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Survivors urge immediate opening of SHARP office; committee accepts amendments and refers ordinance to budget review
Summary
Hundreds of survivors, advocates and service providers gave emotional testimony urging immediate establishment and funding of a SHARP (Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention) office. The committee accepted sponsor amendments clarifying confidentiality, interagency collaboration and staff training and referred the ordinance to Budget & Finance for fiscal review.
Survivors and advocates filled the Rules Committee chambers on June 20 to press the Board of Supervisors to establish the Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) office, an administrative proposal designed to coordinate and reform the city’s response to sexual assault and harassment.
Sponsor Supervisor Hillary Ronan framed SHARP as a narrowly focused office to create accountability when city agencies and providers fail survivors. Dozens of public speakers — many identifying as survivors — described delayed toxicology, dismissive policing and stalled prosecutions. One witness introduced as 'Jane…
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