in fact we need to use additional resources,something along those lines but omission or chiu , i will hand it to you next and in the interest of at least moving that along and then we are going to need a motion onthe budget . >>daina chiu: i'm going to send you specific edits but i think that revising in the direction you just mentioned i think would be helpful and then i think maybe making the distinction back reducing our budget, gutting our budget would be sending the message that the status quo of corruption and our troubling culture is okay. that's the main message that i would want. if the board and mayor and act these reductions, that in effect that's what they would be saying. >>chair ambrose: i just wrote down what you said and i'd be happy to include a finishing statement and commissioner lee the last time she had said we need a signing statement in the way i guess executive orders are the president will try and control the legislative history on the action by writing a signing statement. the other motion which i envisioned as being something to the effect of the authorized

commissioner chiu. >>daina chiu: thank you chair ambrose. questions derive from justin minardi's comments and i'm curious mister willett with regard to the fcp funding level that are lower than what the ethics commission haschosen for this new program , can you respond or share what the thinking was in terms of what factors you concerns in terms of starting the lineover there, i'm curious to how you would respond to that and if you can answer whether you think it should be higher . i just wanted to ask the question . >>eric willett: commissioner chiu, we established a penalty amount that were informed by the states program but then that was scaled up for consideration within san francisco's data , for instance thestate , the entire state not necessarily a major metropolitan areas discovering jurisdictions in all levels of government whereas ours is specifically san francisco so we used these state programs as a base and scaled it upwards based upon our own internal data that we have within the commission databases. and we feel that our progr

commissioner chiu. >>daina chiu: thank you chair ambrose. questions derive from justin minardi's comments and i'm curious mister willett with regard to the fcp funding level that are lower than what the ethics commission haschosen for this new program , can you respond or share what the thinking was in terms of what factors you concerns in terms of starting the lineover there, i'm curious to how you would respond to that and if you can answer whether you think it should be higher . i just wanted to ask the question . >>eric willett: commissioner chiu, we established a penalty amount that were informed by the states program but then that was scaled up for consideration within san francisco's data , for instance thestate , the entire state not necessarily a major metropolitan areas discovering jurisdictions in all levels of government whereas ours is specifically san francisco so we used these state programs as a base and scaled it upwards based upon our own internal data that we have within the commission databases. and we feel that our progr

commissioner chiu mentioned the point be i raised as well. impact on small business. i think that it would be good for whatever we submit to the mayor to spell out how corruption and rigged contracts is affecting income for small businesses in san francisco, and some of that is spelled out in the controller's audit where he took a look at small business allocations from the p.u.c. and they were rigged in a process that did not provide equal access to small businesses but were based on the buddy system, for lack of a better term. that is in the material i provided. i think that would be an important leg for us to stand on as we present this to the mayor and to the public. it is a good idea when the mayor sets forth a series of elements she wants included that you address those elements. >> can i interrupt? i saw somewhere someone quote a statistic from a national ethics organization that does the analysis that 10 to 20% of public contract funds are misused. was that something you provided, larry, or something i read in the "new york times" article about the corrupt pub

all right, commissioner chiu. >> commissioner chiu: i would like to second that for commissioner lee to serve as vice-chair for a second term. >> chair ambrose: all right. and do i hear any other nominations? nope? so, can we please have public comment on -- oh, commissioner bush. >> commissioner bush: i have questions to ask of commissioner lee. >> chair ambrose: okay. >> commissioner bush: commissioner lee, i respect your work and i think your participation has been an asset, particularly what you have done beyond the confines of the commission. but one of the things that took place about two years ago was a vote on behest of contributions, in which a motion by the commission failed on a 3-2 vote. and you were one of the two votes who opposed a reform of the behested contributions law. and since that time, it has emerged that behested contributions, as was suggested at the time, was a route for corruption and it is at the heart of much of the public integrity findings by the controller's office. and the proposal that had been made before the commission and supported by three commis

feel safer in the community state assemblyman david chiu is also trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>well today is going to be a touch of a calmer one, especially come the afternoon than yesterday was so we're at the tail end now of that wind event that they have kept up last night 60's for your highs this afternoon under sunshine about the rest of your forecast. still ahead.

