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City of San José, California
City Council Study Session of February 5, 2021
Pre-meeting citizen input on Agenda via eComment at https://sanjose.granicusideas.com/meetings.
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A
C
B
E
A
B
F
F
You
know
it
typically
boils
down
to
the
three
r's
our
response,
relief
and
recovery,
but
never
have
we
as
a
community
and
really
as
a
world.
Obviously,
we've
gone
through
something
as
kind
of
catastrophic
as
this,
and
so
that's
where
I
really
think
the
the
healing
part
of
this
comes
into
play
and
we're
not
presumptuous.
To
think
that
we
are
here
going
to
help
people.
F
You
know
heal
from
the
loss
of
a
loved
one,
but
but
I
think
we
as
a
community
can
acknowledge
what
we've
been
through
and
and
they're
still
going
through
and
and
kind
of
come
together,
and
I
think
that's
what
today's
about,
and
so
I'm
gonna
introduce
kim
wallish
a
deputy
city
manager
who
is
leading
today's
session
with
other
great
team
members.
So
thanks
kim.
G
G
H
Thank
you
and
saying
good
morning.
Everyone
thank
you
all
for
inviting
me
to
be
here
today
and
I,
as
I
was
invited
to
share
these
words,
I'd
just
like
to
invite
you
all
to
join
with
me
in
your
way,
in
whatever
way
you
get
grounded
whatever
way
you
get
centered
whatever
way,
you
know
as
important
day
today
as
we
contemplate
the
well-being
of
our
community,
the
well-being
of
all
families
and
the
well-being
of
of
each
other
as
well.
So
with
that,
I
will
begin
this
way.
H
H
H
H
We
we
call
to
mind
those
that
are
struggling
with
illness
and
those
that
are
that
are
struggling
with
this
disease
or
any
illness
at
all.
We
call
to
mind
all
those
that
in
our
communities,
that,
because
of
kobit
and
because
of
other
issues
as
well
are
struggling,
maybe
in
a
way
that
that
we
never
thought
of.
H
H
We
can
open
our
minds
and
open
our
hearts
and
open
our
spirits
to
to
hear
even
things
that
are
difficult
to
hear,
because
we
know
that
inequity
exists.
We
know
that
racism
and
oppression
exists.
We
know
that
many
things
that
need
to
be
listened
to
need
to
be
understood
and
then
healed
and
rectified.
H
H
With
all
this
in
mind,
we
really
bring
in
the
families
and
communities
that
we
serve
and
that
we
invite
them
to
give
their
voice
in
a
good
way,
but
in
a
truthful
way,
so
that
we
can
have
all
that
we
need
all
the
knowledge,
all
the
information,
all
the
feelings.
But
let
us
not
forget
that
there
is
hurt.
There
is
pain.
H
H
That
is
better.
That
sees
everyone
as
a
blessing
that
has
every
opportunity
that
when
there
is
pain
and
when
there
is
struggle,
there
is
a
place
to
go.
There's
someone
to
go
to
there's
an
honoring
of
each
individual,
each
family,
each
culture
each
way
and
when
there
is
conflict
in
difficulty
that
we
have
a
way
to
resolve
it
in
an
honorable,
sacred
and
respectful
way.
H
We
want
to
thank
all
those
that
are
serving
today,
all
those
that
sit
here,
all
those
that
sacrifice
their
time.
I
ask
you
to
bless
them
and
thank
them
for
their
sacrifice
and
their
service,
but
all
people
in
our
communities,
our
first
responders,
are
all
those
that
are
serving
that
serve
on
the
front
lines.
H
Those
are
in
the
fields,
those
are
in
the
medical
facilities,
those
that
are
that
are
bringing
food
to
us
all
those
we
want
to
offer
blessing
and
and
protection
to
them
too,
and
all
those
in
the
community
that
provide
services
and
go
out
and
help
community.
We
want
to
offer
blessings
and
protection
for
them
too,
and
that
we
can
have
a
collective
voice
as
one
creator.
H
And
release,
let
us
allow
that
breath
to
be
a
sacred
breath,
a
sacred
union,
a
sacred
bless.
This
meeting
bless
this
gathering
place.
This
bless
this
this
work
in
order
that
all
our
relations
can
be
healthier
and
can
feel
sacred,
and
we
can
go
together
collectively
as
one
we
thank
you
in
the
name
of
all
our
relations,
we
say
amen.
G
I'd
like
to
start
by
acknowledging
the
team
who
put
this
session
together,
though
I
was
volunteered
to
be
the
session
manager.
There
was
a
team
that
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
how
to
structure
this
session,
including
kip
harkness,
who
oversaw
the
effort
as
our
eoc
director
co-director
andrea,
flores
shelton,
who
led
the
team
as
our
recovery
director
and
michelle
mcgurk
nancy
klein,
jeff
ruster
chris
burton
sulma
maciel
pauline
keck,
zach
mendez
eric
rodriguez,
pablo
hockey
and
mike
jones.
G
We
have
three
hours
and
we
have
a
lot
of
ground
to
cover,
so
really
seek
your
support
to
both
make
space
and
and
take
space
as
we
go
through
the
agenda
now
you
may
have
noticed.
We
call
this
a
listening
session
and
that's
an
intentional
renaming
of
study
session.
As
you're
aware
in
a
study
session,
the
staff
typically
do
a
lot
of
preparation,
and
then
we
present
to
you
for
often
long
periods
of
time,
and
you
ask
us
questions
or
make
comments
in
this
case.
The
focus
is
really
on
listening
on
us
as
staff.
G
Our
role
is
to
listen
to
you,
council,
members
and
mayor,
and
we
challenge
you
to
listen
intently
to
each
other
and
together
we
will
listen
to
the
community.
So
I
ask
for
your
participation
and
support
in
honoring
the
time
allotments
that
we've
made
so
that
we
can
all
participate
in
the
power
of
transformational.
G
So
we're
going
to
consider
that
first
round
and
while
you're
listening
to
each
other's
vision
statements,
I
encourage
you
to
jot
down
phrases
and
ideas
that
you
like
that,
resonate
with
you,
because
our
second
round,
I'm
going
to
ask
each
of
you
to
identify
something
that
you
liked
in
a
colleague's
vision.
Statement
that
you
feel
strongly
should
be
in
the
shared
vision,
we're
creating
together
and
for
that
mayor,
I'll
start
with
mayor
and
then
we'll
go
district
10
9
back
down
to
one
and
after
that,
we'll
have
public
comment.
G
G
G
G
This
group
is
primarily
workers
in
the
hospitality,
personal
service,
leisure
sectors
which
have
contracted
by
25
percent
from
this
time
last
year.
These
individuals
are
disproportionately
people
who
are
latino
vietnamese
black
people
lacking
documentation
to
receive
federal
benefits
and
low-wage
workers
who
are
unable
to
do
virtual
work.
G
The
six
zip
codes
in
east
san
jose
account
for
half
of
all
covid
cases,
so
our
direct
relief
efforts
with
our
partners
and
providers
continue
the
vast
array
of
survival
assistance
in
areas
of
food,
child
care,
digital
inclusion,
rent
and
utilities.
It's
this
in
crisis
population
is
clearly
the
focus
of
our
our
work
together.
G
The
last
slide
I
have
just
to
set
a
little
bit
of
context.
We
call
the
logic
model
so
today's
listening
session,
it's
it's
a
new
approach
to
initiating
this.
What
will
be
a
complex
dialogue
and
ongoing
dialogue
among
city
council,
city
staff
and
community
council
members
were
very
grateful
for
the
submission
of
your
vision,
statements
that
you
will
read
today,
so
thank
you
for
your
preparation,
the
dialogue
and
community
input.
This
will
all
help
us
start
to
fill
in
our
recovery
logic
model.
G
As
with
any
logic,
model,
investments
and
resources
need
to
be
aligned
with
strategies
and
activities
that
will
get
us
to
the
intended
results.
So
that's
why
we're
focusing
on
the
end
in
mind
on
the
results,
so
you
read
this
logic
model
left
to
right,
but
we're
beginning
in
the
green
space
here
on
the
right.
That's
why
we're
focused
on
what
is
your
vision
for
community
healing
and
economic
recovery?
G
Now
this
concept
of
community
healing
has
been
incorporated
into
our
vision,
work
to
acknowledge
the
trauma
that
everyone
has
experienced
during
the
last
year,
though,
certainly
with
different
levels
and
degrees
of
severity
as
individuals
within
families
at
the
neighborhood
at
the
community
level.
City-Wide,
everyone
has
been
impacted.
G
Yet
we
also
acknowledge
that
communities
of
color
have
suffered
trauma
this
last
year,
more
than
others
for
reasons
that
relate
to
historic
and
persistent,
unfair
and
unjust
conditions
and
circumstances.
These
inequalities
are
also
part
of
the
trauma.
The
trauma
is
complex,
and
so
the
journey
of
community
healing
will
also
be
complex,
but
we
don't
have
all
the
answers.
J
This
is
particularly
critical
within
the
context
of
community
healing.
If
we
are
to
provide
support,
resources
and
services
that
are
truly
rooted
in
community,
then
we
must
do
so
through
a
compassion,
informed
and
healing
centered
lens.
Most
importantly,
we
can't
forget
that
our
county
and
city
workforce
are
part
of
that
community
healing.
J
K
A
A
So
in
every
single
way
has
been
affected
because
the
nature
of
a
business,
it's
a
revenue,
that's
critical,
because
we
have
bills
to
pay.
We
have
money
to
disperse
to
our
expenses
and
if
you
don't
have
income,
it
doesn't
work.
So
financially,
it's
the
most
important
thing
when
it
comes
to
a
business.
I
watch
the
news.
A
I
listen
to
the
news
every
day
and
we
learn
that
thousands
of
businesses
they
are
business,
so
we
hope
to
stay
open
for
a
community
to
stay
open
for
our
customers
and
learn,
learn
how
we
can
improve
things
to
make
things
better,
because
this
pandemic
teaches
a
lot
of
things
and
one
of
them
is
what
are
we
doing
things
that
we
can
improve?
