>> there is a representative from the occ in the office who will speak with the gentleman. she is behind you. president marshall: thank you.

commissioners, there is something really wrong. the weapon can get into your mind and stop you from thinking. i'm talking about the direct energy weapon, the mind-control weapon. i have spoken to lieutenant reilly, i have spoken to the chief. i have left messages with your secretary over at 850 bryant. i left messages with the c.i.a., the f.b.i., and the guard, and nothing is hang. these things are more powerful than your handgun. these should not be on the street. over 10 or 15 miles they can send a charge. it is some kind of laser weapon, some high-tech stuff.

it can even kill you. it's worse than any crime peap that you might be dealing with. i've also mentioned the fact they may be 4 target -- targeting police officers. do you understand what that means? they may be targeting police officers with that weapon. it may be in the closet. it is long-range, it is hidden. the weapon is silent. the charges they send to your mind or skin, you won't feel it. they can block out pain, sensation, and everything.

make certain that you all, f.b.i., c.i.a., and the military, across the state are working on this actively every second of every day. that's the main thing to remember. working on this actively every moment of every day, because we can't say what's going on. i don't know what's happening with this. it is so serious, and nobody is taking it seriously. please, work on this. i can't say anything else. [bell] >> you guys have to stop tortures and murders, it is obvious, and really work on this. please. president marshall: all right. no more speakers? that concludes the public comment period. would you please call item number 4. >> item 4 is reports to the commission under which item 4-a is the chief's report. 4-b, the o.c.b. director's report, and 4-c, the commission

reports. president marshall: good evening, chief. >> good evening, commissioners, director hicks. i would like to just give you a quick overview of crime status and then we have a report that a are concerning our unit that has to deal with canines. today our numbers are 11% reduction for crimes, and that's 23,331 crimes as opposed to 26,000 in -- and 91, year to date. the crime is a reduction 21,000 vs. 18,950 this year. and for violent crime is a 4% reduction, 4,568 vs. 4,381. the more recent period, we had a

13% reduction in violent crime. under 21% reduction in property crime. that's the last four weeks, for a total of 20% reduction. so our crime numbers continue to look very good year to date. we are certainly on target for a good year. hom -- homicides we are even with last year. as you know, last year was about a 55% reduction. while we are reconcerned -- while we are very concerned we still continue to have homicides, obviously, one of the areas we're working with a great deal of concern, is the killing of a tourist, and while all lives are equally valuable, there is tremendous concern over this particular killing, because this was someone not involved in any criminal activity, and this is way a crowded commercial area in the evening, an

indiscriminate shooting that occurred. we are are fortunate we had a taxi driver that followed one of the groups. we were able to make an arrest of five individuals that were involved in the shooting. we're not sure yet whether any of those were the actual suspect s with the bullet that killed the victim. there are other arrests that are being made in this case. it is an ongoing investigation. frankly, it is the case that gives me a great deal of concern. i have to tell you, i am somewhat outraged. i get tons of smails when peel -- e-mails when people are talking about all kinds of different things around the city. i did not get a single e-mail of anyone in the city concerned about this woman. i find this extremely troubling. the police department is doing what we can, but i think everyone needs to understand these types of killings are hore

horrendous, and the fact no one cares seems to be incredible to me. obviously the city family made the rounds, and it is very concerning to me. president marshall: commissioner hammer. commissioner hammer: thank you. chief, i want to ask you about that murder. there has been a lot of talk about the entertainment commission. i don't think we as a commission have talked about the issue of violence around nightclubs. i want to ask you, what do you think is under the current law and the per view of the police department that can stop this thing from happening again? are there any holes that you see? what's the fix? >> you know, we don't control any of the permitting. having said that, i can tell you that there are some folks in the entertainment commission that are working really hard in working with the police department in trying to come up with some fixes. the event that attracted the people that were involved in this particular shooting, under the current regulations would

have completely flown under the radar, because it was an under-aged event. it was promoted not through a club. it was a place that was rented. so we certainly can see that there are further issues having to do with mow motor -- with promoters. our subbing station has a section of that board that has an entertainment piece to it. in fact, today we talked about it, and they are developing some practices that we may be able to take city-wide. but i really think that there still needs to be a great deal more work in how we figure ways of regular lating entertainment -- of regulating entertainment in the city. quite frankly, with social media, often promoters put out

information, and if attracts many people. this was an example of many more kids came up at the location than they could accommodate, and then frankly later the fire department determined this location wasn't even permitted to have this type of event. so i think while there is a lot of work that's being done, and i believe that the board of supervisors has put a lot of emphasis on this area, and so has the nare's office, i think -- the mayor's office, i think we need to continue to work on it. i think we are concerned and this -- frankly, in other areas my phone would have been ringing off the hook, and it was like the needle wasn't moved. i'm saying this for a reason. this should not be a one-day story. we should be angry. we should be concerned. this is a human being that lost her life. and quite frankly, not engaged in any kind of risky activity.

