. >> president james loyce: before we get started i would like to read a statement from the commission. thank you for attending today's meeting. there have been several articles about the property of public health adult residence facility. there is frustration and confusion about the past year. in response to the changes made in areas of homelessness and behavioral health issues in san francisco we request the next three meeting including the following relevant items. today we will discuss the presentation. next meeting whole person care initiative to address the needs of the highest utilizers of public health services. on the fifth of november a broad update. we are concerned about the health and well-being of those in san francisco. we take our role seriously and we will continue to use our meetings as a public forum to discuss important public health issues. members of the public are always invited to attend and provide input. >> i am mark. health commission secretary. if you have public comment, please hand a slip to me. if you would consider today, there are a lot of people who fe

. >> president james loyce: before we get started i would like to read a statement from the commission. thank you for attending today's meeting. there have been several articles about the property of public health adult residence facility. there is frustration and confusion about the past year. in response to the changes made in areas of homelessness and behavioral health issues in san francisco we request the next three meeting including the following relevant items. today we will discuss the presentation. next meeting whole person care

i guess they were talking about james loyce. i want to thank you. that was fun but it showed me direct action does work some times. that is not my experience. that is not what i am comfortable with i don't like shutting down public meetings but if that is what it takes, that is what it was taking at this time. in the last month none of it is good. the people that work for the department of public health are fing am macing. what they are prohibited from doing. it doesn't make sense. it is very san francisco and we have a ton of money and we do things really dumb and tend to over rely on law enforcement. i also found out this month if someone wants to get a shelter bed at 2:00 a.m. on a sunday and doesn't want cops to be involved, they have to be in psychosis. ems doesn't have access to the h beds. i called 311 and said can you send anyone beside cops. they sent a fire engine that almost hit a gentleman in a crisis. they said are you going to hurt yourself? he said no. they went by. we need to get priorities straight and let the professionals when it

. >> president james loyce: before we get started i would like to read a statement from the commissionank you for attending today's meeting. there have been several articles about the property of public

today it is part of the three presentations laid out by president loyce. we will be addressing some of the needs of the public health services. then at the next meeting we will have a presentation which will be an overall of behavioural health programs in the department. in addition, i would like to on behalf of the commission, welcome commissioner suzanne gerardo. she has been the chair of the san francisco families first five commission and the founder and trustee of the demerlac academy which is serving underserved children and families. you certainly bring a lot of credentials to the commission, and we're very happy to have you. would you like to say a few words? >> yes. i'm very happy to be here, and i hope with my background in mental health, behavioural health, as a practising psychologist, i'm not just an administrator, i see families and adolescents daily. i look forward to being part of the planning, program, and solutions as the department of public health moves forward. so i welcome the opportunity to serve the city. thank you. >> thank you. we