayor's family, the Haas, has Haas's have been here for a long time, is maybe consider Neil Hallinan as a potential commissioner for the police department. His family, the Hallinans, have been in San Francisco as long as the Haas is, and they would be a good balance. So, in any event, a lot of us have to duck.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. This is a hearing on the update from the Department of Justice's, law enforcement practices, not general public comment. Welcome, Stuart

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Charles. Thank you. Before I begin, I would like to raise a point of order. When we had earlier on the agenda commemorations for various individuals, People in the gallery were allowed freely to clap and show applause for each individual. I believe the same courtesy and due process should be extended to It's

[Kyle Smealie, Policy Director, SF Community Land Trust]: a different boardroom.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Being able to I'm

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: going to start

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: a good time

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: now. Start child.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: Being able to clap for public commenters. That is a restriction on freedom of speech that is inappropriate to tell me or anyone else that we can't clap or show applause for someone giving public comment because there's no opportunity later to do that on an individual basis. And it was earlier for the whole dog and pony show of thanking people, which is really frankly a waste of the public's time. You know, as much as I'm sure those people have done good things and deserve some appreciation, you know, to take the government's time. And then to say, oh, well, you can clap for this, but you can't clap for people who come forward with, other concerns on the agenda, I think, is completely inappropriate.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: You can clap for people earning a $150,000 plus a year and can't clap for people living in Harlem.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Bartheld, this is your time. Sure. Anyway. A hundred and twenty seconds.

[Starchild, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (Public Commenter)]: I, wanted to say, as regards to the police reforms, I'm curious whether there's anything in the Department of Justice recommendations, or anything else the police department is doing or the board is doing to try to, ensure that individual police officers are required to carry personal liability insurance, and that their disciplinary records and infractions and everything are made public so that their premiums will go up if they misbehave. And that way, we can have a a self correcting way for keeping bad officers, who abuse the public and abuse their trust and violate people's rights off the forest because they won't be able to afford their raised premiums and stay in their jobs if it's a requirement for them to carry liability insurance. And they have to pay for that individually instead of the taxpayers being forced to pay for it. Which right now, the taxpayers are forced to pay for it and subsidize, you know, the officers who are engaged in inappropriate behavior and abuse and excessive force and all these kinds of things. So I think this is a a key reform that I urge if it's not in the re recommendations that it be, recommended and and the police department told to do this. And if it is in the recommendations to, exercise oversight and ensure they are following it. Thank you very much.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker.

[Joel Schwartz, Public Commenter]: Afternoon. My name is Joel Schwartz. This is my first time

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: No.

[Lily Lo, Be A Chinatown (Public Honoree)]: Do you

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: mind pulling that microphone as close to you as possible? Thank you.

[Joel Schwartz, Public Commenter]: My name is Joel Schwartz. This is my first time talking at this location. Thank you for having me. We need a whistleblower department at the DA office and then the Superior Court Building. I made a report at both offices and was turned away. It's not okay. I don't think this this city cares about hearing whistleblower reports.

[Clerk’s staff moderator (unidentified)]: We need to have

[Joel Schwartz, Public Commenter]: a talk. So chair Balaji is dead.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you. Sir sir, we do have a whistleblower office in in San Francisco. Would you like that information? Yes. Okay. I'll have my staff bring that to you. Welcome, Chris.

[Chris, Public Commenter]: Good morning, Board of Supervisors. I wasn't planning on speaking about this, but it's it's relevant to what I've been working with with the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice. Basically, all these issues and concerns with the police department, the budget, the funding, is basically a big fish swallowing up a small fish. There's all kinds of, surveillances being used. One, bigger surveillance, it gobbles up the other one. So I did submit this to Chief Lazar and to the senior police officials within the police department. I spoke with the controller earlier. And I forward him some information that should resolve a lot of these issues. In the art of war, it's very easy to get two sides fighting for a third party who's making money off the weapons. Like, if I had a weapons company, I get two countries to fight, and they blame each other while I make all the money. And so that's what's happening in San Francisco. You're in the middle of a war. Everyone's pointing the finger at San Francisco. And the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice is aware of it. And I'm trying to get San Francisco approximately $5,000,000,000 It's a lot of money that would solve a lot of issues. Some of that is going to go to veterans organizations. But a lot of that could be used for your seawall. It could be used for your police department, the sheriff's department, etcetera. So, I gave that to the controller, Greg Wagner, just sent in an email. I urge each and every one of you in this room to meet concerning this. Again, it's five billion dollars It was funded in 2015. So it's not about Trump money or anything like that, but it's there. There's a 120,000,000,000 unclaimed funds. So that should solve most of the issues, at least temporarily. You still have to hold people accountable for the budget, situational awareness. You just can't keep doing the same things over and over. But a lot of that's being caused by outside influencers, third parties. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board on the Department of Justice?

[Paulette Brown, Public Commenter (mother of homicide victim Aubrey Abrakasa)]: I was

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Okay. Welcome, missus Brown.