What
are
we
doing
to
make
things
better?
A
Learn:
follow
the
instructions
from
the
health
department,
the
city,
the
counties
and
trying
to
understand.
What's
our
goals,
we
hope
to
get
over
this
pandemic
as
soon
as
possible,
and
because
the
nature
of
this
place
is
a
business,
we
hope
to
have
more
customers
more
people
coming
in
into
our
city
and
enjoy.
We
have
a
beautiful
weather.
L
L
Disproportionate
racial
impacts
in
terms
of
employment,
housing,
health
and
education
have
laid
bare
just
how
dire
a
situation
we
were
in
before
the
virus
and
the
shutdowns
disrupted
our
daily
lives.
We
must
redouble
our
fight
for
the
same
people
whose
systems
have
ignored
for
too
long.
The
working
class
immigrants
both
documented
and
undocumented
people
of
color,
the
enhoused,
the
fight
for
racial
equity.
L
The
effect
on
nonprofits
has
been
stark
and
has
highlighted
how
threadbare
and
under-resourced
our
safety
net
is
and
how
resourceful
and
collaborative
we
can
be
when
we
have
no
choice.
We
are
called
on
to
be
in
solidarity
with
those
that
have
been
marginalized,
who
are
both
growing
in
number
and
in
need.
We've
had
to
completely
reimagine
our
systems
to
respond
to
and
involve
our
communities
and
what
and
how
we
do
things
we
did
it
in
a
way
that
addressed
a
whole
new
concept
of
what
is
normal
and
possible.
L
It
wasn't
just
designed
for
those
in
need,
but
we
started
by
talking
to
them,
asking
them
how
they
wanted
help
and
from
whom,
with
our
partners
at
destination
home
and
with
the
support
of
the
office
of
immigrant
affairs,
we
designed
a
system,
that's
centered
and
invested
in
the
grassroots
organizations.
They
trust
this
approach.
Don't
do
things
for
folks
without
them
is
an
important
lesson,
as
we
imagine
a
future
where
we
must
invest
in
the
most
vulnerable
and
those
who
are
in
relationship
and
accountable
to
our
communities.
L
L
Keep
it
up
and
we
will
have
your
back
as
for
time
for
an
organization
like
sacred
heart.
People
are
our
lifeline.
We
need
your
time,
we
need
volunteers
and
those
can
include
city
staff,
helping
us
deliver
services,
we've
created
ways
for
people
to
volunteer
safely
and
still
make
a
meaningful
impact.
L
As
for
money.
Well,
this
is
the
rainy
day
the
community
needs
the
investment.
Now
those
organizations
that
are
on
the
ground,
addressing
the
basic
needs,
physical
and
mental
health
challenges,
housing
and
education
infrastructure
and
those
who
build
our
community
through
art
and
culture
are
essential
to
sustaining
and
thriving
as
a
community.
L
I
think
everyone
understands
that
traditional
grants
and
other
funding
streams
don't
cover
expenses
in
the
way
we
need
them
to.
We
need
you
to
double
down,
especially
to
bypoc,
led
organizations
who
are
stressed
beyond
measure
by
giving
you
say
that
you
are
ready
to
be
part
of
a
solution
to
the
growing
need
and
challenges
facing
our
community.
L
What
I
mean
by
getting
out
of
the
way,
help
us
fight
for
flexibility.
We
need
to
respond
to
community
needs,
streamline
regulations
partner
with
us,
rather
than
playing
gotcha,
for
example,
allocating
precious
general
fund
dollars
has
allowed
us
to
provide
direct
assistance
to
tenants
because
they
don't
have
leases
or
landlords
or
refusing
payment.
Let's
be
creative
rather
than
prescriptive.
L
Listening
to
our
community
leadership
and
tapping
into
their
talents
and
resilience
is
the
path
forward.
It's
hard
to
admit.
The
covet
has
opened
the
eyes
of
public
in
a
way
that
was
not
possible
before
people
are
more
ready
to
see
that
hardships
are
not
about
moral,
failing
or
lack
of
work
ethic,
but
a
system
that
cannot
support
those
who
are
at
the
brink
of
catastrophe.
L
That's
important
that
the
fact
that
grassroots
organization
can
serve
as
those
liaisons
bringing
our
communities
into
real
movement
towards
racial
justice,
recovery
and
solidarity
is
the
pathway
forward,
white
supremacy,
economic
inequality,
food
insecurity,
etc
are
all
incredibly
large
problems
as
a
sector.
We
are
coming
together
to
work
collaboratively
to
really
change
these
systems
and
build
to
the
strengths
of
each
individual
organization,
because
we
have
no
choice,
we
hope
and
expect
the
city
to
be
our
partner
in
building
a
stronger,
safer
community.
Thank
you.
G
Colleagues,
because
then
our
second
round
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
comment
on
something
you
heard
in
a
colleague's
vision
that
you
like
and
staff,
is
going
to
be
taking
notes
and
listening
for
for
common
themes.
So,
mr
vice
mayor,
chappie
jones,
I'm
hoping
you
can
do
the
honor
of
going
first
and
I
know
you'll
set
a
great
example.
G
M
Many
in
our
community
are
experiencing
deep-seated
anger,
despair
and
distrust
of
the
system
in
our
government
for
legitimate
reasons.
It
is
my
belief
that,
in
order
to
see
true
community
healing,
there
must
first
be
action
along
with
tangible
action
must
be
the
creation
of
an
environment,
of
trust,
respect
and
civility.
M
Strong
and
bold
action
combined
with
love
and
kindness,
will
create
social
progress
and
community
healing
simultaneously
racial
and
social
justice,
systemic
racism
and
racial
bias,
as
well
as
institutional
racism,
are
uncomfortable
topics
to
discuss.
But
I
trust
that
this
council
is
up
to
the
challenge,
especially
considering
all
the
work,
that's
already
underway,
with
our
equity
initiatives.
M
A
successful
reimagined
community
safety
process
should
include
ideas
from
the
both
the
community
members
and
law
enforcement
to
create
more
transparency
and
accountability,
which
remains
the
core
of
my
proposals
on
this
topic.
For
that
reason,
I
would
like
to
see
the
independent
police
auditor
revive
the
ipa
advisory
council
based
on
a
community-centric
platform.
M
This
will
encourage
a
robust
and
engaged
dialogue
that
will
lead
to
additional
reforms
and
community
healing
small
business
disadvantaged
business
as
we
forge
ahead
under
the
county
and
state's
reopening
plan.
It
is
critical
that
we
consider
the
recommendations
of
the
silicon
valley,
economic
recovery,
roundtable
and
place
a
priority
on
san
jose's,
small
businesses,
supporting
them
as
they
recover
and
adjust
to
the
new
normal,
particularly
in
employment
trends,
workplace
safety,
technical
support
and
equitable
procurement
opportunities
for
our
small
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
to
grants,
loans,
support
services
and
access
to
contracting
opportunities.
M
We
can
assist
our
small
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
to
not
only
survive
the
pandemic
in
the
short
term,
but
to
grow,
expand
and
thrive
in
the
long
term.
To
effectively
achieve
this,
I
believe
it
is
time
for
the
state
to
reinstate
a
small
business
commission
that
will
provide
a
forum
for
input
into
issues
and
policies
affecting
san
jose
small
businesses.
M
N
Yeah,
thank
you
so
much
and
then
thanks
to
the
vice
mayor,
for
sharing
his
thoughts
and
if
folks
are
looking
at
the
agenda,
you'll
see
that
I
hadn't
submit
submitted
something
before
so,
it's
not
on
there,
but
I'll
be
happy
to
send
this
to
you
kim.
So
my
apologies
just
been
a
busy
week,
but
I
do
have
some
things
I
want
to
share,
and
you
know
in
hearing
the
vice
mayor's
comments.
I
think
mine
are
just
a
little
bit
more
broader
and
more
general,
but
I
still
think.
N
Nonetheless,
they
touch
on
some
of
the
same
topics.
So
let
me
just
get
started
so
so
it's
my
vision
statement
as
you
requested.
So
for
me,
you
know
this
past
year
has
really
shown
us
that,
in
my
mind,
that
everything
is
interconnected,
that
businesses
can't
flourish
without
its
people
and
that
people
can't
flourish
without
businesses
that
our
health
care
workers
can't
properly
do
their
jobs
without
us
residents
holding
up
our
end
of
this
all
too
important
social
contract
such
as
not
doing
harm
to
others
such
as
wearing
a
mask.
N
Now
we
have
learned
through
this
year
that,
if
segments
of
our
society
and
our
city
are
not
doing
well
economically
or
in
our
education
space
and
more
generally
struggling
to
survive
in
many
cases,
then
our
society,
our
city,
will
not
thrive
and
we
all
will
suffer
for
this.
In
my
view,
the
pandemic
has
unearthed
many
inequities
in
our
city
that
have
been
ongoing
for
decades
impacts
of
redlining,
of
unequal
pay
of
poor
working
conditions
of
inadequate
education
and
have
come
to
the
surface
for
all
to
see.
N
N
But
I
would
say,
for
myself,
more
importantly,
is
really
is
to
give
a
voice
a
space
whereby
each
tuesday,
when
we
discuss
some
of
these
important
items,
we
attempt
to
to
elevate
the
concerns.
The
grievances
of
the
most
impacted
of
our
city's
residents
right,
the
unhoused
person
living
on
the
creek,
the
single
mother,
striving
to
raise
their
children.
The
fast
food
workers
striving
to
make
ends
meet
and
the
frontline
workers
who
are
invisible
to
far
too
many,
and
so
so.
N
Right
in
the
end,
I
I
just
want
to
conclude
by
saying
that
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
remember
as
we
go
down
the
road
developing
policies
and
really
taking
into
account
some
of
the
the
the
grievances
that
are
brought
forward,
that
in
this
type
of
city
we
want
to
build.
Is
that
this
city
really
is
a
city
of
people
and
for
people,
and
I
think
we
can't
forget
that,
as
we
go
through
developing
policies,
thinking
about
how
to
better
the
lives
of
the
very
people
that
we
do
right.
