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London Breed and Shamann Walton: Bolstering the African American Community
London Breed and Shamann Walton: Bolstering the African American Community
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
African Americans currently make up 5 percent of San Francisco's population but also comprise nearly 40 percent of its homeless residents. African Americans are also reported to have the city's highest mortality rates and lowest median household incomes, along with a disproportionately high percentage of police use-of-force incidents.
To improve these conditions, based on recommendations from a community engagement process led by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton have proposed a budget that will enact "transformative change" and spur investment in the AfrIcan-American community. The budget will redirect $120 million from law enforcement agencies and into programs that support the city’s Black community. These funds would go toward initiatives expanding mental health and wellness and reducing homelessness in the Black community; supporting education, youth development and economic opportunities; and developing a plan to replace police officers with social workers as the main responders to noncriminal calls involving the homeless and mentally ill.
Join an important discussion about the current state and future of San Francisco's African-American community.
Held in association with INFORUM.
SPEAKERS
London Breed
Mayor of San Francisco
Shamann Walton
President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Fred Blackwell
CEO, The San Francisco Foundation—Moderator
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on March 5th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
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To improve these conditions, based on recommendations from a community engagement process led by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton have proposed a budget that will enact "transformative change" and spur investment in the AfrIcan-American community. The budget will redirect $120 million from law enforcement agencies and into programs that support the city’s Black community. These funds would go toward initiatives expanding mental health and wellness and reducing homelessness in the Black community; supporting education, youth development and economic opportunities; and developing a plan to replace police officers with social workers as the main responders to noncriminal calls involving the homeless and mentally ill.
Join an important discussion about the current state and future of San Francisco's African-American community.
Held in association with INFORUM.
SPEAKERS
London Breed
Mayor of San Francisco
Shamann Walton
President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Fred Blackwell
CEO, The San Francisco Foundation—Moderator
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on March 5th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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