resident to provide any input to this important process. how can the san francisco police department in the trust of our residents -- gain the trust of our residents. it's english only. is it out of compliance? the latest census paint a good picture of our changing demographics. it must provide a viable venues to be properly notified and be encouraged to provide input in such meetings. in my 20 years, i hope the year of the rabbit makes meaningful changes for community policing. thank you.

>> next speaker, please. >> i have heard a lot of talk tonight about summits, and some very wonderful, excellent programs. i believe that community policing starts in the street with 2 feet on the ground. foot patrols, that is not real community policing. that is what we used to call a beat. i don't see them, i lived in that. i saw them three times last year. i see them almost every day in

union square. why are the tourists more important than the citizens? in philadelphia -- i believe the chief should be hired from within. a looked down and i noticed that his night stick had all the paint off of that. you can see the wood grain. i asked, what happened? he said, that's from beating heads. what do you think that before community relations?

what kind of attitude is that? i am a citizen coming out of the store. i just want to see beat cops walking real beats. it might not be the thing to do it in outlying areas, but in dense areas -- [chime] >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> the evening, supervisors, and some of our police commissioners. i am -- >>-share of the northwest alliance. unfortunately, i am a former member. i served in 2009 and 2010. when the chief had his summit, he handed down a guide or rules. we read we could not serve on

two cabs. we had to live within a police precinct in order to serve at that station. that meant that people that live in a supervisory district may not be able to serve on the police cap that the neighborhood group serves. i am rather surprised. i did not really picked up that the police were supporting having a definition of community policing. i don't get how you can have a conversation without defining what you mean by community policing the. i won't repeat what a lot of people have said. i know karen has spoken abou t this. there is no liaison to the cab. i was a member at the agency, they lost some funding, and that

person was never appointed. we don't get information from cabs any longer. i did serve on a cab, really informed. i wonder if there is still a cab. we need more trust in the police department. we need more transparency. we had a foot patrol removed while i sat on the cab. [chime] >> next speaker, please. >> how're you all doing? >> into the mic, please. >> the elephant in the room as far as this conversation is, when i was growing up, i was the enemy. if you go to the high schools

and ask them how they perceive the police, i would like the next police chief to keep that in mind. if you don't close that gap, we are not getting anything done as far as community policing. we have to work with our people and we have to educate the usyoh about what the police do. how many people, when police get behind you, check to see if you are speeding? a teacher asked that oat a city college. if it wasn't for a police officer, we would probably not know who muhammad ali was.

that is what community policing is about. the the use in mind. -- keep the youth in mind. they feel like the police are the enemy. i felt like that at one time. >> if there is any other member of the public that would like to speak, please come forward. next speaker, please. >> i am the executive director at safe. our services are an essential component of community policing. we would not be able to do what we do without the support of the police department. i commend the community for being here today because i feel that community policing has significant strides. i do feel that programs such as neighborhood watch and the

programs that were mentioned by these today need more support. more recognition will allow the community to be more empowered. the more they are recognized for their good work, the better they will do. we have been in the fortunate position to be involved for the past year-and-a-half. it has been an arduous process. if we did have little bit more direction and support on what the new program was about, i think that more would come out of that. they have made a tremendous success in the past year-and-a- half. as a supervisor is on the public safety committee, i urge you to support some of these efforts. i think it is a great partnership.

>> the next speaker, please. >> we look forward to having you at our next meeting. it is important for officers to live in a community when it is an emergency. first responders are present, and they are a number model for people. my question is, what percentage of officers live in san francisco. what strategies are being implemented to increase that percentage? >> next speaker, please. >> i am the executive director at the ymca. a resident of the western addition as well as the community advisory board. i was born and raised here in san francisco. the relationships that i

developed it with the police at a very young age was in my neighborhood where i knew the officer that was patrolling. as well as the officers that were involved with the schools. it is those early relationships that i developed with the police the allowed me not to be afraid of the police or dislike the police. it was very sad to hear how they use at the beginning of this meeting -- youth at the beginning of this meeting felt as respected by the police. they allow them to be able to make those relationships at a young age. that is where those feelings developed, at a young age. i know that with all the cbo's, working with the youth, we need

to keep up with the police to have them develop those relationships with the use of the way that the cbo's do. thank you for your time. >> next speaker, please. >> i work with the coalition of homeless here in san francisco. we are the community. lead the committee and the commission to understand. a community differentiated by and come, race, culture, or language gets divided. -- income. and the rest of us that are considered de facto criminals. they are part of our communities. they are most negatively impacted by violent crime. the issue literally thousands of

tickets for being homeless. black people are cited seven times more frequently for jaywalking. there is a legitimate fear of being deported. we are not criminals. it is not equality found inside -- a quality found only inside ethnic communities. [unintelligible] we need you, but we are frustrated with you. as members of the community, you a was the same accountability that we owe one another. [unintelligible] you become divided from our communities. that accountability is an

essential element of community policing. it is radically different from policies like tazer implemen tation. a deep commitment in the community is a structural element -- [chime] >> next speaker. >> i had a couple of comments, but i first say that it is the best practice of community policing, there would be no need for [unintelligible] i work for sf safe. it was a great organization. one reason why it worked, they were trying to get an impact in public housing where they don't feel like they have that impact. i was lucky enough to be working on the advisory board.

i was the person that set of the western addition. it is an excellent idea and it should stay. the one thing that concerns me is the list for people to be on that board seemed like it appeared from nowhere. the police department decides who gets to be on the board. maybe that should be stated. another thing i noticed is that most people have a lot of political power in the community. if each person has political power, it is seen as someone that can bring in a whole group. it didn't have the grass-roots elements. they already have a bunch of hats. there is a lot of people from the community that can make an impact. the final thank is that with

foot patrols, i feel like ross mirkarimi is trying to get foot patrols. the gang injunction was on, the police department started posting police officers. that was a great idea. you did not feel right. the foot patrol as when it is convenient for the police officers. [chime] >> next speaker, please. >> good evening, supervisors, commissioners. my name is david elliott louis. i have practiced psychology for many years. one of the things i have learned is to value research and make organizational decisions.

i have seen those applied recently in the medical field, best practices that our research-based. doctors that are dealing with patients and not based on intuition, but based on what actually works in research. some communities do it better than others. some countries do it better than others. it involves collecting data from within the department, from within the community. it is a data-driven approach. i want to suggest a methodology where you look at real-world data. take the best you can.

