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>> good morning, welcome to the san francisco county transportation meeting for today, tuesday, february 26, 2019. our clerk is mr. cantinia. if you could please call the roll. >> commissioner brown. brown absent. commissioner fewer. >> fewer present. >> commissioner mandelman? >> present. >> commissioner peskin? >> present. commissioner ronan? absent. commissioner stefanie? >> present. commissioner walton? >> present. >> we have quorum. >> with that, let me present the chair's report by beginning this meeting

to express my/our heart-felt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues to the late, great public defender, jeff adochi. the staff have worked closely with two organizations jeff was instrumental in founding that are building youth community and capacity in those neighborhoods. insistence to the bayview move, the neighborhood transportation plan, we are collaborating with these grassroots groups to increase access to schools, jobs, and essential services. and now we will redouble or efforts to press forward with jeff's team to implement these plans expeditiously in honor of jeff's memory, as no doubt he would have wanted. i know we'll be offering

up memories this afternoon at the board of supervisors, but i just wanted to acknowledge that it has been a pretty shocking are surreal, and very sad several days, and i know we are all still processing. i just want to use this moment to say that i'm grateful to work with each and every one of you every day. and with that, i will not start crying. i want to thank several members of this commission for serving in key leadership roles at the t.a. this year. thank you, commissioner yee, and to vice chair stefani for serving with me. and with chair haney and vice chair walton, and finally serving on our personnel committee will, vice chair mandelman and ronen, thank you for agreeing to serve on that committee. and we have a full agenda

this year, marked by several major planning, funding, and project delivery efforts, and i appreciate your complect tiff support. collective supports. one of the most important projects is to bring in downtown rail to the closed terminal. at the last meeting, we were just hearing governor newsom's remarks in the state of the stay, announcing new chair and oversight measures for high-speed rail. it was later emphasized that the governor and the high-speed rail authority remain committed to delivering the california high-speed rail, including all phase 1 documents for the san francisco to los angeles system, and to seek additional funding to build out these segments. colleagues, this was the case the day before the governor's remarks, and continues to be the work ahead. as i said in the chronicle last week, or two weeks

ago, our imperative remains advancing downtown rail extension. we have a train box that sits empty as we speak, and constituents who are waiting to be connected to regional jobs, as well as vice versa. at this point, as we all are, committed, and i am unphased, and there is a sense to move this project responsibly with oversight and project management. i know we all share that sense of urgency, and we'll stay focused on doing what we need to do to make this project a reality. and that means finishing cal train lec electricification. and as commissioner, supervisor walton understands, it means looking at governance and oversight both for the joint powers board of cal train as well as the trans

bay joint powers authority. so there is much more we can say on this, but i am committed, and we all need to be committed, to bringing cal train into our downtown core. finally, in honor of black history month, i want to recognize the work of garrett morgan. the inventor of a tool that we all use every single day. perhaps we take it for granted, but the three-positioned traffic signal, also known as the stoplight, was patented by mr. morgan in 1923. though it was not the first traffic signal, it was the first one to have the middle yellow light. and it was remarkably smart. mr. morgan actually invented it after witnessing a bad traffic accident on a busy corner, and that is when he realized there needed to be a little more time between stop and go. he eventually sold the

rights to general electric for $40,000, and with that, i conclude my comments. is there any complic public comment on the chair's report? seeing none, the public comment is closed. and we will go to ms. chang. >> on behalf of staff, i also wish to express our condolences to jeff's family. today i begin my report on the development of this california p.o. c. we have been advocating for the california p.o.c. to open the data reporting with regard to ride-sharing companies. they submit reports to p.c. o.c. , but they have not her heretofore been released to the public. as far as a proposed ruling from the p.c. o.c.is tha c. is they should require these companies to report some accumulative or aggregate data, consistent

with cb1014, the clean miles program, and 1776, and the c.p.o.c. reports eight metrics as state-wide quarterly totals, and they would be reported at geographically areas. and perhaps even more detail than at the city level. we're evaluating the proposed rule-making, and we're finding so far that there is some positive development here, of course, and there should be some data to be shared publicly, but we do believe they should go further, and to meet the mandate of the too senate bills i mentioned, and to meet our other needs around planning and coordination and management of our street network. we have submitted comments to that affect, together with sfmta, and the city attorney-general's office, and we'll be happy to keep you posted on those data activities going forward. that's a positive

