Juvenile Probation reports web‑filtering tool reduced staff review time, will continue monitoring

Representatives from the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department presented their biannual surveillance report on a web‑filtering tool used in youth programming. Elisa Baez and Cindy Aguilar said the system filters distracting or harmful content (social media, games, explicit material), provides real‑time monitoring, and has reduced staff review time by roughly 75 percent.

Presenters reported comparative site‑visit and block counts: roughly 11,700 sites visited with 466 blocked in April–May, and 23,800 visited with 334 blocked in September–October. Presenters characterized the change as establishing a baseline for responsible web use and said the main implementation challenge was occasional delays approving requested sites; the committee voted to forward the report to the full board with a recommendation.