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to enjoy the architect and our culture. >> landing at leidesdorff one of several initiatives to the road map for the initiatives all about using your public space and network for now environments to 0 invite people adopted not just to the office but any time of the day. >> it shows there is excitement and energy and people wore looking forward to enjoying the space that people may want to end up in downtown. >> we've been operating in the financial district since 2016 with the treasury and coming up we had a small surge in business in the leidesdorff and in about the financial district and a good time to grow here. >> as a small business the

leidesdorff is making us being part of it as being part of in project. for me makes we want to be part of san francisco. >> so landing at leidesdorff for me represents hope for san francisco and the sense that this is become such a safe welcoming area. >> we local artists coming in and exercise boxes and live music but the hub of culture. >> the downtown partnerships has a studio in san francisco. they identified 6 locations throughout the downtown area we come together with new activity and spaces. >> is between us a place to tell our own story and history. >> it was named after a captain one the black leaders of san francisco before that was called san francisco he was the first treasurer of the city and

commercial street a cross street the hifblg original shoreline of san francisco was just a few feet behind where we're 12357b8z around opportunity to bring people to locations we have an opportunity to tell stories and for local businesses. >> [music] hi. i'm san francisco mayor london breed i want to congratulate sfgovtv on 30 years of dedicated service as a broadcast channel for our vibrant city. you played a critical role during the pan dem and i can worked keep residents informed. adapted to changing situations

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we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san francisco. >> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing. pen. rful thing. >> well to edge own little square we are a new culture "accelerating sf government performance - taking accountability and transparency to the next level." the artist and culture of chinatown. as an immigrant giveaway we tell the stories of chinatown the people that are here and the culture and history our presence and future through arts and culture.

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it is a big one. let's hear it, give yourselves a big round of applause? i love the echo in here. this is big moment now and happy to be here. my name is franco finn, a native of this great city, san francisco, and proud to be a san franciscans to the core and also product of this great city, and i'm also proud film

commissioner for city county of san francisco and many may know me as a long time voice for your favorite basketball team here. what is that? the golden state warriors! yes. and it is such a honor to be here with all of you, because it is about you today. congratulations. give your is selves a big hand. bridge to excellent ceremony and scholar shf award and so proud to be here to give this alongside our great mayor along with you. you have gone through the journey and here you are to embark on the next chapter of your are live. lifep. life. are you excited? probably nervous too, but what a big step and will have a awesome time i'm sure where you may go, but it starts here and we want it just make sure we award you properly from your family and friends, in front of our mayor.

with that said, proud to introduce our 45 mayor of great city and county of san francisco, make, some noise, for mayor london n breed! [applause] >> goodness franco, me already? how is everybody doing today? you guys don't look exseated. come on! [applause] i got to say, this is something that was really important to me. when i first became mayor, it was really important that i did two things. number one, i started a program called, opportunities for all that provides paid internships-has anyone done opportunities for all? good. good. paid internships for young people, because that is how i got my start and

i also wanted to provide scholarship opportunities as well. some of you know that i was born and raised in san francisco and in fact, i grew up in public housing in the city where my grand mother raised me. i never knew my biological father, i sadly have a sister who i lost to drug overdose and brother still incarcerated. i lived in a community gun violence was all too common and on a regular basis i attended more funerals then i can count. i saw my community crumble before me, and it inspired me to want to do something different to invest in and work with the city and county of san francisco in some capacity. i didn't know what it was, but i know when i got a opportunity through the mayor youth employment training program to get paid, because i had no money, to get paid and an opportunity to eventually go to college. i went to uc davis. it was really hard and yes i

got a couple scholarship, but i worked cleaning houses, i worked baby sitting kids because my grand mother had nothing to provide me with resources and i also wanted to take care of her because she took care of me. the reason it is so important to share this with all you, because i read all the stories. i read each and every story and when i wanted to do the scholarship, it was so important i look at the young folks in san francisco and look at kids who might be the first in their families to go to college, who may have had challenging experiences and despite everything you have been through, the fact that you are here and you are going to a number of universities all over the united states is extraordinary, and i am so incredibly proud of each and every one of you for this major accomplishment, because the environment to a certain

extents around you, don't always make what you doing normal and you are making going to college and you're making success normal and that's why the scholarship is so important and this opportunity to see you thrive is so important to me personally. so, i want to say congratulations for despite the obstacles still succeeding. despite the challenges, but here's the thing, it is not done. you still have a mountain to climb, so don't get discouraged. stay focused and more importantly, make sure that you keep positive people around you, because the reason why you are here for whatever reason, it is not just because of the people around you, it is because of the decisions you personally have made to get here. you have made those decisions. you have succeeded in life and you are choosing to go to college and

continue that success and so stay the course, stay focused, stay positive and keep positive people around you. i remember when i went away to college, it was really hard, because again, my grand mother was older and things were really challenging. they took down the projects i living in so i didn't have a home to go back to. people were dying funerals i couldn't make it to, it was crazy and i got to a point i just felt lost and felt hopeless and felt i wanted to give up and walk away, and the people in my community when i show said up, they told me not to give up. they encouraged me. they supported me. you know what? they told me to stay off the block. they pushed me out of danger, because they want ed something more for me and that's why every day i do this job, i give it all i got for this city and for the people that made it possible for me to be here.

and just remember that as you go through life and what you do, what you do matters and also, so many people are watching you. they are watching you be trailblazers in whatever career [audio cut out] hoping we get graduates and i know today you will be hearing from one of those graduates, cecilia gomez, thank you for being here and congratulations graduated from college and you will be hearing from her, but she didn't give up and looking forward hearing her story and how she is doing great things, and i want to take this opportunity to again thank franco finn, he is like a super rock star. [applause] >> i was hoping he would bring warriors tickets or something.

