we have no venue. i have no venue. the only place that i can come is here. outside in front of city hall. 850 bryant to keep my son's memory alive so maybe someone will do something. and i am trying my hardest. i know i've been told that it's been -- you're looking into it. and i'm waiting. it's been five years. it's five years, august 14. it will be five years. and i need justice. i just -- i don't know what else to say. there's other mothers and fathers out there and i don't have their pictures. but they need help, too. but you guys always know that i'm coming here for my child. he was only 17 when he left. mother's day is coming. i should be telling him to take the garbage out. i can't. he was my only son. it's not like i can go and have

another one. it will never bring him back. if i can get just a little piece of my michael -- bring those people to justice about my child. please. president mazzucco: ms. brown, you are welcome to come here he have week. it's not a problem. >> thank you. -- tom here every week. it's not a problem. >> thank you. >> that's sad when so many cases like that all over america. and so many cases. but let's be upbeat tonight. i see the officers every day on the beat. they got a new step now. they got new pride. they got a new owner. why are you guys moving so fast? we got a new chief, clyde. who is he? what? like i didn't know. and the honor and pride in them, you can just see the transformation. nothing against former chiefs. i'm not here to demean them.

but it's just the morale is like went from zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds in a corvette. that's what i'm seeing, chief, sir. that's what i'm seeing. but on another note, we were told six months ago, and commissioner hamel was point on, on that d.n.a. lab, we were told it was fixed. it's fixed. it's fixed. it's not fixed. they're supposed to have 11 employees and they only have four. we're supposed to have a machine that we paid $140,000 for, that's supposed to be working. it's not working. used to, we got a problem at the crime lab. good evening. president mazzucco: thank you, clyde. any further public comment? hearing none, please call -- actually, we're going to do something out of order. we're going to go right to the commission president's report. and we have a presentation that we're going to make tonight.

>> item number followed by the commissioners' report. president mazzucco: thank you. chief gaudin, could you please come up? >> i will start from here. president mazzucco: we call chief gaudin up here to show our appreciation after chief gascon was called. he carried for all of the changes that were carried forward by chief gascon. he ran this police department in

admirable fashion, as if it was his own police commission. crisis intervention teams. he went into full speed ahead and gave us support. you what the commissioners to los angeles to look and see how things were done there. he supported the commissioners in all of their efforts, and you did a terrific job. i want to thank you on behalf of the commission and have the other commissioners speak before we provide you with this plot. -- plaque. you moved your family here. i do not want to hear that you are from the lapd. you are now a part of the san

francisco police department. >> thank you. commissioner slaughter: the priorities did not change. you provided the leadership that was necessary. especially, obviously, with the team that commissioner chan has been so involved with. you made sure that the department kept moving forward, and we had leadership at a very critical time. on behalf of them, think. president mazzucco: commissioner

kingsley? commissioner kingsley: good evening, chief. you did overnight, through the weekend, unexpectedly, without hesitation, you took on a very high stress top job as a top cop, and i want to tell you that i never felt any lack of confidence. i felt our police department was in excellend hands. you had a number of surprizes that came your way during time as chief and handled that with a great deal of intelligence and

good judgment and fostered a great deal of confidence in all of us, and on top of all of that, you always have your eye on future events, too, and were planning for the world cup and other foreign events, so i want to add my thanks for a job done it excellently, and i am very pleased that you are continuing. the other forward to working with you in the future, as well. >> thank you very much. president mazzucco: commissioner chan? commissioner chan: i saw you in the news conferences and hold up very well. what i appreciate the most about you is the response of an honest and open new word. i saw you in meetings with the

cit working group. i think that was the first time before, when you joined us in the office at 8:00, and you spoke in plain english. the members were incredibly impressed by you, and that has been consistent across the board with what community members have experience in their connection with you. you also attended community meetings, forums, working on violence in the mission. i look forward to many more it chances to work with you. >> i appreciate it. president mazzucco: on behalf of the sentence is the police commission, i want to thank you for your service. [applause]