N
I
think
we
we,
unfortunately,
I
think,
sometimes
have
a
tendency
being
in
in
the
in
silicon
and
I'm
going
off
script
here
by
the
way.
But
go
you
know
living
in
silicon
valley.
You
know
we
lift
up
tech
as
sort
of
the
the
god
of
the
area.
If
you
will
and-
and
I
think
sometimes
in
my
mind
and
in
the
minds
of
some
of
the
residents
that
come
before
us-
and
that
call
me
quite
frankly
whether
it
be
in
district
2
or
district
5..
N
All
that's
lost
in
that,
in
my
mind,
is
the
humanity
of
the
people
that
we're
here
to
serve,
and
so
that
is
the
thing
that
I
think
I
hope
we
lift
up
and
that
we
really
grab
hold
of
and
move
forward
in
a
very
meaningful
way
and
have
that
live
out
through
the
policies
that
we
move
forward.
And
so
that's
all
I
have
to
say.
I
thank
everyone
for
for
sharing
that
I'll
share
this
with
you
kim,
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
the
rest
of
my
colleagues
perspectives
on
this.
Thank
you.
E
E
I
knew
that
I
needed
to
take
a
lead
in
how
our
economic
core
of
our
city
prepared
and
responded,
and
so
my
team
and
I
went
to
work
and
created
what
we
call
the
greater
downtown
economic
recovery
task
force.
We
ask
those
who
work
live
and
have
a
business
in
our
community
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
support
them
now
and
as
we
move
forward
and
through
that,
we
formed
a
task
force
of
over
50
individual
participants
still
meeting
today,
we've
asked
our
task
force.
E
E
Next
phase
of
recovery
and
all
of
the
work
we
have
done
in
the
task
force
here
in
our
corps
has
and
can
continue
to
help
our
entire
city
healing
and
recovery
for
our
city
will
take
a
much
broader
focus
and
in
that
context
I
submitted
my
vision
letter
and
the
main
focus
is
here
where
everyone
can
afford
to
live
as
a
city.
The
risk
of
displacement
and
increased
homelessness
is
greater
than
ever
due
to
economic
loss.
E
We
must
first
ensure
that
those
who
are
at
risk
of
losing
their
homes
are
given
the
tools
and
resources
to
keep
a
roof
over
their
heads,
especially
as
the
job
market
recovers.
This
includes
rental
assistance,
continued
moratorium
on
rent
increase
and
veteran
evictions
and
ensuring
tenants
rights
to
mediate
pass-through
rent
payments
through
payment
plans.
Second,
we
must
double
down
with
the
county
to
address
our
existing
homeless
crisis
through
increasing
resources
needed
for
stability
such
as
job
training
and
mental
health
services
and
finally,
our
affordable
housing
stock
remains
overwhelmingly
low.
E
We
must
work
to
not
only
increase,
affordable
housing
in
every
part
of
our
city,
including
permanent,
supportive
housing,
but
also
maintaining
what
currently
exists.
Some
finding
dignity
might
work.
Our
local
small
businesses
have
suffered
horribly
many,
having
been
forced
to
shut
their
doors
for
good
for
the
greater
downtown
san
jose
economic
recovery
task
force.
We
have
heard
loud
and
clear
that
business
owners
simply
want
more
than
just
to
survive.
They
want
to
thrive
again,
as
we
begin
to
safely
reopen
and
are
contending
with
a
trending
work
from
home
culture.
E
We
must
help
restore
consumer
confidence,
reimagine
our
public
spaces
and
reduce
barriers
for
our
local
small
businesses,
so
that
so
they
may
flourish
ultimately
bringing
job
growth
for
all.
Rather
than
terminate
creative
opportunities
like
outdoor
dining
and
street
closures,
we
should
make
them
permanent
and
further
enhance
those
efforts.
Furthermore,
among
the
sectors
that
have
suffered,
none
have
suffered
more
than
our
arts
community,
which
were
the
first
to
close
and
likely
will
be
the
last
to
reopen
whether
it
be
through
financial
assistance
or
leveraging
private
public
partnerships.
E
We
must
do
all
we
can
to
restore
and
enhance
our
once
vibrant
arts
and
cultural
life.
Finally,
one
silver
lining
from
this
pandemic
has
been
the
boom
of
home-based
entrepreneurship
rooted
in
the
need
for
economic
survival.
We
should
foster
this
exciting
burst
of
micro
business
ventures
and
support
its
growth.
E
Lastly,
engage
in
community.
We
cannot
deny
that
we
are
emerging
from
the
pandemic
as
a
different
world,
not
just
from
the
public
impacts,
but
from
the
civil
and
social
movements
that
skyrocket
skyrocketed
over
the
past
year.
Launching
our
city
into
a
deep
reflection
on
where
we
stand
on
racial
and
social
equity,
a
conversation
that
myself
and
my
colleagues
have
pushed
long
before
the
pandemic.
E
Our
new
office
of
racial
equity
has
the
opportunity
to
level
the
field
for
our
communities
that
have
been
historically
overlooked
and
guide
us
toward
achieving
a
more
equitable
city.
We
have
had
tough
conversations
and
need
to
continue
to
have
them
if
we
are
to
build
a
better
san
jose
for
our
children.
Additionally,
as
we
move
forward,
we
should
look
at
elevating
our
city's
voice
in
the
public
health
arena
by
exploring
the
creation
of
the
city's
own
public
health
office.
E
As
the
10th
largest
city
in
the
nation,
we
have
compiled,
complied
with
federal
state
and
county
mandates,
while
struggling
to
have
our
own
community
concerns
addressed
often
hitting
a
wall.
A
city
dedicated
public
health
officer
would
not
only
safeguard
our
city's
public
health
and
safety
interests.
E
My
vision
is
shaped
with
the
understanding
that
it
takes
all
of
us
from
our
residents
the
business
community
to
our
nonprofit
organizations
to
truly
bring
healing
and
recovery
to
fruition,
and
it
will
take
time
and
more
than
just
a
few
initiatives
to
do
so
in
the
years
ahead.
We
need
to
continue
listening
thoughtfully
to
those
we
serve
and
act
accordingly,
in
their
best
interests.
Together
we
can
rebuild,
restore
and
revitalize,
and
now
I
need
to
tend
to
my
son.
G
I
A
lot
of
the
things
that
that
are
should
be
our
focus
after
the
pandemic
are
things
that
were
our
focus
before,
and
we've
seen
some
things
that
remind
us
of
the
importance
of
some
of
the
initiatives
that
maybe
we
weren't
as
focused
on,
but
that
we've
been
thinking
about
that.
We
really
need
to
amplify
as
we
come
out
of
it.
Randomly
so
I'll,
read
my
statement
as
we
take
time
to
plan
the
recovery
of
our
city
from
the
perfect
storm
of
crises
that
have
impacted
our
residents
in
2020.
I
It
is
incumbent
upon
us
to
take
a
broader
view
of
what
recovery
might
look
like.
What
the
pandemic
has
exposed
is
that
the
chronic
issues
of
food
insecurity,
affordable
housing,
access
to
the
internet,
making
a
living
wage
are
impacting
our
historically
marginalized
communities.
The
hardest
recovery
is
defined
as
regaining
something
or
lost
or
taken
away
at
this
moment
in
time,
our
recovery
must
have
more
reach
and
impact.
It
will
not
be
enough
simply
to
regain
lost
ground.
I
Our
recovery
plan
should
provide
solutions
to
the
root
causes
that
created
these
hardships
in
the
first
place.
For
example,
food
insecurity
is
not
just
about
economics.
Interruptions
in
the
production
and
distribution
of
food
have
an
impact
as
well.
Let's
create
opportunity
in
our
affordable
housing
plans
to
integrate
agricultural
technology
and
partnerships
that
will
allow
residents
to
effectively
grow
their
own
fresh
food.
I
We
must
go
beyond
rules
of
engagement
from
pre-covered
era
in
order
to
reopen
schools
for
the
kind
of
impact
we
see.
One
positive
outcome
from
distance
learning
is
the
vast
catalog
of
asynchronous
lessons
that
have
been
developed.
In
addition
to
focusing
on
learning
loss
from
a
standards
perspective.
I
It
is
also
important
that
our
city's
residents
feel
safe
in
patronizing,
our
businesses
and
local
arts.
To
do
that,
we
will
have
to
have
robust
safety
protocols
in
place
and
well-coordinated
communication
plans
to
help
people
feel
comfortable
once
again
being
out
and
about
in
the
community.
This
will
take
a
strong
partnership
between
our
small
businesses
and
local
government
quickly.
Turning
the
corner
on
the
vaccination
roll
out
and
smoother
access
to
the
vaccine
will
help
restore
faith
in
our
government's
ability
to
provide
a
safe
community
for
our.
O
O
O
O
O
Some
took
on
new
roles
as
teachers
and
mentors
while
meanwhile
15
000
of
our
children
were
disconnected
from
virtual
learning
at
a
time
so
critical
in
their
development.
Some
continue
to
face
rent
and
utility
debt,
while
some
have
turned
to
or
relapsed
into
substance
abuse.
The
pandemics
exasperated
the
fear
of
becoming
homeless
in
the
most
expensive
real
estate
market
in
the
country
and,
of
course,
covet
19
took
the
lives
of
many
of
our
loved
ones,
and
now
the
disparities
are
more
glaring
than
ever
with
all
due
respect.
O
For
some,
the
pandemic
has
been
merely
an
inconvenience
one
year
into
the
pandemic.
Latinos
still
make
up
51
of
covet
cases
of
coven
19
cases,
while
accounting
for
only
25
percent
of
the
latino
population
in
santa
clara
county.
There
is
a
clear
and
distinct
disparity
in
how
the
pandemic
has
affected
a
community
based
on
their
zip
code.
O
O
Our
duty
as
fellow
san
joseans
is
that
we
strive
to
mitigate
that,
which
is
in
our
control.
Our
communities
are
really
from
years
of
pain.
