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 THE JULY 13, 2023 MEETING MINUTES (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the Commission’s July 13, 2023 Meeting Minutes.
Public Comment
- REPARATIONS AND CALIFORNIA (Discussion Item)
The history of achieved reparations in California and nationally, and iterations of slavery in California, focusing on enslaved African Americans who were transported across the plains or through the jungles of Panama for the Gold Rush.
Presentation: Jean Pfaelzer, Professor, University of Delaware
Public Comment
- DISCUSSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN REPARATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT (Discussion Item)
Members of the Commission will discuss the Final Reparations Report.
Presentation: Karen Clopton, Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Public Comment
- COMMISSIONER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY (Discussion Item)
Commissioners update the public on activities they have participated in and any upcoming events.
Public Comment
- ADJOURNMENT
Date & Time
5:00 pm
Commission, SFHRC
Human Rights Commission meetingsCity Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
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.