i want to also recognize for those of you, all of you in our public school system, the persons who are responsible for making all those decisions, include people like a lita fisher on the school board, so thank you so much for being here today and supporting our students. continue onward and upward and to much success, i will keep you in my prayers to insure that i'm always thinking about just the challenges that you will continue to overcome to be successful in life. thank you to the parents and all the folks from the different non profit agencies that made the recommendations of the students. [applause] thank you for being there for them. thank you for supporting them and keep them encouraged as they go through this journey called life. thank you all so much. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. thank you for being such a

inspiration and you are truly the inspiration here as well, so congratulations again and we are going to hear from one of our alums from this bridge to excellence scholarship award recipient. a graduate now to talk about her experience, how important this changed her life, so please welcome to the stage, ms. cecilia gomez, our alumni speaker. come on up! praech [applause] >> >> good afternoon. thank you for having me here and congratulations to the class of 2024. [applause] my name is cecilia gomez and as of a month ago today exactly i'm a recent graduate olmcallister college with bachelor in education and spanish, and a 2020recipient of the bridge to excellence award. for four years ago i

reconsidered whether going out of state was worth it or even a possibility. with the financial implications of the pandemic and the unknown uncertainty of university open again, i thought perhaps the best decision was to stay closer to home instead, even though my dream was to go to liberal art institution. fortunately with the support of mayor london breed and the bridge to excellence award, i didn't have to sacrifice my education and with the support i can now say i graduated summa cum laude from mcallister and will be starting the stanford teacher education program in two weeks. [applause] the bridge to excellence award was proof i was capable of achieving my dreams and i had support systems that believe in me. even when i didn't always believe in myself. this award was a reminder to carry home pride everywhere i went.

whether was in main minnesota or spain, i always had sunnydale, bayview and san francisco in my heart and made priority to return home back to my roots. believe me when i say, we all believe in you. be the light and hope we need. bring the invasion and the strength to create the solutions to tomorrow's problem. channel your strength to keep moving forward and most importantly, always remember to shoulders you stand on, those sholders that hold you with love and pride and hope. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much cecilia, congratulations to you. the moment we have been waiting for, the honor roll of scholarship recipients ready to announce, mayor breed if you can join on stage.

i will announce them. this is a great moment, huge chapter in these lives and we are going to have fun while we are doing it. they brought the hypoman for a reason, so let's hype it up. you ready! make some noise! bridge to excellence scholarship recipients, here we go. in order. we reedy? ready? first up is arele larkin [applause] photo, yes. go to morgan. give a round of applause to arele! [applause] okay. next we have kami zou!

[applause] uc san diego representing here. let's go ucsd. next we have scholarship recipient d'antonio samuel, cal state la. going to socal. [applause] and now we have the [indiscernible] going to jackson state university! [applause]

those are nice certificates right there, i tell you. next we have daniel romero! [applause] going to columbia university everybody. out of lincoln high. we'll get the order--that might have been my fault. now we have--this happens all the time. derel brown. let's hear it for derel brown.

jackson state university! [applause] next we have out of lowell high school, [indiscernible] going to uc santa cruz. future banana slug here. banana slug in the house. [applause] and next we have, aya [indiscernible] going to san francisco state university, local right here. go gators! [applause] congratulations. next we have, jeremiah jovana

gomez! [applause] coming out of sota high school and going to uc santa cruz, everyone. congratulations. next we have out of galileo high school, kelly wu, going to san diego state! going down south. [applause] great job. next we have, out of academy, kalil going to san jose state university. go spartans! [applause] next, out of balboa high school, let's go bal, mandy going to williams college!

[applause] alright. out of lincoln, let's see--actually , no. kipp sf college prep. nazir travis! [applause] out of lincoln high school, --going to cal poly! [applause] and out of galileo, we have waylen tang, uc irvine representing in the house!

[applause] and last but not least, out of lincoln high school, wilson lee going to san jose state university. another spartan in the house! [applause] let's hear to ladies and gentlemen to bridge to excellence scholarship recipients here tonight! wow, congratulations. you are going to make our city so proud. we cannot wait to see your next journey here and hopefully come back to share your experiences and inspire more people. once again, let's hear it for 2024, bridge to excellence scholarship recipients tonight. [applause] thank you so much. thank you mayor breed. now, we will have a group photo of everyone here together. the rotunda we will get out there and get oen the steps, do a nice little photo. we got our professional paragraphs to stand by. congratulations one more time. we'll see you at the rotunda

and once again our 2024, bridge excellence scholarship resip yntd recipient in san francisco. family and friends, what a great honor. see you next year. thank you for being a inspiration. keep doing what you are doing and thank you for making san francisco proud. see you at the rotunda and shout out to ms. gomez for sharing your story with us. hi - good morning, everyone

we are talking about here today to announce a new legislation subdivide 925 to address the significant and growing problems in san francisco. specifically the sale of stolen goods on our streets also known as fencing. joined here by by partner in the legislation that mayor london breed who came to me earlier in year as a clear addressing the issue with the it up priority for her and thank supervisor ronen couldn't be here but her office is here. thank to

supervisor dorsey for joining us and welcome a broad coalition of the community community-based organizations that you see behind me today from the mission and he tenderloin primarily you'll hear from them shortly. fencing of stolen goods a major issues in parts of san francisco parallel in the mission and the tenderloin south of market and other neighborhoods. and sb 925 provides san francisco with an additional tool to address this problem i want to be crystal-clear credit bill is not about our beautify and diverse and i ray of the street vendors the people who sell proposed foods arrest goods and flowers and other you amazing products on the streets street vendors make your city a better place they add to the richness that make neighborhood like the mission unique and leo allow

people that earning fencing stolen goods is different it is orchard crime and harms not only the surrounding neighborhoods but legitimate street vendors as well. those criminal fencing operations are pushing out legitimate street vendors often people that or selling on the streets for a long time and creating fear and violence. that's why the mission streets veterans is spovrpt sb and you'll hear from addition to support from other mission and tenderloin organizations like the economic development and. >> (calling names.) >> the tenderloin cdb and the housing clinic and other organization time the legal

fencing on the streets makes our streets less safe and legitimate street vefrndz and fuel orchid retail theft in the brandishing businesses. they also possess risks to city workers trying to enforce permitting lose and city workers have been assaulted they attempt to enforce against is fenceers fencing on mission street mayor london breed and supervisor ronen placed temporary moerments a blanket conveniently is san francisco the um, any of us apts he street vevendz is part of a fabric of our economy and helps people pit food on the table and sb 295 helps it does allows citation of people

selling goods commonly shoplifted pursuant to a list of commonly stolen goods prepared by the city and only doing so without a permit if a perch is cited twice for selling those o stolen goods they can be cited for a misdemeanor the third time we wanted to avoid immigration and just to be clear, sb 925 does for the apply in any way to prepared foods notice for people selling goods with a permit only applies to people that district attorney have a permit as you are selling temples commonly stolen. sb 925 compliments the state law on street vefrndz in 2018 the legislature passed sb 946 that street vendors is a administrative matter and the

purpose of sb 946 i voted for addresses the abuse in the parts of california the police were making that impossible for street vendors to do business the goal to allow legitimate street vepdz to thrive throughout california we have the same goal with sb that will restore a goal tackling the fencing of stolen goods and not apply to any other form of street convenience, welfare, and necessity and only in san francisco. sb 925 a narrow taught intfrm to allow san francisco to allow to hold the bad actors affordable and allow the by the san franciscans love and a bill we're going to work hard to pass and.