the community state assemblyman david chiu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. we have new information about the changes coming to the berkeley police department, the city council unanimously passed a set of reforms targeting racial disparities during traffic stops. here's how it works officers will no longer be able to stop cars for low level offenses that are not affecting public safety. and that includes things like not wearing a seatbelt expired license tags officers also need to have written consent before searching a person or property and they can no longer request parole or probation status. the president of the berkeley police association is calling the reforms a threat to public safety but berkeley's mayor says that's not happening. >>these these racial disparities is create distrust between the police and carries a cup. and that does erode public safety because people feel less comfortable going to

all right, commissioner chiu. >> commissioner chiu: i would like to second that for commissioner leeto serve as vice-chair for a second term. >> chair ambrose: all right. and do i hear any other nominations? nope? so, can we please have public comment on -- oh, commissioner bush. >> commissioner bush: i have questions to ask of commissioner lee. >> chair ambrose: okay. >> commissioner bush: commissioner lee, i respect your work and i think your participation has been an asset, particularly what you have done beyond the confines of the commission. but one of the things that took place about two years ago was a vote on behest of contributions, in which a motion by the commission failed on a 3-2 vote. and you were one of the two votes who opposed a reform of the behested contributions law. and since that time, it has emerged that behested contributions, as was suggested at the time, was a route for corruption and it is at the heart of much of the public integrity findings by the controller's office. and the proposal that had been made before the commission and supported by three commiss

state assemblyman david chiu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. and east bay dna evidence has linked one coyote to a series of attacks on people in lafayette and moraga 5 biting incidents have been reported since july. last friday, a man became the latest victim of the same coyote he was didn't use a quickie stop in lafayette, 3 days earlier a little girl was bitten by a meranda fish and wildlife officials say the coyote likely looking for food. they recommend keeping pet food indoors and to keep a close eye on your pets and children when they're outside. >>each of the 5 victims have all been didn't they never saw coming may. and we came up it started the attack it did to and then they fought back and they they thought it off and it and let go and ran off. >>warning signs are now posted up in areas where the attacks

resolution to support california assembly bill number 328 authored by david chiu and co authored by assembly members ash and buffy wicks and co authored by senator scott wiener to establish the reentry housing program. item 28, resolution to urge the united states treasury to expedite the process to feature harry ot hubman on the $20 bill for her legacy of equality, social justice and freedom and reflect the history and adversity of the united states and item 29 resolution recognizing every february as black history month in the city and county of san francisco. >> thank you, madam clerk. i just want to say item 26 was introduced by senators steven bradford and co-sponsored by senate president pro tem tony atkins and it will create a state wide recertification process to revoke the certification of a peace officer following the conviction of a serious crime or termination from employment due to

state assemblyman david chiu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>turning our attention to the coronavirus moderna is launching clinical trials for a vaccine designed to fight new covid-19 variance the company says it has produced enough of the new vaccines to begin testing in people. they're looking into whether a single booster from the original vaccine will work to increased antibody levels after the trials the fda will need to approve any new vaccine. researchers from ucsf have found the covid variants are more dangerous and more contagious. but some experts say they should not be a major cause for concern doctor monica gandhi is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf she says that we should be focusing more attention on slowing down the spread of the virus through mask wearing and social distancing and improving the vaccine rollout. >>we can leave this turning

