crisis intervention trained officers into a database so that all the police officers can have a joint resolution of any problems they may have. thank you. >> thank you. so, is there any more public comment on this item? come on up. thank you. my name is stephen katz. i'm here in support of victor. i think victor would bring a whole 'nother level of expertise to the police commission and i think it is really needed. i think it is a very important position and i can't imagine anyone more qualified than victor. and don't miss the opportunity to really add something that is needed. like i said, victor adds a whole 'nother level of expertise. thank you. >> thank you. okay.

this is the last chance. any other public comments? seeing none, public comment is now closed. [gavel] >> colleagues, supervisor campos? >> thank you, mr. chair. i want to thank all of the people that have come out and spoken on behalf of both candidates. you know, one very positive thing about this is that we have communities that are very engaged. as i noted at the very beginning, any time that you have two incredible candidates, it's really hard to choose between them, and i personally believe that both of them should be on the police commission. and since we have a vacancy at the board of supervisors and a vacancy with the mayor, i hope that whoever does not get the board of supervisors

appointment will get the mayor's appointment. i think that both of them are deserving of this. let me say this, that i have a great deal of respect for victor hwang and i think that he would make an excellent commissioner. the challenge that i have in terms of this candidacy, though, is that we have a sitting member of a commission that is applying right now. and when angela chan approached me awhile back to tell me that she was interested in being reappointed, i did what i do. any time there is a reappointment before me, if the person has done the job that is expected of that individual, i will support the reappointment. and i will be doing the same thing if it was victor being reappointed. the question is ha this individual done the work that they're -- that you expect them to do as a member of the police

commission. and i believe that angela chan has done that. i believe that she has done that in terms of, first, the most probably important thing which doesn't always happen with commissioners, which is making sure that you show up and that you do the work. and i think that she has consistently worked harder than anyone that i have seen on the police commission, including the time that i was serving there. the second thing is that i do think that she has gone out of her way to not only work harder, but to also reach out to the various parties that are involved and not just community, but i think including police officers and the various community groups and organizations and entities that work with the police commission. i am especially grateful to