Participants gathered input from the wider community via the Community Task force. California Pacific's Steve Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., served as the community liaison to the panel with the help of Fr. John Golenski, a neutral third party. The Community task force collected ideas and suggestions from the community and presented the information to the Blue Ribbon panel. The following individuals were participants:
- Fr. John Hardin, St. Anthony's Foundation
- Estela Garcia, Executive Director, Instituto Familiar de la Raza
- Charlene Clemens, Director Division of Children, Youth, and Family, Family Service Agency of San Francisco
- Olivia Fe, Executive Director, Latina Breast Cancer Agency
- Karen Garrison, Director of Senior Services at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
- Gillian Gillett, Co-Chair of the San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save Our Streets
- Rosario Anaya, Ex. Director of the Mission Language Vocational School
- Maria Vicente-Pulletti, Social worker and member of St. Luke's Hospital Board of Trustees
- Mai-Mai Quon Ho, Ex. Director of Asian Perinatal Services
- Jim Salinas, Senior Marketing Director, Local Carpenter Union
- Suzanne Palmer, Development Director, Episcopal Community Services.
- Raye Richardson, M.D., Marcus Books
- Pat Coleman, Arthur H. Coleman Medical Center
- Marilyn Metz, M.D., Arthur H. Coleman Medical Center
- Ana Perez, Ex. Director of CARECEN
- Anni Chung, Self Help for the Elderly
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Bryant Jr., Calvary Hill Community Church
- Rev. Shad Riddick, Metropolitan Baptist Church
- Don Frazier, Deputy Ex. Director Westside Community Service
