like rafael mandelman. i never thought the bland report was the end all be all report. it seems like it is scratching the surface of true need. you know, it is hard to be optimistic when we are so behind on even be that report and what it called out for. i will stop there. then the one thing -- sorry. one more thing then i will stop. if one of you can walk me through an individual. so we have got -- what if i am on the street and come to the lincoln center or behave i can't recall health access -- behavioral health access center or hummingbird. i need help. i have a drug addiction? what is the path for that person getting into. they are homeless often times. a residential behavioral health treatment program? what is the wait on that and the biggest barriers to that? that is -- i think those are the key entries into this system. the courts and the person saying i need help on the street that we need on demand. otherwise, i believe we are broken. could you respond to both rafael mandelman and myself with your responses. >> thanks, supervisor ronan. i will respond to the t

could you respond to both rafael mandelman and myself with your responses. >> thanks, supervisor ronan. i will respond to the things you said as well as supervisor mandelman's comments. turn it over to the last part of your comment walking through referral process. i want to acknowledge and share a sense of urgency and need to go faster. i want to start with that. i agree. we need to really move. some of the resources that ms. kirk patrick shared with the team is part of what we need to enable us to do that. it is challenging for dph to keep you with two crisis. we have very few dedicated program development and management staff to be able to push this as quickly as we can. i want to acknowledge supervisor mandelman's comment about the curve displayed in the bla report that we will talk about subsequently that slows we have climbed backup in some care to back to where we were nine or so years ago. that is an important thing to acknowledge. in the context of budget cuts that we are not ahead of where we were 10 years ago in some areas. i just want to share the sense of urgency, sense of

pandemic to try and make outdoor and socially distant recreation easier. 3 city supervisors, rafael mandelman, matt haney and dean preston are co-sponsoring that legislation while pedestrian advocacy groups, kids safe sf and walk sf applaud the measure. the proposal does face some strong opposition. the full board of supervisors is expected to vote on this legislation as soon as april. san francisco teachers had to wake up at the school district's headquarters today. they've been holding us le pen to protest hundreds of teachers not getting their paychecks for the last several weeks. the union leaders say the teachers will stay there until they've all been paid. an issue with the new payroll system has led to months of teachers being underpaid or not paid at all. during a rally yesterday, the school board commissioner announced the district is looking into how all of this happened in the first place. >>warning april, we're going to do a examination of what happened trying to ensure that we understand how we got here and how we made colossal a mistake in this transition, which never should hav

president shaman walton sitting in for supervisor connie chan hopefully soon to be joined by rafael mandelman. >> clerk: while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone. the board recognizes that equitable public access is essential and will be taking public comment as follows. first public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. those attending in person will be allowed to speak first and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line. for those watching either channel 26, 78, or 99 and sfgovtv.org. the public comment call-in number is streaming across the screen. the number is (415) 655-0001. then enter the meeting id of 24996627464. then press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up and public comment is closed those on the telephone should dial star three to be added to the queue to speak. if you are on the telephone, please remember to turn down your tv and all listening devices you may be using. as indicated, we will take public com

the pandemic to make outdoor and socially distant recreation much easier. 3 cities supervisors rafael mandelmantt haney and dean preston are all co sponsoring that legislation while pedestrian advocacy groups like kids safe sf and walk a plot that measure the proposal also faces some strong opposition. the full board of supervisors is expected to vote on the legislation as soon as april. happening today, we could learn of teachers in the mount diablo unified school district plan to go on strike this afternoon. the teachers union is expected to announce the results of a vote on whether to authorize a strike. the union has been negotiating with the district over a new contract for more than a year. now, if the union did vote to authorize a strike, it's not clear when that strike would actually start. >> right now, teachers, some of them are waking up at school district headquarters again, right? and sleeping it yet because the mike to my waking up in the school district headquarters in there, holden asleep in to protest hundreds of teachers not getting their paychecks. so the union leader says th

