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San Francisco Department of the Environment lays out Phase 1 racial equity action plan, staff identify 16 recommendations
Summary
Department staff presented Phase 1 of a racial equity action plan focused on internal operations, reporting results of an anonymous staff survey and workforce assessment and proposing 16 recommendations across hiring, work environment, and staff growth; staff said Phase 2 will address external-facing programs and the plan will be submitted to the city's Office of Racial Equity.
On Jan. 28, 2020 the Department of the Environment presented the Phase 1 recommendations of its racial equity initiative to the Commission on the Environment, describing a multi-step process of assessment, staff engagement and recommended internal reforms.
Shraddha Mehta, who leads the department's environmental justice work, explained that passage of a city ordinance created a new Office of Racial Equity and requires departments to file equity action plans with measurable outcomes; the department's plan is organized into two…
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