[Paulette Brown, Public Commenter (mother of homicide victim Aubrey Abrakasa)]: Oh, about public safety. You know Yes. I've been coming here concerning that for a long time. And I just remember, you know, being at the hospital when my son was murdered. And I turned around and the police officers were there. And they said I, they were getting ready to leave. And I asked them where were they going? Aren't you gonna solve my son's case? And the words were, we don't get paid for overtime. So why shouldn't we pay them so that they can work and solve our children's cases and to bring, investigators back from retirement to solve our children's cases. Otherwise, we're gonna continue to keep going back and forth with this. I say pay them so they can do the job to take care of our children's cases so that I won't have to hear we're not getting paid for overtime again. So this needs to happen. I've been coming here for years, yet long the police commission, which where I will be at tomorrow too, bringing up these issues of unsolved homicides and cold cases. I am so glad that they're we're finding a way to pay tipsters to come forth. And I hope that my $250,000 reward is still implemented in that in that in that tipsters payment. But we need if the we're if if people get in trouble, who are they gonna call? They're gonna call the police. So why are we arguing over this? I know I will. Let another one of my children get hurt. I'll be calling the police. Thank you, miss Brown.

[Richard S. D. Peterson, Public Commenter]: In this city.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Alright. Any other speakers who would like to address the board for the update to the police? Excuse me. The reforms in the police department. Alright, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Public comment is now closed. Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you, president Madelmann, and thank you, chief Scott. And thank all the public who who came for the hearing. Again, I do appreciate, all of the recommendations that have been addressed. I know we still have nine remaining recommendations, so I would like to make a motion to continue this hearing to our October 2025 Board of Supervisors Meet.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: There is a motion. Is there a second? Seconded October 7. Seconded by Fielder. And madam clerk, can you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On the motion to continue, item 38 to 10/07/2025, supervisor and Guardio? Hi. And Guardio, I. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, I. Supervisor Mahmoud? I. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: I.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelmann, I. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, I. Supervisor Sautter? I. Sautter, I. Supervisor Sheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. And supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: The motion passes, and the hearing is continued to October 7. Madam clerk, let's go to committee reports.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 39 was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on Thursday, May 1, and was forwarded as a committee report. Item 39 is a resolution to declare the intention of the board of supervisors to renew and expand a property based business improvement district known as the Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District, and to levy a multiyear assessment on all parcels in the district to approve the district plan, the engineer's report, and the proposed boundaries map for the district to order and set a time and place for a public hearing of the board on 07/08/2025 at 3PM to approve the form of the notice of the public hearing and the assessment ballot proceeding, as well as the assessment ballot to direct environmental findings and to direct the clerk to provide notice of the hearing and balloting as required by law.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Let's take this item, same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 40.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 40 was considered by the Land Use and Transportation Committee at a regular meeting on Monday, May 5, and was forwarded as a committee report. Item 40 is an ordinance to amend the public works code to waive the tier three Love Our Neighborhoods major encroachment permit fee for a project to install the Detroit Street Steps archway in the Sunnyside neighborhood that will create a gateway for the Detroit Street steps project, and to amend the administrative code to waive the Board of Appeals surcharge for this permit, and to affirm the CEQA determination.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call. This ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, let's go to roll call.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: First member up to introduce new business is supervisor Angadio. Submit. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Fielder. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Mahboud.

[Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor (District 5)]: Colleagues, today, alongside supervisor Shamone Walton, I'm introducing a landmark ordinance that has long been overdue in San Francisco, an ordinance to ensure that San Francisco takes a more compassionate, fair, and strategic citywide approach to addressing homelessness and behavioral health needs for residents. Homelessness is one of the most intractable issues facing our city. For years, San Francisco has tried a fragmented approach to a problem that has continued to worsen in our city and across our state. I represent the Tenderloin, where for many years, residents have seen the city's humanitarian crisis firsthand throughout the streets of our neighborhood. And every day, we see the real world consequences of a system that is both overburdened and broken. In neighborhoods that lack services, we see too many residents fall through the cracks because access to care depends on where you live. The solutions we've implemented do not effectively meet unhoused residents where needed, further exacerbating issues and leading to undignified living conditions that are entirely preventable. This ordinance aims to guarantee equity in how services are deployed, ensure we meet residents in need where they are, and prioritize this issue as one cohesive city. Right now, neighborhoods like the Tenderloin, SoMa, The Mission, and the Bayview provide a majority of the city's shelter beds and behavioral services. This overconcentration isn't only straining our communities, schools, businesses, and public spaces, it's created inefficiencies in our service system by placing the bulk of services in just a few neighborhoods, making it harder for those in need in other parts of the city to access shelter or care when they need it most. In several districts, there are literally zero emergency shelters. That is not a citywide system. It's a patchwork system that fails residents in need and overloads those already doing the work. Accordingly, this ordinance requires that by 06/30/2026, every district approve at least one new site. A shelter, transitional housing, or behavioral health facility. It establishes a thousand foot buffer between new and existing sites to prevent clustering, unless waived by the board for a compelling public interest. It also mandates twice a year public hearings, so departments must report transparently on progress, citing barriers, and how many people are actually being served. Our current structure is failing because it relies on a handful of neighborhoods to deliver care for an entire city. Over the last several months, I've talked to our hot teams. I've talked to members of the board. I've talked to members of the public. And I've heard countless examples of residents who were in need in their respective districts. But because there was no shelter available, they were put out into the streets, and some of them even, unfortunately, passed away. Had services been available near them, their loss of life could have been entirely preventable. This failure in services doesn't just hurt communities like the Tenderloin. It hurts individuals who can't access care, don't receive a bed, or fall into cycles of crisis because our services aren't deployed where needed. These aren't statistics on a sheet. This is someone's friend, a brother or sister, or someone's child. This ordinance creates a functional citywide system of change, one where people are housed faster, services are closer to where people actually live, and no one is left wait waiting in line or out in the cold. It builds on supervisor Walton's recently passed resolution by turning policy commitments into enforceable law with measurable outcomes and clear timelines. It codifies a minimum threshold of responsibility, not just for this mayor or this board, but for every administration moving forward. Because we won't always be here, but our responsibility for the betterment of current and future residents is written in this piece of legislation. It means residents in all neighborhoods, north, south, east, and west, can access shelter and behavioral health support without crossing the city, without feeling like they're leaving a piece of themselves where they grew up. It means residents in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin and the Bayview no longer bear the burden alone. It means better outcomes, faster placements, shorter wait lists, and less burnout for frontline providers and neighbors alike. This legislation is backed by those who know the system best. Tenderloin leaders, housing advocates, service providers, and residents. And before I close, I wanna thank the Tenderloin community. Our residents, advocates, and service providers who have been calling for this kind of change for years. This ordinance would not exist without your persistence, your organizing, your vision, and your heart. I wanna thank my co author supervisor, Shamon Alton Walton, for his leadership in this early on this earlier this year with geographic equity resolution and for being a partner in this important work. I'm grateful to our early cosponsors, supervisor Dorsey, Sauter, Fielder, and Melgar, for recognizing the urgency of building a more equitable and effective system. I wanted to thank, as well, our deputy city attorney, Anne Pearson, for her thoughtful and diligent work in drafting this ordinance. Thank my staff, Sam Logan, and Jessica Gutierrez Garcia for their support on this ordinance. And I wanna acknowledge the continued commitment of former Tenderloin supervisors Jane Kim and Assemblymember Matt Haney, both of whom led similar efforts on this legislation and have endorsed this plan as well. Colleagues, this legislation was written as a commitment to treating all residents with dignity and compassion, as a promise to adhere to our humanity and shared responsibility in solving our most pressing issues. We are one city, and I'm encouraging all districts to contribute to solutions that uplift all of San Francisco. We must remember the collective effort is essential for making meaningful progress in addressing homelessness in a way that reflects our city's values of equity, service, and fairness. This ordinance gives us the structure to do that together. Respectfully ask for your support and look forward to partnering with all of you to make this vision a reality.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, supervisor Mahmoud. Supervisor Mandelmann.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues today, I have a few behavioral health hearings to introduce. The first is a hearing on the findings and recommendations of the residential care and treatment work group. The controller's office issued this report on January 7, the final full day of the Breed administration. Mayor Breed head, at my request, convened the work group following passage of proposition one in March to identify capacity and placement gaps for people with severe mental illness in our residential treatment part portfolio and to develop strategic recommendations to guide the city's response to the dire shortage of long term beds for this population. The work group's deliberations helped lay the foundation for the city's application in December for Prop one funding to, among other things, allow us to add approximately a 100 locked subacute treatment beds to our current portfolio of a 140. We anticipate hearing from the state on the outcome of that application imminently. Whether or not we receive that funding, however, the issues and strategies considered by the work group deserve, at the very least, a hearing before committee of this board to inform our response to California's decades old failure to appropriately care for indigent people with severe mental illness. I wanna thank Public Safety and Neighborhood Services chair for finding time for us to have this conversation on June 26, and I wanna thank supervisor Fielder for her cosponsorship of this hearing. On that same date and at the same committee, I'll also be holding a hearing on San Francisco's implementation of Senate Bill 43. The legislation enacted in October 2023 and effect and in effect since January updated the standard for conservatorship of a person who's gravely disabled, by, among other things, redefining grave disability to include a mental health disorder or severe substance abuse disorder that renders a person unable to provide for their food, clothing, shelter, necessary medical care, or personal safety. The legislation also made it easier for courts to use medical records to prove eligibility in conservatorship hearings. The board of supervisors supported s b 43 prior to passage. And now that it's been in effect for more than a year, I think it's time for a check-in on how our city departments and agencies are using this new tool to provide care to people who do not know they need it and will not voluntarily accept it and what challenges they're finding in doing that. My strong suspicion, which I have expressed frequently, it's all about the beds. And without the right kinds of beds, the state legislature can amend conservatorship laws ad nauseam without significantly expanding the number of people we're able to move into conservatorship care. See my prior hearing announcement. Finally, I'm calling for a hearing on fiscal year twenty twenty three twenty on the fiscal year twenty twenty three twenty twenty four treatment on demand annual report. The 2008 treatment on demand act, also known as proposition t, mandates that DPH publish this report by February 1 of each year. It is supposed to provide an assessment of the demand for substance abuse treatment services and provide a plan to meet that demand. This plan, the law states, should be reflected in the city budget. As of today, this report has still not been released, although I strongly hope that it will be well before our hearing at PSNS on July 24. Thanks again to chair Dorsey for finding time for this hearing on the agenda for that day and for his cosponsorship, and the rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, mister president. Supervisor Milgar.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: Thank you very much, madam clerk, colleagues. Today, I am introducing, along with supervisors Engadio, Fielder, Chen, Cheryl, and Sauter, a resolution to show our support and solidarity with student journalists, especially those within our incredible public schools. As many of you may have read in the Chronicle, students at the editorial board of the Lowell, the excellent publication of the journalism program at Lowell High School felt intimidated by the administration for publishing an article describing verbal harassment that some students reported they faced from their teachers. The journalism teacher and student newspaper adviser at Lowell Schools were subsequently reassigned. This reporting was brave and necessary. These young journalists have felt silenced and intimidated by the administration's actions, including the retaliation against their teacher. This has had an intimidating and chilling effect on these young journalists, and it is unacceptable. I am so incredibly proud of these courageous student journalists, their teacher, the editorial board of the Lowell student newspaper for taking a stand in the face of intimidation. During these times when our nation's constitution is being undermined, we must forcefully support the right to free speech. These student journalists remind us that without a free press, we, the people, lose a vital avenue by which we can speak truth to power. I want us to encourage students in our public schools to use their voice. And for us as a society to ensure that they are provided the protection from fear and retaliation. Colleagues also, along with, president Rafael Mandelmann, and the cosponsorship of supervisors Dorsey, Cheryl, and Sauter. I'm introducing a resolution to celebrate and recognize May as Jewish American History Month. We are so fortunate to have a welcoming, inclusive city that has been the cherished home to a Jewish community that has fled persecution from other parts of the world, including including members of my own family.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Sir, you are out of order.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: That is so unacceptable. Sorry, supervisor. Unfortunately, Jewish communities, as we can have just seen, continue to face persistent discrimination and violence. And the rise of anti Semitic acts of hate and rhetoric continue daily. The ongoing violence in The Middle East has destabilized the feelings of safety and belonging for members of our community. Additionally, the Trump administration has used our pain as a weapon to oppress and suppress the civil rights of others. As a Latina Jew, I also recognize the complex, increasingly intersectionality of repairing the world, and how representation can be impactful. Justice, empathy, and respect are all essential components of peace. This is what makes our city and our country strong and resilient. Our diversity, our equity, our inclusion. I wanna thank the Jewish Community Relations Council, especially Jonathan Mintzner and Alejandro Padron, along with Melanie Mathewson and, President Mandelmann's office for their work on this resolution and for their work in building bridges in our community. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, supervisor Melgar. And I apologize for that interruption.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Madam clerk. Supervisor Sauter.

