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i rise today in support of h.r. 1205, improving mental health access from the emergency department act of 2021, introduced by representative ruiz. this will help follow-up services to patients who present in the emergency department in mental health crisis. according to the guidelines for behavioral health crisis care, there is a disconnect in the provision of follow-up services for what comes next for a patient for a mental health crisis. if the patient has a rash, the emergency department has a roster of dermatologists and clinics and in many cases, the physician can even make an appointment for the patient. these partnerships don't always exist for mental health illness. by authorizing grants to support programs that help those treated at emergency department expeditiously transition to follow-on care this bill will remove barriers to care for those in acute mental health crisis, reduce stigma, and ultimately save lives. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jerse

department of homelessness and supportive housing, department of public health, and department of public works for improvements to park, recreation facilities, and open spaces, permanent supportive and transitional housing, mental/behavioral health facilities and street resurfacing and right-of-way projects. and $90 million from series 2021 e earthquake safety and emergency response general obligation bond to dpw and the public utilities commission for fire department facilities and emergency firefighting water system improvements and to place these funds on controller's reserve pending the receipt of bond proceeds. >> president: thank you, madam clerk. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor: thank you, president walton. colleagues, at the request, suggestion of the city attorney, i would like to on this file insert a new paragraph at page 15, line 7, which would be a new section 8, that would read $54 million of the appropriation is hereby placed under controller's appropriation reserve for lease of appropriation reserves by the controller for construction laden expenses and expenditures excluding program management and design for the subject prior to concurrence -- to the occurrence of the board of supervisors disc

of alamedaal is to bring well trained mental health officers, not armed police to respond to certain 911 calls and include a compendium of all mental health resource is currently available to the police department. in the next two weeks, the city will take up a review of alameda police use of force and body camera policies and procedures and make revisions, ruiz said. these changes are reason for cautious optimism. we need to continue to put pressure on the mayor to have these. his response. these response models be truly to man, members of the alameda community have signed a petition calling for the district attorney's office to release the full body camera footage and criminally charged the officers involved in gonzales is death. there are currently three investigations underway. kristina and magus reporting live for us tonight, emma. thank you. san francisco's district authority announced today. his office will prosecute a violent attack against asian man as a hate crime chase a boudin today tweeted. we received news. evidence that sydney hammond's attack on asian victims, including an asian father, pushing a stroller were racially motivated. we will be charging mr hammond with hate crimes w

of berkeley which has its own health department released a letter yesterday supporting the reopening of schools for all five weekdays. the weather -- has not only thrown a wrench into the workplace but affected mental health. >>> happening today san francisco's department of public health is hosting to vaccination clinics focused on families, they will feature free snacks, entertainment and raffle prizes to encourage people to get the shot. the first location is on broad street, in the lakeview neighborhood and that will open from 9 am to 2 pm. the clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital runs from 9 am to 4 pm, both locations are open to anyone 12 and older and you do not need an appointment. >>> in the east bay kaiser is hosting a health festival at lake merritt. there is a covid-19 vaccine clinic, preventative health screenings and health info boots. booths. anyone 12 and older is eligible, you do not need an appointment. the festival goes from noon to 4 pm this afternoon. >>> happening now with more than half of u. s. adults now fully vaccinated millions of americans are on aaa predicts more than 37 million will travel for the memorial day weekend but is a 60% increase from last year

of berkeley which has its own health department released a letter yesterday supporting reopening of schools. the letter says the lack of classroom time has thrown a wrench in the classroom process and affected mental health. >>> happening today san francisco's department of public health is holding some vaccination clinics focused on famies they wilfeature free , rtent and raffprizes to encourage people to get the shot. the clinic at 50 broad street will be open from 9 am to 2 pm. the clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital runs from 9 am to 4 pm. both locations are open to anyone 12 and older, the information on your screen, you do not need an appointment. >>> in the east bay kaiser permanente is hosting a health festival at lake merritt today that will feature a covid-19 vaccine clinic along with preventative health screenings and health information booths. the vaccination station will be set up at east shore park between grant and lakeshore on the east side of lake merritt. anyone 12 and older is eligible and you do not need an appointment. the festival runs from noon to 4 pm this afternoon. >>> moving on now, developing news on the deadly mass shooting in san jose. we are learning

