hearing. we have several issues but will take our time, whether of the time when we get to the general public comment, we are going to limit it to two minutes, and we are going to take 30 minutes in the beginning, and if there is need for additional comments we will continue after the meeting. >> item 1, it is expected soon -- a donation from a television from best buy valued at approximately $500. >> you have the memo. best buy has offered this tv for our officers to use for law enforcement purposes to review

footage. is there any questions or objections to this? >> the retail value or the estimated volume -- volume -- value? >> it says retail. >> i am sorry, commissioners. i was quoted a value of $500 for the television. >> any public comment regarding the television set. hearing none, do i have a motion? all in favor? >> aye. >> please call item too. >> item 2 is general public comment. the public is welcome to address the commission regarding items that do not appear on the agenda

yet are within the jurisdiction of the commission. the speaker should address the remarks of all -- as a whole. neither police or commissioners are expected to respond but may provide a brief response. personnel should refrain from entering into any debates or discussions with speakers. public comment is limited to 2 minutes per person. >> good evening. goo>> are you able to show the pictures of public comment? i do have an active complaint that has been filed since march of 2011. it took a long time to hear the results of complaints regarding

littering. i was a passenger of the vehicle. the driver drove up behind this accident. it appeared they had hit a private citizen. i said jokingly, let's get out of here before we get in trouble for taking a picture. i was not joking. i did not there would -- did not think there would be a problem with taking a picture. by the time i made a right on third street and got past the chevron station, i noticed a police vehicle and adjacent to me. i thought, there is a negro about to have a bad day. little did i think that would be me. he pulls up behind my car.

the lady said, please call over. i have pulled over in the same space i originally took the picture at. the officers said, i know i have not received a ticket for taking a pitcher. he said, i am giving you a ticket for littering. i do not litter. she said i litter. i said, what did i litter? she said, i do not know. what color is it? i do not recall. i said, can we get out of the car and picked it up? she proceeds to give me of $500 littering and ticket. what i did do wrong it is not appear in court. i went down to the hall of justice and made sure i did not have any warrants or anything that would get me in trouble. i met with a nies manager. she assured me i could have my

license -- i could not get my license suspended and that the worst thing that would happen would be that i would get a nasty letter. boy, was i surprised when i got pulled over and from my license suspended and unless i pay $800 i can never drive legally again, so i will be here every day. >> if you could talk to director hicks and members of our staff, we will get to the bottom of this. how are you? >> you know you do not see me unless i have problems, and the young lady that just spoke networks with me as a photographer in my news company. i am not only here for that. i am here to send out a notion to the chief of police. you may not know about the african-american migration report.

i am the self-appointed czar. i am the only reporter that put together this task force. i'm calling upon those determined to be part of a focus committee which is going to ask those to adhere to the african- american migration report. it said most of the african- americans left the city because of the relationship with the police department. yes, we do have problems with some rogue police officers. i am not saying the entire police department is corrupt, but a lot of them are corrupt. one thing we want to fix first is the relationship with

african-americans. i have years of them beating me down because of reporting and that kind of thing. discrimination is at its highest in this racist city in san francisco. i want to know who is control in san francisco. i know they say they are in control, but we do not know who is in control. i ask commissioners to join our focus groups. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> my name is philip. i am a participant of occupies san francisco, and i represent myself. i witnessed officer ray s. --

reyes really assault a young woman. he came up to a woman standing on one side of a barricade. i saw him push as hard as he could this young woman who was very 50. -- very small. i accompanied her to the hospital. she received nine stitches. only non-violence will receive non-violence. the occupied san francisco movement is a non-violent protests. we have witnessed much violence, and we want peace. only with peace will we get peace. i encourage you to instill peace. i feel that having him speak to

us, i would love to see that. this is my personal opinion. i feel through nurturing our relationship with the city a so we can really come up with creative solutions to come to agreements that work. >> next speaker. >> i am also a member of occupied sf. this morning there was a rain. -- raid. i went to protest police action and was arrested.

they stated we were violating the vehicle cohede. i attempted to leave the road and was pushed back by officers on all sides. i was forced to drop my things on the road. i was taken to 805. i needed to get up to use the bathroom. another person tried to help me. i asked him not to, but he tried to pull my arm up and managed to take me on my face.

emetic said i needed to go to the hospital. i was issued -- a medic said i needed to go to the hospital. every other person was given a citation, so somehow the city did not want to take responsibility. i had to leave on my own theory good -- on my own. injuries were sustained. i do not believe that was necessary, and if the police are not going to -- >> next speaker please. >> i am under some of the department of public health. i went downtown to offer my

support, and i witnessed a lot of posturing, and a police officer shoved me, and i did not get his name or number, but i could not stand any more. i am 60 years old. i and my grandmother. i do not think i threatening to anybody, but apparently i was behind this officer and he did not want me behind him, so he shoved me, but that is not what bothered me so much. it was the next officer who came up to me with a stick and his helmet and down, and i am thinking, there is an overreaction. the people are engaging in legal

first amendment rights, and the police department is overreacting. there should never be violent your your -- there should never be violence. threatening grandmothers on the street for no good reason is unconscionable. i would like to remind you you are in the 99%. if you think you can protect your interests with this violence, you are mistaken, and the police need to protect and serve as we expect them to do. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for enforcing the

law. it took two months, but they finally did it. the speaker said what they are doing is legal. it was illegal, and you finally stop them. thank you finally for doing your job. i appreciate it. it was really well done. it has been 67 weeks since the comptroller's report recommending the dissolution of the patrol specialists throughout the entire city. it has been 21 days since we were told there was going to be discussion about apparent ambiguities regarding the disposition of illegally operated specialists in the castro. he has for eight months been ineligible to operate but has done so regardless.