commissioner chiu. >>daina chiu: thank you chair ambrose. my questions derive from justin minardi's comments and i'm curious mister willett with regard to the fcp funding level that are lower than what the ethics commission haschosen for this new program , can you respond or share what the thinking was in terms of what factors you concerns in terms of starting the lineover there, i'm curious to how you would respond to that and if you can answer whether you think it should be higher . i just wanted to ask the question . >>eric willett: commissioner chiu, we established a penalty amount that were informed by the states program but then that was scaled up for consideration within san francisco's data , for instance thestate , the entire state not necessarily a major metropolitan areas discovering jurisdictions in all levels of government whereas ours is specifically san francisco so we used these state programs as a base and scaled it upwards based upon our own internal data that we have within the commission databases. and we feel that our pr

commissioner chiu said, happy new year to everyone. commissioner lee will be joining us today. but she is delayed. so we expect her to join us shortly. this meeting is being held by teleconference pursuant to the governor's executive order n-2920 and the 12th supplement to the mayoral declarationte

. >> thank you, assessor chiu and we are honored that you are willing to take on this responsibility. i want to provide member of the public with information about the city administrator's office. they are responsible for overseeing animal care and control, the office of cannabis, the medical examiner's office, and the real estate division. the technology division. our community challenge grant, our grants for the arts program, the mayor's office on disability, risk management, and all of the things, many of the things that make the city run and often times we may have an interaction with any of the departments and not necessarily fully aware that they are all within the scope of the city administrator's office. it is a major responsibility, one that i know you are up for the task. and i am excited and grateful that you are willing to put your hat in the ring and allow yourself to be nominated for such a position. so thank you so much again, aseser to -- thank you, assessor chu, and with that we can open it up to any questions. >> thank you, mayor breed. before we start the question a

. >> thank you, assessor chiu and we are honored that you are willing to take on this responsibility. i want to provide member of the public with information about the city administrator's office. they are responsible for overseeing animal care and control, the office of cannabis, the medical examiner's office, and the real estate division. the technology division. our community challenge grant, our grants for the arts program, the mayor's office on disability, risk management, and all of the things, many of the things that make the city run and often times we may have an interaction with any of the departments and not necessarily fully aware that they are all within the scope of the city administrator's office. it is a major responsibility, one that i know you are up for the task. and i am excited and grateful that you are willing to put your hat in the ring and allow yourself to be nominated for such a position. so thank you so much again, aseser to -- thank you, assessor chu, and with that we can open it up to any questions. >> thank you, mayor breed. before we start the question a

>>she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they say the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground. a 19 year-old has been charged with his murder want to be clear. >>and then when you come to san francisco. with the expectation to harm somebody here in this city there will be consequences. really don't come to our city with all that. >>because we're not having the mayor says members of the street violence intervention program have been tapped to make people feel safer in their community folks were offering. >>to walk people to their homes to help support. members of our community because attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us david choose trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california doj. >>shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiu hoping the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they're completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases we know that any investment this area will more than recoup itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out any payment any just >>governor gavin newsome released a response saying his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledged more work needs to be done. he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in evaluating these proposals. meanwhile, these bills are likely to be heard sometime this spring in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>in time the a recall campaign targeted at governor newsome continues to pick up steam 3 different recall groups have gathered 1.3 million

she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they say neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us we have to take responsibility. >>this senseless violence can never be ok david chu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a statewide hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>this is not just the san francisco phenomena this is not just a california phenomenon this is an american phenomenon at this time, san francisco police already have a similar hotline 2 shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash in san mateo a few days ago that reads china cheats skills gives us covid. >>chief bill scott says they're changing their policies here in the city. so they contract similar incidents to that note. that's not a crime.

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiu hoping the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they are completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases and all we know that any investment in area will more than recouped itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out any. payment any just >>governor gavin newsome released a response saying his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledged more work needs to be done. he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in evaluating these proposals. meanwhile, these bills are likely to be heard sometime this spring in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news tonight, the recall campaign targeted at governor newsome it continues to pick up steam 3 different recall groups have gathered. >