>> next speaker. >> for three years, i was on three different committees. the first station that got the concept of community policing, it just went going and going. the committee recommended certain citizens, they range from merchants to the police

department i was upstairs being texted. when i was a lgbt center, i was so proud that the youth was there. they put a youth summit together. i was corrected last week that the third one was coming out. you trust not only the community members but the police department. i want to say that i am very honored. we do make recommendations to the captain on who could or should look into having recruit

members to be on it. i want to thank you for your time. >> any other member of the public that would like to speak? i think that ends public comment. if i might simply add one more thing. i want to thank all of the members of the public that have come out to speak. thank you for taking the time and waiting so long to make a comment. thank you to all the organizations that have worked with my office as well as the members of this committee that have worked to make this happen. i know that we have commissioners, department heads that want to speak to this. the last thing that i would say, i want to thank hillary for my office. and thank you for doing an amazing job. with that, i will turn it over to you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you,

supervisor campos. it was a great installment of what we have been doing in trying to spotlight community policing. i think the evolution is well felts. -- well felt. i want to thank all of the stakeholders. i will officially close public comment and i would like to give our police commissioners, if they would like to speak, the microphone. just hit the on button. if he would like to, we would love to have you. any closing comments? >> thank you very much, supervisors. i want to thank the community for coming out. it is 9:00 at night, and everyone is still here. i want to thank the members of the department for being open to the feedback.

what i shared with the community [unintelligible] we like to introduce this. we already have four co- sponsors. commissioner slaughter will also sponsor. my guess is that the entire commission was gone to the resolution. therefore be it resolved that the police commission strongly supports passage of the proposed ordinance a fighting community policing. -- defining community policing. and they will reflect the definition of this ordinance. this is a resolution we are going to vote on in the very

near future. i want to thank you for your support on this. i just also want to respond very briefly to some of the comments from the public because i want you to know we have been thinking about these things. we have been giving training to the youth with regard to the interactions with the police. what i have learned from this work and also being on the commission is that there is a lot of room to grow. i have been working quite a while trying to roll out training for members of the department into the community about trying to improve interactions. if they are going to different

situations, an officer can identify those needs in work with that news. it comes from boston. it has helped decrease some of their incidences. it is not just training, it is about youth and officers teaching each other how to best deal with these issues. it will be quite a bit of implementing a general order. there was quite a bit of discussion about language access. i had been working on that intensively for the last couple of years. to be honest, there is a lot of work that needs to be done. officers right now, if they were to ask, it is not that easy.

there is not a lot of department issued cell phones to access the language line. if someone calls and asks for a bilingual officer, it is not 100% of the time that you will get a bilingual officer. there is work to be done. i want to draw from the crisis intervention model that was unanimously adopted by the police commission. it deals with mental health crises that is like a swat team, a specialized task force that is trained. these are more senior officers. it is a family member, a neighbor calls. the officer works hot how to best be escalate the situation. we have had about three meetings on that so far. it is a great model for community policing.

there were three doctors there. two were the heads of emergency services. they were there for free to work with the department. the room was filled with people all volunteering their time to make it work. it is a great example of true community policing. it is a regular meeting, with a real time line that is being laid out. i want to draw on the model as we talk about community policing. i have heard about the disappointments of the subcommittees, i think it is really important that we are result oriented and we assess where we are, has there been a decrease in crime and is there satisfaction with the police?

>> i believe the commissioner covered all of the things we have been working on. i was there when we had the 2006 report, and it said you have to identify it. if you don't have a definition, it is not going to work. i think you in terms of taking the leadership on this including a definition in place. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. commissioner hammer. commissioner hammer: i want to thank you for inviting us tonight. we need in a smaller room and we get a smaller crowd. we are much richer by seeing what the real life experiences are in san francisco. from the chief selection process, the more voices we hear, it is enormously valuable to us.

i just want to second one thing that commissioner chan said. we have been involved with the crisis intervention model. i have worked with them going to l.a. looking at new ways together with the police to prevent crime, prevent shootings, prevent violence. i think that from all of the police officers i have known, and that is what cops want to do when they show up. i think it helps hellholthem dot they want. i have spent most of my career as a lawyer and as a prosecutor.

you can divide the cases use of any cases you don't by how engaged in the community fields -- feels. the inspector zooming in has verty little hope of cooperation. the case that i sought an officer out here working very intensely with housing project in various parts of san francisco, block by block, when they reach out, citizens come forward and we are all safer. this makes all of us safer, and i want to thank you for your leadership. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. commissioners from the police commission.

i feel like a bit of an interloper. i was leaving the building after the probation commission this evening and wondered where our friends, the police commission, it looked dark. i learned there was something going on here. in some interest was piqued. i heard these powerful statements and perspectives being a advanced by the members you ourth co-- of our youth community. i thought i would listen, joined the group, and jot down some ideas that i am thinking of advancing to the police commission. the qualities that i think the new chief of police in san francisco should possess, among many other qualities. these are qualities that i think interface very closely