there was none of that here. i find that completely unacceptable. commissioner hammer: i am outraged, too. i lived in germany, and i speak germany. i travel a lot. it could have been anybody. so we're clear. did this event violate city regulations? in terms of permitting? >> no, the only violation was a fire code violation. the actual facility was not permitted to have any type of event of this type. but beyond that, it would not have been within the entertainment commission's current per view. and frankly, because we don't have a good vehicle to know when these events are occurring, we are not prepared to provide adequate policing. it is a hole in the system, and it is a hole that we need to figure out a way to plug.

commissioner hammer: that's the term i was going to use, a hole in the current regulations. along those lines, they didn't get a permit because apparently they didn't have to under current city law? but apparently they had some security? >> they did. they had security. typically what happens at these events, the security fell inward. they were policing the event inside, and they have no -- frankly they don't take ownership for what occurs outside the venue. and this particular event, they sold out, so there were many more kids coming in that wanted to come in that couldn't get in, so they created a greater congregation outside. then we had -- frankly we have 15-year-olds carrying guns, and i'm not sure the entertainment commission will ever control that. there is obviously a breakdown in many areas, but i think there are areas that we need to get

angry and we need to demand that they do better. >> my last, i guess, comment, and i think you hit the nail on the head, although they had internal security, unless the police department knows about this event, then externl issues are beyond their control. and in these larger events where the police department has experience, you might say this could attract a more dangerous situation than we can react to. i think the police commission needs to support whatever efforts so we can support you so that whatever is drafted, how does the sfpd get noticed so we can keep people who lirve here and everybody else, tourists, safe. i appreciate you bringing us to our attention. >> i would love to see the commission take a leadership role beyond talking about it. twe inject ourselves into dealing with the -- we actually

inject ourselves into dealing with the entertainment commission. commissioner hammer: if we were to call a joint hearing with the entertainment commission and the police commission and give real input on security on the streets life and death, i think that would be a good idea? >> i think it would be a wonderful idea. 4578 hamilton -- commissioner hammer: i will. when it comes to that matter, i will do that. >> thank you. president marshall: commissioner mazzucco. vice president mazzucco: we spoke last week about the homicide issue. i agree with you that no homicide is a good homicide. reality is that the entertainment commission has control over these venues. we are responsible for the procedures and policies of the police department. in my conversation with with you we talked about how we can get

this on our radar screen. in our discussion i said i would like to have some indication from the police department, how much is this nightclub activity a drain on our resources? and commissioner dejesus and i talked about this. that's where we come into play. it is a drain on our resources. the comment you made to me on these weekend nights there are 14 or 15 or 16 of these parties that brings out police activity, and i am told you have to move police facilities into these district stations. the police department and the resources are front and center of this. we -- what are we doing with policing these events. so i called you. i was very concerned about thi murder, because the reality in san francisco is our number one industry is tourism.

that pays for all the programs in this town. for us to ignore a homicide of a german tourist, is something we should not ignore. as i know, you were pretty animated about it in our phone call with you. is it possible, i was going to save this later for the agenda items, and i think commissioner hammer and commissioner dejesus would agree. >> they came out with us one night, and i think commissioner dejesus has a good understanding what it looks like in the evenings. but i think having the hearing would be a good thing. i think we certainly would do everything we can to quantify to the best of our ability, frankly . a lot of times we may not be

able to give you a full spectrum, because units may respond and they may or may not put themselves out of service. i want to be clear. i am not anti-club. we have a lot of responsible operators. in fact, we have a club owner who is eling helping us very well good practices. so the problem is not the good operators. the problem is the ones that are on the fringes that just refuse to play by the rules. i want to make it clear, i'm not dumping on the entertainment commission. i think the entertainment commission is trying to do a lot of work. it is one of those things, frafpkly i think this is the tipping point, and i think we should be angry, because it was a person not involving any risky behavior. it is not that any homicide is ok, but this is a person that was looking at a rest room menu. she was a few doors away from her hotel room. she was in the early evening

hours. there were 300 or 400 people milling around. we are fortunate there were not other people that got killed. there were three people that got slot. of course in her case, it resulted in her death. i any most cities in america would be angry about this stuff. and in this city we have let it go like it is an everyday occurrence. commissioner dejesus: i would like to echo, i'm happy to meet with the event stamente at the same time commission. as you know, we don't have any power over those clubs. i have suggested that these clubs should pay more for police services. i have seen how they use much more services than anyone else. i was outraged, but what am i going to do? i'm letting you do your job and hopefully find the people who did this. on the other hand, it is not the first time an innocent person in

the city has been shot down. we have drive-bies, we have other people being killed, too. i'm not saying i'm com placent with it. i'm saying we have to get a handle on it. i do understand the club activity, though. i do support the idea of having a joint meeting, i just don't have any power over them, but i'm happy to give our input. president marshall: this happened before you got here, but i think we all remember the sons of italy. it was a promoter. and for me, this is probably -- i know the kids that go to these things. i kind of know going in. so i know the dynamics of what can happen at these things. it is like a combuss combustible

beaker. so i'm happy to do anything we can, because it is a very volatile situation if it is not done correctly from the ground up. i'm not sure these things are being done from the ground up directly. i'm not talking about just the nightclubs out there, i'm specifically at this point talking about the imprompt ewe -- impromptu things put together. who are you? how are you doing? the elements, you can kind of force-feed. i echo your sentiments, because i deal with this world all the time. anybody gets shot, it is really, really, really tragic for all of us.