There
is
no
better
time
to
address
the
inequities
caused
by
intentional
decisions
that
have
resulted
in
generations
of
under
investment
and
playing
the
blame
game.
O
O
Reinforcing
the
existing
infrastructure
for
our
most
vulnerable
communities
is
imperative,
whether
it's
a
flood,
a
fire,
a
storm,
an
earthquake
or
power
outages.
We
have
to
ensure
financial
security
through
career
pathways,
leading
the
economy
by
securing
beyond
a
livable
wage
for
all
san
jose,
regardless
of
their
career,
creating
a
new
norm
that
focuses
on
thriving,
not
surviving.
O
We
have
to
build
generational
wealth
through
home
ownership,
providing
comprehensive
and
inclusive
pathways
to
home
ownership
that
combats
redlining
environmental
racism
and
gentrification
building
capacity.
So
you
can
invest
in
yourself
and
your
family's
wealth
versus
contributing
to
someone
else's
portfolio.
O
Most
students
are
spending
four
to
six
years
in
community
colleges.
They
can't
get
the
classes,
the
classes
that
they
need
instead
of
the
fall
are
in
the
spring
or
their
next
year
or
they're
two
years
from
now,
keeping
them
in
this
cyclical
trap.
So
what
are
we
promising
them?
Go
to
a
community
college.
You'll
save
money
you
can
transfer
they
don't
especially
students
of
color.
O
We
must
support
the
next
generation
by
providing
quality
child
care
and
preschool,
creating
universal
child
care
and
preschool
that
is
affordable,
safe,
reliable
to
ensure
early
childhood
development.
So
children
from
low
income
backgrounds
are
not
left
behind.
We've
all
heard
it
that
by
the
time
they
start
kinder
they're
already
at
least
6
000
words
behind
from
their
wealthier
counterparts,
fostering
a
family-friendly
san
jose
that
empowers
women,
so
they
can
participate
in
the
workforce
and
close
the
gender
gap
in
employment
exacerbated
by
the
pandemic,
especially,
and
we
have
to
address
environmental
justice.
O
My
mother
died
of
skin
cancer.
I
cannot,
in
good
conscience,
ask
people
to
take
a
walk
on
the
east
side,
especially
during
the
pandemic.
This
is
the
way
that
I've
connected
to
nature
and
have
have
eased
my
own
sense
of
mental
well-being.
I
take
walks
in
willow
glen,
I
run
in
willow
glen.
There
is
no
urban
canopy
here,
and
so
we
have
to
address
this.
O
While
we
continue
to
face
the
tremendous
challenges
of
the
pandemic,
I
want
to
offer
words
of
unity
from
booker
t
washington
to
guide
our
recovery
process,
and
I
quote
in
all
things
that
are
purely
social.
We
can
be
as
separate
as
the
fingers
yet
one
as
the
hand,
in
all
things
essential
to
mutual
progress.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
O
P
The
way
I
wrote
this,
I
wrote
it
as
if
it's
already
here
and
happening
so
it's
in
the
present
tense
instead
of
the
future
tense.
My
vision
for
our
community
as
we
recover
from
the
biggest
challenge
our
generation
has
faced,
has
everyone
working
full
employment
and
a
thriving
business
community.
Both
small
and
large
residents
all
over
the
city
are
well
trained
for
and
informed
about
the
jobs
that
are
available
and
emerging
in
the
new
economy.
P
Traditionally,
disadvantaged
groups
are
included
in
the
network
of
jobs
and
employers,
hire
pay
and
promote
people
based
on
equal
opportunity
and
fair
recognition
in
our
city.
The
economy
is
thriving.
New
construction
from
big
developments,
downtown
to
small
home
renovations
everywhere,
are
happening
and
are
processed
through
a
fully
staffed
planning
and
building
department
with
fully
implemented
state
of
the
art
planning
software.
P
P
P
We
also
find
ways
to
preserve
and
enhance
our
natural
environment.
We
expand
the
available
green
space,
especially
in
our
most
dense
neighborhoods.
We
coordinate
across
departments
to
repave
our
streets
and
add
bike
lanes,
while
also
incorporating
bioswales
trees
and
native
plants
to
enhance
our
city's
attractiveness,
recharge
our
groundwater
and
reduce
the
heat
island
effect
in
our
city.
P
D
The
institutional
inequities
in
our
city
that
we
recognize
parts
of
our
city
have
received
less
infrastructure
and
investment
than
other
parts
of
the
cities
and
that
we
have
policies
that
frankly
treat
some
parts
of
the
city
differently
than
others,
and
that
we
address
this
as
part
of
our
recovery,
because
normal
wasn't
great
either
and
what
we
should
strive
for
is
to
be
better
than
normal,
and
also
that
we
address
the
institutional
inequities
that
got
us
to
this
point.
And
that
involves
more
than
just
programs
that
we
need
to
address
the
underlying
issues.
D
So
I
divided
my
statement
into
a
few
sections,
and
one
of
them
is
health
and
safety.
To
me,
that
is
keeping
folks
alive
is
our
number
one
priority
for
2021
and
and
the
future,
and
that
to
do
that,
one,
we
must
target
our
vaccination
efforts
in
communities
with
a
high
concentration
of
essential
workers,
particularly
communities
of
color,
as
the
data
has
shown
that
these
communities
are
contracting,
coveted
and
dying
at
the
highest
rates
without
the
luxury
of
working
remotely
to
protect
their
families.
D
Covid
will
continue
to
spread
rapidly,
causing
further
devastation
and
delaying
the
healing
process
and
equity,
or
I'm
sorry,
an
economic
recovery
for
all
of
san
jose,
not
just
the
folks
that
are
able
to
stay
home
two
that
we
must
continue
coveted
testing.
So
as
we
recover,
our
essential
workers
are
not
continuing
to
bear
this
brunt
of
contracting
covid
and
therefore
risking
exposure
to
all
residents
of
san
jose,
and
especially
their
families,
who
are
inc,
who
are
at
increased
risk
merely
because
of
their
living
situation.
D
This
includes
activating
areas
most
impacted
by
violence
and
gang
activity
with
community
programs
and
support
and
connections
aimed
at
providing
our
youth
and
their
families
with
a
safe,
supportive
and
constructive
environment
under
housing.
We've
discussed
this
at
council,
but
for
folks
listening
for
the
first
time,
as
stated
in
housing's
memo
on
the
moratorium
on
rent
increases
for
tenants
and
mobile
home
residents
and
owners
financially
impacted
by
koba
kovid
policy
link
is
projecting
22
269,
low-income
households.
D
We
must
not
continue
to
lose
families
out
of
san
jose
because
they
can't
make
it
in
our
city,
and
this
can
be
addressed,
although
not
resolved
by
prioritizing
rental
assistance
to
these
residents
and
aggressively
building
new
housing
at
all,
affordable
living
affordability
levels,
city-wide
under
economic
recovery
number
one.
We
must
attract
address
the
neglect
and
devastation
experienced
by
our
child
care
providers
to
ensure
our
families
have
affordable
and
available
child
care,
as
more
residents
return
to
work.
D
This
will
also
address
the
fact
that
often
families
rely
on
dual
incomes
and
affordable
child
care
to
afford
the
cost
of
living
in
san
jose
again.
We
cannot
continue
to
lose
these
families
out
of
san
jose
number
two.
We
must
support
educational
activities
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
students,
who
have
been
left
behind
due
to
the
incredible
obstacles
resulting
from
covid.
Q
We
really
have
to
look
at
systemic
changes,
and-
and
this
is
coming
from
a
theory
of
change
in
in
another
city
that
has
adopted
pro
equity
governance
and
that
is
to
have
a
pro-equity
policy
agenda.
It
is
to
become
pro-equity
in
practices
and
in
governance,
and
because
of
that,
we
need
systems
and
standards
that
build
on
our
best.
Q
Probably
since
I
first
started,
and
the
only
thing
that
I'll
end
in
my
this
introduction
is
that
we
really
need
to
adhere
between
what
we
know
what
we've
heard,
what
our
community
is
saying
today
and
then
the
way
that
we
vote
every
tuesday,
because
there
needs
to
be
some
adherence
if
we're
going
to
develop
a
logic
model
based
on
all
of
this
input
and
and
we're
gonna
all
be
on
the
same
page
in
therm.
In
terms
of
this
theory
of
change
of
having
the
end
in
mind.
Q
So
as
we
picture
a
community,
that's
successfully
recovered.
It's
easy
to
fall
into
a
vision
of
community
before
the
pandemic,
but
that
picture
of
our
community
pre-pandemic
is
distorted
with
hidden
and
more
blood
disparities.
People
of
color
as
a
community
have
generationally
been
deeply
frozen
by
a
housing
crisis,
affordability,
crisis
and
a
deep
racial
and
gender
inequities.
Q
Because
of
this
pandemic,
this
community
has
extensively
changed
by
the
experience
when
we
acknowledge
their
historical
and
systemic
divide.
It's
clear
that
it's
impossible
to
use
last
year,
or
even
the
best
of
the
years
as
the
yardstick
for
recovery.
We
must
envision
a
future
that
our
city
and
country
has
never
experienced.
Q
So
what
does
that
mean?
That
means
that
our
communities
were
not
in
a
very
good
place
after
the
recession.
So
when
this,
when
covet
hit,
we
were
in
a
worse
place
so
on
our
road
to
recovery.
It's
going
to
take
all
of
us
and
in
my
comments
I
am
including
a
lot
of
my
feedback
that
I
collected
through
my
district
date.
Neighborhoods
and
stakeholders
and
groups.
No
crisis
could,
in
our
lifetime
more
severely
underscore
the
issues
of
gender
inequity
in
our
society
than
this
pandemic.
Q
Women
in
our
community
and
nation
have
been
torn
apart
by
the
competing
needs
to
continue
to
contribute
financially
to
their
families,
while
also
taking
an
outside
share
of
the
exploding
burden
of
child
care
in
their
homes.