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiug the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they're completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases we know that any investment this area will more than recoup itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out. >>any payment any. >>just >>governor gavin newsome released a response saying his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledged more work needs to be done. he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in evaluating these proposals. meanwhile, these bills are likely to be heard sometime this spring in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>we'll be right back gorgeous looking shot of the golden gate bridge there in the big wall. we'll see in just a few minutes. >>remember th

ab71 introduced by assembly members revaas, chiu and wix with the corporation tax law and a homeless coordinating and financing council will be created to identify, address, coordinate and insure resources benefit and services help prevent and end homelessness and california. ab71 will establish the bring california home fund and the state treasury and funding will be allocated and two years cycles by the homeless coordinating and financing council and the department of housing and community development. the council and hcd will establish an advisory committee to inform state and local policies practices, programs, and respect the to the experience of dis purport atly harmed groups and other demographic groups. the bring california home act will raise tax rates on businesses and fund services including employment support for unhoused people. we know and we have seen the homeless crisis in san francisco. especially in the current pandemic. we have too many people unhoused and living on our streets. ab71 will help the state and the city address unhoused crisis. i'm proud to be a co-spo

she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they say the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been violent attacks not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground. a 19 year-old has been charged with his murder want to be clear. >>that when you come to san francisco. with the expectation to harm somebody here in this city there will be consequences. really don't come to our city with all that. >>because we're not happening. the mayor says members of the street violence intervention program have been tapped to make people feel safer in their community folks were offering. >>to walk people to their homes to help support. members of our community because attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us david choose trying to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california doj. >>shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash t

so caro line chiu is online. >> project manager, yes, you asked a great question. i think during the cost reduction effort, you know, we looked at everything, right and to kind of confirm and one thing this came up was in consideration that what we were doing with the energy recovery facility, by using the digester gas and converting it to heat, steam and power wasn't the highest value we could get for this digester gas. so, with that, we thought about what to do with our bio gas and now we're looking at building what we've been calling a bio gas utilization facility and as i think it noted in the agenda item, basically turning this digester gas into a renewable natural gas. when we looked at it, it had benefits not just potentially saving capital dollars but provided potential, a revenue source for the puc by commodity, selling it as a commodity but also the state and federal incentives you could collect off of this renewable natural gas. so we're looking at it not just from a financial benefit but it really had some long-term sustainable benefits not just for the

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiu hoping the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they are completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases and all we know that any investment in area will more than recouped itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out any. payment any just >>governor gavin newsome released a response saying his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledged more work needs to be done. he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in evaluating these proposals. meanwhile, these bills are likely to be heard sometime this spring in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news time now for our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look at the golden gate bridge sunup to say. >>meteorologist lawrence karno

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiu hoping the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they are completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases all we know that any investment in area will more than recouped itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out any. payment any just >>governor gavin newsome released a response saying his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledged more work needs to be done. he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in evaluating these proposals. meanwhile, these bills are likely to be heard sometime this spring in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. >>5.51 is the time coming up on the kron 4 morning news and undersized the warriors know still came away with a win on the road. and

investigate and prosecute the at least 11 billion dollars paid out in fraudulent claims assemblyman david chiu hoping the legislature and administration approved this as soon as possible that we've heard from. >>he's all over the state that they're completely under resource they can only go after the most egregious cases we know that any investment this area will more than recoup itself for months now the edd has been under a microscope as an easy target for fraudsters yet difficult to deal with for claimants like laurel car time now 6 weeks in. >>out. >>any. payment any. >>just response. >>governor gavin newsome did release a statement on these proposals preliminarily in part saying that his administration made significant changes to improve the customer experience and stop fraud. but he acknowledges there is more to do he says he looks forward to working with the legislature in in evaluating these proposals. now meanwhile hearings for these proposals are set to start in the spring time reporting live in sacramento, ashley zavala kron 4 news. thank you so much ashley. >>the recall campaign ta

intervention program had been tapped to help make people feel safer in the community state assemblyman david chiug to pass a bill that would establish a hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>well today is going to be a touch of a calmer one, especially come the afternoon than yesterday was so we're at the tail end now of that wind event that they have kept up last night 60's for your highs this afternoon under sunshine about the rest of your forecast. still ahead. >>9.45 the time, let's get a final check of the forecast with john as we're taking a live look outside behind us here. it looks gorgeous in san francisco. >>hurry up time so get out we know you've got this grilling plans today will and much better day to be getting outside today. not because it's any less sunny or anything like that, but the winds that may have kept up last night much less of a thing, especially later on today, it's still been a windy drive into work but conditions are gradually improving with wind speeds gradually tempering through the day today beautiful view from our mount tam cam also sha

