Abreu frames hearing goal and thanks staff
Abreu says the hearing aims to hold the administration accountable to new commitments and ensure they translate into safer streets. He thanks committee staff by name and turns the floor over to bill sponsors.
Ultimately, this hearing, the goal is to hold the administration accountable to new commitments and to ensure that those commitments translate into safer streets.
We look forward to working constructively with the administration advocates and community
and communities to identify what is working, where improvements are needed, and what additional steps must be taken.
I want to thank my staff and committee staff for their hard work in preparing for today's hearing.
Jaleesa Quigley, my Deputy Chief of Staff, Jake Borey, my Senior Advisor, Sierra Townsend, Senior Legislative Counsel, Theodore Miller, Legislative Counsel, Kevin Katowski, Senior Policy Analyst, John Bazile, Senior Policy Analyst, and Yates Wong, Finance.
I look forward to today's testimony and discussion.
I will now turn it over to the bill sponsors, beginning first with Councilmember Brooks Powers, followed by Councilmember Santos Suazo.