While
many
men
have
learned
firsthand
the
difficulty
of
working
without
adequate
child
care
by
and
large,
it
is
women
whose
careers
have
been
deeply
impacted
by
this
burden
to
top
it
off
further,
because
so
many
women
work
in
the
low
wage
sectors
most
affected
by
this
pandemic
and
restrictions.
Q
In
many
cases,
the
decision
has
been
made
for
them
the
unemployment
rate
for
women
staggers
that
for
men
in
the
most
recent
economic
quarter,
nationally
on
balance
of
all
the
jobs
losses
were
women
with
men,
making
small
gains
on
balance.
As
we
move
into
recovery,
we
must
tailor
our
policies.
With
this
in
mind.
We
need
small
business
support
that
specifically
targets
women,
women
and
people
of
color
for
assistance.
Q
We
need
career
and
job
training
plans
and
programs
with
young
women
in
mind,
as
well
as
youth
that
are
stuck
in
the
depths
of
educational
gap
that
continues
to
grow.
We
must
find
matches
for
our
youth,
especially
brown
and
black
youth
in
the
many
sectors
of
our
local
economy,
especially
focusing
on
college-bound
careers
that
can
respond
to
our
local
needs.
Q
Most
of
all,
we
need
gender
parity
policies,
like
I've
been
looking
at
in
my
family-friendly,
friendly
city
initiative
that
specifically
targets
problems
that
we
too
often
look
to
women
to
simply
solve
at
the
cost
of
their
careers.
Most
clearly
is
the
child
care
crisis.
We
must
participate
in
and
champion
the
changes
needed
to
allow
both
women
and
men
to
have
successful
careers,
regardless
of
the
responsibilities
of
parenting.
Q
This
need
has
been
clearly
identified
and
prioritized
by
the
governor,
including
in
his
new
budget
proposals,
as
well
as
the
biden
administration,
which
has
included
this
priority
already
in
their
covert
relief
proposals,
a
clear
window
will
of
opportunity
exist
and
women
us.
We
must
not
lose
it.
A
recovery
that
doesn't
include
women
is
no
recovery
at
all.
Additionally,
if
the
need
to
have
a
recovery,
deeply
rooted
in
racial
equity
was
not
clear
before
our
national
summer
of
reckoning
on
equity
and
injustices
have
been
cleared,
it
should
have
cleared
that
up
for
all
of
us.
Q
The
effects
of
this
pandemic
have
been
felt
most
harshly
and
deep
and
deeply
by
communities
of
color,
and
the
economic
policies
of
yesterday
have
never
been
targeted
well
enough
to
meaningful
support.
A
recovery
that
supports
supports
the
most
harmed
by
the
pandemic.
We
need
to
enforce
gender
equality
laws
on
the
books
and
we
need
to
reform
our
police
response
to
move
away
from
criminalizing
women
for
the
sins
of
men,
but
instead
provide
real
support
for
children,
women
who
survive
abuse,
human
trafficking,
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault.
Q
We
must
radically
rethink
our
economic
development
policies
to
provide
targeted
support
in
the
area's
most
damage.
Santana
row
will
recover,
but
will
tully
road?
How
do
we
help
families
move
from
the
edge
of
homelessness
to
prosperity?
How
do
we
help
bring
some
equality
and
wages
forward,
so
families
can
become
self-sufficient?
Q
It's
vital
that
people
of
all
immigration
statuses
participate
in
our
economic
recovery.
For
too
long,
our
families
have
stayed
deep
in
the
shadows
out
of
immigration
out
of
immigration
statuses,
to
participate
in
in
our
economic
recovery.
It's
vital
that
people
of
all
immigration
statuses
participate
in
our
economic
recovery.
For
too
long,
our
families
have
stayed
deep
in
the
shadows
out
of
fear.
Q
They
are
suffering
before
they
were
suffering
before
trump
and
before
the
pandemic,
but
the
compounded
traumas
of
these
experiences
have
caused
deep
physical
and
psychological
wounds
that
will
make
participation
in
our
economy.
Difficult,
but
also
deeply
needed.
We
must
work
inside
the
community
intensely
to
rebuild
trust
and
bring
people
into
the
economy.
To
do
this,
we
must
count
on
biden
administration
to
make
it
safer
families
to
participate,
but
we
cannot
count
on
them
to
do
the
community
organizing
work
for
us.
Thank
you.
G
R
Thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
hear
what
all
of
my
colleagues
have
to
say
as
far
as
their
vision
for
the
city
of
san
jose,
and
I
think
there
is
a
lot
of
common
ground
here,
so
that's
exciting
for
us
to
hear
the
pandemic
just
as
a
forward.
The
pandemic
has
shed
a
light
on
the
inequities
that
are
occurring
in
our
in
various
parts
of
our
city
and
particularly
shed
a
light
for
me.
R
A
stronger
public
health
system
where
health
insurance
is
ubiquitous.
Testing
for
coven
19
is
accessible
everywhere
for
anyone
and
where
vaccinations
are
readily
available.
A
city
filled
with
equally
accessible
opportunities
and
information
for
all
our
residents,
no
matter
their
language,
age
or
ability.
R
A
more
effective
transportation
system
with
complete
streets
and
vision.
Zero
in
mind
for
pedestrians,
bicyclists,
transit
riders
and
automobile
drivers
that'll
allow
our
residents
to
get
exactly
where
they
want
to
go
and
how
and
when
they
want
to
get
there
in
a
safe,
effective
and
affordable
manner.
R
G
S
Thank
you
good
morning.
I
want
to
also
start
by
thanking
all
my
colleagues
for
their
very
thoughtful,
passionate,
honest
and
and
very
visionary
statements.
I'm
looking
forward
to
reading
actually
reading
I've
been
listening,
I'm
looking
forward
to
reading
them
tonight
and
I'm
sure
more
than
once
again
I'll
read
the
statement
I
submitted
in
in
the
short
term,
which
I
took
to
mean
more
or
less
the
rest
of
this
year.
S
Continue
eviction
and
rent
increased
moratoriums,
propose
and
advocate
for
solutions
for
unwinding.
The
growing
tenant
debt
crisis
to
our
federal
and
state
partners
continue
to
build
emergency
housing
quickly
and
inexpensively,
competing
for
public
and
private
dollars
to
support
building
and
operations,
invest
in
our
children,
leverage,
pr
s,
assets
and
non-profit
partners
to
expand
tutoring
opportunities
to
help
students
catch
up,
invest
in
weekend
and
summer
opportunities
that
support
learning
and
social
and
emotional
well-being.
S
Fully
close.
The
broadband
access
gap
outreach
to
seniors
leverage,
our
council
offices
and
outside
partners
such
as
community
and
faith-based
groups
to
organize
peer-to-peer
outreach
to
our
senior
population
with
the
goal
of
reducing
isolation,
increasing
vaccination
rates
and
helping
seniors
access
resources.
S
To
drive
customer
engagement
in
key
commercial
zones
in
each
district
beyond
crisis
response,
we
must
address
the
long-running
structural
challenges
that
are
making
our
region
less,
affordable,
less
inclusive
and
less
competitive,
so
that
san
jose
can
achieve
its
potential
to
be
a
city
of
opportunity.
For
all
this
includes
housing
supply.
S
G
B
B
B
B
Fourth,
connecting
tech
and
other
high
growth
employers
to
non-traditional
talent.
By
that
I
mean
many
residents
of
ours
who
don't
have
college
degrees,
but
can
contribute,
particularly
with
short-term
and
medium-term
training
programs,
particularly
through
partnerships
with
community
colleges
and
non-profits.
B
B
B
Higher
education,
primarily
labor,
non-profit
business
communities,
truly
advise
the
region
on
its
future
direction,
and
I
think
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
those
priorities
really
focusing
on
long-term
efforts
to
both
stabilize
prove
equity
in
a
valley.
Desperately
needs
a
narrowing
of
this.
This
great
divide
and
thinking
more
innovatively
about
how
we
build
out
everything
from
transportation
to
housing,
to
neighborhood
businesses.
G
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
the
the
preparation
and
thought
that
went
into
creating
those
vision,
statements
and
and
for
sharing
them
this
morning
it
was
very
powerful.
I
know
a
lot
of
us
were
taking
a
lot
of
notes,
and
so
thank
you
for
that.
Our
next
round
we're
going
to
ask
each
of
you
to
comment
on
something
you
heard
in
another
council
member
or
the
mayor's
vision
statement.
G
G
B
G
That's
fine
yeah.
The
idea
is,
you
were
listening.
You
heard
something
it
really
mattered
to
you.
You
want
to
make
sure
we
understand.
This
is
really
important
to
be
in
our
shared
vision,
so
yeah
feel
free
to
comment
on
multiple
things
from
multiple
colleagues.
Okay,
so
can
I
like
to
go
in
the
reverse
orders
of
mayor?
Can
I
have
you
start
sure
I
we'll
go
to
d10
and
work
our
way
back
down.
B
B
I
think
the
most
shocking
thing
I
heard
was
councilmember
carrasco,
saying
that
our
latinx
community
has
received
only
12
percent
of
the
vaccines
in
the
county
and
that
that
was
given
everything
we
know
about
how
this
pandemic
has
affected
our
community.
That
is
truly
shocking
and
that's
a
disparity
that
we
absolutely
have
to
take
is
is
a
top
priority,
even
though
we
are
obviously
not
directly
involved
in
that
effort.
We
clearly
need
to
be
deeply
engaged
in
this.
B
Vice
mayor
jones
really
appreciated
two
particular
statements
that
we
have
to
take
and
must
first
be
action.
I
know
there's
been
a
lot
of
frustration,
a
lot
of
anger,
that's
appropriately
expressed
in
a
lot
of
discussion,
but
our
job
is
to
take
action,
and
I
appreciate
his
focus
on
that
and
also
focus
on
trust,
civility
and
kindness,
which
is
so
critically
needed,
particularly
given
all
that
we've
been
through
through
the
last
four
years
of
our
national
leadership.
B
The
just
a
jaw-dropping
amount
of
background
that
22
000
of
our
families
owe
has
got
to
be
a
critical
focus
of
ours
and
clearly
the
need
to
under
address
the
underlying
conditions
that
have
created
these
vast
inequities
for
council
member
rayness
statement.