development i wanted to report. also, i was pleased to present with the self-help counties, with the barry caucus of legislature, these are the 25 counties in california that have self-imposed, voter approved sales tax for transportation. we thank the leadership and all of the committee moniemembers for their passage, and for implementing those critical road improvements and road repairs and transit projects across the region. and i joined dale johnson with laurie berman, where we discussed even more and very important ways to streamline project delivery. this is local approval, this is caltrans approval, and resource agencies' approval, to better coordinate. and we have them from the sales tax measures, and the state also has its

priorities. it is very important, particularly for us to coordinate on the sb-1 programs, well ahead of of the funding deadlines. on the downtown extension, i wanted to report back that our staff has finished procurement of consultants to assist us with this work. in a team of experts and peer reviewers, assisted by the partner agencies, who will be in the room with us to work through three different tasks. one, to review international and domestic rail best practices. two, project delivery and finance strategies to deliver this project. and, three, government and oversight. and we're happy to report that is under way and we'll be presenting more of an update next month. we had eric cudo update the pgpa citizens' advisory committee on the status of this report last week. turning to bart, the

bart trains are running one hour later and the morning, to enable vital repairs in our trans bay, the critical earthquake safety work. there are over 2400 east bay riders coming into the city at that hour, and it is very important that we ensure they maintain their access, and bart has worked with a host of transit operating across the region. 64% of the riders coming in from the east bay disembark downtown. so the plan does create 14 new express buses that run from 3:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., and two san francisco and peninsula routes. please visit www.bart.org, and we'll keep tracking this to make sure that service remains reliable and as good as possible. san francisco has received $8 million from the active

transportation program for two projects. last month i mentioned the $2 million alaini safety project for signals for pedestrians and bicycles close to the farmers' market area, and this was one of the top recommendations from the 2017 study, and it continued with commissioner ronen. and we shared with commissioner haney, and now with all of you, we received a $6 million regional grant from m.t. c., for the sixth street pedestrian project. the t.a. did help m.t. w w. with these early phases, and we still have $9 million to implement these projects. so that's really good news, commissioner haney. the project does include reduction in vehicle lanes, new traffic signals, street escape scape

improvements from jones to market street and on golden gate. and we joined commissioner stefani and staff from her office with the community in the knots hill area for a public meeting on the crooked street, where we've been identifying solutions around a potential reservation and management system so we can increase the safety and management of that very important attraction. but it is also a neighborhood, so we want to ensure liveability and safety for all of the residents, and to accommodate the very many important tourists and visitors who come every year. we'll continue to work with folks like the russian hill neighbors, and the equal area, and as well with s.f. travel and tourism industry partners. please look for an update in the coming month or two. and we're working with the state legislature to help

departmenidentify potential legislation to enable a pilot in the future, should that be desired. finally, i just wanted to mention a couple of things. our staff has been busy out there working together with collaborating with researchers and other partners. we've been invited, and have been speaking to, a number of organizations. i want tod wanted to height higd the transportation research board. and i gave a key note at the international transport development program. these international exchanges are becoming ever more important, as we learn from their experience, as we learn about things like condition management and priechpricing. and they're interested in our work around new mobility, as well as other topics. the transportation authorities technology also testified recently at the british columbia legislature on a hearing on ride-hailing.

and so congratulations to joe for doing a great job up there to advice the committee on crown corporations, which is their name for t.n.c.s, and he has been the recipient of an award from the zeffer foundation for his expertise in this industry. with that, i conclude my remarks. >> chairman: thank you. any questions from our secretary director? any public comment on this item? commissioner haney. >> thank you, chair peskin. i just had a quick question about the work around the downtown extension and tjpa? is there a timeline for report? is it going to come to us in phases or all at once? i know there are some things waiting on that to move forward, so i'm interested in when it will be done and what our role will be with it? >> thank you, commissioner haney and for serving on the board of directors. the schedule is to deliver

that in the may timeframe, and this is something that is consistent with our earlier scoping efforts, when we brought the work to the board for approval. we hope to bring you an interim update, and we committed to doing that with anyone else who would like an update in the meantime. >> chairman: thank you. mr. cosner? >> my name is francisco de cosner. and i come here from time to time, and i represent the walk mulroney, the first people of this area. and i will be meeting the chair person tomorrow. and i heard generalities, and being a student of philosophy, i like to

disect and disect. so we're talking about the trans bay, and we now know that the main box, the underground box, cannot even accommodate the number of trains that it was supposed to accommodate. and in all of the deliberations, not once has that come out here. see, there is a lot of talk, a lot of representation, and some of them are my good friends, on the trans bay joint commission, however, we have to get used to giving quarterly and by-annual reports so we have something in writing on this. the other thing is, with a population that is growing