commissioner dejesus: thank you, chief, for bringing this to our attention and bringing it up this morning. it is an incredibly important topic. just on the side, just about everybody i know was talking about this and very concerned about it and worried about it and upset about it. it is interesting, you know, in a city like san francisco where everybody is so energetic and vocal about things that you weren't hearing more about this. it is something we need to give our highest -- a very high priority to. i want to echo my agreement to all my fellow commissioners who have addressed this tonight, as well. i am wondering where do we go now to give this a high priority and move ahead with exploring this either with or without the

entertainment commission, how we go about that, and what you would suggest, chief, in terms of pursuing this. [previous speaker was carol kinsly] president marshall: i thank all of you. >> we have several staff members with her, and i know we have people also from our animal control here to talk very briefly about the vicious dog unit. >> good evening, commissioners. director katz is also here from animal care and control, and i'm here to discuss this evening, i

believe the last police commission, many of the citizens were upset that sergeant herndon had retired and that the animal referee or the judge that we have over there for the vicious and dangerous animals was not going to be staffed. that is certainly not the case. we have worked together to make sure that unit is cleared up. sergeant herndon is actually in retirement with five months to go. we have a brand new officer who will now be working with animal acare and control. officer hicks. she is a very qualified, very compassionate police officer. she has an outstanding resume working with the community, teaching, and i think she is going to be a fabulous person to have in this position.

we also talked about the hearings, which we have never done away with. we want to bring it more in line . we did not have a lot of educational components regarding the vicious and dangerous dogs. now we will be including that in our academy training. officer hicks will start doing this as we work with our academy training. also, working in the community, i get many calls about vicious and dangerous dogs and i call the unit directly and have them

come out. but a new department since chief gasgon has organized the department, we have community advisory groups we work with. the speakers will be coming out from the dog units, officer hicks, and officer denny. we take this as an opportunity to help with the investigation. i think from every road block something good happens. dr. katz has been good working with myself and the unit, and we have had several meetings, and we just had a meeting the other day, and we are very pleased with the selection of officer hicks. we have spoke wen with p.a.w.s. i think one of the things we

work on is making it better, letting the community know we are behind that, and again modernizing it and making it a better unit. director k atch tz is here. i -- director katz is here. and i would like to thank her and easing our fears that the department was never going to be replaced. so a miscommunication occurred and many people got up in arms, but we were very compassionate. all the officers chosen for the dog unit are trained dog lovers. i'm a dog lover. it has been a good opportunity for us this week. director katz? >> good evening, commissioners. i'm a dog lover, too. all animals. as captain baret -- barrett

said, we've been talking about the vicious and dangerous dog unit with sergeant herndon's reassignment and looking at his impending retirement, we have been talking a lot about how it would transition. we knew officer denny would remain with us. we know he works hard to educate the public and investigate these complaints. as you know with recent media afention in the bay area, there are a lot of concerns that people have a place to go and voice their concerns. commissioner hammer remembers very well, i think, when die an wipple was mauled, that a lot of people had concerns about those dogs and didn't know where to go. we see there is a need for a vicious and dangerous dog unit. with officer hicks we know we have a hearing officer that understands the issues, is getting up to speed, and we're

all working very collaboratively. so we're working at being able to address the community's concerns, animal welcome advocates concerns, and really move forward and do more. i think for several years there has been a d.g.o. waiting to be looked at and due for revision. so we're going to look at sna and -- and bring that to you as well. i think that the vicious and dangerous dog unit will move forward with captain barrett. commissioner hammer: if there's a presentation, maybe we can wait until the end for questions. captain barrett, were you going to have a community member speak

as part of your presentation? >> we have several community members here and when we had our meeting the other day with director katz, we stayed for quite a while after and we realized we were all on the same page. we want to guard against, you know, any animals being put down that don't have to be put down, working with the animal behavioralist. we do have people here -- commissioner hammer: it is your presentation. if that's the case, then it would be good to do that. i have a few comments and questions. >> we were going to have a power point, but we eliminated that. commissioner hammer: did you wapt to have sally stevens speak? thank you. >> i have to thank sally because when we got together i said we were all on the same page. she is to be applauded in her organization.

>> thank you. my name is sally stevens. several weeks ago the rumors started flying that the department might shut down the animal unit. people were very concerned. in other areas, animals are not consistently put down and there is no consistency. san francisco, on the other hand, our rulings in dog court have been taylored to -- tailored to fit the individual dog's situation. youth nashia reserve -- euthenasia reserved for truly aggressive dogs. this early intervention has no doubt saved people from serious injury or worse. when we heard rumors it might close, we were worrie