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Public Safety Committee Meeting on October 23, 2025: Fundraising Waiver and NERT Program Review

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee — Thursday, October 23, 2025

BodySan Francisco, California

SessionPublic Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee

DateThursday, October 23, 2025

StatusFILED

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Good morning, everyone.

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This meeting will come to order.

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Welcome to the regular meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.

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I'm Supervisor Matt Dorsey, chair of this committee.

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I am joined today by Vice Chair Balal Makmoon and Supervisor Danny Sauter.

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Our always capable clerk is Ms.

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Monique Creighton, whom we thank for staffing us today.

0:29

And together we'd like to express our gratitude to Jeanette Egenloff and the entire SFGov TV team for facilitating and broadcasting today's meeting.

0:38

Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements?

0:40

Yes.

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Public, excuse me.

0:42

Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk.

0:49

Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

0:52

When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak on your right.

0:57

Alternatively, you may submit public comment and writing in either of the following ways.

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First, you may email them to myself, the public safety and neighborhood services committee clerk at M O N I Q E.

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T-O-N at SFGOV.org.

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Or you may send your written comments via U.S.

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Postal Service to our office in City Hall.

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Number one, Dr.

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Carl Carlton B.

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Goodlit Place Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102.

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If you submit public comment in writing, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file on which you are commenting.

1:32

Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of November 4th, 2025 unless otherwise stated.

1:41

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

1:42

Before I ask you to call the first item, I want to ask Vice Chair Mahmood to uh welcome some people.

1:47

We have some students from Gateway High School here today in the chambers.

1:51

You guys want to stand up?

1:58

Um I'm gonna ask a couple of I know you weren't expecting this, but I'm gonna ask a couple of you to come up to the podium and say what you're looking to learn today.

2:15

Uh can uh the principal of the or the teacher uh pick someone?

2:21

He's looking for he's looking for other students?

2:25

Okay, I'm just gonna call on you then.

2:26

Come on up.

2:39

Right there.

2:40

Oh wow, this is weird.

2:42

Oh, it's loud.

2:43

Oh, hello.

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Uh just tell us a little bit about yourself and the school and what you're here to learn and what you're looking forward to seeing more about.

2:49

Um I'm Noah.

2:51

I'm uh 12th grader.

2:53

Oh my god.

2:55

Um I'm a gateway.

2:57

Uh I've been a gateway for all four years of uh my high school time, and I went to get my middle school as well.

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So yeah.

3:04

Um I don't know how much to say about myself.

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It's just like I'm here.

3:13

Um I was always I was very excited to take the civics class because I'm very interested about the process.

3:19

And um something that I am curious about is how many um meetings like these until change is enacted.

3:29

Because I feel like uh, I mean, I didn't actually realize that this was something that happened so consistently.

3:36

Um I have no idea how often they happen, but just seeing this, it makes me think that maybe this is something that happens a lot.

3:43

But I am I am like uh I'm very curious about when change is made and how long it takes for that change to be inputted.

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Um, and how long, also how long feedback takes to get processed.

3:57

I think my colleagues and I would all agree it takes too many meetings.

4:02

You want to chair you want to walk through the normal process though?

4:05

Um, well, you'll see to today how uh we've got um some legislation that we're considering.

4:13

Uh and then after that we're gonna have a hearing.

4:16

Um the board of supervisors is as the legislative branch has the power, unlimited power of inquiry and review.

4:22

So we can ask city departments to come report to us on things that we are interested in or that our our constituents are interested in.

4:32

Um and then there's legislation that you know we usually it is introduced.

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It wait, it waits for 30 days.

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Personnel Matters██████████10%

Technology and Innovation██████6%

Reentry Services█████5%

Summary of Proceedings

Public Safety Committee Meeting on October 23, 2025

The regular meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors addressed a resolution to authorize the District Attorney's office to solicit donations for technology and public safety initiatives, and held a hearing on the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) program's status and performance.

Discussion Items

Resolution for Fundraising Waiver: Jen Lowe, representing Supervisor Melgar's office, expressed full support for the resolution, citing budget constraints and the need for resources to support prevention, diversion, and victim services. Monifa Willis, Chief of Staff for the District Attorney's Office, presented the fundraising goals, emphasizing upgrades to prosecutorial technology (eProsecutor, Everlaw, and digital evidence management systems) and funding for the Access to Hope initiative, including housing interventions for women and re-entry vocational programs. She stated the office's commitment to transparency and reporting to uphold public trust.
NERT Program Hearing: Supervisor Sauter introduced the hearing, expressing strong support for expanding the NERT program. Gary Pegueras, Chair of the NERT Advisory Board, detailed the program's history since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and described training options like the full NERT course and SF Ready workshops. Captain Brandon Tom discussed volunteer engagement and noted that NERT volunteers donated over 7,600 hours during the pandemic. Nathan Karkowski highlighted that only three neighborhoods have disaster supply caches and requested supervisors' help in promoting training and funding additional caches for equity. Captain Tom also showed a video to encourage younger demographic participation.

Key Outcomes

The resolution for the fundraising waiver was forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation as a committee report for consideration on October 28, 2025. The motion passed unanimously with ayes from Supervisor Sauter, Vice Chair Mahmood, and Chair Dorsey.
The hearing on the NERT program was heard and filed, with the motion passing unanimously from Supervisor Sauter, Vice Chair Mahmood, and Chair Dorsey.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025. I'm Supervisor Matt Dorsey, chair of this committee. I am joined today by Vice Chair Balal Makmoon and Supervisor Danny Sauter. Our always capable clerk is Ms. Monique Creighton, whom we thank for staffing us today. And together we'd like to express our gratitude to Jeanette Egenloff and the entire SFGov TV team for facilitating and broadcasting today's meeting. Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes. Public, excuse me. Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak on your right. Alternatively, you may submit public comment and writing in either of the following ways. First, you may email them to myself, the public safety and neighborhood services committee clerk at M O N I Q E. T-O-N at SFGOV.org. Or you may send your written comments via U.S. Postal Service to our office in City Hall. Number one, Dr. Carl Carlton B. Goodlit Place Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. If you submit public comment in writing, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file on which you are commenting. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of November 4th, 2025 unless otherwise stated. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Before I ask you to call the first item, I want to ask Vice Chair Mahmood to uh welcome some people. We have some students from Gateway High School here today in the chambers. You guys want to stand up? Um I'm gonna ask a couple of I know you weren't expecting this, but I'm gonna ask a couple of you to come up to the podium and say what you're looking to learn today. Uh can uh the principal of the or the teacher uh pick someone? He's looking for he's looking for other students? Okay, I'm just gonna call on you then. Come on up. Right there. Oh wow, this is weird. Oh, it's loud. Oh, hello. Uh just tell us a little bit about yourself and the school and what you're here to learn and what you're looking forward to seeing more about. Um I'm Noah. I'm uh 12th grader. Oh my god. Um I'm a gateway. Uh I've been a gateway for all four years of uh my high school time, and I went to get my middle school as well. So yeah. Um I don't know how much to say about myself. It's just like I'm here. Um I was always I was very excited to take the civics class because I'm very interested about the process. And um something that I am curious about is how many um meetings like these until change is enacted. Because I feel like uh, I mean, I didn't actually realize that this was something that happened so consistently. Um I have no idea how often they happen, but just seeing this, it makes me think that maybe this is something that happens a lot.

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