days of the pandemic to make outdoor and socially distant recreation easier. 3 city supervisors rafael mandelman, matt haney and dean preston are co-sponsoring the legislation, pedestrian advocacy groups, kids safe as staff and walk as f applaud the measure. the proposal also faces some strong opposition, the full board of supervisors is expected to vote on the legislation as soon as april. a key recommendation is expected tomorrow on the oakland a's ballpark project based on the recommendation, the san francisco bay conservation and development commission will decide whether or not the port of oakland needs howard terminal or whether it can be used for the new ballpark site. if the commission decides the port needs to land and a's ballpark is out of the picture without a new stadium. the a's president says the team will leave oakland. >> the executive officer of the bay area air quality management district is retiring, jack brought, but this is his picture has served as the district's executive officer since 2004. he also worked with the environmental protection agency, the south coast, air qua

and everything else without cars in the way and a lot of people like a three-city supervisors, rafael mandelman dean preston are co sponsoring this legislation. the pedestrian advocacy kids safe sf and walk sf. they love the idea. but also this proposal does face some strong opposition. the full board of supervisors is expected to vote on this as soon as next month. happening today, we could learn if the teachers in the mountain view diablo unified soon district are going to go out on strike this afternoon. the union is expected to announce the results of a vote on whether they are authorizing a strike. they've been negotiating with the district over new contract for more than a year now. and they still don't have a deal if they vote to authorize a strike. it's not clear if or when an actual strike would take place. it just gives them that ability. happening right now, san francisco teachers are waking up at the school's district headquarters. there. >> holding a sleep into protests. hundreds of teachers not getting their paychecks. the union leaders say the teachers will stay there until they'

now we have supervisor rafael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: colleag ues, i'm recognizing mary ellen today. our executive director of department of emergency management for her dedication to making the city and county of san francisco a safer and more resilient place. over the past two years, san francisco made history by mobilizing one of the effective covid-19 responses, saving countless live and averting catastrophe on a scale others suffered. mary ellen modeled steady leadership, kindness and good humor even in the most trying time in the well-being of our city and residents. mary ellen dedicated two decades to serving san francisco. in 2005 she joined department of public health as a program planner for responsible for the department emergency response program. she's leading san francisco through a once in a century pandemic as the executive director of d.e.m. mary ellen has served in departments working to improve the resilience of services. she developed programs and training for emergency response at the p.u.c. she coordinated emergency response programs within her department

now we have supervisor rafael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: colleag ues, i'm recognizing mary ellen carroll today. our executive director of department of emergency management for her dedication to making the city and county of san francisco a safer and more resilient place. over the past two years, san francisco made history by mobilizing one of the effective covid-19 responses, saving countless live and averting catastrophe on a scale others suffered. mary ellen modeled steady leadership, kindness and good humor even in the most trying time in the well-being of our city and residents. mary ellen dedicated two decades to serving san francisco. in 2005 she joined department of public health as a program planner for responsible for the department emergency response program. she's leading san francisco through a once in a century pandemic as the executive director of d.e.m. mary ellen has served in departments working to improve the resilience of services. she developed programs and training for emergency response at the p.u.c. she coordinated emergency response programs within her de

now we have supervisor rafael mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: colleag ues, i'm recognizing mary ellen carroll today. our executive director of department of emergency management for her dedication to making the city and county of san francisco a safer and more resilient place. over the past two years, san francisco made history by mobilizing one of the effective covid-19 responses, saving countless live and averting catastrophe on a scale others suffered. mary ellen modeled steady leadership, kindness and good humor even in the most trying time in the well-being of our city and residents. mary ellen dedicated two decades to serving san francisco. in 2005 she joined department of public health as a program planner for responsible for the department emergency response program. she's leading san francisco through a once in a century pandemic as the executive director of d.e.m. mary ellen has served in departments working to improve the resilience of services. she developed programs and training for emergency response at the p.u.c. she coordinated emergency response programs within her de

president shaman walton sitting in for supervisor connie chan hopefully soon to be joined by rafael mandelman. >> clerk: while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone. the board recognizes that equitable public access is essential and will be taking public comment as follows. first public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. those attending in person will be allowed to speak first and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line. for those watching either channel 26, 78, or 99 and sfgovtv.org. the public comment call-in number is streaming across the screen. the number is (415) 655-0001. then enter the meeting id of 24996627464. then press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up and public comment is closed those on the telephone should dial star three to be added to the queue to speak. if you are on the telephone, please remember to turn down your tv and all listening devices you may be using. as indicated, we will take public com