Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel.
ADOPTION OF MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 24, 2024 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2024 MEETING (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the October 24, 2024 and the November 14, 2024 Commission meetings.
Public Comment
ACTING DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND DEPARTMENT UPDATES (Discussion Item)
Presentation to the Commission from the department’s acting director, with time for questions from the Commissioners.
Presentation:
Review of HRC staff priorities
Mawuli Tugbenyoh
Acting Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Public Comment
GRANTEE UPDATES (Discussion Item)
• Current Grant Update
• Community Listening Sessions - Key themes and feedback collected from recent sessions.
Presentation:
Mawuli Tugbenyoh
Acting Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Public Comment
LGBTQIA+ ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE (Discussion Item)
LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee member and staff to present brief update on activities and initiatives.
Presentation:
Commissioner Mark Kelleher
Cathy Mulkey Meyer
Public Comment
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND CONFIRMATION OF NEXT MEETING DATE (Discussion and Action Item)
Commissioners discuss and determine items for their next regular meeting agenda.
Public Comment
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting resources
Video recording
This is the December 12, 2024 video of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission Meeting.
Webex contentNotices
Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance [Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code] or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
City Hall, Room 244
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
Office: 415-554-7724
E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at https://sfgov.org/sunshine or upon request to the Human Rights Commission Secretary.
Accessible meeting policy
Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests and other disability-related modifications or accommodation, please contact the Commission Secretary at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2500. Late requests will be honored if possible. Persons attending the meeting, and those unable to attend the meeting, may submit to the Human Rights Commission, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding agenda items. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and brought to the attention of the Commissioners. Written communications should be submitted to the Human Rights Commission Secretary at HRC.Commission@sfgov.org. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
Disability access
The Human Rights Commission meeting will be held in Room 416 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco. The meeting location is between Grove and McAllister Streets and is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and Muni Metro Station is Civic Center, about three blocks from the meeting location. Accessible Muni lines nearest the meeting location are: 5/5R Fulton, 49 Van Ness-Mission, F-Market & Muni Metro (Civic Center Station). For more information about Muni accessible services, call 415-646-2260. There is accessible on-street parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that others may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. Please also note: Wheelchair-accessible entrances are located on Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Please note the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett Place/Polk Street is temporarily not available. After multiple repairs that were followed by additional breakdowns, the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett/Polk entrance is being replaced for improved operation and reliability. We anticipate having a functioning lift after the completion of construction in May 2025. There are elevators and accessible restrooms located on every floor.
Lobbyist ordinance
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-252-3100, FAX 415-252-3112, https://sfethics.org
Meeting and agenda policies
All are encouraged to testify at HRC meetings and/or write letters to the Commission and to its members at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94102. HRC procedures do not permit:
• Persons in the meeting room to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Commissioners or by other persons testifying
• Ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices (violators may be removed from the meeting room)
• Signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the meeting room
Agendas are available online at https://www.sf.gov/departments/commission-sfhrc, in the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, and at HRC’s main office located at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94102.
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Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel.
ADOPTION OF MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 24, 2024 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2024 MEETING (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the October 24, 2024 and the November 14, 2024 Commission meetings.
Public Comment
ACTING DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND DEPARTMENT UPDATES (Discussion Item)
Presentation to the Commission from the department’s acting director, with time for questions from the Commissioners.
Presentation:
Review of HRC staff priorities
Mawuli Tugbenyoh
Acting Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Public Comment
GRANTEE UPDATES (Discussion Item)
• Current Grant Update
• Community Listening Sessions - Key themes and feedback collected from recent sessions.
Presentation:
Mawuli Tugbenyoh
Acting Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Public Comment
LGBTQIA+ ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE (Discussion Item)
LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee member and staff to present brief update on activities and initiatives.
Presentation:
Commissioner Mark Kelleher
Cathy Mulkey Meyer
Public Comment
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND CONFIRMATION OF NEXT MEETING DATE (Discussion and Action Item)
Commissioners discuss and determine items for their next regular meeting agenda.
Public Comment
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting resources
Video recording
This is the December 12, 2024 video of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission Meeting.
Webex contentNotices
Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance [Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code] or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
City Hall, Room 244
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
Office: 415-554-7724
E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at https://sfgov.org/sunshine or upon request to the Human Rights Commission Secretary.
Accessible meeting policy
Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests and other disability-related modifications or accommodation, please contact the Commission Secretary at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2500. Late requests will be honored if possible. Persons attending the meeting, and those unable to attend the meeting, may submit to the Human Rights Commission, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding agenda items. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and brought to the attention of the Commissioners. Written communications should be submitted to the Human Rights Commission Secretary at HRC.Commission@sfgov.org. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
Disability access
The Human Rights Commission meeting will be held in Room 416 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco. The meeting location is between Grove and McAllister Streets and is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and Muni Metro Station is Civic Center, about three blocks from the meeting location. Accessible Muni lines nearest the meeting location are: 5/5R Fulton, 49 Van Ness-Mission, F-Market & Muni Metro (Civic Center Station). For more information about Muni accessible services, call 415-646-2260. There is accessible on-street parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that others may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. Please also note: Wheelchair-accessible entrances are located on Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Please note the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett Place/Polk Street is temporarily not available. After multiple repairs that were followed by additional breakdowns, the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett/Polk entrance is being replaced for improved operation and reliability. We anticipate having a functioning lift after the completion of construction in May 2025. There are elevators and accessible restrooms located on every floor.
Lobbyist ordinance
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-252-3100, FAX 415-252-3112, https://sfethics.org
Meeting and agenda policies
All are encouraged to testify at HRC meetings and/or write letters to the Commission and to its members at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94102. HRC procedures do not permit:
• Persons in the meeting room to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Commissioners or by other persons testifying
• Ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices (violators may be removed from the meeting room)
• Signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the meeting room
Agendas are available online at https://www.sf.gov/departments/commission-sfhrc, in the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, and at HRC’s main office located at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94102.