department of homelessness and supportive housing, department of public health, and department of public works for improvements to park, recreation facilities, and open spaces, permanent supportive and transitional housing, mental/behavioral health facilities and street resurfacing and right-of-way projects. and $90 million from series 2021 e earthquake safety and emergency response general obligation bond to dpw and the public utilities commission for fire department facilities and emergency firefighting water system improvements and to place these funds on controller's reserve pending the receipt of bond proceeds. >> president: thank you, madam clerk. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor: thank you, president walton. colleagues, at the request, suggestion of the city attorney, i would like to on this file insert a new paragraph at page 15, line 7, which would be a new section 8, that would read $54 million of the appropriation is hereby placed under controller's appropriation reserve for lease of appropriation reserves by the controller for construction laden expenses and expenditures excluding program management and design for the subject prior to concurrence -- to the occurrence of the board of supervisors disc

of oakland. it will operate under the fire department but the teams will be made of social workers were psychologist that will respond to mental health calls instead of police. the same story and san jose. in october the police department created a mobile crisis response team that connects officers and qualified to nations -- clinicians. >> it is mandated protocol. as for san francisco, reform measures started being implemented in 2016 with changes to their use of force policy. >> things like abolishing the chokehold or carotid, not shooting at moving vehicles. >> in the last at the department stopped releasing booking photos. >> we constantly look at looking photos. in people's minds, this is we are humans, you start associating people with crime. >> is that she pointed out, the changes are small steps in the short term. >> i don't think there is a finish line with reform. that is to be honest. you have to constantly reinvent yourself. we put in an infrastructure to do that. >> real reform will take time.>>> we ran a poll during the day live asking has there been meaningful change to policing regular. a vast majority, 82% here is th

. >> reporter: in 2015, two of his medics died by suicide in response, the department launched the peer support program, one of several initiatives focusing on mental healthhas worked with first responders in the aftermath of the oklahoma city bombing, 9/11, and hurricane katrina. she launched the paramedic peer support program in austin and several other states in order the break the stigma associated with trauma. you have to break the silence around it. >> first responders will not go to therapy if there is a paper trail, if there is a diagnosis attached to their name. so i proposed this program to put my practice on a separate contract with a specialty of dealing with first responder issues, and that i would submit an invoice once a month with no names on the invoice. >> reporter: people want to stay anonymous because is that fear that somebody is going to hold your struggles against you in a professional setting. what a peer support team does, it creates this bubble of trust because it's someone who works in the same profession as you. it's someone who is not going to go on an administrative tear and try to take away your job. >> r point in neta's car

of dollars from the police department to other services. the town sports submitted 48 recommendations they include requiring the fire department to send paramedics and counselors to mental health and other non criminal calls. some traffic enforcement would be transferred to the department of transportation. members of the task force and the public waiting today on these recommendations, today's discussion should not undo the work of the task force and re prioritized the recommendations. the program needs to be refreshed, and it can be strengthened with increased community leadership. oaklaexpoe recommendations, and some of them will require negotiations with the police union citizens in the east bay march this afternoon from oakland to the alameda police department to call for justice for mario gonzalez. gonzales was 26 years old. he died after police tried to take him into custody two weeks ago. police body cam video showed him struggling and also showed officers pinning him to the ground while trying to detain him. they're calling on the officers involved to be fired now and to face charges for the death of mario gonzales still had tonight a psychedelic drug passes a big tes

mental health crisis. >> we've been supportive of program all along. >> the president tells me the police department gets about 2000 calls every day and a 100 to a 150 of mental health related. so this new task force will be helpful with that. >> and it can you go over the process of how the budget gets approved. this is just the proposal. yeah. the next steps, justine is this to go to the city council. >> they have to review it and they have to vote on it. i reached out to the council president about what she thinks about this budget and she hasn't gotten back to me just yet. live amanda hari kron 4 news. >> amanda, thank you. and police are looking for the person who they say shot and killed a woman on sunset lane last night. police say when they got to that scene, they found the woman face down in the yard with a gunshot wound. the woman died at that scene. so far police not releasing details on a suspect or a motive. the alameda city council is now looking to implement new police reforms after the death of mario gonzalez during a special meeting this afternoon council members discussed if armed and u

