the s.r.o. update, i'll do inspections participated in a city-wide survey on covid response, provided information on s.r.o. inspections and outreach activities. the s.r.o. [inaudible] have been very active, providing an array of services and approvals for s.r.o. residents in need. we'll have more information during our next meeting. >> ok. thank you. do the commissioners have any questions or anything of the deputy? >> commissioner, i know you brought this up. so it's quite obviously -- >> no, thank you for the report. i wanted to thank the team for their continued work. there is an article a couple of things ago that [inaudible] the impact on the residents so i wanted to thank you for keeping [inaudible] and pass it on [inaudible]. thank you very much. >> vice chair? >> thank you, again, for all of your work that you do in the s.r.o. with [inaudible] does have about 500s.r.o. units and words really don't describe the complicated nature that is the single-room occupancy hotel. and i really do wan

eliminate the exclusion of working s.r.o. families. and make sure that all family members are assessed, including children and grandparents. we have some in the same 10-by-10 square foot units. we have grandparents, parents, we have children. we know that children are often excluded in the assessment process if they have a disability. they tend to focus on any disabilities that the adults have. so we definitely want some of these policy changes or these are our recommendations for coordinated entry. that is the conclusion of my slideshow. and i believe that the question-and-answer session will be at the end. >> thank you so much. i see member miller, you have your hand raised or is that from the last item? okay. i will go to member -- >> some may wonder why we're talking about families in s.r.o.s and they are specifically included in the initiative language and we did that very deliberately. and, you know, the department of public health has long recognized the families living in s.r.o.s, that's homeless and then that was adopted by the

my name is michelle [inaudible] and i am the president for the mission s.r.o. collaborative. i strongly support this legislation as someone who works with s.r.o. tenants who live in uninhabitable units. a housing inventory would be valuable to our city government infrastructure. having a housing inventory would lead to a more equitable housing market for tenants and landlords as well as letting us know the status of our affordability crisis. i strongly urge you to pass this legislation so that communities of color would know what our options are when coming to obtain services or policy decision as to land use, as well. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> hi. my name is georgine costello. can you hear me? >> clerk: yes. >> i also oppose this proposal. i am a small building owner in san francisco. we have been mandated right and left, one thing over the other, in the last five years. my concern is the same as all that have opposed to this line today. [inaudible] i'm sure everyone is wondering, what is the big rush, and what is miss fewer's

i really helped turn around the situation both with a number of s.r.o. hotels, and there was another one. we saw a really miraculous turnaround with some of those. and we couldn't have done it without your help. so thank you. >> thank you. and just to clarify. so you do a citation, you respond to a complaint, you issue the citation and then at what point -- i'm just -- i'm curious about this enforcement power you have under section 204. at what point does it become -- you know -- it seems like you look at director's hearings. you know, we hear penalties from the department. what is the difference between those actions and misdemeanors and infractions? can they coincide? can you just explain how those three things interact? >> well, it's an important tool. it's a tool that i was involved in helping to develop in the 90s with supervisor roberta. if anybody remembers when she was a member. a lot of people in the community and myself and the supervisor had a series of meetings where we felt a criminal citation would make the property owner, the landlord take

s.r.o. and they saw the poverty. so i said don't believe in that asian model myth, you know, they saw -- and the one thing they said -- they were from the sunnydale projects, at least in sunnydale we have our own toilets. because they saw the poverty. we don't have individual toilets and we don't have individual kitchens. you know, chinatown is so jam-packed they have to share everything. and it's really about that. but i bet you that those kids will never beat on an asian. i know it, because they saw it, and they know what we're going through. it's true solidarity. i will stop there. >> thank you, reverend fong. and, eddie, wanted to get your thoughts on that question and what we're looking for is some examples. we started with the racial tension that leads to the divide and also the violence. you have specific experiences, especially around the criminal justice system and so we would love to hear your thoughts. >> thank you. thank you so much to ron. and we could talk about this all day and all week, right? i mean,

s.r.o. and they saw the poverty. so i said don't believe in that asian model myth, you know, they saw -- and the one thing they said -- they were from the sunnydale projects, at least in sunnydale we have our own toilets. because they saw the poverty. we don't have individual toilets and we don't have individual kitchens. you know, chinatown is so jam-packed they have to share everything. and it's really about that. but i bet you that those kids will never beat on an asian. i know it, because they saw it, and they know what we're going through. it's true solidarity. i will stop there. >> thank you, reverend fong. and, eddie, wanted to get your thoughts on that question and what we're looking for is some examples. we started with the racial tension that leads to the divide and also the violence. you have specific experiences, especially around the criminal justice system and so we would love to hear your thoughts. >> thank you. thank you so much to ron. and we could talk about this all day and all week, right? i mean,