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, I am introducing legislation today that will update the underlying rules and regulations of our city's Community Challenge Grant Program. The Community Challenge Grant Program, or CCG program, was created through a voter approved ballot initiative in 1990,

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: and

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: the ballot language specifies that any changes to the rules and regulations require board approval, so I'm introducing legislation to do just that. This needed and overdue update better aligns the program's underlying regulations with current procurement and solicitation standards, the establishing ordinance, as well as the overall goals of this program. This is an incredibly valuable program. This is one of the programs that neighbors often turn to when they are looking for funding for community projects like playgrounds, gardens, art installations, murals, steps, and other public realm work. Once this particular step is complete, we will be ready to release a new request for proposals to jump start public beautification projects for our neighborhoods. Something I know that many, throughout San Francisco, particularly neighborhood associations and community groups are looking forward to. So I will look forward to your input and to working with the office of the city administrator to bring this forward to committee for discussion soon. And the rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, supervisor Sauter. Supervisor Sherrill. Submit thank you, supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much, madam clerk. And I wanna thank my coauthor on geographic equity legislation, supervisor Mac Mood, and just reiterate the fact that it's important that we work together as a city to address the issues and concerns around our unhoused community. I also wanna thank our cosponsors. I truly believe this will allow all San Franciscos the opportunity all San Francisco residents the opportunity to positively address homelessness. As we know, this is a citywide issue and that everyone wants to see improvements. The more beds, the more services, the more permanent and supportive housing that we have across the city, the better outcomes we will have for everyone as we work hard to address homelessness. Today, I want to formally request that the budget and legislative analysts, in coordination with the controller's office, conduct a comprehensive audit of all economic components of the memorandum of understanding between the police department and the police officers association. This audit should include a detailed analysis of all pay provisions, incentives, and financial impacts associated with the agreement, as well as how these provisions affect the overall city budget. I'm also introducing a resolution in support of assembly bill fourteen fourteen, authored by assembly member, Rhodesia Ransom of Stockton, which protects tenants' fundamental right to choose their own Internet service provider. AB fourteen fourteen is a critical step towards digital equity in California to ensure that no renter is locked into an expensive, inadequate, or unnecessary Internet plan, simply because of where they live or who their landlord is. In today's world, access to reliable, affordable Internet is a basic necessity, not a luxury. Whether it's for work, school, telehealth, or staying connected with loved ones, tenants deserve the freedom to select the broadband service that meets their needs and budget. This bill is especially important for low income families, seniors, and those living in multi unit buildings where landlords are most likely to strike exclusive deals with a single ISP. AB fourteen fourteen closes a critical loophole in state law, gives renters the power to deduct the cost of any forced ISP subscription from their rent, and aligns with existing federal protections. It's a common sense policy that strengthens consumer rights, protects renters, and promotes a fair, competitive Internet market in California. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, supervisor Walton. Supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, madam clerk. And for first, I would like to denounce any hate speech, not only in this chamber, but against any of our community members. And just wanna thank supervisor Malgar and board president Mendelmann for your leadership on not only honoring, but also representing a Jewish American community. I would like to add it to be a cosponsor honoring the heritage, hopefully not just this month, but really, I think all year round, as we should too. And so with that, colleagues, I'm also introducing a resolution today, really supporting and urging all of us to support the fine food workers' strike. San Francisco and our airport have a history of labor harmony and peace provisions in our contract. Support for airport workers, all workers, but in this case, support for our workers to exercise their autonomy over their own labor and strong public policies to support worker protections. But what we have seen, though, is that Flying Food Group has not offered economic compensation to adequately meet the expectation of our workers, nor have they been negotiating in good faith, in which, in turn, have prolonged it, a labor dispute, with Teamsters Local two seven eight five. They've been on strike. They are our truck drivers and helpers at the flying food group, and the San Francisco International Airport. They've been on strike since April. And this is a resolution today that I urge for your support colleagues that we really, support the workers, their strikes, but really also urge all the parties to immediately resume good faith bargaining so that the workers can return to work with dignity and economic security. And the rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, supervisor Chan. Supervisor Chin.

