-- what dph has done to date. bedbugs are not actually new to our generation. they have been around for centuries. they were said to have vanished from the united states in the early 1940's or 1950's, and this clearly was due to the fact that we were using some very effective pesticide, ddt, which was able to suppress -- i will not say eradicate the problem, but was able to suppress the bud. we knew for sure that even though it was suppressed in the united states, they were still very prevalent in some of the country's such as asia, africa, and some parts of europe. the resurgence is blamed on the band of -- ban of ddt, but i will say that the increase is probably due to the fact that there has been increase in travel. when people move from place to place, they are more likely to transport them with them to wherever they go. recently, you heard about the issues about new york with victoria's secret. it is not that the client's drug them there. they actually came in the packages that were shipped from overseas. bed

that would be dph. of course, whatever input from dbi. i recall in the 1940's, my father told me problems he had as a young man with these bedbugs. here, all those years later, i'm back hearing about it in san francisco. i wish you all the best with tackling this. >> hello. my name is fully show. i live in a sor in the mission district. the management company is doing a wonderful job keeping the bed bugs out. we have 80 rooms. by now, we probably have one apartment with bedbugs. as i'm standing here, they're doing our rooms right now. they are doing a wonderful job keeping bedbugs out. when tenants move out, they take the carpet out. the mattresses are all covered with plastic. they do not put anything all in our building. when they bring things up off the street, are management checks everything. they checked it before you bring it in the building. the management is responsible for all the problems with the bedbugs. it is not the city. it is just the management. ok. presiden >> good morning, commissioners. i'm speaking about bedbugs. i h

dph's lack of strong enforcement has led to a lack of the enforcement. many tenants report that the ir managers are not using licensed pest controls for the rooms adjacent to them are not being checked. dbi is in better position to enforce the protocol. dbi has a mechanism in place and more inspectors, which has made them more effective. the second issue is that although the director's protocol on bedbugs establishes a baseline requirements, it fails to require a ceiling to limit manager's actions. a number of agencies have forced language aimed at stripping tenants of their rights. we've seen clauses that allow a manager to enter a tenant's room without notice, or to throw away items that they deem untreatable. tenants who do not know their rights are forced to sign these contracts. many have committed to me they've gone to great measures to hide bedbug infestation. for people on an extremely limited budget, this can be a burden. even in situations where the tenant and manager want to attend good faith and follow protocol, the lack of services available

there was a comment that dph, the department of public health, pretty much just shovels people through, that one size fits all, and that no extenuate circumstances are considered -- no extenuating circumstances are considered. >> that is not true. i think probably about four years ago, that might have been true. it has changed. they have gone through a lot of changes internally, and currently, i do attend some of those hearings. there is testimony of the operators, and from time to time, they do -- he does consider the factors that lead to the sale of the cigarettes, but he tries to be consistent. i remember two cases. you could tell where one could not understand a lot of all. -- did not understand a lot region -- did not understand the law at all. vice president garcia: that was a situation, where every case was like the same case, but you're telling us that is not the case, that each case is decided on its own merit. >> yes. vice president garcia: thank you. deputy city attorney: is there any public comment? you will have the opportunity to speak in rebuttal. commissioners, you of t

president goh: if dph is willing to go to 20 days, then i will not argue with the. commissioner fung: i should have said this on the previous case, but just to inform thepublic ane only way this is overturned is if you get four boats. if you do not get four boats -- votes, so i am when to move that we grant the appeal and reduce the penalty to 20 days. commissioner garcia: all the signs indicate you would ask someone for an idea regardless what age they are. regardless of who is working the register, they asked for id from the this week. i was flattered. i think they knew who i was. no matter how old someone looks, ask for aideed for safety. >> shall we call the roll back? >> the motion is to grant the appeal and modify the suspension to 20 days. on that motion -- president goh: aey. ye. >> the vote is 4-0. the appeal is granted and the suspension is modified to 20 days. >> showing move on to the last item? president goh: yes. are we losing our counsel? >> yes. she is not needed for this item, unless you want her to stay. commissioner fung: i would say the same thin

they put me on hold and said they cannot do anything for me and to go back to dph. there's a mix of with the department. it's not the lack of funding. it is the department merry-go- round. come up with a solution to get off the department merry-go- round. maybe more tenants would not be eaten up by the bugs. with over 500 hotels in the city and more than 350 low-income housing buildings, two inspectors from each department is not going to cut it. i have to spend my own money to do my own laundry. management did not move me out of the unit. the problem is enforcement. someone needs to step up to the plate and in forenforce it. thank you. president murphy: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. i have been dealing with bedbugs for a year-and-a-half. i live in an apartment building. i have hiv and i am bipolar. i had a nervous breakdown dealing with the bedbugs. i first got them a year-and-a- half ago. i was on my own pretty much. i could not get friends to help out. luckily, i got the info about the department of health, an adult protective services and in home se

