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Building Inspection Commission Adopts Ramaytush Ohlone Land-Acknowledgement Resolution
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously adopted a resolution acknowledging the Ramaytush Ohlone as the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. Commissioners agreed to rotate reading of the acknowledgment at future meetings.
The Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously to adopt a Ramaytush Ohlone land-acknowledgement resolution. Commissioner Summer presented a draft modeled on other San Francisco bodies and included language suggested by community representatives.
The resolution acknowledges the Ramaytush Ohlone as the unceded, ancestral inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula and affirms respect for tribal elders and the community27s sovereign rights. Commissioners Summer and Alexander Tuft worked on the draft and consulted a community representative prior to the vote.
The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with all commissioners recorded as voting yes. Commissioners agreed to rotate reading responsibilities at future meetings.
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