. >> hello, i'm tara anderson. director of policy for the district attorney's office and author of the foundation to million-dollar investment in safely reducing the jail population in san francisco. today i am joined by the newest tire under the initiative, the project director project director. the grant requires a f.t.e. because of high-value investment from the macarthur foundation requires a significant amount of high expectations being met and a lot of coordination. we are grateful to have her on board and join the team. for those who are not familiar with the safety and justice challenge, it is a national initiative to reduce over incarceration by changing the way america thinks about the use of jail. today i am providing an overview of the initiative, planned activities, and our accomplishments to date. on the next slide you see the pillars of the initiative. the cello aims to reduce local jail populations and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. these goals are supported by data coll