and we know that every district in san francisco has unhoused population. i'm looking at the data right now. every last district could actually use a safe place for our unhoused population to be able to stay. right now in district 10, we have two navigation centers. and we are working on our third one. we have several nav -- not several, we have navigation centers in district 6, district 9, and we have a triage facility now in district 11. so we have a chunk of this board that is working very hard to address the issues that exist across the city when it comes to our unhoused population. we've even worked closely together to have some of our families at sfusd school sites here in san francisco. so there is no way we can all stand by and say we want to do everything we can to address homelessness and provide safe places for unhoused population without everyone stepping up. i know our president has talked about the possibility of navigation centers and shelters in his district. i know supervisor peskin has talked about having a navigation center in his distric

we really respect all of our neighbor's housed and unhoused. we want to hear their concerns and we want to understand where they are coming from. we know as san francisco cans ourselves that homelessness is not only affecting people without a home, but affecting everyone and it will take everyone to make a real difference. what we like to do is we do host presentations and learning opportunities to talk about misconceptions and stigma, but also what can you actually do, what are the resources available if someone is near your home in need. what are the resources you can use to call, that you can offer? we provide that information and then, of course we engage the neighbors as volunteers and we go to a new district for example the richmond district, we go once a month. we ask richmond residents to join us in the effort to walk the community with us, to inform us about what their needs are in the area so it is both listening and understanding and stigma reduction but also action and involvementment >> yes. and the action then carla, the actual se

i hear so often people calling me and saying there is someone who is unhoused and has a mental health condition and in crisis and they don't want to call the police on them because they know that will be harmful to whatever they're experiencing. we at the coalition on homelessness don't have a good answer for them. i ask that in the interim that all of these systems are being built and we're thinking thoughtfully about these things, that we consider the real traumatic experiences that unhoused people are facing. we do not criminalize people simply for being poor and simply for being homeless. i was at an encampment that was swept yesterday at 6:00 a.m. a lot of these folks had a dual diagnosis. cops were there, h.o.t. team wasn't there. in the interim, please let's not criminalize people and just let them survive and exist. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> are you proposing to create an auxiliary system to treat mental illness? how do you intend to structure and monitor it? what kinds of controls will exist to safeguard patients, to monitor prescriptions, program costs, potentia

organizations created in 2011 buy myself and a fellow veteran who was unhoused at the time. the project was created to allow veterans to paint the stories of the murals on the wall running geary to o'farrell and our project is half a block away from the dispensary and as a reference 25 feet from the church. our work focuses on providing the therapeutic outlets that those in the military and past have experienced trauma and some of the most vulnerable residents. over the years we have grown the organization to become a valuable resource for much of the entire community both housed, unhosed, veteran and non-veteran. we have transformed shannon to into a community-based art gallery. it tells the story of the neighborhood and serves as a safe space. this is a safe space right next to the church for young people, senior, housed and unhoused residents. we run a community flea market in shannon alley and hold three block parties. the organization believes that this dispensary would be a beneficial addition to the tenderloin with its own unique identity. and with the passing of prop

voice support for julia ledbe ledbetter and julie who has been a powerful advocate, particularly for unhoused mothers and young people experiencing homelessness. julia is amazing and you should seat her. thank you so much. [ laughter ] >> is there any other member of the public who wishes to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> supervisor walton? i wanted to be the first to say this is the one part of my job that i do not like because we have six qualified candidates that are obviously dedicated and committed to this work. but we can only choose four and so, if we do not make an appointment for you today, i would just say please continue to stay encouraged. please continue to serve this population and folks who need us in san francisco, there will be other appointments. there will be other opportunities to serve and i really appreciate everyone who submitted an application and your commitment and your service. because this work is important. but understand that we do have a difficult task sometimes of having more qualified people than we have seats. >> supervisor mar. >> i just wa