830,000, it grows to sometimes a million or one and a half million during the daytime, we're not paying attention in the increase in the carbon footprint. the carbon footprint, in its totality from concrete, aggregate, commercial use, transportation and all. because we have to pay attention to the health of our infants, our children, our youth. does it compromise health? thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you. are there any other members of the public for public comment on the chair's executive director's report. seeing none, the public comment is closed. mr. clerk, could you please read the consent agenda. >> items 5 to 11 were first approved at the february 12th board meeting, and being considered for final approval. the meetings are considered routine. the staff is not planning

to present on these items. if a member objects, any of the items can be removed and considered separately. >> chairman: is there any public comment on item number four, approval of the february 12th minutes? seeing none, the public is closed. would any member like an item or items severed from the consent calendar. seeing none, a roll call, please. >> a motion and a second. >> chairman: a motion made by commissioner walton, and seconded by commissioner brown. [vote taken] [vote taken] >> we have final approval. >> chairman: thank you. is there any introduction of new items?

seeing none, is there any general public comment? seeing none, we are adjourned.

sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it

doesn't really add anything to the bill. the cultural started at arts mission. this was the first set of grant money that the arts commission had to give away. by 1998, it was not only the cultural equity grant program but the cul actual center that happened. it meant that communities of color went from zero to like four or five million a year. just over a very short period of

time. >> instead, we focused on building the arts community. the queer arts community. and out of that came fresh meat and radar and queer women of color media arts project and the transgender film festival and those organizations, some of those people are like part of the landscape now. whereas, in the year 2000, they didn't exist. it was artists who raised the

questions about equality, about gender, sexuality being different than gender. we think about it in our own life what we've seen go on here in the last 30 years. to see why the arts are important. they're worth investing in. [♪] >> i think it really is important to have government funding that is specifically targeted at people who live and work on the margins. it's so easy to overlook what

those. before they can start the race, just getting to that starting block can be very, very difficult for cultural reasons, the queer cultural center asked me if i wanted to apply and they would help me apply. >> if you are white and you work in a black community and you are racist, you need to be -- >> i thought ok, well, i'm doing a writtenning. san francisco is so full of writers. what are the chances. i wasn't banking on it but when i found out, that i got the grant, it meant one, a group of people who were experts in the field, believed in me. for an artist, that's the hardest thing. cities flourish when they have a

creative class. when they have a layer of artists who are creating space and energy that supports other artists and attracts people who are fans of the arts. as long as there are young people in the city who are interested in our future, who are going to have strong and progressive and van guard arti artists. >> i cannot imagine my own work and organization's work can be possible without the support from san francisco arts commission. i feel like to share those voices and to be the voice for those and to be the neighbor of those voices is something that we can be very proud of for the city. i'm very grateful and at the same time very proud that we are are among our peer organizations.

i feel like if i imagine 25 years from now how this san francisco arts commission will be, the san francisco arts commission has become a people's commission. i think that would be a huge legacy to leave behind. [♪]

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>> the meeting will come to order. welcome to the februar february 25th, 2019 meeting. seated to my right is supervisor samon walton, and to me left is gordon mar. our clerk is victor young, and i would like to thank jason golding and michael at s.f.gov tv. >> please be sure to silence any cell phones. >> thank you so much. as this is the first

meeting in city hall, after the loss of our beloved public defender jeff adochi, i just wanted to start off with a moment of silence for jeff. >> thank you so much. may he rest in peace. and i just want to let his wife and his daughter know that we love them and we're with them. and i also just want to note that donna mandel from his office is here today, and cindy alias, our police commissioner, who formerly worked in his office is here. to tell you both we love you and we're with you during this major time of grief. with that, mr. clerk, can you please call item number one.

