Human Rights Commission Meeting - July 10, 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 June 26, 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

Highlighting the work of the Human Rights Commission and the Office on Disability and Accessibility.

Presenters:

Helen Smolinski

ADA Grievance and Housing Initiative Coordinator, San Francisco Office on Disability and Accessibility (ODA)

Matthew Oglander

Investigator/Mediator, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Public Comment

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

(b) Vote in open session on whether to assert attorney-client privilege and to meet in closed session to discuss the matters described below in subsection (c). (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d).) (Action)

(c) [PROSPECTIVE CLOSED SESSION]

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 54956.9(a), (d)(1), (2), (4), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d), for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, legal counsel regarding the following existing litigation matters in which the City is a party: State of New Jersey, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-10139 (D. Mass.), 25-1170 (1st Cir.), 24A886 (U.S. Sup. Ct.); City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv[1]01350 (N.D. Cal.); Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, Case No. 1:25-cv[1]00322 (D.D.C.); SFUSD, City of Santa Fe v. AmeriCorps, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-02425 (N.D. Cal.) AFGE, et al. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-03698, filed 4/28/2025 (N.D. Cal.), King County, et al. v. Turner, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-00814, filed 5/2/2025 (W.D. Wash.) and regarding anticipated litigation as plaintiff and/or defendant. (Discussion only)

(d) [RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

Vote on whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)). (Action)

Commissioners discuss and determine items for their next regular meeting agenda, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Public Comment