long waiting list of people who we have identified and they will be our priority along with other unhousedls who sadly are sleeping on the streets. we, of course, invite other counties to look at this as an example and to do their part in addressing this issue. this is not just an issue unique to san francisco. this is an issue that impacts the entire state of california. we are hopeful we will partner in the near future to talk about ways to move forward with solutions like this and others to make sure that san francisco is not the only city and county bearing the burden of the expense of doing unique things like we are doing today. with that since the rain is coming down and you guys know i don't like to get my hair wet. we are on dangerous territory here. i would like to introduce the supervisor safai. [applause] >> we will pause for mayor breed to have an umbrella. (laughter) >> you know, i want to say i think this is historic day in san francisco. i know that people have been talking about doing safe parking in one form or another for over a decade, but truly we are standing here toda

seeing the patients who are coming from the streets, people coming from other places, housed or unhousedare to the bedside with an interdisciplinary team. >> meth was around when i was in high school, back in the '90s. how was today's meth different and how is it so deadly? >> i think that's what we're trying to figure out. we know it's a lot stronger than what we had before. we also know more people are using meth. we don't necessarily know why. it's really sending the body into overdrive. and we see older people who are using meth and dying with meth in their system. we see that they're having heart attacks, cardiac arrest, or having strokes. and we see young people who are using meth. but those people who are overdosing and dying also have opioids in their system. things like fentanyl and heroin. we think that's causing respiratory distress. >> how do you treat someone on methamphetamine and also likely has a host of other health or mental problems along with it? >> that's such a great question. in the hospital we have the opportunity to meet people where they're at, to talk to them,

prosecute people for sleeping or camping outside unless the city provides shelter for every single unhoused person in their jurisdiction. prominent progressive journalist and editor william greider has died. greider spent decades reporting on politics, economics, civil rights, and labor issues for "the washington post," "rolling stone" magazine, and " "the nation." the award-winning journalist died on christmas day at his home in washington, d.c., at the age of 83. and in new york, long-time wbai producer and journalist dred scott keyes has also died. he won multiple awards from the national federation of community broadcasters for his radio documentaries "the gospel truth: the sam cooke story," "sweet soul music: the roots of southern soul music," and "malcolm x speaks to the midnight ravers." dred scott keys also engineered and mixed the george polk award-winning documentary "drilling and killing: chevron and nigeria's oil dictatorship." you can see that documentary at democracynow.org. at wbai, he was known for mentoring fellow journalists and producers. dred scott keyes died on december

for hitting a population that's less than a quarter of ami and a population that's unhoused. they will be again saving lives. people will be placed through coordinated entry, the department of homes, supportive housing. it's a really good project. this agency has a good track record of success. they're well respected in the field of permanent supportive housing. they're fiscally sound. i hope you will support this ask. thank you. >> thank you very much. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is now closed. there is no bla report. any questions or comments from my colleagues? let's move this to the board with a positive recommendation. we can take that without objection. madam clerk, can you please call item 3. >> clerk: 3. resolution fixing prevailing wage rates for 1) workers performing work under city contracts for public works and >> thank you very much. i believe we have pat mulligan with us. good to see you. >> good morning, supervisors. this is the annual submission before the board for san francisco's prevailing wage standards. it includes the ten classi

prosecute peoplele for sleeping or camping outside unlessss the city provides shelr for every single unhoused person in their jurisdiction. the legal decision comes as soaring rents and deepening economic inequality have led homelessness rates to soar in some u.s. cities. to see our full report on the homelessness crisis in san francisco, california, go to democracynow.org. in news on voting rights, new jersey governor phil murphy has signed legislation to restore voting rights to more than 80,000 residents on probation or parole. the measure will take effect in march. meanwhile, in georgia, officials have removed more than 300,000 registered voters from the rolls. georgia officials say the voters were inactive and that the move is part of a routine maintenance. but voting r rights activists sy the purge only three months before georgia's primary election is undemocratic and part of a longer history of voter suppreression in georgia. uber has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle sexual discrimination charges. the settlement stems from an investigation by the equal employment opportunity commi