>> i appreciate all the compliments. we're short, it was my honor, and i was really proud to be put in that position and move the department forward. i could not yet been prouder to be the interim chief. most importantly, and i am going to take some of the steam from clyde, but i am proud to be led by the other, and now, i am proud to go home. >> i probably have the most closest contact with the chief, and he asked me to speak a little bit more slowly.

he has been a class at all of the way. there was an interview process going on. he has always been fair with me, and i appreciate that in the forward to working with him. >> thank you. president mazzucco: ok, now go to line-item 2-a, and we will go back to 2-c. is there time for the crime statistic? >> we made some arrests with regard to the german tourist case. several search warrants and arrest warrants were served today. seven suspects are in custody.

six search warrants, i think it was, were executed. unbelievable work done by the men and women of the police department, specifically tenderloin station, homicide, gangs task force, and the district attorney's office, particularly eric fleming, and others. there was a lot of cooperation. that is what happens -- you love it when a plan comes together. well, it did. again, the message is if you do a crime in san francisco, and we can pull it together and get witnesses and cooperation, we make these cases, and it's got may. also, the crime report, the last 28-day cycle, crime was down about 70%.

overall property crime was down 20%. this includes automotive press and burglaries. but the message has been received. it seems to carry over. the chief, the department is in good shape as it moves forward, and now we are in the middle of this budget staffing situation, but we will get through that, too. president mazzucco: thank you, chief. before we move on, there have been some changes. u.l. year roughly eight hours after being sworn in.

can you tell the commission the changes you have made during the course of this week? >> phinnaeus comebacker -- yes, all three assistant chiefs were very gracious in realizing that we were in times, setting the model from the top. same duties and responsibilities, but demonstrating that that is the way it should be. i spoke with mickey callahan today. i know the officers gave back six furlough days. last year, i gave my six-pack last year, and i will give my four back as a cheap going into this next fiscal year in addition to the forfeiting of any in advance.

we have blocked the door open . i door open commissioner chan has taken advantage of that, as has ms. porter. anyone else is welcome. when you call the office of the chief, you will get a voice and a person. i do not have an suv. there will be no more suv's. that is a little more expensive. small things, and that the mayor's office today to discuss a draft organizational chart. we hope to have that done relatively soon. president mazzucco: great, thank you. any questions of the chief republican -- of the chief?

commissioner slaughter: i think the rest of the commission will second it. you happen to get your command staff. i am not all surprised to hear that you're working on it, and afford to see what you decide. president mazzucco: commissioner chan? commissioner chan: thank you, chief, for making these changes. i did take the advantage of the open door today, and i will report back on that later during the commission report. i also want to thank you, chief, in a quick follow up in your second week now, being so responsive to our requests, including putting forward the department bulletin and reminding officers that they keep this record. penn -- commissioner: i want to

say that i really appreciate the attitude that you have taken with the new chief, and it does not work if the command staff is not with it. it was his decision, appropriately so, but you guys really showed your true colors and devotion to the department, and i want to thank you. president mazzucco: thank you. we will go to line item 2-c. good evening. >> an update on the patrol special. some questions were asked of me.

on the orders of the chief. last wednesday, i went back and make contact with all of them. i clearly explained what the situation was, and they accepted that, realizing they cannot go out on patrol until the fix the problem, which is to attend the range and to successfully qualified. what i did understand is that two out of the three had medical issues, and they are seeking medical attention. i advised them when they are cleared by their doctor, to be the response to the range, where a report will be issued to me when and if they qualify at the range. the second issue was a liability insurance. as of today's date, only one is

out of compliance. i did notify the empowering that they are in a stand down mode, and i am waiting if anything comes fourth. the information was disseminated verbally. also, written by me. and emailed to those individuals. and the last one, of the client lists, only one is out of compliance that individual has indicated to me that he has medical issues. i have submitted this to internal affairs for investigation to determine what extent will happen after that.

information that pertains specifically to the latroy specials can be given. he can individually brief the captain and read his or her associates as to what the current status is of the control specialists. and i think that i touched all the bases that you ordered me to come back and report on. president mazzucco: i appreciate you coming back and doing that. it was extraordinary to ask you to do that. i would like to say thank you for being in compliance or being close to compliance. the reality is, you are essentially a department of public safety committee, and you have no choice.