>> item number one is the hearing considering appointed one mr., term ending april 30, 2003, to the police commission. >> thank you. i wanted to welcome all of the applicants. we have several applicants who applied just nine months ago, who at the time we had a seven-hour hearing, and each of the applicants were vetted pretty substantially at that time. after which the board unanimously confirmed cindy alias for the seat. so i thought that we would try to move things along a little quicker this time around. so i wanted to ask each of the applicants to speak for three minutes. and then we'll open it up for public comment and hear from members of the public for two minutes. and then if there is any questions from my

colleagues, i'll open it up to questions. so if i can call up the incumbent, the first applicant, cindy alias. >> made da madam chair, i would just like to note that several of the previous applicants have withdrawn, they're now longer interested in the seat, mark masawa, julie sule, anthony jones, ann irwin, and pamela urchin have withdrawn their applications. >> good morning, supervisors. thank you for having me. i would like to begin with telling you who i am and where i come from. my name is cindy alias, and i was born in guadalajara, california. i come from a long line of migrants, farm-working people. high parents migrated from the philippines. they sacrificed for their children, and when they

had an opportunity, moved us to sacramento when i was in high school. after high school, i attended u.y u.c. berkeley and graduated and have been a bay area resident since that time. currently, i'm employed with the labour commissioner's office. and i ensure a just day's pay, and to level the playing field. i vigorously represent the labor commissioner, and protecting workers and employers in california. prior to joining the labor commissioner's office, i was at the public defender's office for 11 years. jeff adochi gave me my first lawyer job.

as a public defender, i was a misdemeanor attorney and worked my way up to felonies. i also worked on bail reform, and was part of the aim program, which was aimed at reducing recidivism in communities of color. i now want to turn to what i've done as a police commissioner. my proudest moment, after being appointed a police commissioner, was reaching out to the district stations of every police station here in the city, meeting with the foot patrol officers, seeing, hearing their stories and what they deal with on a daily basis. as a result of that effort, i was able to learn that in the tenderloin station, police officers who were patroling this area, who have an opioid crisis, didn't have access to narcan, which is a

life-saving drug. this drug was only found in the patrol cars. so based on my communications with the foot patrol officers at that station, i was able to reach out to the chief and change the policies so that now every police officer in our community has access to narcan, and they don't have to go to the hall of justice in order to have an even exchange when they use it. because, as we know, you can save a life within seconds with this drug. i also reached out to the bayview officers and learned they were having issues with their radio communications, putting their safety at risk. this is an issue i have brought to the board so they can hopefully help the officers resolve the communications issues they're having. i worked on the communication matrix, which is especially disappointing to the public who are not privy to the proceedings behind closed doors. and we now have a working

body. i also am working on an administrative appeals process for disciplinary cases because of the appellate court, which came out with a decision indicating or stating that the police commission didn't have an adequate appeals process for police officers. my role as a labor commissioner attorney has helped me in this pursuit because we work with administrative hearings at the labor commissioner's office, i am better able to understand and in a better position to understand the appeals process and the rights that need to be protected during these administrative proceedings and appeals. and that's what i've been doing on the police commission. i've also been working -- am currently working with the city attorney, the police department, d.p.a., and the rest of the commission regarding sb1421, which gives community access to the police officers' records which were held in private before and required a motion filed in court in order for the community to

receive such information. and we are currently in the process of devising policies and procedures for that. i am also leading the revision on the bias and discrimination d.g.o., also known as the department general order. part of being a police commissioner, we are responsible and tasked with creating policies and procedures for our police officers. and we're also tasked whip with the disciplinary matters that come before us. the d.g.o.s are very important to the officers because they're their guiding force in terms of what they should do when they're out in the field interacting with the community. we're almost at the finish line in reviving this d.g.o., which wasn't revised since 1998. i believe that the two -- the other tasks that i have been able to accomplish is reaching out to the community, going to community events, and listening to what they want. and from those discussions and from those meetings, it is clear to me that the two assets that i'm

bringing to this job and that are paramount are ac accountability and transparency. people often ask me, how did you become a police commissioner? and my answer is: because i was a public defender, because i speak truth to power, because i have dedicated my life to public service and helping others, and because i know and i believe that i can make a difference. and it's for these reasons that i'm going to ask you to reappoint me to this position. thank you. >> thank you so much, commissioner alias. i want to say i'm going to give every applicant five minutes to make sure that it's even. so i wanted to see if reginald daniels is here. hello, mr. daniels.

