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Speaking at the District 8 Family Summit on October 17, hosted by the Department of Children, Youth and their Families.
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Homelessness update: Our office continues to work diligently to address the issues on our streets. Here's what we've been up to lately.
- Conservatorships: I believe we need to be doing everything we can to get sick and mentally ill people off our streets and into care, and that's why I have been leading efforts on the Board to expand our city's conservatorship program. SB 40, signed into law by Governor Newsom in October, will allow San Francisco to implement more effectively the expanded conservatorship program authorized under SB 1045. As the substance abuse epidemic continues to threaten the lives of far too many people living on our streets, this critical program will allow us to intervene with life-saving care and services. In addition, the SB 1045 Housing Conservatorship Working Group is taking shape and held its first meeting today, Friday, November 1st. The Working Group is charged with monitoring the implementation of SB 1045, and ensuring the program is effective and successful.
- LPS Hearing: In July, the Budget and Legislative Analyst (BLA) released its report on the City’s use of Lanterman-Petris-Short Conservatorships, which I requested in late 2018. The BLA found that San Francisco experienced a 50% decline in the number of referrals to the LPS Conservatorship program between 2012 and 2018, leading to a 13% decrease in the City’s LPS caseload during that time. With so many San Franciscans suffering from severe mental illness, it is troubling to see the decline in our City’s use of conservatorships as a tool to provide care for our most vulnerable. I will be holding a hearing on the BLA report on Friday November 8th at 11am at the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. For more information, contact my Legislative Aide Erin Mundy at erin.mundy@sfgov.org.
- All In with Tipping Point: In October I introduced a resolution in support of Tipping Point Community's All In campaign, which was approved unanimously by the Board. Tipping Point has been a strong partner in the City’s efforts to address homelessness, funding the implementation of a new behavioral health bed-tracking tool, and committing $3 million to create a new behavioral health respite center. Tipping Point’s latest initiative, All In, is a public education and engagement campaign that seeks to build support for supportive housing and services in every San Francisco Supervisorial District. Many San Franciscans want to be part of solving homelessness, and All In aims to galvanize everyday San Franciscans to secure 1,100 homes, 100 in each district, for people experiencing homelessness throughout the City.
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Meth Task Force Report: We all know San Francisco has a meth problem. We see it on our streets, in our hospital emergency rooms, in our jails, and all too often on the growing list of San Franciscans dying from overdoses. Over the past year, I convened a Meth Task Force with health professionals and advocates to respond to the crisis. On October 22, the Task Force released its Report, putting forward 17 recommendations for the City to pursue in our efforts to tackle the meth epidemic. I look forward to working with Mayor Breed, Task Force co-chair DPH Director Grant Colfax, my fellow Task Force members and all of our community partners to effectively implement each of the 17 recommendations. You can read the full report here.
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J Church Improvement Project: My office has been working with the SFMTA to make near-term improvements on the J Church MUNI line. As part of the process, the SFMTA has collected feedback through community events and surveys from more than 800 respondents. With that feedback, the SFMTA and my office have worked on a series of near-term fixes, along with options to improve the line's reliability. The SFMTA will be sharing the proposals at an Open House on Monday, November 18 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Upper Noe Recreation Center.
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Making Valencia Street Safer : The SFMTA has been working to install protected bike lanes on the Valencia corridor, but until that is done, we know that enforcement of traffic violations is critical to make the street safer. That's why in May we requested an increased presence of Parking Control Officers, to make sure that drivers breaking the rules are held accountable. Since starting this program, the number of citations for vehicles blocking the bike lane on Valencia Street has increased by 50%, with more than 1,000 citations issued between May and September of this year. This effort sends a strong message to drivers that making conditions more dangerous for law-abiding cyclists will not be tolerated.
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Third Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest with Senator Wiener: A little October rain couldn't dampen the spirits of our Noe Valley neighbors at Senator Wiener's 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest at the Noe Valley Courts. With more than 200 pumpkins and dozens of families, it was a fantastic event. Thank you Senator Wiener!
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District 8 Family Summit: On October 17th, I joined the Department of Children, Youth and their Families for the District 8 Family Summit. We heard from families in the district about their challenges and priorities, including expanding afterschool programs to reduce waiting lists and provide high-quality programming, increasing access to mental health services for young people and their parents, and providing more housing and support for marginalized transitional age youth. Thank you DCYF for organizing and all the families for attending!
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| Diamond Heights Median Project: On October 26th, I joined the Diamond Heights Community Association and Diamond Heights neighbors for the much-anticipated landscape planting on the Diamond Heights Boulevard median. This planting was part of the Diamond Heights Boulevard Median Project, an effort by the hard-working folks of DHCA with support from Public Works. My office was happy to assist DHCA in preserving vital Community Challenge Grant funding for the Median Project to ensure the landscaping would be completed. |
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HELP LGBTQ YOUTH WITH HOST HOMES
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Host Homes is an innovative, community response to youth housing crisis. LGBTQ+ young adults (18-24) are paired with temporary San Francisco community hosts and receive case management services to help them secure stable housing.
Host Homes staff work diligently to ensure that matches between hosts and guests are made based on aligned values, interests, and lifestyles.
Hosts and guests are provided a number of supports from the SF LGBT Center, including training, regular check-ins, and stipends based on need and availability. Our goal is to house 10-15 youth in San Francisco for 3-12 months while providing case management that leads to stable housing.
Want to become a host? Click here to learn more. |
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12TH ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT NETWORK AWARDS
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We are proud to announce the return of the NEN Awards to City Hall’s rotunda in Winter 2020. The Awards celebrate the amazing work of community leaders and organizations in San Francisco's neighborhoods. As is the tradition with the NEN Awards, the winners are nominated by the community, and I need your help to make sure that the heroes in our district will be considered for an award.
