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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee and the Commission on the Status of Women held a joint special meeting on October 8, 2026, to examine the city's response to sexual assault. The hearing, prompted by investigative reporting and survivor advocacy, included presentations from the Mayor's Office for Victims' Rights (MOVR), SHARP, and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), followed by extensive Q&A and public testimony.
Good morning, everyone. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the joint special meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, and the Commission on the Status of Women for Thursday, October 8th, 2026. I'm Supervisor Danny Sauter, Chair of this committee, joined today by fellow committee members, Vice Chair Bilal Muttmood, and Supervisor Alan Wong. We are glad to be joined by several of our colleagues, Supervisor Melgar, Supervisor Fielder, Supervisor Chan and Chen to come soon, and then Supervisor Dorsey, in addition to six members of the Commission on the Status of Women. We are grateful today to our clerk, Miss Monique Creighton, for staffing us and keeping us on track. Thanks to the entire team at SFGov TV as well for facilitating and broadcasting today's meeting, and especially to our producer, Seuss and US. Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes, 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 in public comment is called, please line up to speak on your right. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in 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 IQ UE dot C R A Y T O N at S F G O V dot O R G. Or you may send your written comments to the Office of the Clerk of the Board at uh U.S. Postal Service uh excuse me, number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit, please, room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. If you submit public comment in writing, it will be forwarded to our to our to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file in which you are commenting. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of October 20th, 2026, unless otherwise stated. I'm now handing it off to the Commission Secretary for her comments. Yeah. Thank you, Clerk. Thank you, Clerk Creighton. On the call of roll, Commissioner President Diane Jones Lowry. Diane Jones Lowry, present. Jonesari present. Commissioner Vice President Ani Rivera. Anit Rivera present. Rivera present. Commissioner Sophia Andari. Commissioner Andari, present. Commissioner Shuku Miri. Shakumiri present. Miri present. Commissioner Ann Moses. And Moses present. Moses present. Commissioner Ravina Rahal. Ravina Rahal, present. Rahal, present. With six present, the Commission on the Status of Women Quorum is met. Thank you, both clerks. Uh, Madam Clerk, will you please call item number one? Yes, item number one is a joint hearing of the public safety and neighborhood services committee of the Board of Supervisors and the Commission on the Status of Women on the Staffing Needs, Policies and Procedures for Responding to and Adding Reports of Sexual Assault. Thank you, Madam Clerk, and I do want to first mention that this uh body will reconvene later this afternoon for a second hearing on citywide drug market conditions. But as for our first hearing this morning, this is the first time our two bodies have sat together. So thank you to the Commission on the Status of Women for being here and all of your critical work on this issue.