and the director of facilities and capital planning for the department of public health. and to support mental health projects to increase behavioral health resources to serve behavioral health resources that will serve clients across the system's continuum of care. next slide please. 43.5 million is allocated for the acquisition and development and projects to increase capacity of the following bed type and care facilities and residential facilities for the adults and elderly and psychiatric skilled facilities and locked subacute facilities and residential treatments and stepdown bed. in addition, some sites may provide to the outpatient services. the remaining $11.4 million is designated for emergency services at san francisco general to improve patient and staff safety. since the opening in 1987, patient volume has increased by 50% and resulting in very severely overcrowded conditions. my dph colleagues and are also online and are available to answer any questions you may have. that concludes my remarks. thank you for your time. >> next i believe we have the department of public works. >> c

department released a statement in a letter yesterday supporting the reopening of schools. the letter said the lack of classroom time has not only thrown a wrench into the learning process, it has affected mental health>>> happening today san francisco's department of public health is hosting two vaccination clinics focused on families. they will feature free snacks, entertainment and raffle prizes to encourage people to get the shot. the clinic at 50 broad street in the lakeview neighborhood will be open from 9 am to 2 pm, the clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital runs from 9 am to 4 pm, both locations noted on the screen here are open to anyone 12 and older and you do not need an appointment. >>> in the east bay kaiser permanente is hosting a health festival at lake merritt that will feature a covid vaccine clinic along with preventative health screenings and health information booths. n will be set up at east shore park between grant and lecture on the east side of lake merritt. anyone 12 and older is eligible and you do not need an appointment. the festival runs from noon to 4 pm this afternoon. >>> developing news on the deadly mass shooting in san jose, we are learning about a chi

mental health plan and whereas dr. hillary cummins has been appointed director of requires approval by the governing party and whereas the health commission serves as the governing body of the department of public health and now therefore be it resolved with the health commission authorizes the appointment of hillary cunni as the director of mental health program for the city and county of san francisco. i hereby certify that the san francisco health commission of april 20th, 2021, adopted the foregoing resolution. >> thank you doctor. do we have any questions or comments for the commissions? do we have a motion to approve the resolution? >> so moved. >> second. >> okay. before we move on to a vote, do we have anybody in the public comment room? >> no one on the line. >> all right. we can move to a vote then. mark, would you please take the roll. >> sure. [roll call] thank you. >> great. dr. hammer had mentioned we're joined by dr. cunnin. would you like to say anything upon this resolution which we are privileged to do? >> not. thank you very much and it's a pleasure to be appointed and i look forward to working with all of you. very happy to be here and to be doing this work. >> gre

of factors. they say it' more fallout from the pandemic, financial security including unemployment, issues with mental health, and of course law enforcement factors. there is low morale at police departments across this country. lester >> tom llamas, great to have you joining us, thanks >>> deadly violence in the mideast appears to be getting worse tonight. matt bradley with that >> reporter: tonight in the holy land -- >> wow >> reporter: -- one of the most dangerous escalations in years after israeli missiles killed at least 20 people in the gaza strip, including nine children according to gazan health officials. israel's attack retaliation for these rockets. as many as 150 of them launched at jerusalem by the palestinian militant group hamas sparking alerts that sent jerusalem residents scrambling this city has been boiling for weeks. violent protests against israeli threats to evict palestinian families in east jerusalem. >> deeply concerned about the rocket attacks that we are seeing now that need to stop and need to stop immediately >> reporter: but some palestinian officials are demanding u.s. president joe biden take a side. >> let him look at our system and see how palestinians l

department of justice. they are also pushing for mental-health crisis teams to replace police for mental-health emergencies. >> he wanted to live. he had his -- he had his whole life ahead of him. 23 years old. this is not what he -- he wanted to be here. >> reporter: the city of walnut creek says it's committed to expanding mental-health services and insists its officers always attempt to deescalate situations. in walnut creek, jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> well, fire retardant, helicopters, and tanker trucks are all tools used to fight wildfires. but one fire district in the east bay has a new tool that no other department has access to. an app that allows the fire chief to turn on a home-sprinkler system with the swipe of a finger when the flames with fast approaching. only on nbc bay area, melissa colorado spoke to the fire chief behind this groundbreaking app and the push to convince more homeowners to join. >> here is a question for you. would you let your local-fire chief have control over your sprinkler system? turn it on or turn it off, with the help of an app. for those that live right ne