>>she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they say the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us we have to take responsibility. >>this senseless violence can never be ok david chu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a statewide hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice because this is not just the san francisco phenomena this is not just a california phenomenon this is an american phenomenon at this time, san francisco police already have a similar hotline 2 shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash in san mateo a few days ago, that reads china cheats skills gives us covid chief bill scott says they're changing their policies here in the city. so they contract similar incidents to that note. that's no

commissioner chiu said, happy new year to everyone. commissioner lee will be joining us today. but she is delayed. so we expect her to join us shortly. this meeting is being held by teleconference pursuant to the governor's executive order n-2920 and the 12th supplement to the mayoral declaration dated february 25th, 2020. before we proceed, i'd like to ask commission staff member acting as a moderator to explain procedures for the meeting. >> thank you, madam chair. the meeting reflects the covid-19 health emergency and protect commission members, city emee

>>she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us we have to take responsibility. >>this senseless violence can never be ok. david chu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a statewide hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>this is not just the san francisco phenomenon this is not just a california phenomenon this is an american phenomenon at this time, san francisco police already have a similar hotline 2 shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash in san mateo a few days ago that reads china cheats skills gave us covid chief bill scott says they're changing their policies here in the city. >>so they contract similar incidents to that note. that's not a cri

she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu they say the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us we have to take responsibility. >>this senseless violence can never be ok. david chu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a statewide hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>this is not just the san francisco phenomenon this is not just a california phenomenon this is an american phenomenon at this time, san francisco police already have a similar hotline 2 shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash in san mateo a few days ago that rees china cheats skills gave us covid chief bill scott says they're changing their policies here in the city. >>so they contract similar incidents to that note. that's not a crim

>>she was joined by the district's new supervisor, connie chan and state assemblyman david chiu theysay the neighborhood has seen a rise of burglaries vandalism and hate crimes mostly targeting asians and they've been filing a tax not far from here this one in the nearby, anza vista neighborhood where an elderly asian man was killed after being pushed to the ground attack on any senior in this city is an attack on all of us we have to take responsibility. >>this senseless violence can never be ok david chu is trying to pass a bill that would establish a statewide hate crime hotline run by the california department of justice. >>this is not just the san francisco phenomena this is not just a california phenomenon this is an american phenomenon at this time, san francisco police already have a similar hotline 2 shared a picture of a note that was left at an asian owned car wash in san mateo a few days ago that reads china cheats skills gave us covid chief bill scott says they're changing their policies here in the city. >>so they contract similar incidents to that note. that's not a cr

. >> thank you, assessor chiu and we are honored that you are willing to take on this responsibility. i want to provide member of the public with information about the city administrator's office. they are responsible for overseeing animal care and control, the office of cannabis, the medical examiner's office, and the real estate division. the technology division. our community challenge grant, our grants for the arts program, the mayor's office on disability, risk management, and all of the things, many of the things that make the city run and often times we may have an interaction with any of the departments and not necessarily fully aware that they are all within the scope of the city administrator's office. it is a major responsibility, one that i know you are up for the task. and i am excited and grateful that you are willing to put your hat in the ring and allow yourself to be nominated for such a position. so thank you so much again, aseser to -- thank you, assessor chu, and with that we can open it up to any questions. >> thank you, mayor breed. before we start the question a