>> (speaking spanish) with that said i'm going to turn it over to my partner in the legislation mayor london breed (clapping). >> thank you, senator wiener and unfortunately, not able to speak spanish so hopefully and, get his assistance this translating any comments that is great to be here with that coalition of people to help to introduce this legislation in sacramento and want to thank senator wiener for his leadership not just here announcing in legislation it is a lot of work and meetings across my policymakers in northern california and southern california and community stakeholders to get to - to this point to make sure that we're doing everything we can to protect our actual street veterans in san francisco because this is something that

you know what about you but i'm used to experience growing up in san francisco we had the - growing in the man folks who worked to create their goods and also available to provide that support to community and so many of the various veterans joining us here do they have been part of community for many, many years. and sadly what we see in recent years is a change. where we know that there are challenges around those who are going into various retail establishments and stealing items and taking them on the streets and also impacting the ability for so many of the vendors to function on the street it is extremely challenging for the city workforce where people have been assaulted when we tried to

create and stash that level of the order and structure to make sure that our veterans are not impacted and in a negative way. it has been chaotic and very much problematic in neighborhoods like the mission and tenderloin i'm grateful to be here with a strong coalition of people who want to make sure we protect and support our vendors and also dealing with the willing fencing really destroyed the fabric of what people have been doing for many, many decades and what is important about that legislation and appreciate 29 a broad coalition thank you, supervisor ronen for being a partner and working with us to make sure that community was a part of the conversation. so we as i believe have a broad coalition and expensive responsible legislation with progressive penlites to make sure that we

are trying to address that issue and hold people accountable but transition them into something that is more meaningful and possibly the treatment and support they need to get their lives on the right paktsdz paths and so 34 things intertwined i want to take an opportunity to taking thank to many people with worked with us to make sure that people understand there are a huge difference between those who are vending in terms of making a living and solely their goods they make and appraise and they're out there supporting the community and the people who are fencing. who or stealing items from our brick-and-mortar places creating a lot of problem and even the fact we had a number of pharmacies closed it impacts the

community when elders can't get their medication so we hope to continue to allow for those who want to sell their variance goods and services to the people of san francisco to do so safely i want to thank the central city sros collaborative gallery good same triathlon resource center and. >> (calling names.) >> and mission economic development and the merchants association and the mission neighborhood centers and mission street vendors association, the tenderloin bones district the tenderloin housing clinic and the university of california law a broad coalition of people i labored to making sure this legislation is to the finish line and continue to see vibrant neighborhoods with street vendors who represent the

diversity of what makes san francisco so special and with that, i want to take this opportunity to introduce our police chief bill scott (clapping). >> thank you, mayor london breed and thank you, senator wiener for a focusing on this issue. you know, the sfpd's has been graphically cracking down on willing stolen goods with that have a lot of momentum and theft is down 40 percent than last year, we have to had had more with the partnership of public works and all the folks see standing here with me we have recovered thousands of items of stolen goods from those willing fencing market over the this year alone and optimistic

this momentum will continue because of this legislation now like i said by the mayor and senator and narrowly focused piece of legislation meant to address willing fencing and address the stolen goods market that impacts us has nothing to do with food or people condominium to sell that is state by our senator and mayor that is part of fabric of this city was not part of the fabric of this city is orchid retail theft running rampant effecting our businesses and effecting our community members and effecting our nonprofit you name that across the board that has to have to be cracked down on and this legislation will help us do that i also want to say if as we focus on this issue, it is such

a flurry to be standing among point people impacted by this the most we're not doing this loan on our mayor and senator and police department in conjunction with the various community members impacted by this the most. and that is what makes this elective special and this effort special and what will drive our best in the city with that, once in a while thank you to the mayor. >> thank you to senator wiener and introduce you to sheila the supervisor from the supervisor ronen office. thank you. >> good morning. i'd like to share this statement on behalf of the supervisor ronen who represents the mission district one of the neighborhoods impacted by the fencing activity. as supervisor district 9 mission neighborhoods and thankful to senator wiener for the introduction of sb 295

and tailing this fencing in the commercial corridor the migration has cherished history of vending where that is selling flowers on 24 street or others in. >> items submitted by the mayor. >> customers our street vendors contributed what makes the mission a rich and attractive neighborhood. by the techniques tradition of the mission it is economic vitally have been challenged by the fencing of stolen goods. our public works employees should be talented and assaulted for administering our city program. our small business owners should not worried about did save of our employees and commissioners will reach their storefronts our transit riders should be able to

easily get on bart and our neighbors should experience safe, clean and assessable sidewalks as they walk the neighborhoods. as periphery, i.e., represent my constituents that care about the health and safety of the neighborhood that's why the passages is important to make sure we address the criminal activities of fenceers and letting public works administer the users family-friendly practices tomorrow i'll introduce at board of supervisors and as the city we'll continue to support the street vendors to still 19 sell in your marketplace with business training, with special events and marking marketing to bring permitted vendors on to

mission street. we look forward to sharing the details as we finally list this program and.

>> (speaking spanish.) >> now my enclosure to introduce the treasure give me. >> (speaking spanish) williams ortez. >> (clapping) good morning, everybody. buenos dias and i can't say porn what everyone has been saying fencing is not street vending those are street vendors.

