name is kara chen. >> chair ronen: hello. >> i am a deputy public defender. i've been working as a public defender for 30 years, and i am currently the managing important for the san francisco mental health unit. it's an honor to advocate for miself-amongst the group -- myself amongst the group, and i think all of the applicants are so impressive. i serve as a member on the san francisco mental health board, now it's known as san francisco behavioral health commission from 2012 to 2017, and from 2015 and 2017, i was the chair for the san francisco mental health board. and also, i -- i serve on the jail -- reenvision jail replacement work group, and i also serve on the a.o.t., assisted outpatient treatment program on the implementation group. and currently, i am also working -- serve on the san francisco sfpd crisis intervention work group with the community provider. and also, i cochair a work group from my -- that's work related, which is transitioning clients in jail, in custody, and inpatient from the acute facility or in jail into treatment. and i think,

name is kara chen. >> chair ronen: hello. >> i am a deputy public defender. i've been working as a public defender for 30 years, and i am currently the managing important for the san francisco mental health unit. it's an honor to advocate for miself-amongst the group -- myself amongst the group, and i think all of the applicants are so impressive. i serve as a member on the san francisco mental health board, now it's known as san francisco behavioral health commission from 2012 to 2017, and from 2015 and 2017, i was the chair for the san francisco mental health board. and also, i -- i serve on the jail -- reenvision jail replacement work group, and i also serve on the a.o.t., assisted outpatient treatment program on the implementation group. and currently, i am also working -- serve on the san francisco sfpd crisis intervention work group with the community provider. and also, i cochair a work group from my -- that's work related, which is transitioning clients in jail, in custody, and inpatient from the acute facility or in jail into treatment. and i think,

name is kara chen. >> chair ronen: hello. >> i am a deputy public defender. i've been working as a public defender for 30 years, and i am currently the managing important for the san francisco mental health unit. it's an honor to advocate for miself-amongst the group -- myself amongst the group, and i think all of the applicants are so impressive. i serve as a member on the san francisco mental health board, now it's known as san francisco behavioral health commission from 2012 to 2017, and from 2015 and 2017, i was the chair for the san francisco mental health board. and also, i -- i serve on the jail -- reenvision jail replacement work group, and i also serve on the a.o.t., assisted outpatient treatment program on the implementation group. and currently, i am also working -- serve on the san francisco sfpd crisis intervention work group with the community provider. and also, i cochair a work group from my -- that's work related, which is transitioning clients in jail, in custody, and inpatient from the acute facility or in jail into treatment. and i think,

name is kara chen. >> chair ronen: hello. >> i am a deputy public defender. working as a public defender for 30 years, and i am currently the managing important for the san francisco mental health unit. it's an honor to advocate for miself-amongst the group -- myself amongst the group, and i think all of the applicants are so impressive. i serve as a member on the san francisco mental health board, now it's known as san francisco behavioral health commission from 2012 to 2017, and from 2015 and 2017, i was the chair for the san francisco mental health board. and also, i -- i serve on the jail -- reenvision jail replacement work group, and i also serve on the a.o.t., assisted outpatient treatment program on the implementation group. and currently, i am also working -- serve on the san francisco sfpd crisis intervention work group with the community provider. and also, i cochair a work group from my -- that's work related, which is transitioning clients in jail, in custody, and inpatient from the acute facility or in jail into treatment. and i think, based on m