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San Francisco health board won't drop virtual public comment; asks staff and counsel to report back
Summary
President Scott said she will not unilaterally end virtual public comment after the Board of Supervisors'restrictions; the board asked the executive director to report usage and costs for the past six months and requested written legal guidance on handling hateful or disruptive speech before deciding in February.
President Scott said the Health Service Board will not immediately discontinue virtual public comment and asked staff and legal counsel to prepare materials before the board considers any change.
At the board's December meeting, Scott described recent actions by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that ended virtual public comment after what she called incidents of "hate speech." She told the Health…
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