>> (speaking spanish) that's - >> (clapping) i'm not i time to thank scott wiener and may it be so marked we make that a point to say we are community building we we do get down with vending but support our history of the street convenience, welfare, and necessity and you are community and entrepreneurs that make san francisco so thank you, with that, i'll introduce - kate robinson from the pd. >> all again, thank you, a (clapping.) and good morning, everyone. my name is kate robinson the executive director finding benefit district and organization that centers the needs of the neighborhoods children families and seniors and small businesses we strive for a clean and positively active community and the

tenderloin is a beautifully diverse multiplying lingual neighborhood of color it deserves enjoyment and connective vitality that with i see in other beautiful neighborhoods in san francisco. and in order to get there we must address the on street of astrology goods to that end our partners that were here so grateful for the leadership of the senator wiener, mayor london breed, and supervisor ronen for introducing and working on sb 925. to continue the progress they made in improving the conditions of our streets and making them starve safer for everyone the fencing did he drug market is a block to you are success and have negative impacts on the lives of tenderloin residents and

including poor health outcomes resulting in the per singling stressful environment the work of the drug market coordination center a game chancellorer to combat the open air drug and fejs market it involves cooperation of our law enforcement and outreach working and dph public agency and community stptd and stakeholders. intersection 925 builds think little work give agencies tools to gain a handsome on the sale of stolen goods and specifically target bad actors for the hypothetical anyone can come out here avenue dark and in fact, actually just on my walk over here had to work on ma cultivator street fencing

accuracy fights and arguments who get to sell that makes our blocks to tentatively and for families to simply walk down the sidewalk and keeps visitors from coming over our restaurants three needs to be flood with reservations have the best food in the tenderloin and - we the heart and consistent work is paying off we are beginning to see change moving in the right direction and new must not stop we must keep on going the striate of san francisco starts with that work thank you, everyone, and with that, i'll introduce the president of mission street michigan - that's where i'm from mission street.

>> fernandez. >> (clapping) buenos dias. >> (speaking spanish) good morning. my name is lopez the point of the mission street vendors association. >> (speaking spanish.) >> our organization represents one hundred and 16 street vendors three work hard to make a living. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we street veterans day are part of vitality of the street and our presence contributed to the heart of the mission.

>> (speaking spanish.) >> the mortality not selling on mission street has affected us, we is families and small businesses to continue. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we hope with this legislation get the situation on the streets will get better and have safer communities. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we the street developers where permits have been following the rules and support the legislation and want to continue to sell in the streets of san francisco and stay

afloat. >> (speaking spanish.) >> this is why we have the been working hard hand in hand to continue the solutions to support the street veterans. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we need to be - we seek assurance and hope the leaders support our efforts to have safer streets and return to mission street is structures to be has - um, success and that

our small businesses and our community also moves forward. >> (speaking spanish.) >> (clapping.) we also want to thank the community-based organizations have helped us so many to mention but hours and hours put into this effort we appreciate all the folks here supporting us the mission street vendors (clapping.)

great 0 e so those are the speakers we're happy to take a couple of questions from the press their be around any questions? >> that will be form late by the city and board of supervisors will formulate that list. >> so - [off mic.] >> yeah. >> yeah. so the city has a permitting process will not change that process the process today and the city will continue to have the ability permitting role it compliments other clauses so there objective physically stealing from a store

is a crime and in terms of receiving stolen goods complimentary to it anyone is on the streets selling didn't have a permit and has items, you know, are everyone is aware have been stolen and pretty clear and those are the items will or that will go on the list of complimentarys. >> they're not - the bill didn't apply to proposed food so that's simply not part of this bill. so 0 someone selling prepared food without or with a permit not cited under this law in the bill. >> any other - great at the this amazing coalition. >>

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like this town hall meeting translated, please click on the webex link that is provided in the description of the live stream. click on the icon in the bottom left corner to select your preferred language. good afternoon. we're here today for a virtual town hall regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred on thursday, may 23rd, 2024 near jennings street and donner avenue. although the suspect was not shot, an officer discharged his firearm and this is treated as an officer involved shooting. in accordance with our memorandum of understanding with the san francisco district attorney's office. before proceeding, i'd like to announce to our viewing and listening audience that this town hall is being translated into spanish, cantonese, and american sign language for members of our community who speak those languages in the san

francisco police department, we recognize that our sworn duty as law enforcement officers imposes no more solemn obligation on us than to honor and respect the sanctity of human life. we also know that as police officers, we are sometimes required to use force, including deadly force, at times in the performance of our duties. we recognize, too, that officer-involved shootings can have a traumatic effect on members of our communities, especially for individuals, their families, and loved ones who have suffered traumas of their own and encounters with the criminal justice system. wherever it may be. to any of our viewers experiencing trauma from this incident, or from the information or images that we will present during this town hall, please know that help is available to you. you may contact the san francisco department of public health's crisis line at (415) 970-3800 for trauma services. here is what we hope to accomplish today. first and foremost, it is

the san francisco police department's aspiration to be a national model of 21st century policing. we work to earn the trust of those we serve by committing to transparency and to the tenets of procedural justice and this process, and in this town hall presentation on procedural justice depends on the legitimacy of police as well as our entire criminal justice system. with these town halls, we work to embody the foundational tenets of what procedural justice is all about. we will release the facts known to us at this time about this incident. we will try to do so in a manner that is impartial and neutral. we will answer questions from members of the public as well as members of the news media, and we will listen to public feedback. acting commander marcum will be presenting the facts of this case in a few minutes. but before turning the floor over to him, however, i want to emphasize that this incident is subject to multiple independent and ongoing investigations. as

such, there may be some information we cannot release at this time either because the release of certain information is prohibited by law, or because the release of certain information could compromise an ongoing investigation, or because certain facts have not yet been established with certainty. in other words, we are not able to release unconfirmed information. next, acting commander marc ems presentation will include a detailed verbal narrative of the facts as we know them, as well as audio and video content from the officer involved. shooting incident. sfpd officers who responded to the scene were wearing department issued body worn cameras, which were activated while they were on their way to the incident. consistent with our body worn camera policy department general order 10.11, you will see body worn camera video from those officers from multiple perspectives at the san francisco police department. our commitment to fulfill

transparency has guided our officer involved shooting investigations in town halls for several years now. although practices predate the enactment of many police transparency and accountability laws in california, we believe our approach has remained consistent with the letter and spirit of reforms implemented by senate bill 1421 for police transparency and assembly bill 1506 for police accountability. sfpd's commitment to transparency in this process will also be reflected in our release of information online video from this town hall, including audio recordings from 911 calls and dispatchers, and the video footage i just mentioned will be posted on sfpd's website at san francisco police.org. it will remain available there for public viewing. as a reminder, all of sfpd governing policies and procedures can also be found on our website. san francisco police directors mandate that we