the dense living quarters, are vulnerable. we have been working with chinese hospitals to partner around testing and they have been a great partner in working with s.r.oeeded there. we are also starting to do mobile testing and the first of that will happen at the end of october. >> sorry to interrupt you, but that's similar to the previous question in the previous hearing. it's been a while since the screaming and crying, but has chinese hospitals gotten paid yet? there was a huge delay. they were advancing money and staff resources and they are a tiny hospital and there was a huge lag in them receiving funds from the city. do you know the current status of that or maybe mr. wagner can respond to that. that was a source of a lot of angst pretty recently. >> craig, do you have the answer? either of you? >> i'm sorry. >> greg, sorry. >> go ahead if you have an answer. i thought there were some grant funding that had been made available for that purpose. >> i can say there was a commitment to support some testing through the end of june and the processing of that payment happened some time a week or two ago. i can check and confirm and make sure that ac

the soma. we have done soma, as well, but we would like to also do well, including we've met with central city s.r.o. collaborative and others, so very much a work in progress. >> chair peskin: thank you very much. commissioner haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair peskin, and thank you for this work and outreach. one of the questions that i had was if there were outreach to people who drive? i imagine the differences of opinions may be pretty vast between people who do not have cars and do not drive and those who do live in these neighborhoods, and i wonder if, based on the data you've been able to collect so far, whether you've been able to speak with a significant number of people who -- residents who are regular drivers, and connected to that, people who may be -- own or work at small businesses or businesses in these neighborhoods, how you are reaching these individuals. obviously, these perspectives are important, as are the people who don't fall into those categories, but i know that the concerns about this that i've heard, of course, have come from people who drive, and i think we nee

the soma. we have done soma, as well, but we would like to also do well, including we've met with central city s.r.o. collaborative and others, so very much a work in progress. >> chair peskin: thank you very much. commissioner haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair peskin, and thank you for this work and outreach. one of the questions that i had was if there were outreach to people who drive? i imagine the differences of opinions may be pretty vast between people who do not have cars and do not drive and those who do live in these neighborhoods, and i wonder if, based on the data you've been able to collect so far, whether you've been able to speak with a significant number of people who -- residents who are regular drivers, and connected to that, people who may be -- own or work at small businesses or businesses in these neighborhoods, how you are reaching these individuals. obviously, these perspectives are important, as are the people who don't fall into those categories, but i know that the concerns about this that i've heard, of course, have come from people who drive, and i think we nee

the soma. we have done soma, as well, but we would like to also do well, including we've met with central city s.r.o. collaborative and others, so very much a work in progress. >> chair peskin: thank you very much. commissioner haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair peskin, and thank you for this work and outreach. one of the questions that i had was if there were outreach to people who drive? i imagine the differences of opinions may be pretty vast between people who do not have cars and do not drive and those who do live in these neighborhoods, and i wonder if, based on the data you've been able to collect so far, whether you've been able to speak with a significant number of people who -- residents who are regular drivers, and connected to that, people who may be -- own or work at small businesses or businesses in these neighborhoods, how you are reaching these individuals. obviously, these perspectives are important, as are the people who don't fall into those categories, but i know that the concerns about this that i've heard, of course, have come from people who drive, and i think we nee

the soma. we have done soma, as well, but we would like to also do well, including we've met with central city s.r.o. collaborative and others, so very much a work in progress. >> chair peskin: thank you very much. commissioner haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you, chair peskin, and thank you for this work and outreach. one of the questions that i had was if there were outreach to people who drive? i imagine the differences of opinions may be pretty vast between people who do not have cars and do not drive and those who do live in these neighborhoods, and i wonder if, based on the data you've been able to collect so far, whether you've been able to speak with a significant number of people who -- residents who are regular drivers, and connected to that, people who may be -- own or work at small businesses or businesses in these neighborhoods, how you are reaching these individuals. obviously, these perspectives are important, as are the people who don't fall into those categories, but i know that the concerns about this that i've heard, of course, have come from people who drive, and i think we nee