April 27, 2023 Human Rights Commission Meeting

Thursday, April 27, 2023

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    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
    2. 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.

    3. ADOPTION OF THE APRIL 13, 2023 MEETING MINUTES (Discussion and Possible Action Item)

      Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the Commission’s March 23, 2023 Meeting Minutes.

      Public Comment

    4. API HERITAGE MONTH (Discussion Item)

      API Heritage Month events

      Presentation:

      Claudine Cheng, President, AAPI Heritage Foundation

      Public Comment

    5. OFFICE OF SHARP UPDATE, Gender Based Violence Prevention Division of the Human Rights Commission (Discussion Item)

      In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Division will give updates on work and programming around city housing for survivors, safety for youth in schools, and healing for Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors.

      Presentation:

      KellyLou Densmore, Director of SHARP, Human Rights Commission

      Public Comment

    6. SFMTA REPORT ON TRANSIT EQUITY AND SAFETY (Discussion Item)

      Presentation by the SFMTA Equity Team on status of Transit Equity, Access and Service Improvements to Southeast and Southern Neighborhoods, and Rider Safety with focus on girls and women.

      Presentation:

      Josephine Ayankoya, Racial Equity Officer, Office of Racial Equity & Belonging, SFMTA

      Michael Loza, Equity Assistant, SFMTA

      Public Comment

    7. CONTINUING REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION BYLAWS (Discussion and Possible Action Item)

      Commissioners review and potentially amend Commission Bylaws.

      Presentation:

      Karen Clopton, Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

      Public Comment

    8. COMMISSIONER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY (Discussion Item)

      Commissioners update the public on activities they have participated in and any upcoming events.

      Public Comment

    9. ADJOURNMENT

    Date & Time

    Thursday, April 27, 2023
    5:00 pm

    Commission, SFHRC

    Human Rights Commission meetings
    City Hall
    1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
    San Francisco, CA 94102
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    Regulations

    Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

    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 more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:

    Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
    City Hall, Room 244
    1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
    San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
    Office: (415) 554-5163
    E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org

    Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67, on the Internet at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine.

    Last updated June 12, 2023