release the names of officers from officer involved shootings, unless safety concerns argue against disclosure in this matter, we have identified no safety concerns and acting commander marcum will release the names of the officer as part of this presentation soon. i would like to explain the investigative processes for an officer involved shooting next san francisco has a multi-agency response to officer involved shootings, and each agency's investigation is independent. whenever an officer involved shooting occurs in san francisco involving an on duty san francisco police officer, the following agencies are immediately notified. the sfpd's investigative services detail, or isd, is the unit responsible for investigating the events that led up to the officer involved shooting the sfpd internal affairs division, or iad, is responsible for conducting an administrative investigation to determine if the officer or officers

responsible for the sis are in compliance with standards and requirements of the sfpd policy. also, the investigations of both sfpd units run in parallel. each has a distinct investigative purview and focus. each maintains a strict internal firewall to comply with legal standards and requirements. the san francisco district attorney's office, independent investigations bureau, or iib, is responsible for determining the legality of officer of the officer involved. shooting based on their independent investigation and review, the district attorney of the county of san francisco will make the final decision as to whether the involved officer's actions comply with the laws of the state of california. finally, i would like to point out that we take community feedback very seriously based on feedback from prior officer involved shooting town halls. we will also take questions and answer them to the

extent we are able. understanding that this incident remains an ongoing investigation, we will allocate one hour for public comments and questions. thank you very much for joining us today. and now acting commander mark m. this presentation is regarding the investigation of an officer involved shooting. however, no one sustained injury from the discharge of the officer's firearm. this investigation is pursuant to the agreement between the san francisco police department and the district attorney's office. the officer involved shooting or ois, discussed in this presentation started on thursday, may 23rd, 2024 at approximately 3:09 p.m. the initial call for service was regarding a person in a camouflage shirt walking on ingles street and armstrong avenue with an ak 47, a type of assault rifle. the ois took place near the intersection of

jennings street and donner avenue in the bayview district. in this presentation, you will hear the following police terminology and radio code language commonly used by officers. 221 is a person with a gun. 408 is an ambulance. 1097 is unit on scene. 1098 is unit in route to location code for is no further assistance required. code 33 is the emergency clear. the radio channel a priority are calls for service that involve serious incidents. these are emergency calls that require a rapid response because there may be an immediate threat to life or a substantial risk of major property loss or damage, bwq is body worn. camera irw is an extended range impact weapon. red light ammunition is used when officers deploy an era w officers will announce red light less lethal, less lethal. this is an announcement to other

officers of their intent to deploy a projectile from the eaw. dac is used to reference the intent to strike a subject within an area. superstock beanbag dispatch is the department of emergency management dispatcher and radio communication system. ois is an officer involved. shooting. bolt is an arrow designed to be used with a crossbow. the precise chronology of this incident is currently under investigation. we are still in the very early stages of an administrative investigation that can take months to complete, and our understanding of the incident may change as additional evidence is collected and reviewed. the times presented are approximate. the following is a summary of the events as they are understood today, and may evolve as further information is learned through the investigation. a word of caution. there is profanity in this presentation. as of may 31st, 2024, we believe the facts

are as follows. at approximately 3:09 p.m, dispatch received a call for service regarding a subject armed with an ak 47 walking around in the area of ingles street and armstrong avenue. dispatch advised responding officers that the subject was armed with an ak 47 and dressed in a camouflage shirt and skirt. the subject was described by the caller as a white male in his 40s, five feet eight inches tall, thin build and wearing camouflage. the subject was reported to have been seen walking on ingles street toward the area known as double rock in the bayview district. officers were dispatched at 3:11 p.m. officers number one and two were in uniform and working together in a marked patrol vehicle. officers number one and two arrived in the area at approximately 3:13 p.m. when they contacted a female witness in the area of ingles street and wallace avenue. the witness directed the officers to the subjects last known direction of

travel south on ingles street at approximately 3:16 p.m, while searching for the subject, officers number one and two encountered a male witness in front of 1420 carroll avenue. officer number two asked him if they had seen the subject with a gun, and the witness responded, quote, it looked like it, end quote. after speaking with the witness, officers number one and two saw the subject walking westbound on carroll avenue, approaching jennings street on the south sidewalk. the subject was later identified as mr. yoshimar zamora. at approximately 3:16 p.m. officers number three, four, five, six, and seven arrived on scene and located mr. zamora at the intersection of jennings street and carroll avenue. multiple officers gave verbal commands for mr. zamora to stop and drop his weapon, but he did not comply. as officers number one and two drove towards mr. zamora

in their patrol vehicle, officer number two used the vehicle's loudspeaker to order mr. zamora to turn around, but mr. zamora continued to walk away on jennings street. at this time, officer number one noticed mr. zamora's weapon was a crossbow and advised the other units over his radio. officer number one also advised his partner that the crossbow could penetrate their body armor. multiple officers on scene gave mr. zamora numerous verbal commands to stop and drop his weapon. officer number seven used their loudspeaker while officers number four and five yelled verbal commands while standing outside their patrol vehicle. mr. zamora refused to comply and continued to walk away on jennings street, creating more distance between him and the officers. as officer number five requested, a code 33 as officers used their vehicles as cover while following mr. zamora and attempts to make contact. officer number one referred to

this tactic as a roving barricade. officers continued to follow mr. zamora, while officer number seven ordered mr. zamora twice to put down his weapon or he would be shot. at 3:17 p.m, mr. zamora stopped on jennings street and donner avenue in the middle of the street. officers stopped and tactically positioned their vehicles near mr. zamora. at this time, officer number five and officer number six deployed their eaw. officer number five announced red light, less lethal. officer number six advised dispatch that they would be providing a red light ammunition and announced red light. red light, less lethal. drop it or i will shoot. mr. zamora refused to comply with the officer's commands as he continued to hold the crossbow in his right hand. officer number four is heard telling the other officers, quote, hey, one person talk. one person talk. i'll talk to him. end quote. officer number four

took over communications with mr. zamora. officer number four told him, quote, hey, just drop the crossbow, okay? just drop it . it's going to be fine. just drop it. you're not in trouble. just drop it so we can talk. come on, man, it's not worth it. just drop it for me. end quote. at approximately 3:18 p.m, mr. zamora raised the crossbow with his hands. officer number five and six discharged their eaw. officer number one discharged their department. issued firearm. mr. zamora fell to the ground and multiple officers quickly moved towards him to provide medical aid and take him into custody. officer number five approached mr. zamora and cut the cord that secured the crossbow around mr. zamora's neck. after taking mr. zamora into custody, officers examined him for injuries and determined he sustained injuries from the eaw and was not struck by gunfire. san francisco fire