Categories include: Comeback Neighborhood of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, NERT/Alert Leadership, and many more.
To see a complete list of the NEN Award categories, and to nominate your local heroes, click here.
The nomination window closes, November 29th, so don't delay - submit your nominations today! |
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Greetings neighbors! Jessica here, your D8 Public Safety Community Liaison with the San Francisco Police Department.
This month I want to highlight the importance of security at construction sites and even 'staged' homes for sale. I recently learned that a home under construction in Upper Noe was burglarized, to the tune of $50,000 worth of tools, plus 2 large TVs.
If your home is being renovated please consider checking with your contractor about using motion-activated lights, and ideally that a security camera is set up. If your house is staged for sale, please ask your realtor to "leave a light on."
Lockboxes with keys are easily broken into - use an alternate method if at all possible. If you live next to a house that's under construction or up for sale, please be vigilant - if you see anything suspicious, call 911 for a crime in progress, or police non-emergency (415) 553-0123 to report a crime that has already happened (you do not see the person who committed it). A few simple safeguards can really help to deter these kinds of home burglaries. |
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FOR SF METH USERS, A SOBERING CENTER IS PLANNED. WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
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| “Just at the level of managing our public health resources, doesn’t it make sense to have a place that is not psychiatric emergency services or an emergency room to take folks?” asked Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who co-chaired the meth task force.” (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 26) |
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METH SOBERING CENTER TOP PRIORITY OF TASK FORCE, MAYOR SAYS
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| "San Francisco has a meth problem; I think we all know it. We all see it on our streets, in our hospital emergency rooms, in our jails and too often in the growing lists of San Franciscans dying from overdoses," Mandelman said. (Bay Area Reporter, Oct. 23) |
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A METH SOBERING CENTER IS COMING TO SF IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
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| “We need places that are not psychiatric emergency services, that are not emergency rooms, and that are not jail for people who are meth intoxicated,” Sup. Rafael Mandelman said.” ( SFist, Oct. 23) |
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SUPE SEEKS FIXES TO CASTRO INTERSECTION AFTER PEDESTRIAN HITS
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| "Ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists is a top priority for the city and for my office. I've asked the SFMTA to assess the intersection of Castro and Market to see what additional safety measures can be taken to protect pedestrians," Mandelman wrote (Bay Area Reporter, Oct. 23) |
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POPULAR LGBTQ BAR TO BE PRESERVED THROUGH CITY'S SMALL SITES PROGRAM
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| "Bars and clubs like El Rio are sacred spaces for queer people," said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. "They're places where we come together with chosen family, raise funds for important organizations and create a stronger and more vibrant LGBTQ community." (SF Gate, Oct. 9) |
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SF HOPES EXPANDED CONSERVATORSHIP POWER WILL HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST
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| “We are not going to get there if we ignore the sickest people on the streets. The folks who do not know that they need help. Those people, in fact, have to be our highest priority," Mandelman said. ( SF Bay, Oct. 9) |
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NEW RULE MAY HELP STEM LOSS OF SF BOARD-AND-CARE HOMES FOR MENTALLY ILL, ELDERLY
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| Residential Care Facilities “are often the housing of last resort for elderly or disabled individuals,” Mandelman said in a statement. “This resolution is an urgently needed stopgap measure to preserve a crucial component of our city’s housing stock and protect our most vulnerable residents.” (San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 1) |
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District 8 Community
Office Hours
Coming soon to a cafe near you!
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Saturday, November 9th
Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery Street
11:00am-1:00pm
Saturday, December 7th
UpForDayz Coffee
1198 Valencia Street
11:00am-1:00pm
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AIDS 2020 SF Local Planning Group Town Hall
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Thursday, November 7th
25 Van Ness Room 610
5:00 - 7:00pm
Join AIDS2020 as we continue the conversation from the first set of AIDS2020 town halls surrounding Bay Area HIV work. Additional information will be shared on ways to connect our communities to the 23rd International AIDS Conference coming next year. We’d love to hear from you!
Click here for more information |
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San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival
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Saturday, November 9th
Castro Theater
8:00pm
From art-house classics to documentary films, from innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood: 3rd i Films is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film. We showcase films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the global South Asian Diaspora.
Click here for more information |
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Castro Fix-It Zone Community Meeting
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Tuesday, November 12th
Eureka Valley Rec Center
100 Collingwood St.
6:30 - 8:00pm
The Fix-It Team is empowered by the Mayor to fix quality of life concerns identified by residents and businesses in our neighborhoods. Work in the Castro began in June 2016 and the Fix-It Team will be holding a Revisit Meeting on Tuesday, November 12th.
Click here for more information |
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J Church Improvement Plan Open House
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Monday, November 18th
Upper Noe Rec Center
295 Day Street
5:30 - 7:30pm
Join the SFMTA and learn about the feedback received from the J Church Improvement Plan and plans for near-term service updates.
Click here for more information |
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Eureka Valley Neighborhood Association Members Meeting
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Wednesday, November 20th
Eureka Valley Rec Center
100 Collingwood St
7:00 - 9:00pm
Click here for more information |
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Film Screening at GLBT Historical Society: "Through the Windows: Documenting Twin Peaks Tavern"
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Thursday, November 21st
GLBT Historical Society Museum
4127 18th Street
7:00 - 9:00pm
Filmmakers Petey Barna and Bret Parker will present their new documentary “Through the Windows” about the history of Twin Peaks, featuring deeply personal interviews that illuminate the history of the bar and the lesbian owners who transformed it from a straight working-class tavern into a gay landmark in 1972. The film recounts the ways this establishment has provided a feeling of home, family and emotional nourishment for its patrons every day of its 47-year history.
Click here for more information |
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