Dennis Herrera - General Manager of the corrupt SFPUC.
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As an advocate and the Director of Environmental Justice Advocacy, I come across all sorts of issues.
Climate change, environmental justice issues, and most of all human rights - at all levels - in this case that of Joe King, his son Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla.
In each case, these three hardworking and decent SFPUC workers were treated with disdain and ganged upon.
Something the SFPUC does again and again - bringing down the workers targeted - and often accusing the workers of violence, and other fabricated, sordid lies.
In 1996, the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) allowed the Mayor, Willie L. Brown, to amend the CCSF Charter, appointing his lackeys, including the SFPUC.
525 Golden Gate - the headquarters of SFPUC - was spearheaded by Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr - he placed all his minions and cronies in that sordid building - today it smells of sulfur.
The Mayor also made several changes to the SF Civil Service, forcing the workers who were terminated to use only Union lawyers, and other ploys, machinations, and shenanigans.
The Union today, by far, stays away from litigation, and the result is that most workers are terminated and suffer.
In this case, there was no need to terminate Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla, all hardworking workers.
Each of them was commended - Joe King five times and Adolfo Padilla, among other commendations, chosen as employee of the year.
The SFPUC's modus operandi hurts workers through all sorts of lies and taunts, making things difficult.
In short, atrocities and bullying - the managers themselves, each known for breaking the laws, poorly trained, given positions, having no experience, nepotism, all of which allows them to act like fools.
Why would anyone suddenly want to harm Joe King after eight years, having a clean record, and being made to suffer because he brought to the attention of his poorly trained managers serious SAFETY issues?
Adolfo Padilla worked under Joe King, and both were targeted because both of them could do a needs assessment - and bring the lack of SAFETY issues in the workplace - to the fore - and before the SFPUC - managers who failed to do the right thing - putting the worker in harm's way - with intent.
"Confined Space " projects require managers to understand the difficulties of the situation and identify best practices.
Protect the workers from chemicals that can kill the workers - when they are in a confined area - most tunnels, reservoirs, other such locations that bring about all sorts of harmful actions - mandate that the workers are protected - SAFETY FIRST.
Hydrogen sulphide is a colorless gas; other chemicals in the reservoirs require workers to be equipped with special outfits, breathing apparatus, monitoring equipment, and oxygen pumps, and to address other adverse issues. Many emergency situations arise quickly, and one must be prepared to address them.
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The current SFPU Commissioners have no clue about anything much, are totally ignorant of the situation at hand, and yet they sit on the SFPU Commission.
The Commissioner does not interact with the workers and has no clue about hundreds of hardworking SFPUC employees who have been adversely harmed, and many have been terminated for no cause.
The SFPU Commissioners are mandated to care for and interact with the workers - far from that, when matters are brought to their attention, they look the other way - they act like a CABAL.
The mothers, the women related to the workers - friends all came to speak, and each told from the heart - they spoke truth to power.
Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla did nothing wrong.
This case is clear-cut - when Joe King and Adolfo Padilla spoke about the Safety issues.
All sorts of other issues were fabricated - all of which can be addressed - because I have read and studied the empirical data.
I am familiar with workers who work in confined places and have helped them before.
Most managers, well-trained and certified, have no problems addressing the plight of the workers more in " Confined Spaces" - one cannot say that of the SFPUC and one Steve Richie.
Steve Richie, the manager who went to the General Manager to snitch about Joe King and Adolfo Padilla, has to be removed from the manager position - and demoted.
Steve Richie lies, and the presentations given on behalf of the General Manager, Dennis Herrera, are fake.
Steve Richie never listens to those who speak up during Public Comment at the SFPU Commission meetings.
Steve Richie's good friend and poorly qualified manager of sorts, William Taehan, who is also Steve Richie's golf partner, was caught some years ago watching PORN at work.
William Taehan - should have been terminated - on the contrary, the idiot - is messing with hardworking workers - who do their work and do it well.
William Taehan, who is about to retire, should be terminated and denied his pension.
He has ruined the lives of many decent workers with his taunts and evil actions.
There is this woman, Joy Chen, from the SFPUC - Human Resources - Labor Relations Analyst, who gathered the work and brainwashed them, fabricating fake situations, and she should not be working anymore.
Frank Jordon and Anthony Travis should be ashamed of themselves - they joined some managers who discriminate and have a track record of disdain for people of color. Both should know better, but have made a fool of themselves.
Theresa Fogolia should have helped Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla - this did not happen. Today, our Union Representatives prefer to look after their own selfish interests.
Our Union Representatives have gone to the hogs.
For over 40 years, I have backed the Unions - today, most of the Union Representatives are sellouts.
Joshua Arce is connected to the Union 261; he knows it well -what is right and what is wrong - he keeps kicking the can down the street.
Today, Joshua, as Chairman of the SFPUC, could have resolved this case involving Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla. Joshua Arce has chosen to kick the can down the street.
Dennis Herrera was taken to court, and the Whistle Blower, another attorney who worked under Dennis Herrera when he was the City Attorney, the Whistle Blower won his case - Dennis Herrera lost - and has not learned anything much - your days are numbered.
Gone are the days when Attorneys could come to the rescue of workers - I have 45 years as an advocate, and I see the writing on the wall. God sees it all.
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Francisco Da Costa
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