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Thursday, November 3, 2022

THE SF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE FAILED US ON LAGUNA HONDA - OUR ELDERS MUST BE TREATED WITH RESPECT - STOP HOODWINKING US IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.




Laguna Hospital circa 2020



The recent decision arrived at by the San Francisco City Attorney - is convoluted at best - making us believe something is nothing. Some adjudication linked to Laguna Honda - the Notice of Violations - and Laguna Honda being decertified.

The time has come for Attorney Louise Renne to tell us precisely the situation. 

Let the people know - the decision-making and how our " beloved Elders " are affected - in the short term but, more importantly, in a long time. 

At issue is the nonchalant attitude of the Mayors of San Francisco, the Controller, the SF City Attorneys, the SF Board of Supervisors - and the main culprit, the SF Department of Health - the former Health Director - Barbara Gracia, and the current culprit - SF Health Director - Grant Colfax makes over $600,00 a year.

The SF Health Department, with intent, has sent  ' chronic drug addicts" to be rehabilitated at Laguna Honda - allowing these addicts to mingle with our beloved Elders and putting them in harm's way.

The SF Health Department has a budget of over $2 Billion - takes 18 months to hire personnel - such as a Register Nurse. It is known for its abject discrimination - more people of color.

It kept vacant, hiring the head of the behavioral  Department for years - then appointing a woman from New York  - who is a Joke.

The SF General Hospital has 403 - only 22 are for acute care - Skilled Nursing, and Mental care 59 - this goes to show you - what the hell is happening at SF General Hospital.

Patients are discharged directly to the street - again and again.

The SF Health Department saves millions - as the Federal Government handles the entire bill - for Laguna Honda.

For years Laguna Honda was known for its skilled nursing care - as well as Senior subacute cure - and had a good history - until many drug addicts were dumped at Laguna Honda - and we saw several Notice of Violations.

While all those nonsense was taking place - the Mayors of San Francisco - Gavin Newsom, Edwin Lee, Mark Farrell, and the present Mayo,r London Breed - thought they could play with fire - without getting burned.

Today the SF Health Department has hired a consultant Mr. Perkins who can tell a lovely fairy tale - but this is not a time - to kick the can down the street.

At this time, we want to know - what are the short-term plans and long-term plans.

Why have we not heard - from those affected - the Elders - not once have they been allowed to speak their minds.

We know that nine Elders died - as early on - a hasty decision was made to transfer them, traumatizing them and leading to nine deaths. Who is genuinely responsible for these deaths?






Another angle of the contemporary Laguna Honda Hospital.


Recently we had a hearing about the Laguna Honda Hospital - it was traumatizing to hear the SF Board of Supervisors - speak, as a matter of fact - in generalities - putting their faith in a consultant who has been paid $5 million - our taxpayer's money - without consulting the people.

The people united will never, ever be defeated. The Democrats we have in power in San Francisco - are pathetic. 

They are now in the news - and what they have brought about in San Francisco and other places - will be revealed for all the people to know and remember.

As I have said previously, we, the people - trust and are comfortable with  Attorney Louise Renee explaining to us the people who pay our taxes - are decent constituents - who work hard -  what exactly is happening.

We, the people - and I can bring thousands to affirm what I am saying to City Hall - as we have done in the past - to let you all know who really works for whom.

We are tolerating a bunch of SF Board of Supervisors - not educated on issues - chronologically cannot explain nor make sense of serious problems.

Have failed San Franciscans - miserably.

We have no faith in the current SF City Attorney David Chu and his lackeys.

We, the people, know and trust - Attorney Louise Renee and her law firm.

The firm of Attorney Louise Renee took it upon themselves to do some thorough investigative reporting that stopped the removal of patients and the deaths - nine Laguna Honda patients that are no more.

California - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - is a pompous institution - CMS - took it upon themselves to penalize the Laguna Honda Hospital. 

Paradoxically from the start of the Covid pandemic - and the past two years after that - the entire medical world - praised the excellent work done at Laguna Honda - we had no Elders dying from Covid.

For those who want to learn more about CMS:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/us-centers-medicare-and-medicaid-services-cms.asp


At one time, in San Francisco - we had more subacute care facilities - for example, Saint Luke had more beds than SF General Hospital.

Saint Luke was bought by Sutter Hospitals - the California Pacific Medical Center belongs to Sutter Hospitals.

I know of other hospitals belonging to Sutter hospital - Sutter hospital - adversely impacted - sub-acute care - and changed things for the worse in San Francisco.

Our Elders deserve the best in their golden years. The SF Board of Supervisors - seems not to take this fact seriously.




Laguna Honda Hospital - aka Poor House - circa 1875




Laguna Honda Hospital - aka Poor House - circa 1913




Laguna Honda Hospital - aka Poor House - circa 1926



Laguna Honda Hospital - 1956


San Franciscans, not the City and County of San Francisco - as we know it today - corrupt to the core - collected the money to cater to our indigent population.

At that time, San Francisco was known as a First Class City. Not anymore - today, San Francisco - is known the world over - as a corrupt City - having dirty and filthy streets.

Tents cities all over the place - the indigent living in filth, and no one seems to care about the those poor - dying slowly.

Today, the SF Board of Supervisors - lackeys - corrupt to the core - and not fit to represent.

The latest survey gives them just a little 12% confidence.

This says a lot - given an opportunity to say a few words - the SF Board of Supervisors - will go on and on and on - spew diatribe and thinks nothing of it.

When it comes to the Public - a measly two minutes are given, and often the person trying to say something - interrupts and is insulted.

While all this is happening - someone like Supervisor Asha Safai is talking - waving his hands - disrespecting Public comment.

The man from District eleven - should sit in his seat and listen to the Public. 

If not, leave the chamber - and let the Public be heard by others that matter.

 If  Safai does not want to respect the Public - the President of the Board must step up and do something about this utter nonsense,

Some SF Board of Supervisors cannot articulate well and less be useful in legislating. The SF BOS is the legislative branch, and the Mayor's office - is the Executive branch - one worse than the other.

Again, many Non-Profits hoodwink the City and County of San Francisco - entities like Urban Alemey who receive millions - as much as $30 million-plus - and are a bunch of "  jailbirds " roaming our streets and pretending to maintain law and order.

They go as " practitioners," a convoluted term that baffles any sensible person. Their Chief Executive Officer - makes $200,000 a year - all taxpayers' money.

Urban Alchemy is a farce - no standards, no audit, no clear goals - they can hoodwink anyone in broad daylight - with lies pretending to do something - when they do nothing. 

There are several articles in the SF Standard, the Examiner - and the SF Board of Supervisors - that keep pouring good money - into a dark hole - this nonsense must STOP.

Behavioral issues in the City and County of San Francisco - have serious loopholes - and the entire system does not work - no centralized data - no digital platform that gathers real-time information.

Then you have HealthRight360 - they have money and vacancies. 

https://www.healthright360.org/


Healthright360 -  they do the work that parallels the work done by the San Francisco General Hospital. 

The confusion is made worse - when you go to the SF General Hospital and cannot get good service. 

When someone in need is sick - they have no one to help them - with wrap-around services - quickly to stabilize them - and cater to their general welfare. 

Band-Aid services help no one - create more confusion, which is what is happening in San Francisco.

Laguna Honda is the people's first choice and has been for over a hundred and forty-seven years. Let us not destroy that legacy.

Stop feeding us lies and fake news - Laguna Honda is ours to keep - stop playing with FIRE - when it comes to our Beloved Elders.



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