[Chayanne Chen, Supervisor (District 11)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleague, today, I am introducing a resolution to support AB eleven sixty five, the California Housing Justice Act. Housing affordability is one of the most pressing crisis of our time, impacting our local workforce, and it's the leading driver of homelessness, rent burden, and also housing insecurity. We know that meaningful action is needed to ensure every resident has a safe, stable, and affordable home. And yet, ongoing state investments in housing and homelessness account for less than 0.5% of state annual budget. While California's leaders invested in major one time resources for housing and homelessness in recent years via bonds and one time revenue sources. These investments are not going these investments are not ongoing and full well short of the scale needed. This is not enough to deliver the infrastructures or or sustainability to adjust housing and affordability or end homelessness. Without needed stable funded assistance, our local affordable housing productions and preservation pipeline is stored. With local projects unable to fully complete their capital stack, we know this is this will only get worse as Trump administration and congressional leadership have sponsored it, devastating cuts for federal housing funding. AB eleven sixty five will require the California Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a finance plan to solve homelessness and housing affordability. It establishes the California Housing Justice Fund in the general fund, and it requires the legislature to invest in an ongoing annual allocation in the fund at the scale needed to solve homelessness and housing afford and housing unaffordability. It is a bold it is a bold plan to create and protect affordable housing, keep renters stably housed, provide rentals assistance to prevent and end homelessness, and our support services for people with disability to stay in their homes. I want to thank my colleagues, supervisor Walton, Matt Moo, and Theodore for their early cosponsorship. And I also look forward to the rest of my colleague to support and urge California legislature and government to enact AB eleven sixty five. I also have, in memoriam. Colleagues, I would like to join today's meeting in memoriam of Kira Lenny Meyer. Kira was born on September 2005, and passed it on March 31 year. She was a bright light in the lives of many. She will be deeply misted by her brother, Branson, father John Meyer, and mama Kathy Mokey Meyer. Kira was born and raised in Crocker, Amazon. She attended Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, June Jordan School of Equity for High School. Throughout elementary school, Kira tutored kindergarteners and immersed herself in musical theater and dance. She loved being on the Vax City volleyball team. She was musically talented, playing the bass, violin, ukulele, and piano. Kira was active in the community work with the Women in Action Club and SFUSD's youth outreach worker during her time at Uptown Middle School. In her last year, Kira was running a pet and house sitting business all by herself. She was active in community organizing. She was a fierce defender and advocate for LGBTQ issues and had been awarded a scholarship to attend the twenty twenty four National LGBTQ Task Force Creating Changes Conference Conference in New Orleans. She was fighting for the end of the genocide in Gaza and would often make stickers and bring crafts for the kids attending the marches and protesters. May her memory be a blessing, and the rest I will submit. Thank you.

[Clerk’s staff moderator (unidentified)]: Thank you. Supervisor Dorsey.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I think with that, we can go to public comment.

[Clerk’s staff moderator (unidentified)]: Yes. Public comment. At this time, the board welcomes your public comment. Please line on your right hand side of the chamber along the curtains. You may speak to the other general matters that are not on today's agenda but must be within the board's subject matter jurisdiction. All other agenda content will have been reported out to the board by a appropriate committee where public comment requirements occurred. Can we have our first commenter? One moment. Please repeat.