>> how are you? i'd like to submit this letter here, which is part of a writ of rehabilitation. my name is reginald daniels. i'm currently dr. reginald daniels, i graduated from u.s. f. i'm a native of san francisco. i've been here 52 years. my grandparents came out here to san francisco in the '40s and became property owners in the palrel district, and we're run of the longest standing families here. i've been a member of the bayview c-pab with capitan steve ford, and talking about out of the box thinking, and building solution centers around the city. one of the unique experiences that i bring is having several aspects of the coin, having been

first a citizen, went through san francisco public unified school district, graduated from the high school and was a victim of a shooting very young in my life. at the time i was a victim of a shooting, i was also held suspect while i was seeking to try to get protection and percent from the police department. however, that started -- i started a cycle myself of addiction and violence, which went on for two decades and a and a half. and i used programs here facilities here, the san francisco sheriff's department, went through programs there. also became a certified domestic violence facilitator, and worked for 10 years as a service provider inside. so having those two aspects, both as offender and someone who is a survivor, and someone who has also worked in

programs, developing programs, to help with the violence and drug issues in san francisco. so since then, i've worked with various organizations in the tenderloin community. i've developed a program in glide memorial, a pilot called "men in service, service" which is now a certified program. and i'm working with a& ebetebethel church, and i'm currently working with father george at the university of san francisco, to think about how u.f.s. can get involved. what we hope to do is think about ways that we can collaborate -- let me say this, too, i'm also doing work in 111 taylor, which is considered a

halfway house, where there be 90 citizens there which are employed through civic pitstop. and so we're working with civic pitstop along with the university of san francisco to think about out of the box thinking ways of collaborating to deal with the three pillars that are most challenging to folks who are dealing with quality of life issues. for example, housing, education, and workforce training. so those are some of the things that we've had the opportunity to work on and are most proud of. we've also had an opportunity to share at the art family, art children council, the city-wide effort to help the mayor with the initiative, to think about ways that the city can work collaboratively to deal with some of the issues we're dealing with, in terms of homelessness, the transitional age youth, and things of that nature. i think i bring a unique perspective in dealing with law enforcement first

as an offender and then as someone who was in transition, someone who was in recovery, and then someone who was then able to provide services and work along with law enforcement to figure out how we can deal with some of the issues inside of our city. thank you. >> thank you so much. okay. is linda franklin here? i don't see ms. franklin. okay. is nana frama -- i'm sorry if i butchered your name. are you here? no, i don't see her. marilyn mario? >> good morning, honorable

chair and good morning members. my name is marilyn morelo, and i am an active member of the community here in san francisco. but before i tell you about that, i'd like you to know that my father was an undocumented immigrant, and i understand the crisis that our immigrant community is facing here in san francisco under the current president and the policies that are adversely impacting the most vulnerable in our community. as someone who actually experienced it, with a parent, i can tell you that it's a very, very damaging experience to families that are impacted and then the legacy that the family is left with. however, i've overcome that. and i'm happy to say i

will be receiving my doctorate in education on may 11, from the university of of the pacific. and i'm an expert in technology adoption, which is relevant to the police commission because there are emerging technologies which the police commission has considered in the past and will consider in the future, and tasers are one of them. i believe that we need to look at the wealth of research that has become available with the large number of deaths that have been caused by tasers just in the last year. and in neighboring counties, san mateo county and others. we need to revisit that, look at that. we cannot just keep doing things the same way and disregarding research and facts. we see that in a current presidential administration, and that has negative consequences on the community. so i would like to be involved with the police commission, and my experience with technology

adoption and comprehensively analyzing benefits and constraints of technology adoption, just as i did comprehensively analyzing faculty adaptation to emerging technology in higher education teaching, those skills are relevant here because we need to comprehensively evaluate the benefits and the constraints that the taser policy and its impact on the community is. and i believe that the community is asking us to make well-informed decisions as opposed to rash decisions that can have substantially negative impacts on the most vulnerable that come into contact with the community. speaking of that, as a formerly homeless resident here in san francisco, i have unique experience with the most vulnerable, again, that come into contact with the san francisco police department, the homeless community. and so i am on a board of directors of tenderloin that serves holiday dinners. we interact with the

homeless one-on-one, when a lot of other people are closed and not accepting the homeless. that's three times a year, tenderloin has the holiday dinner, and provides free holiday dinners to the homeless and needy children on easter sunday, 1 to 4, and thanksgiving, 1 to 4, and christmas day, 1 to 4. we provide them with meals, entertainment, free clothing. we have a partnership with st. anthony's foundation. the clothing is usually gone by 2:30. that is a testament to the unmet need in our community. the most vulnerable in our community know they can come and get free clothing at least three times a year, and there is no limit on what they can get. they need a lot. so we provide them with paper bags and they can take as many clothes as they need because when you

