Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code listed in the box on the right side of this webpage. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting.
Each member of the public, whether attending remotely or in person, may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of the time. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every item. In addition to in-person public comment, the Commission will hear up to 20 minutes of remote public comment on each agenda item. The Commission will hear remote public comment on each item in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 20-minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote public comment. Remote public comment from people who have received an accommodation due to disability will not count toward the 20-minute limit.
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
This item is to allow the Commission Chair to acknowledge that the Commission is on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.
- Announcements and General Public Comment
(Information)
This item is to allow Director Rivas to provide announcements on interpretation services, public comment, and other information related to today’s hearing; and to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda. - IRC Hearing on LGBTQIA+ Immigrants in San Francisco
a. Introduction (Chair Kennelly, OCEIA Deputy Director Whipple, Commissioners Latt and Ruiz)
(Information)
This item is to allow the Chair, OCEIA Deputy Director Whipple, and Commissioners Latt and Ruiz to introduce today’s hearing, thank the hearing’s partners and co-sponsors, and provide an overview of the purpose of the hearing. The hearing will focus on the needs of LGBTQIA+ immigrants in San Francisco and steps the City of San Francisco can take to support community members.
b. Opening Remarks (Supervisor Mandelman)
(Information)
This item is to allow Supervisor Mandelman to provide opening remarks on today’s hearing.
c. Invited Speakers
(Information/Discussion)
This item is to allow the Commission to hear from invited speakers on the topic of today’s hearing.- Pau Crego, San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives
- Anjali Rimi, Parivar Bay Area
- Julia Cepeda Martinez, El/La Para TransLatinas
- John Iesha Ena, Samoan Community Development Center
- Black LGBTQI+ Migrant Project (invited)
- Rachel Kafele and Ari Jones, Oasis Legal Services
- Okan Sengun, LGBT Asylum Project
- Dr. Triveni Defries and Dr. Juan Gutierrez, UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative
- Cara Jobson of Wiley & Jobson PC and Pamela Mercado Garcia, National Center for Lesbian Rights
d. Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters related to the topic of today’s hearing.
e. Closing Remarks
(Information)
This item is to allow the Chair and Commissioners Latt and Ruiz to provide brief closing remarks on today’s hearing. - Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
a. Approval of March 20, 2023 Full Commission Meeting MinutesDiscussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s March 20, 2023 Full Commission meeting. Explanatory document:
- Action Item: Proposed Resolution on California Domestic Workers Bill SB-686 (Commissioner Souza)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows the Full Commission to discuss and take possible action on Commissioner Souza’s proposed resolution in support of SB-686 (Durazo). The Executive Committee has voted to issue the resolution in support of SB-686, following edits by the Executive Committee and OCEIA staff. In 2021, the Full Commission issued a resolution in support of SB-321 (Durazo), the Health and Safety for All Workers Act. - Adjournment
Date & Time
5:30 pm
Immigrant Rights Commission
SF LGBT Center1800 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102