It's
easy
to
fall
into
a
vision
of
the
community
pre-pandemic,
it's
impossible
to
use
prior
years
as
a
yardstick
for
a
recovery
and
focus
on
the
exploding
burden
of
child
care,
particularly
for
women
and
for
council
member
foley.
B
I
really
appreciate
her
statement
about
a
city,
united
and
common
destiny
and
a
community
built
for
equal
opportunity
and,
since
I'm
running
out
of
time,
councilmember
mayhem,
I
appreciate
the
focus
on
survival
of
our
most
vulnerable
people,
investing
in
children
and
seniors
and
the
specific
ideas
you
had
under
each
category.
Children
and
seniors,
I
think,
were
really
compelling.
G
S
So
that
was
a
theme
that
I
heard
across
pretty
much
every
statement,
but
I
really
like
the
way
that
councilmember
cohen
described
that
and
certainly
resonated.
I
also
thought
I'll
just
point
out
one
other
that,
because
my
notes
are
unfortunately
not
very
well
organized,
but
councilmember
esparza
said
something
it
was
a
great
line.
It
was
something
like
normal.
Wasn't
great
either
we
should
strive
to
be
better
than
normal.
S
At
least
that's
what
my
notes
here
say,
and
I
I
just
kind
of
feel
like
that
should
be
it's
like
a
it's
better
than
a
bumper
sticker.
That
should
be
like
our
vision
statement
going
forward.
I
really
I
just
that
really
resonated
with
me
as
well,
and
I
think
just
captures
the
task
at
hand,
so
those
just
to
pull
out
too.
That
really
stuck
with
me
that
I
think
I'll
remember
for
a
very
long
time.
So
thank
you.
G
R
A
lot
of
good
information,
but
also
a
lot
of
consistency
throughout
the
10
other
10
council
members
and
the
mayor.
But
I
I
before
I
talk
about
my
colleagues.
I
just
want
to
mention
what
pancho
guevara
said,
and
that
is
that
we
must
have
to
just
two
points:
that
we
must
have
courage
and
we
must
get
out
of
the
way
and
to-
and
I
agree
with
that
in
in
both
regards
in
council
member
mayhem's
comments
about
making
it
easier
to
build
housing.
R
A
couple
other
comments
that
were
really
powerful
for
me.
Actually,
everyone
had
really
good
things
to
say,
and
I
tried
to
make
notes
furiously,
but
to
piggyback
on
what
councilmember
mahan
said
about
councilmember
esparza,
I
too
wrote
down
better
than
normal.
Isn't
good
enough,
I
love
that
phrase.
It
isn't
normal.
R
I
don't
even
know
what
normal
is
anymore,
but
going
back
to
where
we
were.
We
cannot
go
backwards,
we
must
go
forwards
and
that
is
not
normal.
We
have
a
new
normal
whatever
that
is,
but
that's
the
whole
purpose
of
this
conversation
is
to
build
on
a
new
normal,
and
I
was
appreciative
that
council,
member
perales
brought
up
the
arts
commit
community.
They
are
suffering
tremendously
and
I
was
remiss
in
not
mentioning
them,
particularly
the
performing
arts
community
as
much.
R
R
That's
really
important
for
us
to
continue
to
focus
on
that
and
to
focus
on
our
humanity
that
we
need
to
address
each
resident
with
the
same
level
of
in
of
humanity,
recognizing
that
some
need
more
resources
than
others
need
more
resources,
and
we
ought
to
be
aware
and
acknowledge
that
and
and
implement
that
and
finally
just
going
backwards,
because
I'm
looking
at
my
notes,
that
way
is
the
comments
from
vice
mayor
jones,
that
we
must
people
are
angry
and
distrustful,
but
we
must
build
trust.
We
must
build
respect.
R
G
Q
Hi,
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
think
that
I
like
this
process.
I
think
that
if
we
truly
build
a
logic
model
that
incorporates
all
of
what
we're
saying
and
what
we
hear
our
community
saying
and
then
the
data
that
we
that
we
know
to
be
true,
that
we're
gonna
head
in
a
really
good
direction.
Q
Q
Q
G
D
D
And
then
councilmember
foley
had
a
more
affordable
san
jose
where
rents
rise
more
slowly
and
incomes
rise
more
sharply,
so
that
our
renters
can
save
money
for
inevitable
rainy
days
and
gain
the
ability
to
afford
the
purchase
of
their
first
time
home
and
then
another
another.
One
of
her
comments
from
councilmember
foley
is
a
community
built
by
equal
opportunity
whereby
zip
codes,
race,
age,
gender
or
the
ability
do
not
predict
a
person
or
family's
economic
outcomes,
their
income,
education,
access
to
information
or
opportunity,
or
their
life
expectancy,
which
is
currently
the
case.
Thank
you.
G
P
I
too
heard
a
lot
of
common
themes,
which
I
really
appreciate
and,
and
I
think
council
member
esparza
wins
the
the
phrase
of
the
day,
with
the
strive
to
be
better
than
normal.
That
also
stuck
out
for
me
and
and
vice
mayor
jones's
emphasis
on
trust,
civility
and
kindness
and
councilmember
jimenez
is.
This
is
a
city
for
people.
I
think
those
are
just
really
important
statements
for
us
to
include
in
in
our
vision
and
then
the
common
themes.
P
Very
many
people
touched
on
the
need
for
more
housing
and
home
ownership.
I
thought
those
were
it
was.
It
was
great
to
hear,
hear
those
from
multiple
colleagues
and
the
homeownership
I
think
was
touched
on
by
council,
member
carrasco
and
council
member
foley
and
the
and
then
the
jobs,
jobs,
training
and
the
immediate
jobs
program
that
the
mayor
mentioned.
P
It
is
important
to
include
women
in
our
in
our
recovery
and
child
care
is
a
just,
a
crucial
piece
of
that
and
then
a
lot
of
people
mentioned
kids,
youth
and
seniors.
I
really
appreciated
council
member
mahan's
specifics
on
those
and
and
then
the
the
the
final
thing.
I
want
to
mention
that
the
vice
mayor
mentioned
was
the
reinstatement
of
the
ipa
advisory
council.
P
I
think
that
is
a
great
place
for
us
to
start
when
we're
talking
about
reimagining
community
safety
and
then
reinstating
the
small
business
commission,
I
think
that's
going
to
be
again
crucial.
We
saw
in
2020
the
businesses
with
with
the
leadership
of
council
member
perales,
but
we
saw
the
businesses
also
just
getting
together
and
and
saying
here's
what
we
need
and
I
think
we
need
to
formalize
a
place
where
we're
we're
listening
to
them
and
hearing
from
them,
so
that
we
can
do
the
things
that
that
we
need
to
do
to
reduce
the
barriers.
G
O
And
that's
the
question,
the
philosophical
question
that
begins
to
happen,
and-
and
so
I
think
that
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
have
to
address-
and
I
think
that
this
is
some
of
what
of
the
what
this
conversation
is
now
the
pandemic
comes
and
and
a
lot
of
what
we
were
addressing
suddenly
gets
exasperated,
and
so
so.
What
I
heard
is
that
now
there's
this
common
language
that
we're
speaking
there's
there's
a
synergy.
O
So
I
want
to
thank
especially
council
member
foley
for
your
number
six,
because
I
don't
think
that
our
lives
should
be
dictated
by
the
zip
code
in
which
we
live.
Yet
the
pandemic
has
been
has
dictated
whether
you
live
or
die,
and
so,
where
a
comment
built
a
community
built
by
equal
opportunity
whereby
zip
codes,
race,
age,
gender
or
ability
do
not
predict
a
person
or
family's
economic
outcomes,
their
income,
their
education,
access
to
information
and
opportunity
or
their
life
expectancy.
O
O
But
I
want
to
point
that
out
because
to
me
that
exemplifies
pretty
much,
this
entire
conversation
that's
going
to
dictate
how
we
decide
on
those
tuesdays
regarding
where
we
build
how
we
build
and
whom
we
build,
for
who
we
open
the
door
for
and
who
we
push
through.
That
door,
so
thank
you
so
much
for
putting
it
out
there,
because
you
basically
encapsulated
everything
that
we've
been
fighting
for.
Thank
you.
O
G
I
Yeah
I
mean
I
heard
a
lot
of
great
things
from
a
lot
of
people
and
I'm
I'm
not
gonna,
I'm
gonna
sort
of
summarize
some.
What
I
put
together
into
some
key
points,
kind
of
captured
from
a
number
of
different
people-
and
I
might
mention
a
few
names,
but
I'm
gonna
leave
off
some
names,
I'm
sure,
but
I
do
want
to
start
by
thanking
councilmember
foley
for
her
statement.
I
Overall,
I
mean
a
lot
of
some
of
those
individual
statements
were
really
were
really
specifically
good,
but
also
the
format
and
just
the
aspirational
nature
of
each
of
the
statements.
I
thought
was
really
good,
because
each
line
was
basically
an
aspiration.
Here's
the
vision
I
have
for
each
of
these
types
of
for
each
of
these
categories,
and
so
I
think
that's
you
know
it's
nice
to
sort
of
think
in
that
manner.
Here's
here's
the
aspiration
we
should
strive
for.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
I
think
the
overall
theme
that
I'm
hearing
is
that
is
this
idea
that
the
challenges
that
we
had
before
are
the
challenges
we
still
have
and
we
need
to
address
those
challenges.
Nothing's,
really
things
have
been
exacerbated,
but
nothing
that
hasn't
really
changed.
A
lot
of
people
asked
me
in
the
past
year.
I
I
Several
people
mentioned
early
childhood
education
being
free
and
accessible,
and
also
child
care.
That's
important
and
always
has
been
needs
to
be
something
that
we
strive
for.
Several
people
talked
about
environment,
environmental,
justice
and
sustainability.
That's
that's
a
theme,
that's
important.
I
I'm
glad
that
councilman
corrales
mentioned
arts.