of walnut creek police department did release a very lengthy statements today. they specifically focused on what they have been doing in terms of mental illness in regards to public health and safety. coming up at 6:00 we will explore what they have done in the last couple of years and what they intend to do moving forward.>>> developing now in san francisco, police involved in a shooting near oracle park. police shot one suspect. two others got away. all of this unfolded around one a clock p.m. the officers were trying to pull over a car that was linked to some smash and grab suspects.>> it is early on in the investigation, that is part of the investigation in determining the number of shots as well as number of officers that shot. we are not providing that information at this time. it was the suspect he was shot is expected to be okay. he will be booked into jail after he gets treated. as for now there is no information about the other two suspects. for the getaway car.>> well, pandemic fallout, taxes, cost of living, pick your reason. the bottom line is california's population has declined for the first time in its history.>>> we learned today that the state lost ove

mental health episode. now in the wake of that controversial shooting, the police department says that it is making some changes. julia goodrich with what the family is demanding. julia?>>> they are not happy. the walnut creek police department have certainly done some changes. they change their mental health services. they have the crisis intervention team 24 seven. the team says it is too little too late. and they want accountability.>> this whole project which we knew from the beginning was extremely biased, it was extremely pro-police. >> the family of miles hall says that the family will still be alive today. a call to help involving a person with mental illness.>> that shot him like an animal in the street. it was 23-year-old -- when the police found him in the neighborhood he was holding a pipe bar that police saw only as a threat and they shot and killed him.>> scott is with the county das office.>> we interview the officers, we interviewed witnesses, wilson to the 911 tapes. and the officers believed that there was a threat to their safety and to others. >> oscar grants mother joins the onof city hall

but cities across the country are seeing movements of money from police departments into community-based violence programs, mental healthsaying, you know, they think maybe the rise in crime could also be linked to the pandemic. but it's something that a lot of cities are watching closely and could potential change whether the decrease in these budgets remains. >> yeah, it's going to be an interesting question to watch. and quickly, as we wrap up here, you're also reporting that companies are getting in on this vaccination incentive game. we've seen some governments do it. what are companies offering their employees to get the shot? >> well, it's a lot of companies, actually, are offering cash bonuses. normally they don't exceed over $500, but cash incentives to getting the vaccine, time off, and you know, the big thing that this report, i think, looks at, that's different and the kind of the twist to it is whether it could violate certain laws. there's been questions over whether there's a quality and discrimination laws they could violate and a lot of employees or employers are waiting to see what the guidance is on th

of dollars from the police department to other services. recommendations they include requiring the fire department to handle mental health crises and other nong out paramedics and counselors. some traffic enforcement would be transferred to the department of transportation. the council heard from members of the task force and also public comment on the recommendations. today's discussion should not undo the. work of the task force and re prioritized the recommendations. the program needs to be refreshed and it can be strengthened with increased community leadership, the oakland police officers association is expected to oppose many of these recommendations. some of them will require negotiations with the police union tech titans epic games and apple went to federal court today over dispute concerning apple's app store. ktvu jesse gary tells us the verdict could. impact how much people pay to play some of the most popular video games? number of exhibits wheeled into federal court indicates the gravity of the case inside us district court in oakland judge yvonne gonzalez rogers listened to testimony in a bench trial case with no jurors. what's

growth enhancement programs of the department of veterans affairs and to direct the comptroller general of the united states to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the department of veterans affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas. h.r. 2494. a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to establish in the department of the veterans economic opportunity administration and for other purposes. h.r. 2533, a bilto provide for a study by the national academies of sciences, engineering and medicine, examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stresses and estuary environments. h.r. 2655, a bill to amend the securities and exchange act of 1934, to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material nonpublic information. h.r. 2695, a bill to provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in a scientific, technical, engineer and mathematics work force and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment and for other purposes. h.r. 2704, a bill to amend title 38, united s

