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Department of the Environment details racial equity commitments, staff trainings and planning

San Francisco Commission on the Environment · July 28, 2020
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Summary

Department staff presented a racial equity update outlining survey findings, immediate commitments — leadership training, staff racial equity milestones in performance plans, equity trainings and a Phase 2 external engagement plan to be presented by year end.

The San Francisco Department of the Environment updated the commission on its racial equity work, describing internal and external steps the department plans to take following citywide calls for racial justice.

Director Deborah Raffel introduced the item and named Cindy Comerford to present. Comerford summarized a department survey to the Office of Racial Equity that found staff often feel uncomfortable discussing race and recommended…

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