the school district has been a great partner, as has dph. we have 22 kids there now. we only have staff for 24 kids. we are hoping to expand our numbers in the coming fiscal year so that we can continue our growth. the original plan was that we would introduce cohorts each year as we develop the program. we had our second this year. next year, we wanted to have an additional 12 kids come on. the following year, 48. so we are successful, but there is -- it is still a work in progress. supervisor chu: and you're hoping to have a log cabin grow to 40? >> the state has to write the number of youth that can be served at the facility. right now we are rated for about 50. we have a plan to meet that number over time to ensure that we have adequate programming and staff in place. supervisor kim: how many adults have to we have at log cabin? >> counselors, about 13. supervisor kim: so it is a 2-1 ratio. >> not exactly because it is a 24/7 facility. at least two need to be there at all times. it is a high staff ratio when you look across the board. supervisor kim: could you tal

under the dph umbrella, the committee could tap into staff training.t seven months, they spent $12,000. it could benefit the shelters such as shared ordering, resources. it is in their purvey to answer the question. in conclusion, if you were to appoint me, i would work to increase collaboration and problem solving and communication between the committee and the shelter. and encourage the committee to spend some of their time working with the shelter to identify resources that would include collaborative grant writing as economically as possible. >> my name is will daley. i have been a resident of san francisco for the last 35 years and currently a front-line staff person in your district. our organization operates rapid rehousing and permanent housing. i have a deep background in the nonprofit world for the last 10 years. i've volunteered at various agencies like saint anthony's. and zen hospice project. there have been two occasions where i felt the clients were not being served, and i gave notice i would go to the city agency. i did so at the risk o

under the dph umbrella, the committee could tap into staff training.t seven months, they spent $12,000. it could benefit the shelters such as shared ordering, resources. it is in their purvey to answer the question. in conclusion, if you were to appoint me, i would work to increase collaboration and problem solving and communication between the committee and the shelter. and encourage the committee to spend some of their time working with the shelter to identify resources that would include collaborative grant writing as economically as possible.

this is worthy of its own hearing of focusing on how cabs are created, how they are support it, crn, dph's work, it is all part of this discussion. >> comstat is just a piece of the puzzle. two months ago, then-chief gascon had a very productive meeting. he came away with rave reviews. it is a work in progress. it is all new, as you know. many of them have only worked on six or seven meetings. i started my forum in november. we have had three meetings. we will have our fourth next month. i think there will develop and we will see the fruits of all of this effort. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. commissioner cohen? supervisor cohen: thank you for coming. nice to see you. bear with me. i am one of the newest members on the board of supervisors. can you describe to me what is the current community policing model that you will implement? >> as far as that goes, every station as a community policing advisory board. that consists anywhere from 15 up to 25 members of the community that work with the captain directly to put together community policing initiatives and processes within that distric

this is worthy of its own hearing of focusing on how cabs are created, how they are support it, crn, dph'sk, it is all part of this discussion. >> comstat is just a piece of the puzzle. two months ago, then-chief gascon had a very productive meeting. he came away with rave reviews. it is a work in progress. it is all new, as you know. many of them have only worked on six or seven meetings. i started my forum in november. we have had three meetings. w

does it fold automatically within dph's budget or is there more grant funding? >> we are exploring different ways to institutionalize the program after the three years of the grant. the grant does allow for a no- cost extension, so after the third year, if we have not expended all grant dollars, we are allowed to extend them into future years. that is a discussion we're having with leadership as far as how to institutionalize these efforts after the grant sunsets. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. supervisor kim: my reading is this is funding, not necessarily an enhancement. >> that's correct. it is using current positions that are underfunded and detailing them to the brick and mortar buildings that are the cjc located at 575 pulled street. supervisor kim: when we talk about to go to thecjc is it that they live in this area or are arrested and charged in the area? >> both. supervisor kim: so if you are arrested the, you have the option to go to the cjc. >> is not an option. if your crime happens in that jurisdiction, it is processed through the criminal court. b

the police officer or dph, when the need calls for deciding where that person goes? i imagine it is the police officer. >> it is the police officer. in 95% of cases. supervisor mirkarimi: right, so their training, which gets down to the premise of this hearing is essential in determining how they are going to treat that person with regard to where they are going to take them -- either to county jail or to one of these centers the that much more specialized, and the author has to make the call about that specialization needed, correct? >> that is correct, and the operative word is tree off. to what extent can we put the individual officer with the tools that the team, to what level of care or what level of need a particular center may require, and which then you may be most appropriate for that particular offender. there is a lot of work that needs to be done, and we are looking forward to that. supervisor mirkarimi: with trends of state budget cuts for mental health programs, with so many veterans now coming back from iraq and afghanistan, which noticeably are also s