Human Rights Commission Meeting - June 26, 2025, 5:00pm

We acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the Indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As Guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders and Relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.

Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel.

Review and anticipated adoption of minutes from the Commission’s May 22, 2025 Meeting Minutes.

Public Comment

Presentation to the Commission by the department’s acting director, with time for questions from the Commissioners:

• Review of HRC staff priorities

• Updates on key initiatives

Presenter:

Mawuli Tugbenyoh

Acting Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Public Comment

Honoring the history of emancipation, celebrating Black freedom and culture, and highlighting the Human Rights Commission’s ongoing work for racial equity and justice

Presenter:

Amerika Sanchez

Commissioner, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Public Comment

Presentation on child homelessness with insights to inform compassionate and effective responses.

Presenters:

Larisa Pedroncelli

Business Owner

Member, United to Save the Mission

Chair, San Francisco Latino Task Force Street Needs Committee

Yessica Hernandez Grijalva

Bilingual Policy Associate, Compass Family Services

Dr. Joseph Fong

Resident Physician, PGY-2, Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Leaders Advancing Health Equity

University of California, San Francisco

Mario Paz

Executive Director, Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

Co-Chair, Family Services Alliance

Commissioner, San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission

Public Comment

Commissioners discuss and determine items for their next regular meeting agenda, scheduled for Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Public Comment

(a) Public comment on all matters pertaining to this agenda item.

(b) Vote in open session on whether to meet in closed session pursuant to the Brown Act (California Government Code § 54957(b)(1)) and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.10(b)) to consider a public employee appointment, as described below, in subsection (c). (Action Item)

(c) [PROSPECTIVE CLOSED SESSION]

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT – Executive Director, Human Rights Commission (California Government Code § 54957(b)(1); San Francisco Administrative Code §67.10(b)

Discussion and possible vote regarding the nomination of one or more individuals for appointments to the position of Executive Director, Human Rights Commission. (Discussion and Possible Action Item)

(d) [RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION] Vote on whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code §67.12(a). (Action Item)