[Paulette Brown, Public Commenter (mother of homicide victim Aubrey Abrakasa)]: I am here concerning my son, Aubrey Abra Cassell, who was murdered 08/14/2006. To this day, his case is unsolved. As I mentioned earlier, I come here concerning I just don't stand for my son. There's all unsolved homicides there. Unsolved homicides. So I'm just asking, and this is what they these are all unsolved homicides. And I'm just asking for the again, as I brought up, the ways to pay tipsters to come forth. This is I bring these pictures with me all the time to let the board of supervisors and the police commission know what we go through as mothers and fathers. It's just I'm I am a mother, but there's fathers that are going through this also. So I'm just praying that that the, way on when the proposal to come up for the way to pay tipsters to come forth, that everyone weigh in on this so that myself and other families can heal. I bring these pictures because this is what the perpetrators that murdered my son left me. And I know you get tired of looking at here come miss Brown again with those pictures again. But I will do this for the rest of my life. I will do this for the rest of my life. I love my son and they took him from me. So please, when it comes time to finding a way to pay tipsters to come forth for our children, please weigh on it. I live in District 5 where my son was murdered. I still live there. I still have to walk and see where his body laid. Please help.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comment, miss Brown. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Apollo Wallace, Teamsters Local 2785]: Good afternoon, president Middleman and the board. My name is Apollo Wallace. I am a business agent for Teamsters Local two seven eight five. I was a UPS driver for twenty four years on top of that. I want to thank supervisor Chan for this important resolution, and for supervisors Chan, Fielder, and Walton for cosponsoring. Our drivers at Flying Food, a private company with locations across the country contract with the airlines, have been on strike for thirty eight days. These drivers bring the food to stock the airplanes. They are essential workers who help the planes fly and for the airport to run. They are also low wage immigrant workforce who work under difficult and physical conditions. Our members who have sacrificed their wages for thirty eight days too long in pursuit of a fair health care coverage in which every person deserves. Health care is under a threat in this country. Congress will be taking the vote a will be taking a vote on drastic Medicaid cuts any day now, and San Francisco must be the leader in protecting the health care and basic rights of its workers. Please consider cosponsoring the resolution to tell SFO and the private vendors, such as Flying Foods, that they must act responsibly and settle a fair contract now. If it it is the duty of our elected officials to protect workers and not billion dollar airline corporations and Flying Foods that contract with them. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Jim McAfee, Public Commenter]: My name is Jim McAfee. I'm here about liberty and justice for Randy Welch. Do you think it's funny? Randy Welch doesn't.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Just address your comments to the board as a whole.

[Jim McAfee, Public Commenter]: Okay. There are members of the board who think this is funny, and it's not. This is from the, health commission yesterday. Laguna Honda's achievement of five stars is a testament to the quality of care provided specifically. Laguna Honda had a very successful annual survey this past fall where regulators reviewed in detail resident care and safety, including completing interviews with residents. That is not true. My domestic partner, Randy Welch, doesn't even have standing at Laguna Honda. I don't have standing. I'm his domestic partner, and I have durable power of attorney. It goes on to say Laguna Honda performed very well on key metrics, resident care, supporting resident care behaviors, healing wounds, preventing falls. Well, that's subjective. You should see the back of Randy's head. Well, they shaved off his hair. He's got an inch and a half scar that's healing now. This is his second slip and fall. Last time, he had a fractured rib and a punctured lung concerning overtime with the police. One of the members of the board of supervisors used the term dishonest. Honest services fraud is public corruption. Public corruption is a federal crime. There's always gonna be a lot of corruption in San Francisco as long as the feds don't investigate or prosecute. Concerning homeless people who can't provide for their own protection, Nancy Pelosi's husband was almost murdered in his home with a police officer standing right in front of his door. If you could be Nancy Pelosi's husband with a police officer standing in front of your door and you can't provide for your own protection

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: Thank

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: you for your comments.

[Jim McAfee, Public Commenter]: Shouldn't you be conserved? Peace.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Welcome to the next speaker.

[Unidentified airport labor advocate (Public Commenter)]: Good afternoon. Thank you to supervisor Chan for your leadership on important labor issues and for introducing this resolution around flying foods and Teamsters two seven eight five. And thank you to supervisors Chen, Fielder, and Walton for cosponsoring. This morning, flying foods workers testified to the airport commission that they have not seen a raise in over three years, that they need fair and affordable health care, and that they want to go back to the job that they love with a fair contract. These drivers worked through COVID, during which the airline industry was bailed out on the backs of back of taxpayers. We ask that you see, the people who make the airport run as essential now as they help the airport and its vendors make record profits. We ask that each of you cosponsor this resolution, which strengthens the testimony we heard from workers this morning, to ensure that Flying Food settles a fair contract with Teamsters two seven eight five who have been on strike without their usual wages, which is the most extreme action a worker can take for thirty eight days. Thank you for your consideration.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome, Kyle.