I
think
many
of
us
forgot
to
mention
it,
but
the
importance
of
arts.
I
I
you
know
we've
kind
of
forgotten
about
it
during
this
past
year,
but
that
that
I
think
is
important
for
us
to
focus
on
rebuilding
councilmember
foley
mentioned
healthcare
for
all.
We
know
that
everybody
having
access
to
affordable
and
safe
healthcare
will
be
important
as
we
move
forward,
and
so
I
think
those
those
categories
kind
of
resonated
for
me
from
all
the
different
statements
that
people
made.
I
also
agree
with
council
councilmember
jones
and
davis
that
we
probably
should
have
a
small
business
commission
reinstated
as
well.
G
E
Yeah,
thank
you
and
equally,
I
think
I
heard
a
lot
of
consistencies,
but
I
did
take
some
notes,
as
as
they
were
going
through,
so
I'll
highlight
a
couple
from
councilmember
cohen.
I
liked,
where
he
mentioned,
incorporating
agricultural
technology
into
affordable
housing
developments,
specifically
with
an
ability
to
grow
food
on
site.
I
think
that
was
a
really
important
addition.
E
We
should
not
be
surprised
when
that
major
earthquake
happens
if
we
see
similar
inequitable
impacts
and
we
need
to
ensure
that
we
are
much
better
prepared
for
any
other
emergency
this
next
time
around
and
incorporating,
as
well
as
councilwoman
stated
environmental
justice
equitably
all
across
the
city,
I
believe,
was
also
important
from
councilman
esparza
supporting
educational
activities
that
support
students
that
have
been
impacted
the
hardest
and
been
left
behind.
I
think
that
we've
seen
that
across
the
board,
we
know
that,
as
students
are
gonna,
hopefully
be
getting
back
into
school.
E
E
We
saw
women
in
the
workforce,
especially
mothers
overwhelmingly
subjected
to
job
loss
at
a
much
higher
rates
than
their
male
counterparts.
Excuse
me
or
job
or
wage
loss,
and
we
need
to
tailor
our
business
support,
job
training
and
procurement
contracts
to
support
specifically
women
and
women-owned
businesses
and
council
member
foley.
I
like
the
way
that
you
would
laid
out
your
entire
vision,
actually
very
appealing
and
and
clear
to
see
the
different
vision
statements
there,
and
I
want
to
echo
councilman
carrasco's
comments
on
your
comments
around
zip
codes,
not
predicting
outcomes.
E
I
also
liked
your
number
seven
and
eight
number
seven
a
more
effective
and
safer
transportation
system
and
you
did
incorporate
the
the
arts
councilman
foley
in
number,
eight,
having
a
better
and
more
integrated
beautification
program
that
not
only
removes
blight
but
beautifies
with
art
and
murals
and
then.
Lastly,
the
mayor,
I
really
felt
it
was
key
what
you
mentioned
around:
facilitating
entry
for
more
young
adults
into
the
building
trades
somewhere
along
the
line
of
the
boom
in
the
tech
industry.
E
Here
in
our
economy,
an
emphasis
and
an
encouragement
to
jobs
in
the
trades
was
lost,
and
still
today,
trade
jobs
are
providing
a
living
wage
and
retirement
and
benefits
that
will
allow
people
to
thrive,
but
they
have
not
been
emphasized
and
I
think,
most
importantly,
these
jobs
there's
plenty
of
work
as
we
know
on
the
horizon.
So
I
absolutely
think
we
need
to
incorporate
that
as
well.
And
those
are
my
comments
thanks.
G
N
N
The
biggest
takeaway
for
me
is:
how
do
we
put
those
values
into
action
right?
Everything
that
was
expressed,
everything
that
was
shared
I'd,
be
very
interested
in
seeing
how
that
happens
right,
I
think
that's
going
to
be
supremely
important,
because
we
could
talk
about
all
these
pie
in
the
sky
things
all
these
policies,
which
you
know
some
of
these
things
we've
heard
before
right.
N
Some
of
these
things
aren't
novel
sort
of
things
that
have
been
being
said
for
the
first
time,
they've
been
brought
up
in
the
past,
for
example,
and
we
fight
these
battles
here
and
there
on
different
topics,
but
I
really
do
think
that
how
are
we
gonna
figure
out
sort
of
what
that
joint
view
is,
and
then
again
just
put
those
values
into
action
every
tuesday
and
everything
that
we
do
and
everything
that
we
touch
as
a
city
to
benefit
the
residents
of
the
city?
So
that's
all
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you.
G
M
So
I
heard
a
lot
of
really
good
comments,
vision,
input
and
I
was
trying
to
take
notes
as
well
as
just
listen
and
hang
on
every
everybody's
word,
but
I'm
just
going
to
touch
on
a
few
things
that
that
I,
that
really
jumped
out
at
me
on
a
lot
of
the
different
statements
that
were
made
for
council
member
jimenez.
Just
never
losing
sight
of
this
is
about
people
and
the
workers
in
our
residence.
I
think
that
this
really
resonated
with
me
and
really
jumped
out
at
me.
M
M
I
thought
that
was
a
really
good
point
to
bring
up
as
we
know,
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
detail,
but
you
know
we're
facing
major
challenges
in
terms
of
how
we
educate
our
kids
and
we
need
to
be
flexible
and
creative
and
also
around
workforce
development.
Councilmember
carrasco,
you
had
a
lot
of
really
great
points.
M
What
really
jumped
out
at
me
was
building
generational
wealth
when
you
said
that
I
really
had
a
reaction,
because
if
we
talk
about
some
of
the
fundamental
systemic
issues
that
our
communities
face,
it's
that
lack
of
wealth,
that
lack
of
generational
wealth
to
have
a
fair
start
and
be
able
to
build
on
that
and
support
your
families
and
and
pass
that
wealth
onto
future
generations.
So
they
can
have
a
fair
start.
I
think
that
was
very
powerful
environmental
justice.
M
M
The
budget
process
is
a
statement
of
our
values
that
really
resonated
with
me
as
well,
especially
in
terms
of
investing
in
our
community
I'll,
try
to
go
through
these
really
quick
council
member
arenas,
really
the
focus
on
women
and
empowering
women
and
supporting
women,
providing
equal
access
to
child
care,
addressing
issues
around
domestic
violence
and
other
issues
that
women
have
to
face.
I
thought
was
very
powerful
and
I'm
glad
to
provide
that
input.
M
Council,
member
foley
again
going
back
to
the
environment,
protecting
our
environment
and
making
our
city
a
more
livable
city,
really
jumped
out
in
me,
council
member
mahan
supporting
small
businesses
focusing
on
urban
villages
in
terms
of
building
more
affordable
housing.
I
thought
was
pretty
powerful
and
also
just
around
education,
setting
growth
and
equity
goals
and
then
for
the
mayor,
the
focus
on
the
silicon
valley,
recovery,
roundtable
and
all
the
really
positive,
productive
and
powerful.
M
G
Thank
you
vice
mayor,
and
just
I
just
personally
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
I
think
this
was
just
terrific,
your
thoughtful
presentation
and
you
clearly
listened
to
each
other
very
closely,
which
was
terrific
and,
as
one
of
you
said,
it
sure
does
seem
like
there's.
Some
synergy
happening
around
a
shared
vision.
So
so
thank
you.
So
the
last
part
of
our
listening
session
is
the
important
work
of
listening
to
the
community
members
who
are
with
us
today
and
want
to
comment.
So,
let's
turn
to
that
section.
G
F
Good
afternoon
I'm
reading
from
john
steinbeck's
starvation
under
the
orange
tree
after
he
spent
time
in
the
camps
along
up
here
in
sasi
puedes.
There
has
been
no
war
in
california,
no
plague,
no
bombing
of
open
towns
and
roads,
no
shelling
of
cities.
It
is
a
beautiful
year
and
thousands
of
families
are
starving
in
california.
In
the
county
seats,
the
coroners
are
filling
in
malnutrition
in
the
spaces
left
for
causes
of
death.
F
Malnutrition
means
you
go
without
certain
food
essentials
and
take
a
long
time
to
die,
but
starvation
means
no
food
at
all.
The
green
grass
spreads
right
into
the
tent
doorways
and
the
orange
trees
are
loaded
in
the
cotton
fields.
A
few
wisps
of
old
crop
cling
to
the
black
stems,
but
the
people
who
picked
the
cotton
and
cut
the
peaches
and
apricots
who
crawled
all
day
long
and
the
rows
of
lettuce
and
beans
are
hungry.
G
Thank
you,
mr
soto,
and
I
apologize.
I
should
have
clarified
we're
going
to
have
one
minute
of
public
comment,
so
I
think
we
have
a
number
of
hands
here
and
I'll
make
sure
everybody
has
their
time.
I
apologize,
I'm
just
noticing
the
slide.
That
is
up
in
the
small
print.
It
says
two
minutes,
but
you'll
see
that
the
big
clock
is
one
minute.
So
we're
going
to
go
with
that
and
thank
you,
mr
soto,
for
getting
us
off
to
a
good
start
here.
K
So
basically,
the
theme
which
is
the
most
important
theme
is
climate
change,
and
that
is
the
elephant
in
the
the
room
and
how
we
need
to
face
that,
and
it
was
really
heartwarming
to
hear
the
impacts
of
food.
Food
insecurity
is
really
the
important
issue,
and
mr
soto
really
brought
that
to
light
in
in
his
comment,
and
what
we
really
need
to
do
again
is
that
food
security,
which
comes
from
growing
food
locally,
we
need
to
become
a
hyper
local
economy.
K
That's
where
we
need
to
move
and
in
terms
of
climate
change,
we
need
to
have
everything
experienced
in
our
home.
The
stay
at
home
was
the
theme
of
of
a
pandemic,
as
well
as
climate
change,
and
we
need
to
be
growing
our
food
and
becoming
a
resilient
neighborhood
where
everything
all
of
our
needs.
Our
basic
needs
for
food,
clothing
and
shelter
are
met
locally,
and
we
need
to
create
a
demonstration
project
of
growing
food
locally
and
all
of
our
lands.