my name is carmen chiu, san francisco's aelectricitied assessor. today, i want to share with you a property tax savings programs for families called proposition 58. prop 58 was passed in 1986 and it was helped parents pass on their lower property tax base to their children. so how does this work? under california's prop 13 law, the value we use to calculate your property tax is limited to 2% growth peryear. but when ownership changes, prop 13 requires that we reassess properties to market value. if parents want to pass on their home or other property to their children, it would be considered a change in ownership. assuming the market value of your property has gone up, your children, the new owners, would pay taxes starting at that new higher level. that's where prop 58 comes in. prop 58 recognizes the transfer between parents and children so that instead of taxing your children at that new higher level, they get to keep your lower prop 13 value. remember, prop 58 only applies to transfers between parents and children. here's how the law twines an

ab71 introduced by assembly members revaas, chiu and wix with the corporation tax law and a homeless coordinating and financing council will be created to identify, address, coordinate and insure resources benefit and services help prevent and end homelessness and california. ab71 will establish the bring california home fund and the state treasury and funding will be allocated and two years cycles by the homeless coordinating and financing council and the department of housing and community development. the council and hcd will establish an advisory committee to inform state and local policies practices, programs, and respect the to the experience of dis purport atly harmed groups and other demographic groups. the bring california home act will raise tax rates on businesses and fund services including employment support for unhoused people. we know and we have seen the homeless crisis in san francisco. especially in the current pandemic. we have too many people unhoused and living on our streets. ab71 will help the state and the city address unhoused crisis. i'm proud to be a co-spo

chiu, does d.p.h. have a position on the suggestion by some of the advocates that the e.p.s. be the lead agency on the investigation? >> no, we don't. i concur with miss pettijohn's position, and whether it's on the superfund list or not, our function is the same, our process is the same. we provide technical expertise to dtse, and we have a robust program, and we would monitor the site the same way if it's a listed site or not. >> supervisor preston: do i have it right that these are two potentially different questions, whether it's a superfund site or whether it's a d.t.a. or will they only take over as the lead agency once it's determined to be a superfund site? >> i'm not sure. julie, do you know if there's any difference here? >> yes. there are other sites that they work on. it's my understanding that there are other sites that they work on that are within their fur view that are not superfund, so, for example, they -- they are required to implementation of the toxic substances control act, so that's specific to p.c.b. sites, so they have a number of sites where they are

chiu, does d.p.h. have a position on the suggestion by some of the advocates that the e.p.s. be the lead agency on the investigation? >> no, we don't. i concur with miss pettijohn's position, and whether it's on the superfund list or not, our function is the same, our process is the same. we provide technical expertise to dtse, and we have a robust program, and we would monitor the site the same way if it's a listed site or not. >> supervisor preston: do i have it right that these are two potentially different questions, whether it's a superfund site or whether it's a d.t.a. or will they only take over as the lead agency once it's determined to be a superfund site? >> i'm not sure. julie, do you know if there's any difference here? >> yes. there are other sites that they work on. it's my understanding that there are other sites that they work on that are within their fur view that are not superfund, so, for example, they -- they are required to implementation of the toxic substances control act, so that's specific to p.c.b. sites, so they have a number of sites where they are

chiu, does d.p.h. have a position on the suggestion by some of the advocates that the e.p.s. be the lead agency on the investigation? >> no, we don't. i concur with miss pettijohn's position, and whether it's on the superfund list or not, our function is the same, our process is the same. we provide technical expertise to dtse, and we have a robust program, and we would monitor the site the same way if it's a listed site or not. >> supervisor preston: do i have it right that these are two potentially different questions, whether it's a superfund site or whether it's a d.t.a. or will they only take over as the lead agency once it's determined to be a superfund site? >> i'm not sure. julie, do you know if there's any difference here? >> yes. there are other sites that they work on. it's my understanding that there are other sites that they work on that are within their fur view that are not superfund, so, for example, they -- they are required to implementation of the toxic substances control act, so that's specific to p.c.b. sites, so they have a number of sites where they are