this state-of-the-art department open 24 hours a day, seeing any child in crisis, whether they can pay or not the past year has brought a stunning increase in the proportion of mental health visits to the e.r. up 31% nationally for those 12 to 17 and a stunning 24% for kids 5 to 11. >> we're able to keep them overnight >> reporter: the first time we visited he was working on little sleep, deciding whether to admit a child over parental objections >> you decided not to admit the child? >> no, that kid ended up staying, yeah >> with the parents' consent? >> correct >> so you can be a pretty persuasive guy? >> when we need to be. >> reporter: there is an acute need for more places like this only 10% of all hospitals offer psychiatric services for kids an nbc news analysis shows only about 7% offer inpatient care this kids-only psychiatric crisis unit is in many ways singular instead of being held in hallways, on stretchers for days, here kids can stay for up to a week while the staff evaluates what the next step should be but with often unstable kids troubles sometimes erupt. just beyond these doors four patients have become aggressive and two of them are making threats a co

of dollars from the police department to other services. the task force has submitted 48 recommendations. they include requiring the fire department to handle mental healthrime calls by sending out paramedics and counselors. some traffic enforcement would be transferred to the department of trans rotation. the council heard from members of the task force and also public comment on the recommendations. today's discussion should not undo the work of the task force and re prioritize the recommendations. the program needs to be refreshed and it can be strengthened with increased community leadership. the oakland police officers association is expected to oppose many of the recommendations. some of them will require negotiations with the police union. there's a new permanent, walk up and drive through vaccination site in the south bay, and it's easy to get to the new vaccination site opened earlier today at the senatorial light rail station in south san jose. officials say that the location provides an easy way for people to get a vaccine on their way, either to or from work or school and all vita transit and paratransit rides to vaccine sites are free. you c

of dollars from the police department to other services. the task force has submitted 48 recommendations they include requiring the fire department to handle mental healthases and other non crime calls by sending out paramedics and counselors. some traffic enforcement will be transferred to the department of transportation. the council hard from members of the task force and also took public comment on the recommendations. you can see we have the station right here behind me and not 100 yards away is people are able to go ahead and get their vaccine. we've been doing vaccines all over santa clara county, but this is by far our largest endeavor. we are able to see between 800 1000 folks every day at at bt eh? the oakland police officers association is expected to oppose many of the recommendations and some of them will require negotiations with the police union students from the east bay led a march this afternoon calling for justice for mario gonzalez. rally included indigenous drumming and dancing at the prevail. bart station in oakland gonzales, who was 26 died after alameda police tried to take him into custody two weeks ago. police body camera video

of dollars from the police department to other services. the task force has submitted 48 different recommendations. they include requiring the fire department to handle mental healthnd other non crime related calls. sending out paramedics and counselors. some traffic enforcement would be transferred to the department of transportation. the council is hearing from members of the task force that has also heard public comment on those recommendations. today's discussion should not undo the work of the task force and re prioritized the recommendations. council must be realistic and examining today's recommendations and moving too quickly without physical or departmental impacts and analysis. will likely have unwarranted consequences. the oakland police officers association is expected to oppose many of the recommendations. some of them will require negotiations with the police union. four people are under arrest in a stabbing in fremont that happened last night. police officers were called the stevenson boulevard near. sunday. i'll drive at about 10 30 last night they were responding to a report of a stabbing involving eight people, two adult men and two teenagers wer

of roaming this neighborhood ever since. police say they are trying to get him the help he needs trying to get him to peacefully. surrender. he is known to police this police department for mental health so they know him. they know him by name. and so they've been kind of yelling out his name saying can you please surrender peacefully let let us get you the help that you need. they have a swat their cats driving all around this neighborhood. they have swat teams and their full gear. >> and also let someone into this scene, which as you know, they don't just do that. >> they let someone into the scene, maybe a family member to kind of help with the negotiations. now, this is just a few shannon elementary school and panel middle school. so that's why was super important to just get this under lockdown, get this perimeter. solid police went and put alert out to people who live near here killed or way or less a road. and tara hills drive and on barkley court. so if you live in this area just stay indoors. lock your windows or doors. don't get involved. if you need to reporting live in final sarah stinson kron 4 news. all right. thanks a lot, sarah. >> 9.34 is the time in contra, costa cou