department medics responded and transported mr. zamora to a local hospital for medical treatment. three officers used force. officer number one discharged their department, issued firearm. officer number five discharged their er. i w officer number six discharged their eaw. the suspect's name is yosimar zamora and his date of birth is july 11th, 1986. crime scene investigators from the san francisco police department forensic services division received, bonded and collected physical evidence from the scene, including but not limited to, the following two super sock beanbags from the area two area w casings, 140 caliber fired cartridge casing, and one crossbow loaded with one 15 inch bolt. officers on scene were wearing department issued body worn cameras, which were

activated while in route to the incident and recorded the events as they unfolded. any other relevant video footage or photographs can be provided by calling the san francisco district attorney's independent investigations bureau at (628) 652-4411. witnesses and victims are encouraged to call the san francisco district attorney's independent investigations bureau at (628) 652-4411, the sfpd officer who discharged his firearm in this incident is officer jean-michel mukunda, a patrol officer assigned to bayview station. all the officers on scene during the ois completed crisis intervention team, or cit training and one officer completed critical mindset coordinated response or cmcr training. officers who are cit trained have completed a 40 hour california peace officers standards and training or post

certified course, which prepares them to respond to persons in crisis incidents and as a team formulated plan, establish rapport and use de-escalation tactics, including tactical repositioning and creating time and distance whenever possible to safely resolve incidents. cmcr is a 20 hour california post certified training course developed by the san francisco police department's field tactics force options unit. this course addresses high risk situations encountered by officers out in the field. training objectives include tactical critical decision making during high risk incidents, officers gain a deeper understanding of how to resolve these incidents. what they coordinated and tactically. sound approach using teamwork and leadership. today's presentation is provided in a multimedia format in an effort

to provide a transparent and comprehensive perspective of this incident, the sfpd will provide audio from the 911 call. body worn camera video footage, crime scene investigation photos, maps and related visual aids. our presentation today consists of relevant known video and audio at this time, but it is not intended to provide all photos, videos or testimonial information related to this investigation. i will now provide a presentation of this incident using these multimedia sources at select points to increase the clarity for viewers. certain videos have been enhanced to allow for a better understanding of this incident. please note that this presentation, the enhanced videos, and the unedited videos will all be available on the sfpd website immediately following this town hall event. sfpd policies can also be located on the sfpd website. prior to the beginning of each segment, i will provide a brief description to orient the viewer

to the time, place, and location of the content about to be shown. you are about to see relevant video footage and learn about other evidence related to this case, so you can have a better understanding of what occurred based upon what we know right now. a word of caution. the images and information you are about to see and hear may be disturbing. when a police officer uses force to arrest a suspect or defend against attack, the images are graphic and may be difficult to watch. in addition, there may be strong language used by those in the video viewer discretion is advised, especially for young children and sensitive viewers. we encourage those in need of support to contact the san francisco department of public health crisis line at (415) 970-3800. the independent investigations bureau, or iib, is an independent unit within the san francisco district attorney's office, which investigates and reviews all officer involved shootings. iib

may be reached by email at sfda. hyphen iib at sf gov. org or telephone at (628) 652-4420.

at 3:09 p.m, a person called 911 reporting a male armed with an ak 47 walking on ingles at armstrong. we will now play the 911 call provided by the san francisco department of emergency management. hello i can hear you. what's the emergency? it's a caucasian man that's walking down ingles and bayview-hunters point with an ak 47 dressed in a military suit and a camo shirt. you mean like camouflage? yeah. camouflage. okay. what street is he on? he's

on ingles. and, jesus christ, ingles. okay. and which direction is he walking, on ingles, he walks up towards, deborah hollister and gilman. and you said he's walking towards double rock? yes okay. how old does he look? he look about his 40s, 40. okay. 40 is about how tall? how tall? about five. eight. five. nine. seven. medium or heavy? all right. okay. and what color top is he wearing? camel green camo top. and skirt. okay. yeah. correct. okay. got it. is he saying or doing anything? he's walking out with an ak 47. have you had anything? okay. and he's not

talking to anyone or saying anything? no he's not. he's walking. okay all right. did you want to meet with an officer or are you leaving the area, i think i'm going back to my program. i would have to have to drive up there. my kids in school. okay, we're responding to ingles and armstrong. they're going to check the area. okay. all right. thank you for calling . you are about to hear a condensed recording of the call for service, as it was broadcast by dispatch to responding officers. this audio was provided by the san francisco department of emergency management. showing a little boy named boy. stand by. just one. we have any. in the maybe five car and a 3221. it's going to be an ingles and armstrong. 158 charlie. one five david at ten

four. this is a subject that's walking with an ak 47 mma and a camo shirt. he's walking towards double rock. is there a unit to back the 15 david. so multiple units on the air. charlie 15. david and what's the other two? 90 boys. 90. boy is responding as well, correction on that. it's a white male and one three. david. it's a white male in a camo skirt towards the, double rock mma 45 eight. thin build, camo top and skirt. we will now provide a geographical map of jennings street and donner avenue as well as enhanced graphics to display the general area of the incident. this map will show a google satellite perspective, as well as a google street view of the incident location on jennings street.