All
of
our
citizens
grow
food
locally.
K
G
G
T
D
G
T
In
dianza
for
18
years
and
the
leader
in
the
fight
for
15
and
a
union,
I'm
here
to
share
my
perspectives
and
experiences
as
an
essential
worker,
as
the
san
jose
city
council
begins
to
discuss
strategies
for
economic
recovery
after
the
pandemic,
we
have
to
center
our
recovery
plans
around
the
workers
who
have
sustained
communities.
This
entire
time
corporations
will
not
protect
us,
and
franchisee
stores
also
do
little
to
maintain
our
safety.
T
This
pandemic
has
highlighted
how
little
foresight,
corporations
have
in
mind
in
protecting
us
and
how
little
repercussions
they
face
at
my
store,
workers
have
gone
out
on
strike
to
demand
safety
at
work
during
covet
19.
due
to
an
issue
while
I
experienced
on
the
job,
I
have
not
been
able
to
join
them
on
the
strike
lines,
but
I
have
been
vocal
and
stood
in
solidarity
with
them.
T
Workers
like
me,
are
going
out
on
strike
to
shape
a
future
for
a
region
where
central
work
is
rewarded
fairly,
where
families
have
safe
and
affordable
places
to
live
and
work
and
where
we
all
have
a
voice
in
the
political
decisions
that
shape
our
lives.
Please,
if
we
really
are
essential,
as
you
all
say,
then,
as
our
elected
representatives,
you
will
center
the
needs
of
public-facing
workers.
Thank
you.
C
Truth,
hello:
this
is
lydia
venice.
I
live
in
district
3..
Truth-Telling
is
the
first
step
in
restoring
trust
and
relationships
in
our
community.
Thank
you
for
identifying
community-level
healing
strategies,
I'd
like
to
recommend
that
the
council
prioritize
community-shaped
engagement
processes
that
involve
community
members
in
consultation,
participation,
collaboration,
partnership
and
expertise
to
ensure
that
the
values
and
strategies
identified
today
truly
address
community
needs.
C
I'd
also
like
to
recommend
an
adoption
of
restorative
practices
that
shift
the
norms
around
conflict
resolution,
adopt
cultural
humility
principles
throughout
the
city
of
san
jose
and
create
virtual
spaces
for
healing
circles
that
both
promote
healing
from
individual
trauma
and
strengthen
intergenerational
relationships.
I'd
also
like
for
the
council
to
support
the
office
of
equities
lee
to
make
recommendations
to
move
forward,
including
a
root
cause
analysis
to
normalize
the
conversations
around
race
and
to
ensure
strategies
named
to
today,
truly
result
in
transformational
change.
C
H
San
jose's
art
sector
offers
resourcefulness
and
innovation
by
our
very
nature
where
creative
problem
solvers
will
show
up
in
service
to
rebuilding
our
communities.
There
are
many
roles
for
the
arts
to
play
in
san
jose
during
and
after
the
health
crisis.
Let's
make
sure
we
are
supporting
the
people
and
the
industries
we
need
the
most
today
and
for
a
healthier
future.
H
There
is
no
recovery
or
rebuilding
of
san
jose
or
san
jose's
economy
without
the
arts,
culture
and
creative
industries.
Let
me
close
with
the
statement
from
california
assembly
member
sidney
lacamlanger,
who
reminds
us
that
the
arts
are
essential
to
our
entire
way
of
life.
When
we
don't
have
answers
somehow
or
another,
the
arts
provides
us
with
the
pathway
to
the
answers
or
the
opportunity
to
reflect
on
what's
happening.
C
Hi,
my
name
is
dr
melissa,
urban
and
I
am
a
teacher
in
the
san
jose
unified
school
district
and
I
live
in
district
three
and
I
work
in
district
six.
The
needs
of
essential
workers
and
their
families
just
have
to
be
the
center
of
our
covet
agenda.
My
students
and
colleagues,
families
are
facing
extremely
high
rent
in
crowded
small
spaces,
and
this
is
making
them
vulnerable
to
illness,
homelessness
and
displacement.
C
C
As
a
provider
coveted,
my
team
has
brought
many
significant
challenges
to
my
daily
work
responsibilities.
I
worry
a
great
deal
about
my
health
and
safety
and
the
health
and
safety
of
my
family
to
protect
ourselves.
We
must
wear
mass
gloves
and
maintain
our
distance.
We
made
distance
learning
adaptations
to
support
our
students.
We
had
to
buy
extra
protections
and
cleaning
supplies
in
order
to
comply
with
state
and
department
of
health
regulations.
C
The
high
living
costs
in
the
area
and
the
other
pandemic
expenses
make
it
more
difficult
for
providers
to
make
ends
meet
many
of
the
families
we
serve
share
small
living
spaces
with
others.
Therefore,
the
risk
of
getting
infected
is
greater
and
the
possibility
of
bringing
the
virus
to
daycare
increases.
C
Our
society
runs
on
contributions
of
essential
workers.
We
must
move
ahead
with
a
vision
led
and
shaped
by
the
voices
of
essential
workers.
Our
families
and
communities.
Workers,
worker
organizations
and
labor
unions
have
a
seat
at
the
table
to
define
what
an
equitable
recovery
looks
like
the
pandemic
has
shown
whose
labor
keeps
our
society
running
farm
workers,
grocery
crews
and
delivery
drivers
who
supply
our
food
then.
A
All
right,
thank
you
in
the
sfa
area,
the
next
10
years,
we're
going
to
have
to
begin
to
better
address,
wildfires
sea
level
rise
and
eventual
possible
large
earthquake.
As
council
council
person
paralysis
has
previously
offered.
It
may
be
important
to
learn
good
lessons
and
practices
from
this
time
of
covert
19..
A
I've
spoken
publicly
here
in
san
jose
and
the
bay
area
for
over
five
years
now
to
learn
what
can
be
more
open,
accountable,
positive,
sustainable
practices.
We
have
been
practicing:
ideas
of
equity,
green
sustainability,
housing
rights,
worker
rights,
open
public
policy,
ideas
and
health
care
for
all
long
before
kobit,
19
and
long
afterwards.
A
G
K
K
Their
housing
situation
remains
precarious
and
more
vulnerable
to
circumstances
such
as
lack
of
banking,
lack
of
access
to
technology
and
living
in
non-traditional
lease
agreements,
putting
them
particularly
at
risk.
Roughly
40
percent
of
them
experience
difficulty
in
connecting
with
landlords
making
them
unable
to
accept
rental
assistance
payments.
This
underscores
the
need
to
prioritize
our
lowest
income
residents
and
for
a
flexible
and
community
driven
approach
to
ensure
that
the
needs
of
our
community
are
equitably.
K
G
T
T
It's
it's
outright
discrimination!
That's
what
it
is!
You
know!
Well,
we
have
found
that
many
of
the
testing
sites
mostly
are
in
the
west
side
and
not
enough
in
the
east
side,
where
the
where
the
pandemic
is,
is
attacking
us
in
a
very
fierce
way.
Please
understand
that.
There's
103
000
people
that
have
been
infected
and
1500
have
died.
C
Hi
everyone
I'm
talking
on
behalf
of
parst
equality
center
parts.
Equality
center
is
the
only
non-profit
in
san
jose
that
serves
immigrants
from
iran,
afghanistan
and
other
are
underrepresented,
middle
eastern
communities.
Many
of
our
community
members
have
been
severely
impacted
by
kobe
and
have
lost
their
jobs
because
of
language
barriers
and
cultural
differences.
It's
this
community
is
often
unaware
of
public
assistance
and
shy
away
from
asking
for
support.
C
Thanks
to
our
programs,
outreach
language,
language
and
capabilities
and
cultural
competencies,
we
have
been
able
to
identify
and
assist
many
farsi
and
dairy
speaking
residents,
who
are
unaware
of
local
governments,
kovit
19
cash
and
rental
assistance
based
on
recent
feedback.
Rental
assistance
continues
to
be
the
most
important
need
for
our
eli
community
with
food
and
school
expenses
in
second
and
third
places.
Thank
you,
council.
G
G
C
We
have
been
working
with
the
behavior
health
contractors
association
and
are
pretty
much
two-thirds
of
the
way
to
coming
up
with
an
innovative
approach
to
diverting.
Some
9-1-1
calls
that's
different
than
the
current
crisis
mobile,
the
mobile
crisis
program
you
have
with
the
police
department
or
with
the
county
we've
had
over
15
stakeholder
meetings,
and
we
need
san
jose
pd
and
the
city
of
san
jose
to
join
us.
So
we
make
sure
we
have
a
comprehensive
approach
to
diverting
calls
away
from
police
that
don't
need
to
go
there.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
G
I
think
that
concludes
our
public
comments.
So
thank
you
for
the
members
of
the
public
who
commented
and
to
the
members
of
the
public
who
also
listened
to
this
important
session,
and
thank
you,
council,
members
and
mayor.
This
was
really
important
time
spent
together
and
I'm
going
to
turn
the
program
to
close
out
back
to
mayor
ricardo.
B
Thank
you
kim
and
thank
you
for
doing
such
an
excellent
job
and
facilitating
thank
you
to
andrea,
flores
shelton
for
all
the
work
that
she
did
to
help
put
this
together
to
jerry
tayo.
All
the
folks
who
spoke
early
on
those
points
were
so
very
poignant
thanks
to
kip
and
dave,
and
everybody
who's
been
working
on
this
and,
of
course,
my
colleagues
and,
most
importantly,
to
our
community.
B
We
know
this
is
just
a
very
small
snapshot
of
the
what
we
need
to
continue
to
hear
from
our
community
as
we
try
to
to
heal,
to
rebuild
and
to
be
able
to
to
forge
a
a
brighter
and
better
normal
for
future
in
this
city,
and
I
think
we
all
recognize
that
going
back
to
the
past
isn't
good
enough.
So
I
really
appreciate
this.
I
look
forward
to
building
on
this
in
in
the
weeks
ahead.
Thanks
everybody.
This
means
adjourned.