[Kyle Smealie, Policy Director, SF Community Land Trust]: Good afternoon, madam clerk, president Mandelmann, and members of the board. Kyle Smealey. I'm the policy director for the San Francisco Community Land Trust. It's great to be back in the chamber. I'm here today to speak, in strong support of the resolution backing assembly bill six seventy, item 45 on today's agenda. AB six seventy allows local governments to count investments in in preserving housing toward their regional housing needs allocation goals. Preservation work isn't just about saving old buildings. It's about keeping our communities rooted. It's about honoring the people who've made San Francisco what it is, the teachers who teach our children, the restaurant workers who nourish our neighborhoods, the artists who give this city its soul. AB six seventy recognizing recognizes that preservation is a tool for equity. By funding and empowering efforts in communities that have been historically left out of these conversations, we can help ensure that working class, immigrant, and BIPOC residents remain rooted in San Francisco. Our city's character isn't just architectural. It's human. Our residents are the beating heart of this city. Supporting AB six seventy helps uplift that heart, protect it, and pass it on to the next generation. I wanna sincerely thank supervisor Fielder for her leadership on this issue and the cosponsors supervisors Walton, Chen, Sowder, and Chan. I urge the board to vote yes on this resolution and to continue investing in community ownership of land and housing. Before I wrap, this is the last board of supervisors meeting for longtime legislative aide Preston Kilgore. Just wanna say thank you, PK. You're one of the best to ever do it. Appreciate you so much. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Kyle. Right right on. Welcome.

[Carrie Friedman, Public Commenter]: Hello. You know, I I had a whole thing planned with, talking about the mayor and the budgets and how he's, like, funding SUVs and staff for himself with his own wealth. And what's he doing for us with his wealth? Nothing. Blah blah blah. But, I mean, you just saw some some more hate speech, the anti Semitic outburst, which was totally offensive and inexcusable. And just how these, like, incidents, you know, where various people, including myself, are now regularly being harassed here. This is not a safe place anymore, FYI. I leave this place emotionally drained and damaged. So let's just talk about that. In the transgender districts, the flags aren't up currently. I don't know if the trans flags are coming back. I hope they are. The Castro is allowed to fly flags. I hope we're still allowed to fly transgender flags. Every day being a trans person in this country is an assault on us. Just this assault on us. Just this afternoon, the Supreme Court allows Trump's ban on transgendered troops. Do you know what happens when the military like, you're not integrated into the military? It becomes easier for the military to attack you because you're not a comrade in in in their training and and and their family affections, you know, like, the camaraderie is not there with trans people or women or black people, like, people who have been excluded from the military. Like, it's not just gonna stop at trans people either. You should know that. And just an example of why it's very important to nip things as soon as possible is that offensive man, he was doing regular outbursts, and your security didn't do anything, and then it escalated to what it did. I know if I did that, I I immediately would have been shut down.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Alright. If you are here for general public comment, please line up on the right hand side of the chamber. Welcome.

[Griffin Lee, Connected SF (Public Commenter)]: This is General Anne for the, item forty two and forty four?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes.

[Griffin Lee, Connected SF (Public Commenter)]: Excellent. Griffin Lee here on behalf of Connected SF. One, wanted to come out here and support, I think it's item 44 regarding direct free housing, AB two five five being presented by Matt Haney. We don't necessarily believe in housing first, but given it's a guideline here in California and across the country, we do believe in direct free housing. We fully fully believe that's essential to the recovery of those on our streets and the recovery of San Francisco. Thank you, supervisor Dorsey and Amanda Min for showing up yesterday at the rally. Secondly, on the proposed legislation in the introduction today, while this may sound a bit contradictory, I I do wanna express opposition on behalf of Connected SF on the ordinance that supervisor Mahmoud is proposing. One is the reason is there's no language thus far, as long as we can tell, around costs associated with shelters and behavioral health centers being potentially put in place. Secondly, Supervisor Mahmoud comes from the private sector, and I'm aware not every analogy works between the private and public sector and comparing the two. But the underlying theme and thesis of why we believe and oppose this opposition, this ordinance is because you do not spread a problem where a problem does not already exist. I would at least urge supervisor Mahmood to further specify in in in the context of the ordinance, especially protecting areas around schools, senior centers, churches,

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: etcetera. Thank

[Griffin Lee, Connected SF (Public Commenter)]: you very much. Have a lovely afternoon.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Let's hear from our next speaker. Welcome.

