city if we do not talk about what is happening with respect to public transportation. that is something of concern for me. in my district, we have the 14 line, one of the second most transit lines. incidents happen from time to time, so i would like to get a better sense of what is happening, what does the picture look like in terms of safety muni -- safety on muni buses and trains and if we could incorporate that as part of our presentation. >> i can tell you that even one crime on muni is too much. but i work with the deputy chief, who is in charge, and he has a great squad of officers, and they have been doing a fantastic job, and i know these numbers are going down, compared to last year and over the months, and i have known tom,

too, and i think you would be happy to see him. supervisor mirkarimi: ok. you want to talk about the chief selection process? i'm just kidding. [laughter] >> i did not apply. i did not apply. supervisor mirkarimi: and if you did, he should have been interviewed. that is all i'm going to say on the matter. listen, thank you. unless my colleagues have more comments. i do want to say how much i do appreciate everything that you are trying to do, i think, to help modernize the approach and get a handle around the activity that is occurring. i realize a lot of what we are asking is not solely on the shoulders of the police department, but until there is some traffic cop, for lack of a better phrase, to unite all the

statistical -- disparate statistical variables of the criminal justice system, it is difficult for us to get a complete picture, so i appreciate you helping us endeavor to that point as much as the conversation has, i think, evolves. thank you. >> i appreciate that. when i put this working group together, i will be including nlcj in networking group, so you will be hearing from me. >> good morning. i'm from the mayor's office. i'm here mostly to listen because, as you are aware, we have someone starting with us next week, and he will be in this chair moving forward, so he can speak with some knowledge, which i do not have on the issues, but i do appreciate your focusing on solving these issues, and i will commit mr. henderson, since he is not here, to argue otherwise to working collaborative we on this issue.

supervisor mirkarimi: the good news is he is really no stranger to any of this. he has been before public safety and the board of supervisors many times, so this conversation is not unfamiliar to mr. henderson at all. being a longtime member of the district attorney's office, someone i used to work with for a number of years, staff i think is a language he gets, so i think that would be a good language for us. >> he is focused on solving these issues by data and not as much by feel, so i think there is consensus around that. supervisor mirkarimi: just a message to glean from what supervisors have been talking about and i have been drumbeating for a while, too, and that is it somehow through either the department of technology or the coit working group, what have you, is able to

help us figure out a way that does unite that strategy on statistics from the disparate criminal justice departments, that would be wonderful. because we came in at the police department. none of us expect them to be able to answer all the questions, so it is helpful again to have that kind of administrator or organizer, somebody that can referee all the different agencies together. >> i think, as supervisor campos mentioned, you cannot just look at one type of data. on tuesday, the full board voted on first reading on the justice reorganization, and the justice system will now exist under the city administrator, and i believe that they begin to address the concerns you are expressing. i hope it will, at least. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you

very much. very much appreciate the mayor's office of criminal justice being part of this. very good. we can open this up to public comment. >> hello, ladies and gentlemen. i'm christine harris. thank you for letting me speak. i'm a victim of electromagnetic weapons, organize stocking -- stalking. wiretaps are in my phone, and a gps device has been inserted in my vehicle. the perpetrators are sgt beasley from the san francisco police department, his wife, debra davis, and peter davis. in my many attempts to seek protection from the san francisco police department, and public authorities in san francisco, i have not only been denied but threatened for speaking about the crimes against me. officer kelly dunne even showed up at my husband's place of work

to say that the crimes against me have been investigated and the case closed. i'm requesting a real, genuine investigation with integrity that does not come for the criminal and crucify the victim. i wanted to let you know that a group of victims just testified at the bioethics meeting in washington, d.c., this past week. thank you so much. supervisor mirkarimi: i'm sorry. a question wanted to be asked by supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: i did not catch your name. >> christine harris. supervisor cohen: just wanted to make sure i understood what you just said. you are a victim of cyber- stocking -- cyberstalking? >> it is called organized stalking. it is an act that a group of

people did back in the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. it was very familiar with the kkk to stalk the black panthers to intimidate and threaten them. they would discredit the victim so that they could continue their crimes. supervisor cohen: so you came to bring your case to our attention? >> i have been speaking at police commissioner meetings, and i have been to three of these public safety meetings to bring to the attention of the board of supervisors to bring awareness as the media is not paying particular attention to these crimes. supervisor cohen: tell me, how did you become a victim? >> very interesting. i had a disagreement with our

property manager. that was sort of how it started. the president of the homeowner association was not complying with the law. as opposed to hiring an attorney, which i had done and spent $500, i decided to go to the attorney general, which there is a list of four things with their is no fee, so i contacted the attorney general, and from there on, a list of crimes started. supervisor cohen: so how long has this been going on? >> basically since june 2008. supervisor mirkarimi: you know, a supervisor cohen, i think the issue sounds extremely complex and sensitive, especially since i'm hearing specific individuals being called out. due to the nature of the sensitivity, i think this might be a conversation best suited offline. supervisor cohen: agreed.