of almeida, california, just outside san francisco is changing the way 911 calls are handled. the city council ordered 911 dispatchers to route mental health and nonviolent calls to the fire departmentes come after mario gonzalez died in police custody after he was restrained face down on his stomach for five minutes. >>> turns out the tesla model that crashed in texas last month killing two men may not have been on autopilot. local police said nobody was in the driver's seat but a preliminary ntsb report says surveillance video shows the driver and his friend getting into the two front seats. the report also says it would have been hard for the car to be on autopilot because there were no lane lines where the car crashed. the report does not explain why authorities found no one behind the wheel. >> a lot of questions there. >>> georgia governor brian kemp signing a bill that repeals the state's citizens arrest law from the civil war era, it is passed in response to the killing of ahmaud arbery the 25-year-old black man shot while jogging by white men who told police they suspected he had committed a burglary. the men are facing murder and hate crime charges. >>> still ahead, nbc pu

the state-of-the-art department opening 24 hours a day seeing any child in crisis whether they could pay or not. the past year has brought a stunning increase in the proportion of mental healthe're able to keep them overnight. >> reporter: the first time we met him he was working on little sleep deciding to admit a child over parental objections. >> you decided not to admit the child. >> no, that kid ended up staying. >> with the parents consent? >> yes. >> so you could be a pretty persuasive guy? >> when we need to be. >> reporter: there is an accuse need for more places like this. only 10% of all hospitals offer psychiatric services for kids. and nbc news analysis shows only about 7% offer in-patient care. this kids only crisis unit is in many ways singular. instead of being held in hallways on stretchers for days. here kids could stay for up to a week while the staff evaluates what the next steps should be. but with often unstable kids, trouble sometimes erupt. just beyond these doors, four patients have become aggressive and two of them are making threats. a code is called. staff from other floors rush to assist. >> first off, did anyone get hit. >> reporter: a half an h

lot of calls saying, you know, take money completely away from the minneapolis police department and reinstitute it. some of the things you talked about, i'm thinking specifically about the mental health defund policeman that? taking non-police related functions away from the police and giving them their own discreet areas? >> certainly that's a part of it. and, you know, those things take resources. we reallocated $eight million to begin the processes and that work continued. to be frank, jonathan, that work started prior to this. we have been moving resources away from the police department and really trying to set up infrastructures before george floyd was murdered unjustly. we will continue to do that. >> mayor carter, how has the last year been for you in saint paul in the years since the murder of george floyd? >> good morning, jonathan. thank you for having me on. it has been traumatic for us. it's been hard. it's been just a one crisis after the next for us over the past year or so with the combination of all the events that happened after george floyd's murder and the ongoing covid crisis. we're fortune here in saint paul what we're doing in response is continuing a body of w

of 2022. >> bridging the digital divide major boost to mental health service programs speeding up thousands of housing projects and improving technologies that the state's embattled employment development department>> we're trying to do things. the state has talked about but never been able to accomplish because we never had the resources to do it. >> newsom's earlier proposals include more stimulus checks to middle and low income families and billions more towards homelessness and the state's public education system, the legislature and the governor. they have until the middle of next month to agree on the spending plan. >> the budget also includes money for a basic income pilot program. it's believed to be the first statewide funding for such a program. kron four's, dan thorn joins us now live with details on the stand. >> what kind of state is in a position to attempt this because of the historic 75 billion dollar budget surplus. the money would go into low income people each month to help ease the stresses of poverty that can make it harder to find full-time jobs. and of course, stay healthy. but there would be no rules on how to spend it. take a look at this. the proposal includes 75 million

mental health calls. and she says that the her plan would migrate traffic enforcement over to the civilian department of transportation. but she said that surveys show oakland residents want to see a robust response to crime at a time when the city is seeing a spike in violence. we can re imagine public safety build new safety systems. but do that let people feel them that impact before we take away what they do expect from the city. we have had a gut wrenching year in loss of life and violence. this is not a moment that we can take back any public safety. what we are doing is we are building new while we are sustaining and doing what we know work. the mayor, and i also talked about how she is hoping to address the homelessness crisis in oakland mayor shops budget plan would allocate $41 million for homeless services. an additional 32 million would go toward building additional permanent housing in the city, and the mayor wants to dedicate special crews that will clean encampments across oakland. we have got to create safe, healthy environments for our own, housed as well as those who are housed and live around them.