go to different organizations that provide clothing, there is frequently a limit on items that are available because there is such a huge need that they have to make sure that the items are dispersed. so i'm aware of the challenges with the homeless community. and that's something that is critical to the san francisco police department, to the board of supervisors, and to the san francisco government and the homeless as well. not only that, i have firsthand experience with heroin addiction. my brother -- one of my brothers -- i have several, so i'm not going to identify which one -- but one of my brothers is a heroin addict and has been since i can remember. i'm 50 years old, and i can remember, since i was a toddler, he was a heroin addict, and he still is. and he's been in and out of prison. so i am away of the debilitating impact that

heroin addiction has on individuals, family members, and on the community. and i fully support the mayor's plan to provide alternative treatment in dealing with the heroin addiction crisis that we have now. and that's something that the police commission may be heavily involved with, and we need someone that can advocate with that and to have an understanding of the impact that that has on the community. because not only does it impact individuals that are heroin addicts, it also impacts businesses. it also impacts other citizens. it also impacts the police officers that interact with the victims of heroin addiction. and we know that we need more mental health services, more health services. and having this unique set of skills that i bring, with -- dealing with the

homeless community, understanding heroin addiction and the impact on families and businesses, i can bring those skills to the police commission. and i'm an expert in communication, and i can help with the challenges that there are with the communication that the police department because effective communication builds trust, and we need that. >> chairman: thank you very much. is aisha everhart present? i don't see her. is gloria barry present? i don't see her. is sean richards present? i don't see mr. richards. is there any other applicant to the police commission that is present? okay, seeing none, i will open up this item to public comment. if you would like to speak, you'll have two minutes to speak in favor of any of the candidates. please line up.

in no particular order, to my left. thank you so much. do you want to begin, ms. mandel. >> thank you so much, supervisors. i'm donna mandel, i'm the legislative policy analyst for the public defender's office. this past friday, jeff asked me to come here today and speak on his behalf in favor of reappointing cindy alias to the police commission. he told me to say she is a long time activist and a long-term public defender. she has worked tirelessly for police and justice reform. he said there is no one he would recommend more strongly. i don't need to tell you how much jeff believed in criminal justice reform and in m police reform in particular. he wanted to see the police commission lead the way in making the san francisco police department a 21st century force that is open and accountable and

respectful of all of our residents, regardless of race, wealth, or immigration status. we need the police commission to ensure the recommendations issued in 2016. we need a more robust review of officer-involved shootings. we need the police commission to take action on the department general orders in a way that reflects progressive police reform. we need a re-examination of the taser policy, in slight of the recent deaths on the peninsula. san francisco needs police commissioners who are in touch with the compts who commus who have the most police presence. and commissioner alias is honest, thoughtful, and a fierce advocate for reform and for fairness. so i urge you to reappoint her to the police commission. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. next speaker, please? >> good morning. th thanthank you for allowing me

to speak. i'm here to speak on behalf of cindy alias. i'm the assistant manager at glide's harm reduction programs. i met cindy when we were working together on the lead program. as a result of the work that we did together, i found that she is a passionate and tireless advocate for the city's most vulnerable citizens, the homeless, people of color, people who are drug-involved. she has been a great ally with glide, and particularly with the harm reduction team. she understands and shares the compassion that is at the heart of harm reduction, and that is very important to the citizens that she serves. she has always gone above and beyond in her support for social justice for the poor, the disenfranchised, and for people of color. she has always gone above and beyond in her support for glide's mission of

inclusivity and compassion for all. and i have come to believe, in my work with cindy, that she is a social justice warrior. and the city needs a social justice warrior at this point in time. so we at glide, and particularly on the glide harm reduction team, firmly and unequivocally support her reappointment. >> thank you so much. >> good morning, everyone. my name is jacques wilson, and i'm with the san francisco public defender's office and the racial justice committee. obviously, the city suffered a tremendous loss, and i know that mr. adochchi, i adochi, if he we with us, would be here today. one of the things he was big on was transparency and accountability, and about a fair san francisco. a san francisco where we

all felt safe. a san francisco where we were protected. a san francisco where people who did their jobs, did it honestly and fairly. and the reason that that is so important in these times is because we've had such a great loss that we've had members from the community who have already spoken out and wanted to know who was going to protect them. the police commission is that protection. and the individuals who are on that commission are part of that protection. they are the gatekeepers. they're the folks who look out for the average citizen. they make sure that folks who are on the police force are held accountable. and that's what ms. alias brings. she brings diversity, she brings knowledge, she brings her experience. and she is going to make sure we have a transparent and accountable san francisco. there is sb1421,