Board holds wide‑ranging hearing after advocates present data alleging disproportionate discipline and probations

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened a committee‑of‑the‑whole hearing on Nov. 27 to examine recruitment, retention and discipline of African American city employees after community advocates and unions presented data they say shows stark disparities.

The board asked the Department of Human Resources and major department leaders to describe current practices and immediate reforms. DHR Director Mickey Callahan and other officials outlined training, data collection and recruitment steps the department is deploying under Mayor London Breed’s executive directive issued after an earlier committee hearing.

Nut graf: Advocates told the supervisors that African American employees are overrepresented in lower‑paid city classifications and disproportionately represented among disciplinary dismissals, probationary releases and medical separations. DHR said it has launched de‑identification of candidate names for hiring panels, expanded implicit‑bias…