we will now show bwc footage. i will introduce each video prior to playing it. bwc footage was captured from department issued body worn cameras worn by members at the time of the event. portions of these videos have been blurred to protect the privacy of third parties. officers number one and two were working together and riding in

the same patrol vehicle. while in route to the call, officer number two formulated a plan with his partner. we are now going to play the bwc. footage from officer number two. you name it, it's a white male and a female skirt towards them, double rock 45 eight and male camo top and skirt. all right, here's the call on this. i activated. they don't have a number yet, i'll do a some priors on the phone, so i'm gonna make a plan if we contact them, we'll give them commands. try to de-escalate from there and see. see, i think that's going to be goals. distance. yeah, definitely. i am not a rifle. yeah, definitely. and i'm gonna deploy with this rifle. oh, yeah. i got three units on

the car. come on. it was an armstrong subject walking with an ak 47, white male in a camo skirt. while in route. officers number one and two also encountered a person informing them that the suspect was further down the block. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number two. she called us. where's he at? ma'am, did you call? where's he at? where's he at? all right. where's where's he at? where's he at? still down. charlie boy. we just spoke to him out of nine. i said he's walking southbound on ingles while searching the area. officers at number one and two encountered a second person who informed them that it looked like the suspect had a gun. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number two. did that guy have a gun on him? okay, he has

a gun. it looks like it right there on the left side. okay. all right. we have the subject. he's going to be walking, westbound on carroll, approaching jennings. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number one, who discharged their firearm. that way. just got on the left side. right there. right there. yeah, yeah. did that guy have a gun on him? okay. he has a gun. it looks like right there on the left side. okay. all right, we have the subject. he's going to be walking, westbound on carroll, approaching jennings. he's gonna be on the, south sidewalk. watch out. there's a guy right there walking westbound. carroll on san francisco. police watch out, watch out! sir, turn around. watch out! looks like a guy. can

you see it? i don't know, it's walking. watch out! what is that? is that a rifle? no no no no. i can't, it looks like a fucking. that doesn't look like to watch out. no, no, no, it's not a rifle. yeah hey, guys, i might be a crossbow. watch out, watch out! it looks like a crossbow. a crossbow, the crossbow. watch out. i think that can go through armor. careful. watch out! where's he? hey! drop the crossbow, dude! drop it! all right, let's keep walking. mobile. mobile? yeah. hey hey! come on. you stay behind. you stay outside the car

and just walk behind me. no, no, stay outside the car. walk hey, guys, we're gonna do a roving barricade. last morning. drop the crossbow. red light. less lethal. less lethal. red light. less people walking. hey, rose, drop the. i'm on your left side here. drop it. you're not in trouble. drop tiktok. come on, man, i'm not breaking. drop it. if he points that thing. drop it now! watch it! don't move! move, move up, move up! don't fucking reach for it.

here, let me see your hand. everybody. thank you. thank you. got it. slow it down. watch out! slow it down! we are now going to play an enhanced video of the bwc footage we just viewed. the enhancement highlights the suspect raising the crossbow loaded with a bolt. drop. if he points that thing. drop it now! watch it! don't move! move! move up! move up! don't fucking reach for it.

here, let me see your hand. everybody. thank you. hey come down! got it. slow down, slow. watch out! slow it down! we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number three. drop it! hey, wait wait wait wait. back up, back up! let me see your hands. shots fired, shots fired. you don't relax. we

got keys out here around his neck. hey! slow down, slow down, slow it down! we are now going to play an enhanced video of the bwc footage we just viewed. the enhancement highlights the suspect raising the crossbow. surface hey, wait wait wait wait. back up. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number four. coming across the lawn. is that a

crossbow? yeah, that's a crossbow. is it a weapon or you'll be shot. on the weapon or you shot last morning. sir, just stop. and you stop and put it down. put it down. drop it, drop it, drop it right now! hey, one person talk. one person talk. i'll talk to him. hey, bro. just drop the crossbow, okay? just drop it. hey, it's going to be fine. just drop it. you're not in trouble. just drop it so we can talk. come on, man, it's not worth it. just drop it for me. just put it on the ground. drop drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it, drop. keep it drop, drop it. drop, keep it, keep your hands, keep your hands. everybody.

thank you. hey hey hey, relax, relax, you guys, grab his hand. slow it down. slow it down. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number five, who deployed their lirr. to. 333 on e4. only for 329. boy, they have a subject with a crossbow. is that a crossbow? yeah, that's a crossbow. is that the weapon or going to be shot? down webex shot. last warning. drop it. drop the crossbow. red light. less lethal. less lethal. one pfizer tiktok. red light. less lethal. less lethal. hey, bro. less lethal. less lethal. red light. hey, it's going to be

fine. just drop it. you're not in trouble. just drop it with your car. come on, man, it's not worth it. just drop it. if he points that thing me, just put it on the ground. hey drop! drop it now! watch shots fired, shots fired! let me see your hands. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officer number six, who deployed their air. put down the weapon or you will be shot. last warning. giving red light ammunition. red light, red light. let's leave. the less lethal. drop it or i'll shoot. drop it now! red light. less lethal. less lethal. less

people. less people. red light dropping. drop it, drop it. come on, man, it's not worth it. drop it. just put it on the ground. hey, bro. drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it! hands up, hands up! hands. we are now going to play the bwc footage from officers number one, four, five and six. that has been synced together based on time. the audio you will hear is coming from officer number four's luke. sir, just stop and just stop and put it down. put it down, drop it. drop it, drop it right now! hey, one person

talk, one person talk. i'll talk to him. hey bro. just drop the crossbow, okay? just drop it. hey, it's going to be fine. just drop it. you're not in trouble. just drop it so we can talk. come on, man, it's not worth it. just drop it for me. just put it on the ground. drop drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it, drop. keep it drop, drop it, drop, keep it, keep your hands, keep your hands. we are now going to share photographic evidence taken by the san francisco police department forensic services division. this photo shows the crossbow, which was in mr. zamora's possession. this photo shows the 15 inch bolt, which was retrieved from the crossbow. this photo shows the

crossbow loaded with the 15 inch bolt. this photo shows an overview of the scene. this photo shows the locations of the deployed beanbags. these photos show one of the deployed beanbags. this photo shows the other deployed beanbag. this photo shows the department issued firearm used by officer number one. this concludes my presentation. i will now

introduce the commanding officer of bayview station, captain michael koniaris. good afternoon . i am captain michael koniaris, commanding officer of bayview police station. first, i am thankful that no community members, responding officers or the involved subject were seriously injured as a result of this incident. addressing this, officer involved shooting will require a comprehensive approach that prioritized the safety of both officers and the community. while striving to uphold the principles of fairness, trust and respect for all individuals involved. since the day of the incident, i have been communicating with community leaders, neighbors and stakeholders to address any concerns. members from my community police advisory board have also been briefed. the officers of bayview station will continue to be responsive, empathetic and proactive in their approach towards building public trust and confidence. our officers remain committed to keeping everyone safe and doing

so in an honest, compassionate and respectful manner. we will continue to work together with the community to ensure public safety and justice for all. as bayview station's captain, i am committed to fostering an environment of trust, accountability and mutual respect between the officers of bayview station and the community. i will continue to encourage an open dialog about our policing practices and community concerns by listening to the community's perspective and incorporating their feedback, i believe we can work together to develop policies that better serve and protect everyone. lastly, i'd like to invite folks to attend my upcoming station community meeting to be held on june 4th at 5 p.m. in the bayview station community room, where i will be speaking and answering questions about this incident or any other concerns pertaining to the bayview district. thank you. the public comment portion of this town hall will now begin the length of time for public comment will be one hour to call into the meeting, please call