[Unidentified public commenter (female)]: Hi. Okay. So a few things. First of all, our airport workers, we absolutely do need to fund them. We need to ensure that they're making a wage. We need to address for compaction. There's inflation going on in our economy. That strain on financial income, for folks that work in those, employee positions, you need to make sure that people are making the fair wages that they need to in order to provide for their families. When you don't do that, then it causes financial strain and they're not able to run their housing efficiently and everything else, like their bills. Just like everybody here has bills, people out there have bills as well. The other thing is the truckers, you can adjust for compaction as well, especially the inflation there. That's ex ex extremely important. The other thing is I heard some, women speaking a little bit earlier, and, they had mentioned that there hasn't been, representation, efficiently representation for the LGBTQ community. That's disheartening because right around the corner is not only Juneteenth, but also Pride Month. These are huge cultural events that happen here in the city that we uphold, and it's our culture that has been here for years. For years. It's what we stand for and what we represent here. Do not let that go to waste. And then lastly, let's make sure that we're not losing out on the things that we represent, that we stand tall on. Don't lose out on that. I know there's some people, there's some new faces in here, maybe they don't know how things are done, but we need to make sure that we uphold the culture of what we represent here in San Francisco. If we can't uphold those values here in San Francisco, what makes Thank You think we can fight in DC? What makes you think we can fight anywhere else if we can't uphold it here? Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: I apologize for my frustration earlier. I it's unfortunately going to continue. I'll try to keep my rough language to a minimum. With regards to drug addiction and all of this, you've got the perfect example of sobriety here, Matt Dorsey. So are we asking Matt Dorsey the questions? Since Matt Dorsey is fixed, what we what do we need to do to fix the actual problem? I I just sent another email to all the board of supervisors while I was sitting here. I've sent several emails to Danny Sowder due to him being my direct supervisor. I've spent no less than eight hours in the past two and a half weeks of my release attempting to gain or obtain mental health services from the city of San Francisco because if I do not obtain those services, I will go back to jail. And if there's no attempt made for me to receive those services, I don't get this leash taken off of my ankle while I get called a faggot outside my window when I identify as gay despite being charged with a hate crime for allegedly calling someone else a faggot. Our systems are not rocket science to fix. I know that you guys are all new to well, some a lot some of you guys are new to your positions here, but the reason I brought up me attempting spending those eight hours attempting services is that I have not gotten a response back from a single one of those agencies receiving millions of dollars in funding. We don't need more funding. We need people to actually care. And actually caring starts with a response, Danny Souder. I don't care about my criminal history. I don't care about my criminal history. I care about not going back to jail while people are smoking fentanyl outside my window, and I pay for my apartment. I'm not a freeloading drug addict, but I'm the person that needs to get put on a leash after getting strangled for thirty five minutes. And that hasn't hit the airwaves. Well, we thank you so much for respecting Jewish, and we make everything a race war versus making it So a respect war.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: I'll come by and I will get your information.

[Unidentified male public commenter (LGBTQ community member)]: Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Do you mind waiting? Okay. Mister president, are there any other speakers who'd like to address the board during general public comment? Please come forward. Alright. Mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Public comment is now closed. Madam clerk, let's go to our for adoption without committee reference agenda, items 43 to 45.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items 43 through 45 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first reading today. Otherwise, a member may require a reso to go to to on first reading to go to committee.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Could we pull, item 44?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Only 44. Supervisor Melgar.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: I just want it to be added as a cosponsor to forty three and forty five, please.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: K. Madam clerk, that's noted. Alright. So on the balance of the items, madam clerk clerk, can you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On items forty three and forty five, supervisor and Guardio? Aye. And Guardio, aye. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, aye. Supervisor, Mahmood? Aye. Supervisor Mandelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. Supervisor Sheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chan, aye. And supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, aye. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. And madam clerk, can you please call item 44?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 44, resolution to support California State Assembly Bill number two fifty five, introduced by assembly member Matt Haney, the Supportive Recovery Residence Program, to enable state investment and establish a certification process for such programs.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Thank you, president Mandelbaum. Colleagues yesterday, president Mandelbaum and I joined mayor Lurie, assembly member Matt Haney, and dozens of members of San Francisco's recovery community to express our support for assembly member Haney's a b two fifty five. This legislation continues the Assemblymember's work to authorize state investment in drug free and recovery housing options and to create a certification program for that kind of housing. As you may know, this resolution is substantially identical to one we passed without opposition last year. California's existing Housing First policy, enacted in 2016, mandates that 100% of state funded permanent supportive housing include drug tolerant lease provisions. That approach, unfortunately, ignored guidance from the Obama administration the previous year, that Housing First should include drug free and recovery housing options for those who want them. Unfortunately, California's approach effectively prohibited, drug free housing options, with the way that it craft crafted its Housing First core components. Assemblymember Haney's legislation will update that to allow for up to 25% of funding for permanent supportive housing to be for recovery housing options. This responds to the need he has heard, and I have also heard from many constituents we share, who are striving both to exit homelessness and maintain their sobriety and recovery, and who are asking us for options for drug free and recovery oriented housing. I wanna thank Assemblymember Haney for his championship of these issues and for his thoughtful work on this legislation. Likewise, thanks to another former colleague of ours, our now assembly member, Catherine Stephanie, for her leadership to support recovery housing and for drafting the original rel rep resolution we supported last year. Thanks as well to mayor Lurie for his individual endorsement of AB two fifty five and for being a strong champion for San Francisco's recovery community. Finally, thanks also to my colleagues who voted to support this last year, and I hope I will have your support on this again.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, supervisor Dorsey. I think we can take this item, same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: There are none to report, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Could you please read the in memoriams?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes. Today's meeting will be adjourned excuse me in memory of the following beloved individual, on behalf of supervisor Chen, for the late miss Kira Bonnie Meyer.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Right. I believe, colleagues, that that brings us to the end of our agenda. Madam clerk, is there any further business before us today?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: That concludes our business for today.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam Clerk. We are adjourned.