>> i will be leaving you some information at your offices individually. the reason why perpetrators names have been listed is they need to be exposed. it would not have gotten this far had the san francisco police department or any public official taken notice of the crime, so please forgive me. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning, supervisors. i have lived in san francisco for 59 years. i am actually stunned by the first speaker. what she is saying is not here said -- he -- harsaa -- hearsay, and i will talk to her privately about that. my own comments about san francisco, i have a couple of suggestions to improve police

presence. my first suggestion is to have the top brass of the police department actually spend some time on the street. in my opinion, one way to shoot down the drug quarter for activity is to park a police car at that corner and send a message that business is over at that corner. i think the street cops would really appreciate it when they see the top brass on the street, even though it is only for a limited time. let's put it this way -- you might get lucky and actually prevent a crime when the top brass is on the street. secondly, i think that a crime situation would be helped if we could get some help from ex- chief heather fong.

i'm surprised she has not had any presence since her retirement, and i think that helps the criminal because we are not using her vast experience and knowledge that she acquired. second, i would like to thank the sfpd juvenile unit for conducting investigation into pornography allegations on san francisco general hospital. i think that pornography is banned under reported crime in san francisco, and i have a feeling that it is abuse other illegal activities. my final comment is the open court examiner" has an article on today's crops. -- the "examiner" has an article on today's cops. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you, captain, for the

updated information, and we look forward to seeing you again soon. want to remind the audience that next week, there will be a special meeting on the ninth regarding community policing and legislation being advanced to discuss what the legislative definition of community policing may be. we expect a good community interface in that meeting as well. madam clerk, do we have any other business? >> no, mr. chairman. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you very much. this meeting is adjourned.

>> the committee would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgov .tv who broadcast t meetings and made the transcripts available online. >> the items will go to the full board on tuesday, march 14th, unless otherwise indicated. >> can you please call item number 1? >> the consideration of appointing two members with terms ending april 27th, 2012, and april 27th, 2013, to the sunshine ordinance task force. >> we have a six applicants for

two seats. i will ask you to present a little bit about yourself and your background as it relates to the sunshine ordinance task force and why you would like to be on the committee. i will call up first boiled johnson -- doyle johhnsnson. well, he is not here. and then next is ron calley. >> hello. i am interested in the sunshine ordinance taskforce. i have a computer background and a journalism background and a lot -- i also to work with a startup company that is involved

in cyber security. i have a pretty deep understanding about the new york electronics and how it is affecting netted data -- meta data. i have a strong belief in government that is open. i support net neutrality. i am a member of the electronic frontiers foundation. i have been involved heavily throughout my life trying to make sure that hearings are open and that the public has complete access to government because government is the people literally. all of us are working for the public's benefit t.

>> thank you. >> do you have any questions? >> i know that the sunshine taskforce takes up an immense amount of time and i am wondering if you are aware of that and committed to making the meetings? >> yes, i have met with the chair and he has explained what the commitments are in terms of time. i look at this as a job. as a computer consultant, one of the hallmarks of being a really good tech is to be tenacious and to stick with a problem. it is salt.

-- >> can you give us some information as to what you have been involved with. can you give me an example of your experience? >> i have been a community activist throughout my life. i helped to organize throughout the pacific northwest, i am working for open microphones. we are successful in that. i was involved in hearings because of the demonstrations i was involved with. for the use of profanity and an anti war chant that was very common. they had as in close to hearings so we wanted these to be opened. there are people who are

arrested in demonstrations for peacefully assembling. >> thank you. >> can you make -- can i make a brief comment? >> of course. >> i believe that being ideological can be towards dogma and dogma causes most of the suffering and the world. i am pragmatic. i believe that government is a tool for people to have a voice. i fully support enabling people

to have a voice in government. there is -- i believed that it should be pragmatic and open. >> you were applying for seat 7, were you interested in seat 11? >> you qualify for a seat seven. >> next, we have jennifer russell. is jennifer russell not here? okay then, n.j. cost the -- jay

costa. >> i will begin with my practical qualifications. the things that i do on they did today basis are very similar to what would be required as a member of the task force. right now, i am a staff member at a nonprofit non-partisan organization which seems to shine a lot on the money the shine a light on the money in politics. we bring information about how every lawmaker votes on every bill. the position as special interest groups take on the bills and the campaign contributions that legislators receive. we watched for relationships between the physicians and special interests and they take

on various bills and the way that those same lawmakers will lead the vote. we would like to empower citizens about decisions that are affecting their lives. also the inappropriate influence that the money plays in the decisions. the heart of our daily work lies in the request that we filled from concerned citizens and reporters. these are very similar in nature to the complaints that the task force fields at its meetings. what it citizens to report is because they are in need of some information, some governmental matter that is important to them. frequently, they do so with a sense that whatever they are concerned about is being handled improperly. i am well-practiced in fielding

requests, doing rigorous research and, and of value waiting in an even-handed manner whether they represent some kind of red flag, so to speak, which is calling attention to. along with this knowledge and experience, i think another qualification of mine for this position is my deep passion for transparency. i have a deeply held belief that transparency is one of the most important elements in a healthy democracy. before there is a realistic expectation, citizens will be engage with the workings of their government, which i hope we would agree is the definition of a healthy democracy. there must be the availability of information about the workings of the government. people can't engage that which

they don't know. i say this at this present because this information is not as available as it should be. many people have spoken to this widely. the president has highlighted problems that are present throughout the entire country. fortunately, this is not an insurmountable problem. we live in an age where we have to communication tools and technology to make education a public resource with relative ease. it seems to be the case that if democracy will continue to serve as the leading standard, a pioneering government by the people and for the people, we will have to rapidly leverage

those tools and facilitate citizens engagement. in my mind, the potential lies in forward-thinking localities like san francisco. the task force is a torch bearer for the movement on top of what i know must be a larger movement and i think that we are set up to take advantage of the unique opportunity to continue leading the charge in our cities and serving as a model of what a local democracy can achieve. the only way that we can do this is by improving the information that we are making available to our citizens and giving them the ammunition that they need to be

defective. we need to be able to flourish and i am extremely excited about this and i will bring the entirety of my energy to do if given the opportunity. >> do you have any questions. -- questions? >> i know this is an immense amount of time and i'm wondering about your ability to make all of the meetings. >> i am extremely committed to doing that is given the opportunity. >> ok. any other questions? think you so much. >> ok, next. >> good afternoon, supervisors.