crime statistics, you were hitting on theft of property crime, primarily robbery, burglary. there were no statistics regarding more violent crimes. are we to take away from that at that there is good news on that front? >> we have had a couple of assaults in the area. two incidents in particular where there was an arrest made and a serious injury. both parties were transients. one person lost sight in one eye, and that is being investigated by our department. >> while these are obvious serious cases, the overall numbers are low for park district in comparison to the rest of the city for violent crimes?

>> yes. >> i know you have only been in your position for a short period of time, but in terms of the statistics you've cited for property crimes over the last comparing january to february -- and there was the comparison to the rest of the city. i wonder, how does it compared to previous years? where is the trend? incidence of robbery is. is this something that is just -- you know -- distinguishing park side from the rest of the city -- park district, excuse me -- on this statistic? is it something that is uniform for the park district? are they higher than the rest of the city? >> the officer that ran the

power point presentation is my officer at that station. going back to previous years, it is difficult for us to do. however, going back over some recent numbers, we have been trending down in the park, with regards to robbery's. with the ones i did bring tonight with regards to burglaries' it, october vries, those have been trending up. that has been the focus of my newsletters, focus of my awareness program, try to get people to be more aware. having communities come together helping each other. that is the essence of community-engaged policing. >> so it is definitely up from 2011, 2010? >> i did not go as far back as 2010. from last year, burglary numbers are up slightly, yes. but as i pointed out, our

burglary arrests have been up as well. the bikes are the target primarily. laptop computers as well for burglary. if i have nine burglaries, six of them are bicycle related. that is a high number and something that we are trying to address. >> just in general, with crimes in general with the city, the general trend is down. we have slight upticks and downticks from time to time, but crime on the whole is decreased. while the crime in the park district is one of the lowest compared to all the districts. >> thank you. neighborhood court. we have been reading about it, hearing about it. what kinds of cases have been

heard in the park district? who is hearing the cases? i know we have an assistant d.a. -- >> we just got him. he spent four days there and now he is on vacation for two weeks. i let him know that we were having the meeting and he wished he could have come. with regards to that, it is very low usage. we are seeking to increase that. when officers have a citation or report for an infraction or misdemeanor crime, like graffiti, not rising to the level of felony, and they can put the original citation in a box for the district attorney. the assistant district attorney can contact the station and we have a point of contact with the person to let them know to

contact the assistant district attorney within the next few days to have the matter adjudicated through neighborhood courts as opposed to being forwarded to the d.a. right now, we are trying to increase the numbers to engage people who are being cited to utilize this program. as we move forward, it will be a better tool. that is something i've tried to pass along to the officers, to utilize this tool to help them from stopping -- having to address these issues over and over again. perhaps we can modify and change the behavior. >> thank you, captain. >> captain feeney, thank you for your presentation. i appreciate the community turnout. it shows your connection to the

community and the community's interest in getting engaged. everyone that spoke talked about the contributions you made to the community to make it better. i am appreciative of that. i wanted to ask about civil sidewalks. i am glad that you gave us the statistics. have things changed, has this helped to improve things? my initial since when looking at this law was that it would be a tool, but would not solve all our problems, because the problems are much deeper and the solutions need to be deeper. >> absolutely it is a tool. as such, the tool does not do the job. the carpenter uses the hammer, uses the tool. we use the tool to help us do our job better in certain situations. it is helpful for a beat officer, and as i told the committee to group when we discussed this, i wish i had

civil sidewalks when i was a beat officer years ago in the tenderloin district. how often what i have had to use it? maybe not that often, but it was something that the people knew -- there was some need for them to move out of a doorway, off the sidewalk -- if they are spread out on the sidewalk sleeping. we have an opportunity to clear that sidewalk for others to enjoy the use of that sidewalk. >> has there been an increased number of referrals? i know one of the ideas is to connect people to services, homeless outreach. has there been an increase in referrals to various services as a result of civil sidewalks? >> the beat officers are regular officers. when i was there 10 years ago,

it was difficult to have officers work the beat on haight street. i now have eight different officers that want to have that assignment. not because it is an easy assignment, but they get the satisfaction and support of the community that is out there. unfortunately, the tenant solomon who was here earlier in the presentation, used to run the homeless outreach for the department. very fortunate to have lt. solomon until he retires in june on the night watch at park station. he provides officers with the information they need to share with others, regular beat officers are out there. quite honestly, several of them do not want services. several of the people that we have dealt with have dealtlake do not want services -- albert lake do not want services.

>> i was asking about homeless services, how is that going? >> that is a focus. we have some members here of my community advisory board. albert lake, we will address that immediately. however, for long-term changes, this is going to require bringing in -- bevan dufty is now the supervisor down there. utilizing more homeless outreach issues, so services as well. as was pointed out by one of our commanders, we will not arrest our way out of this issue. this will take a comprehensive solution to have a longstanding solution. >> that is what it seems like. if you could arrest everyone in one day or a week -- at the end

of the day, they come back. i am glad you are bringing of other ideas. >> i have already spoken with marcus from the rec and park patrol. we spoke about -- someone had mentioned the shopping parks, other property out there. rec and parks works with our officers every day with regards with the campers and the park, but we are going to address the shopping carts, other things like that. the part belongs to the residents and guests and tourists to the city. it is not a campground. i take this matter seriously. in order to solve a problem you have to take control of the problem. we will take control of the problem. >> with regard to the comments about mental health, i understand it is related to the