it is still not good enough for what we need. thank you for your work, and let's get to the bottom of this. anything else? item 2-b. please. secretary lt.: item 2-b, the occ director's report. president mazzucco: good evening. director hicks: 1 less. president mazzucco: any questions for director hicks? back to the commission reports, i just want to report that on monday evening, i attended a

merchant's association. they honored officer john gallagher, 41 years of service. he is retiring from no. station in july. people were expressing their concerns about crime in the neighborhood, and happens to be 9 neighborhood, -- and it happens to the my neighborhood, so i was there. it was a great event, and there is an energy in the community about the new chief. people are quite pleased. it was well done. i want to thank john gallagher. that is what i did. i was hearing from the community about how they feel about the new chief and other items.

>> i thank you for your time this morning. there is the director of the clinic, and also, director fixed -- hicks and others. we also discussed the timeline for cit. we fought through some creative ideas. president mazzucco: thank you, commissioner chan. anyone else? lt. falavey, -- falvey, any announcements? secretary lt. falvey: coming up

with the actual time in the room, and i will make that information available. president mazzucco: greg, as thank you very much. commissioners come anything else to add? commissioner slaughterhouse -- slaughter? commissioner slaughter: do we know what it looks like for next week? >> not yet. president mazzucco: as you noticed tonight, we are missing a commissioner, commissioner jim hammer. his term on the commission expired effected april 30. i just wanted to state for the record that commissioner hammer gave his all. he worked diligently on every issue, especially changes in procedural rules. he put a lot of time and effort in that. he was stalwart in handling

difficult cases, and we hope to have him back soon, scene of a process goes. he is a native san franciscan, a former reserve officer and a police officer down and half moon bay, and he truly loved what he did here. suffice it to say that jim hammer really liked what he did here, and he made decisions from the heart, and i was with him for about four years in the d.a.'s office, in the is just a good man, concerned about the community. as we went through the chief selection process, he was very productive and advocated strongly for the lgbt community, and i have to tell you, it is a

loss to not have him here tonight, and hopefully we will have him backstage. commissioners proved commissioner -- have him back soon. commissioner? commissioner: i will also miss him. protecting the rights of victims, and he was passionate about that cause. we should continue to make sure we carry out what his top priorities are on the commission, and in the time he has been on the commission, there are a number of things that he volunteered for, a number of committees that he was on, and he puts in a very significant of time in his evening and weekends working on commission work, and it is like a second job for him. there are cases that he handled

wonderfully, especially our oldest and texas cases, so i do hope that he returns. >> commissioner, can you fill us in on the process? apparently, he has made the decision to go forward with another term? is that which understanding is? president mazzucco: i do not know what his decision is. >> i am sorry. i was reading more into it. president mazzucco: he told me not to say anything about him tonight, and i did not listen. i think it would be good to have jim back. i do not know a process he is going through about the decisions he is making, but one thing i was a clear as day is that i would love to have him back. just tonight, he is missed. ask the chief. everything. he is very thorough. he also brings of the celebrity.

i always miss jim, and i hope he comes back. >> the blood with the process and whatever decision he makes. president mazzucco: great. i think we are ready for public comment on line items 2-a, b, c, d. but some clients and two more from my neighborhood are willing to prop up our sleeves and work with you about the control specialists. i think we can better alert you, issues recede from the client perspective and what we hear from our officers that serve our neighborhood that require your attention in a creative solution. not clients, but applicants and

officers themselves. he doesn't even know if that email was received by the liaison office. we certainly want to work with the lieutenant to see what will make his job easier, and that will move us toward in making the control specialist more reliable. thank you. president mazzucco: thank you. >> and the way to put them out of commission -- i know he is very telegenic, but he is an able worked radinsky is an in tabler -- he is an enabler.

that is your job. please do it. president mazzucco: thank you. >> commissioners, very briefly, i spoke about one week ago about the murder rate in san francisco, and going back to about one year ago, i talked to inspector evans apocalypto -- i talk to an inspector. are these murderous coming into san francisco and then leaving? it