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at this time, there are no callers in the queue, and we will conclude the town hall meeting. i'd like to thank everyone who joined us for this evening's or this afternoon's town hall meeting. we had no callers, but thank you. and this information will remain online at san francisco police .org. thank you for joining us. have a good evening in fire prevention. i'm very happy at fire prevention because not only am i able to enforce the code and make changes to help the citizen of san francisco be safe in their homes or place of business, but i think my work also make sure that my fellow firefighters and first responders, when they respond to a fire, the building is also

safe for them. >> you're watching san francisco rising with chris manners. today's special guest is brooke jenkins. >> hi, i'm chris manners and you are watchs san francisco rising, the show about restarting rebuilding and reimagining our city. ourguest san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins here to talk about theopeioid crisis, criminal justice and more. >> thank you so much for having me. >> thank you for being here. let's start with organized restale threft. some jurisdictions across the country imposed most of the punishment against people shop lifting in groups but that may be applied disproportionately to epipooal and doesn't address the organization behind it all. how can we make sure both prosecute the ring leaders behind the crimes and make sure justice is handed out eveningly? >> making sure we get to the higher level of organizations in the organized retail threrft area so that is something myophilus is very much focused

on working the police department on. looking at organized retail threat ringzsx but we have to make sure people are being caught who have stealing and that is a big challenge in the sit a so we have worked with retailers and small business owners to insure the necessary protocols and procedures are in place to at the very laest catch people who are stealing because they have been running out of the stores and therefore facing no consequence so we have to start there and trying to do more with intervention with the youth who are some of the population doing some of the threfts. many stores have turned to not detaining employees stealing oertrying to stop them and that change in procedure lead to making it very difficult for the police department to capture these people stealing. we have been working with them on a change in their protocol going back to the way it used to be done so we can actually have the opportunity to have people face consequences.

>> right. so, let's move to the opioid crisis which had a devastating impact across the community and across the country, including san francisco. how can your office help address the issue? >> the main thing is going back to where people feel there is a consequence dealing drugs in the city. we can't treat drug steel dealing as a victimless crime. we have ooverage 2 people dying a day from overdose. there are victims of this offense so quha what is did is say no longer the case we decriminalizing drug sales in san francisco as the da office. we have to put consequence on the table and insure the most agregiouss sellers so massive quantityties of fentanyl, some enough to kill all most half the city. sometimes with people with wep ens and guns are multiple of cases with fentanyl are treated

differently then thoges with small contties so i ask those people detain in custody. we can't have them on the street hours later, but also trying to work with the police department and our city making sure our laws are enforced. it is the only people people suffering from addiction will have a opportunity at recovry. imagine if you are trying to get clean and every 10 steps doin the block you are offered the drug you have been addicted to. it is impossible. that is one way we are dealing with the supply side and we are taking a different approach on the demand side, which is to say, if people are publicly using drugs over and over again, that we believe we need to intervene in those situations and so the police are citing them and when somebody reaches 3 of the citations, we then file a complaint, but route them into a treatment court to try to help them get help. >> they have a option take treatment or face charges? >> correct.

essentially. we of course encourage treatment because that is what these folks need. >> absolutely, absolutely. san francisco is known for being forfront of criminal justice reform with initiatives such as community justice center and restoreative justice, how do you plan to build on the efforts and push for aggressive policies insuring we have a fair system that holds people accountable? >> i have been clear accountability comes in many different forms. historically, da office used one form and that is incarceration. the way i functioned as a prosecutor over the years is make sure we are finding the appropriate form of accountability for each and every person for their specific circumstance, and so for some people it may be incarceration, others it is treatment and going through behavioral health to stabilize mental health issue. some it is say ing we toopt see you get a job so we require that you go

through a trade program so you can get a skill that allows you to take care of yourself in a different way. for me it is investing in those opportunities which requires us to be partnering with community based organizations to identify what programs we can send people to, but i'm very much invested in seeing our collaborative courts, which is what community justice center, drug court, young adult court seeing those courts thrive and encouraging the lawyers to explore those opportunities. >> right. what role do you think the da office can play addressing the issue of police misconduct and promoting accountability? >> our job is to prosecute police officers when they commit such misconduct and use excessive force in a way that is illegal so we'll continue to maintain that is our job and our position. we prosecute all crime in san francisco, it is not about what your

statue is, what your position is or what office you hold. the law will always be our standard. we can't treat differently where they come from, whether they wear a uniform or not, our standard is the law. for me, as a black latino woman it is issue very personal to me. we had a death in police custody in my family that i heard about my entire life. i'm raising two black children including a black son who you know, i will have to talk about these type of issues as he grows up. i was out raged long before george floyd. the list goes on and on, but as a prosecutor i have to maintain one standard and it is whether somebody according to the law has committed a crime and so that's what we always look at. >> absolutely. finally, what message do you have

for the people of san francisco and what you hope to accomplish during your tenure? >> i want the people of san francisco to know i'm committed serving the function the da office was designed to serve which is make sure we promote public safety across san francisco. like i said, we have to have accountability in our city. what we see going on in our streets is the result of people feeling as though there was none. they didn't fear even the police walking by as they were committing a crime because there was a belief that even if you arrest me, the da office isn't going to do anything that i'm afraid of experiencing, and so we want people to have a healthy fear of what a consequence will be, but i also want san francisco to know we are a da office that stands by the val aoos we have here in san francisco which is second chances, compassion, responsible alternative to incourseeration bought the end of the day accountability has to be what people said

back on the street or community in a fashion where they can succeed. every time somebody cycles into the system we are thoughtful what the person needs to get back on their feet and not create another victim in the future. >> quite right. thank you. thank you so much for coming on the show. i really appreciate the time you have given us today. >> thank you. >> that's it for this episode. we'll back for another shortly. for sfgovtv, i'm