homelessness and drug issues. i wonder if you are familiar with the crisis intervention training program being launched right now? i know there are only 30 officers involved now. you have any officers in that program? having some of those officers could help. >> i believe i have one, is not two officers, that have been trained. i have others that are interested in that training and have submitted request for that. >> thank you. i also wanted to ask about the wiggle. for those that do not know, that is a bike path that takes you from market to the golden gate in the flattest way possible. now that we mention it, you will notice a sign, green traffic signs that show the wave. -- the way. something i often see is bikes stopping -- not stopping at stop

signs. are there any other problems with the wiggle? >> failing to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks by bicyclists right now is the main complaint. it is a safety issue. and there was a fatality in the embarcadero where a bicyclist hit a pedestrian and that person is being prosecuted for that. we are trying to avoid that from ever happening again in the city. we are trying to get the awareness level up for everyone. it is not just bicycle's failing to yield to pedestrians at a crosswalk. it is motorists as well. it is also pedestrians -- talking about community-engaged policing. you need to be responsible when you are walking as well. in one of my newsletters, i discussed it. when all of us were kids, our parents taught us to look both ways when we are crossing the street.

people are walking and texting at the same time, assuming somebody will stop for them. honestly, they could be right, but they could be dead right. >> you met with the bike coalition, other organizations. what came out of that? >> [inaudible] >> what i was asking, and that steps, any decision that came out of that meeting? >> the bike coalition, the week before last, we had two collisions at the corner of fell and divisidaro.

in one incident, the bicycle was found guilty for not yielding. in the other incident, a car cut off a bicyclist and them. the driver was found to be most at fault. two members of the bus coalition, i met -- bicycle coalition, i met with them. as many of my cpab members do, i like to think out loud. i like to collaborate and have conversations about why things must be that way. i am not a status quo-type of person. i simply asked why are we having to be stuck with the biplane on the south side of bell street.

we are creating problems with the double parked cars in front of the bank, the atm. they wanted me to suggest that the bike advisory committee that we move the bike lane to the north side. i also suggested that we, at the corner of baker and fell, have a bicycle-only scramble going from that corner into the panhandle. members of the bike advisory committee liked the idea and have asked their mta representative to look into this. they discussed this very issue a week earlier and nobody had come up with the idea, so they will be exploring that further. bike safety -- there are a lot of issues. there is the issue, up withoak street, merchant issues, resident issues with parking. i am not a traffic engineer.

i just like to develop ideas and put them out there for ideas to add to. >> thank you. those are concrete next taps. i see the point about moving them by calling at it -- if possible. -- moving the bike lane and, as possible. was there anything about educating bikers? with the increased number of bicycles in town, you are a vehicle and have to stop at stop signs. >> we are working in partnership with the bike coalition to get that message out. also on the community and buys a record is one of the merchants and owners of the cycling and cafe shop. he has a blog that he puts out. it is no us versus them. we are all together. we are looking at getting the word out in partnership. i know one officer had and on friendly encounter with a

bicyclist blowing through a stop sign. once she explained why we're doing this, he changed his attitude a bit. he did not like the ticket but understood. the education aspect -- we can only educate so much. people who blow through stop signs -- i learned last week, people that go for their personal best on the whittle, they are unsafe -- wiggle, they are on separate -- unsafe riders. >> i do drive through those exact route said everyone has described everyday from work and community meetings. i understand how fast cars go along the roads. i know the department has limited resources. you do have this large homeless, mental-health, drug issue. how can do that and balance that with the car, traffic, but a string issue?

>> i have spoken about rules. -- pedestrian issue? other ideas i have put forth, i was told by a friend of mine years ago, in canada, people drive with their lights on 24 hours a day. i encourage people here to drive which their lights on, to use your signals. that is one of the big complaints that people mentioned. the lack of turn signals. they do not put esp readers in cars. you will never know what a person's intention is. we must signal our intention, whether in a vehicle or on a bike. that is something the bike coalition teaches. there is a program about signaling. we have to do that more. if we had here, it is going back to basics. there are a lot of things -- common courtesy, right away.

that is one thing the bike coalition spoke about during our meeting. if we concentrate on slowing down a little bit and thinking -- common common courtesy is que honestly. >> think you very much. -- thank you very much. >> i really appreciate the community articulating concerns. i appreciate the way you did it. i think it is important to say we have a problem in this particular area. i always say give us something to work with. we allow folks to come out and scream and holler. you gave the chief something -- you give specific areas and hot spots and thinks he can turn around and do. i appreciate that, and i know he

appreciates that. i think the response you got from him indicates what you gave him. and i think you very much for that. -- thank you very much for that. commissioner dejesus: last week the department gave an excellent presentation about the budget of projections and where we are. one of the things -- i think it is very important for the community to be proactive instead of reactive. i think art -- you are projecting a loss of 400 officers in the next 18-24 months. there are no academy class is planned in the budget. the chief is working with the mayor's office to try to see if we can get one or two in, but the people leaving are already affecting the number of officers in each station. if you lose 400 and continue not to have academy class's, the

deficit is going to be higher. it takes about three years for an officer to go through the academy and come out and the season. we actually did not approve the budget because we think is dangerous to not have an account of a class at all, but the cheap is working on that. you also need to be proactive and talk to representatives and anyone you know in the mayor's office and talked about the attrition rate and how we're going to resolve that, rather than wait three-four years to realize we are down 400 officers and the stations are depleted. i just wanted to put that out there. i want to thank you for all of your comments. thank you very much. >> that is the end -- that is the conclusion of the meeting. we will have a motion for adjournment. >> move to adjourn. >> thank you.

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community. they are not the same thing, but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free, and you might get fed. ♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty

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want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come

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