i see on your agenda there is another disciplined for another patrol special. every week it seems we get another one. this wastes your time. finally, i recommend an article published last wednesday. although it does not concern the police specifically, it concerns the district attorney, and i recommend it to yeaou regarding prosecution of hate crimes as a warning and as guidance for you about how important your role is to keep police and control specialists under control, because when they

are done, it goes to victor wang who is correct. >> the police commission does not have the ability to eliminate control specialists. good evening. >> i tip my hat again. i heard about the raid at about 11:30. i got down there. the officers were so professional. it was a well-organized team that was effective, deliverance -- deliberately. it had to be done. the mayor took a lot of heat for being indecisive. at this point, i know how you

are. he did a great job. a few people got hurt. >> next speaker. but i do not know where these gentlemen are getting the idea there was nothing wrong with police said activity throughout this movement. i do not know where they are getting the ideas of what we are doing is illegal. anyone aiding in affecting such is liable for treason because a corporate person cannot allow poland the constitution during good -- cannot allow this.

this is the notion that does not surprise me. all i have been worrying about the past few months dealing with this is any one who behaves like this in an administrative manner or otherwise is a fraud. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker regarding this. >> i am a resident of san francisco. by profession, i am a recovering lawyer and part-time mediator. i am a supporter of the occupiey movement.

i am too old to go to the camp, but i heard about the rain early this morning, so i went down to see what was going on. it is unfortunate this raid would occur on the anniversary of pearl harbor. i cannot imagine a worse time other than christmas. i have an opportunity to speak to police officers. what i would hope is we can keep the lines of communication open. it was sad to see 100 or so

police officers also mounted police officers. i was in the front line trying to walk across the plaza. there was a line of police officers and year. that is so poor impression. >> next speaker? hearing none, public comment is closed. there is a matter regarding language access to the commissioner has been working on, and she has participants who need to get home earlier, so if we can call about out of order. >> item #5, an update regarding language access for a limited

english persons. >> we have had our retreat not too long ago, and we voted on our priority, and one of our top priorities was language access, so that is part of what brings us here today to bring up the general order adopted a while back on october 17. my question is where are we in terms of implementation and how often are these resources to use? if you can give us your report, that would be great. i knew she is still working on this issue.

>> good evening, commissioners. i am the department's language access officer. as commissioner chan brought up earlier, she brought of specific questions. i am here to address them. i gave you a copy. each of you should have a copy of specific questions and answers, and i will address them, and if you would like to follow a round, that would be of great help. i am going to give you a quick profile. the san francisco police department has 2000627 members, including civilians.

-- 2627 members, including civilians. 467 of sfpd members are bilingual. 163 are certified by the department of human resources as bilingual in foreign languages. 6.2% are certified bilingual in the five core foreign languages. question no. one, how often is language access use? that is the most current data we have. department members reported coming into contact with limited english proficient speakers in using language access tools on average 50 times a day.

question no. 2 was which languages are used and how often? the five or languages identified by the city and council of san francisco are spanish, cantonese, a russian, vietnamese. the following top languages were primarily spoken find speakers with their contact with members in the most recent fiscal year. number one was spanish roughly 17 times a day. no. 2 was cantonese 15 times if dave. -- 15 times a day. no. 4 was french at two times a day and number five was japanese roughly two times a day and sixth and seventh are russian and vietnamese. russia and approximately two times today, vietnamese

approximately one time i year. the question was what district uses language access the most. the officers and members of the bureau have used language access the most. in parentheses you can see 16,406 contracts were from sfpd airport. where are we in terms of implementation? what has been implemented, and what has not? the following recommendations were made to advance to the department's language a. enhance the current system to

effectively dispatch them. the department of emergency management, which handles police dispatch, provided an estimated cost of $57,000 as of 2008 to enable the dispatchers to identify certified bilingual officers in real time on their display terminals. dispatching only bilingual officers has the potential to jeopardize public safety and officer safety by causing slow response times. the department's first statement of the value, and the protection of human life as our highest priority, cannot be compromised by not discussing the nearest police officers to a call for service. on any given time, there are limited numbers of certified bilingual officers on duty throughout the city and county of san francisco.

there are approximately 160 certified bilingual members out of a total of 2627. next question -- next recommendation by occ -- for my interpreter training to qualified bilingual officers and civilian interpreters. in may of 2009, classes in cantonese and spanish interpretation with an emphasis on domestic violence victims were offered to department members. that was department bulletin 09- 105. there was an indication in june of 2010 that there were no funding for the glasses in the future. in inquiring for the availability, it is costly and may be difficult to burn approval and during fiscal difficulties. for example, language services, the contracts service we have,

they offer a course relevant to any language interpreter. the six-hour class taught -- the six-hour class costs $260 for students. the total cost, including for the instructor to of all certified bilingual instructors to stay the course, is $30,000. san francisco state university extended learning has a spanish- english interpreter program. the cost for the six-course program per student is approximate $3,650. the next recommendation -- rank and bilingual officers and bilingual civilian interpreter is by their language proficiency 2 or really match personnel with the complexity of the communication. the department of unum -- the

department of human resources certified bilingual capabilities of the city's employees, including members of the s.f. deede. it is a tier one city department with a separate budget. there would have to develop a system to test and rank the efficiency of bilingual members. the resources to do so would be costly. one individual member costs about $150. the next recommendation was to equip officers in the field with cell phones to access a phone interpreter when a qualified bilingual officer or civilian interpreter is not available. due to the current budgetary constraints, as a result of the poor economic caught in -- the poor economic climate, equipping every officer with a cellular telephone would be prohibited. no cellular telephone has been issued to individual officers. no cellular telephone has been issued to individual officers.