growth enhancement prakt of the department of veterans affairs, and to direct the comptroller general of the united states to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the department of veterans affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas. type pursuant to the rule -- the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. takano: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on h.r. 2441. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. takano: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: madam speaker, i am pleased to speak on h.r. 2441, the sergeant ketchum rural veterans mental health act of 2021, introduced by congresswoman axne. this bill has not only bipartisan support by also bicameral suppor

department the teams will be made of social health workers and psychologists. in october the police department created a mobile crisis response team that connects officers and qualified conditions to respond to mental health calls. the program is mandated protocol between the . has for san francisco reform measures started being implemented in csu. chained to their use of force policy park >> things like abolishing chokehold or carotid. not shooting vehicles. >> in the last using booking photos. >> in people's minds, we are humans, you start associating people with crime. >> is the chief pointed out these changes are small short term. >> i don't think there is a finish line with reform. i will be honest with you. you have to constantly reinvent yourself. we put in an infrastructure to do that. >> real reform will take time.>>> there were celebrations of life and from minneapolis to new york, to here in the bay area. cornell bernard was in oakland where community members called for change. >> for many it was a day to reflect and remember a man named george floyd. >> we can't ever forget what we saw a year ago today. >> oaklands naacp organizing this remembrance rally to honor floyd with speakers and

and the director of facilities and capital planning for the department of public health. and to support mental health projects to increase behavioral health resources to serve behavioral health resources that will serve clients across the system's continuum of care. next slide please. 43.5 million is allocated for the acquisition and development and projects to increase capacity of the following bed type and care facilities and residential facilities for the adults and elderly and psychiatric skilled facilities and locked subacute facilities and residential treatments and stepdown bed. in addition, some sites may provide to the outpatient services. the remaining $11.4 million is designated for emergency services at san francisco general to improve patient and staff safety. since the opening in 1987, patient volume has increased by 50% and resulting in very severely overcrowded conditions. my dph colleagues and are also online and are available to answer any questions you may have. that concludes my remarks. thank you for your time. >> next i believe we have the department of public works. >> c

mental health providers with law enforcement across the country, which i believe is important as we move towards ensuring that community policing and meeting the needs of all of our residents. will the department be taking any efforts to prioritize grant applicants who intend to use funds to create partnerships between mental health providers and law enforcement? ag garland: the answer in general to that is yes. we do believe that taking the burden off law enforcement, particularly with respect to some of these very high-risk contacts with people who have a mental disability or who are in crisis, and to bring along a substitute social worker as a mental health care professional is a good way to reduce -- both for the officer and for the person involved. there is money in the increase request for these programs for performing these processes and this includes separately the question of having mental health support and other issues that you are asking about. >> i want to talk to you about the civil rights division. a texas voter id law intentionally discriminated against minorities, and the previous administration justice department abandoned that position. country are attempting to pass restric

mental health providers with law enforcement across the country, which i believe is important as we move towards ensuring that community policing and meeting the needs of all of our residents. will the department be taking any efforts to prioritize grant applicants who intend to use funds to create partnerships between mental health providers and law enforcement? ag garland: the answer in general to that is yes. we do believe that taking the burden off law enforcement, particularly with respect to some of these very high-risk contacts with people who have a mental disability or who are in crisis, and to bring along a substitute social worker as a mental health care professional is a good way to reduce -- both for the officer and for the person involved. there is money in the increase request for these programs for performing these processes and this includes separately the question of having mental health support and other issues that you are asking about. >> i want to talk to you about the civil rights division. a texas voter id law intentionally discriminated against minorities, and the previous administration justice department abandoned that position. country are attempting to pass restric

department says it is putting mental health first. >> how can we be helpful while they're in crisis? >> reporter: lieutenant steve thomas heads-up the police aid -- police side ofts up the other side. >> it's their discretion. anything that's not a traditional crime. it could be homelessness, someone in crisis, it could be a traditional mental health issue. >> reporter: lieutenant thomas says this approach has led to less crime and fewer arrests. >> you're given an option other than arrest. plus, it's actually addressing a problem far upstream. >> reporter: do you think that this unit saved your life? h. yeah. i know it did because like i said, if -- if not by my hand, by somebody's hand. >> reporter: samuel mason says he's been arrested more than 50 times. >> i'm schizophrenic. >> reporter: then he encountered the crisis intervention team. >> as soon as i met them, i think i had got in trouble one time when i was off my meds. i ain't been in trouble like a couple years now. >> right now our community needs someone they can call when they don't have confidence in the police. our job here, steve and i's job, is to get them to have faith in police again. >> repor