It is the responsibility of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to certify and train workers and send them fully equipped to the location screened, experts who are licensed and can authorize anyone qualified to enter " Confined Spaces " for an extended time to do repairs, clean locations like reservoirs, cisterns, which the SFPUC failed to adhere to.
Steve Richie, William Taehan, and Frank Jordon from the SF Water Department had time to gang on Joe King, his son Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla - for no valid reason - these mean managers resorted to retaliation. Why?
It is time that these managers, good-for-nothings, pains in the ass, be brought in and told that they better behave or else.
The sordid managers think they can pussyfoot around and mess with the lives of hardworking SFPUC workers - the time has come to step down and fade into oblivion.
For decades, these good-for-nothing managers have been lying, cheating, stealing, fabricating, ganging up, and messing with the lives of decent, hardworking workers. Time for you all to go.
https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/51038?view_id=22&meta_id=1189832&redirect=true
Go to Agenda # 4 Public Comment.
We, the public and the family members of the three SFPUC workers, gave our testimony twice, and you can view the video for yourself above.
We have brought our concerns to the General Manager and the Cabal, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which has no clue about "Confined Spaces".
Less about the policies and standard operating procedures that go along with working and the hazards that come with working in the deep " Confined Spaces " - forty feet, fifty feet, and more.
When family members pleaded for help, the SF Public Utilities Commission carried on nonchalantly, with no empathy.
Each of them should resign - they are not fit to comprehend, let alone take action, on such subjects - because all they do day in and day out is rubber-stamp.
The San Francisco Civil Service has failed to look into this case and other cases, too - advocates have appeared before the SF Civil Service Commission - and asked the SF Civil Service to help the workers to no avail.
Each of these hardworking workers - Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla - had commendations given to them.
No one was ever written up or told that they had failed in their work.
Joe King worked for 8 years and received many commendations.
Conrad - Joe King's son worked for 3 months and was dismissed because of the retaliation and gang imposed on his father.
Adolfo Padilla worked for 6 years and received commendations, including "worker of the year".
So why the retaliation?
Why the ganging?
Why the utter nonsense from Steve Richie, William Teahan, Frank Jordon, and Joy Chan - one worse than the other - pathetic?
William Taehan was caught watching porn and gambling.
Frank Jordon, while training with the SFPD off work, attacked a gay guy, took his sandwich, and beat him, along with those who were with him, joining the jackass.
Yet, he was hired by the SF Public Utilities Commission.
Some months ago, one white plumber at the SF Water Department choked another white plumber at work - nothing happened to the two of them.
One of them was a very good friend of William Taehan, who was caught watching porn and gambling - the article was in the San Francisco papers.
Different strokes for different folks - if one is white, they can do as they please, and this nonsense must be curtailed - for all the talk that the Manager Dennis Herrera and Steve Richie - both - do not deserve to work at this time, and should go.
Missing is the suffering the two families endured. You can see this in the video below:
https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/51114?view_id=22&meta_id=1191647&redirect=true
Go Agenda # 4 - Public Comment.
Again and again, we have seen targeting " People of Color " by these so-called privileged folks, treating " People of Color " as if they are slaves.
This is San Francisco - but you would not know it - if you witnessed the nonsense that is going on at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission - more of those making more than $350,000 a year.
We know the General Manager makes $500,000 a year - and is not an engineer - as the SF City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, took on an attorney working with him at his office - the coworker took Dennis to court and won.
Dennis Herrera has no clue what is going on with the sexual harassment and ganging up on workers of color at SFPUC.
The managers - using their skin color and position to put down those who work hard, and many of them have come to me, Francisco Da Costa.
I have spoken about the harassment and retaliation at the SF Public Utilities Commission meeting - the Cabal that must be removed and debarred.
Joe King, Conrad King, and Adolfo should be reinstated and allowed to work for the City and County of San Francisco.
Be it not at the SFPUC that smells of Sulphur, and is the center of racist white, who must go as soon as possible.
All those who participated in the ganging and dismissal of these three hardworking SFPUC workers must be brought to book, written up, and given a final ultimatum.
Francisco Da Costa
December 7, 2025.
