pened it's gone i'm a cab driver i'm working in this industry for 28 years what am i going to do give up my medallion the most exciting time is when he washed his medallion for 18 years for 20 years to get the medallion where's the value of the medallion now zero it's nothing i think one of you guys should get out on friday night or variance and looking at what the drivers are going through thousands of tmcs you stop at one traffic light theirs tmcs with passengers my is an entry cab they're picking up and dropping off passengers wake up come on

(clapping.) >> last speaker. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> i've been driving taxi like the almost 20 years i have a medallion first of all, since the economy has been tough we're not making money it is a tough institution out there i'd like to request all of you to waiver this fee to make it possible now going back to the situation right now right now driving 5 to 6 days a week i mean, i work hard liquor every other colleagues and drivers the taxi is sports to be all over the city you know this is a city culture this city is losing the integrity of the city so many uber drivers and lift

drivers breaking reputes right in front of me doing u-turns i'm not to make u-turn i can't find a passenger 20 or thirty minutes not or not anybody why is that why the funds what we need to do to meet the fundamentals the russ johnson and insurance why this is so frustrate everyone in this room look at their face why i'm afraid we have a medallion drive five or six days a week why can't i find anyone please do something endorse the rules and regulations this is a lovely city don't lose this is the transportation you're definitely losing it and i don't appreciate that nobody does thank you very

much (clapping.) that concludes public comment at this time i am sure i'm sure the board can't discuss issues that are not on the agenda i'm sure those issues will be agendized in early may i'd like to ask the public to come back we have a brief history of highlights of the relationship over the last several years all the issues a great daily because sometimes, it comes across it didn't fully reflect that okay. so next item. >> regarding be polk street can we ask staff to look at the merging situation between california if it's true the merchant make up has changed and it looks like there will be extension of the bilk path we

owe it to the merchants and folks to look at that. >> one clarification on the early may will this include the issues of the taxi drivers. >> sorry i was asking for clarification whether the early may items be brought back. >> we can include as mr. snider suggested a meeting thirty days away of what we're doing with regard to driver safety. >> okay thanks. >> we'll ask director reiskin to come back. >> next item. >> what? oh sorry we have exciting news from the board of supervisors this average against all odds supervisor campos unanimously

selected for other 4 years >> monday evening on the consent calendar by one resolution in the form or forms listed below. if discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately. i've received no indication that any matters should be served. >> motion to approve. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? next item and item 11 the approval of a supplemental capital budget for 2016 which includes addressing $15 million from impact fees into the original projects from the general fund paej allegation in the capital budget up to $26 million based population growth and appropriately those what the bay area for light rail and the bonds for the

streetscape project and having the adjustment permitting $8 million from the general fund on behalf of the budget to save the contract and authorizing the county correction to the original supplemental appropriation for the series 2013 and series 2014 revenue bonds. >> up again (laughter). >> as you wish. >> mr. chair and members of the board this is an action we're asking you to take it is really a recommendation to the board of supervisors which is the body here in san francisco which has the authority to appropriate funds because off the state of the economy that is generated greater than budget for transit impact budget foes and budgeted general funds and because prop b

we're seeking our approval for the supplemental appropriation it's a long agenda title that went through this specific items the reason we're doing this now as opposed to waiting for the next two years there's projects that will be delayed so i'll be happy to walk through this. >> it seems like a reasonable trade off questions or comments. >> no comments or questions i'm happy to make a motion and note i appreciate the focus on this i can there are people that don't want to see the ma song streetscape delayed. >> any questions. >> i'm told we have a speaker. >> peter spraus.

>> u straus. >> peter straus i'm sure you're aware of i've been working with the infrastructure transit riders and one of the people people that put effort into securing the package of prop b last november given that it is gratifying to see how this item before the board appropriate those few minutes and proiptd ♪ an appropriate way with that said, i want to remind the board to point out that prop b very explicitly maybe funds for improvements of reliability, frequency of service and state of good repairs made the fund for capital or operating extensions and in the future we still face the structural deficit on the operating side that will could

you be to us given that the funds could be important we're fortunate this year the general fund is in good shape 13 percent improvements including those implemented that month it is appropriate for the prop b fund to be allocated for capital needs at this time but in the future this is something which you should review and have to review carefully as each of budget comes before you those get into the weeds need to be taken with the best action possible those in not controversial but i urge you to pass this before the board >> any other comments or questions we have a there is a motion and a second i actually have one question on the recommendation which is on page 15 the one about the approval

add $15 million and employment those funds with individual projects but remember the $32 million appropriations with up to $26 million with the board approval does that mean what do you mean. >> when this board approved the budget with the goal budget back in april of last year, it was with the anticipation that the city will advance to the battle in november a vehicle lessons increase that brings roughly $32 million to the agency so the budget you approved included the $32 million by the time the budget got to the board of supervisors that budget failed to advance so the board of supervisors didn't appropriate those $32 million with the package of prop b we're exterminating it will bring in

$26 million so from the time you last approved the budget we've removed 32 but addressing back 26 and the net appropriation from the board of supervisors is 26 because they didn't appropriate the $32 million. >> measure prop a a number of years ago we lost it all in work orders. >> no, i believe that with all due respect it is not a goodanalog we have $26 million to enable us to buy 18 new transit vehicles and that wouldn't have been there if prop b without the possibility of parole would be there to backfill the agency fee

we hope in 2015 and in 2018 that will be coming to the voters to continue to fund the holes in our structural deficit but it was you know what it was clear that the vehicle license fee was not going to go forward and the $32 million not coming to us is $26 million we anticipate more like $22 million it completely filling the gap. >> at this time i appreciate that the fair analog but the $26 million was begun they used it for something else. >> this was almost the opposite the 32 was not going to happen but really the board of supervisors and the voters came back and back filled it with $26 million. >> thoek all in favor, say i. >> i's

i's have it thank you very much. >> mr. chair with the cancelation of the closed session that community colleges our meeting today. >> thank you very .

>> please turn off your electronic devices may we all rise for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all madam president i'd like to take roll and please do inspector. >> commissioner president loftus commissioner turman commissioner marshall

commissioner dejesus is in route commissioner mazzucco commissioner president fong commissioner melara madam president you have a quorum and with us is the chief of police kwhoufr and joyce hicks. >> good evening to everyone and those watching welcome to the april 8, 2015, police commission meeting inspector the first line item. >> the consent calendar received and file action. >> request of the chief of police to accept a donation of 25 hundreds from boston properties for the special partitioned bureau request the chief of police to accept a 10 year old quarter hours for booze utilization by the mounting

unit. >> colleagues you'll see two items for consideration on the consent calendar which the inspector has laid out i'll note not bans of caution one of the donation is signatory is john laughing ton the former sfpd my husband's second cousin for purposes of disclosure any questions for the chief no do i have a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor, say i. opposed? motion passes inspector the next line item. >> line item general public comment the public is welcome to address the commission on the items not on tonight jurisdiction but within the subject jurisdiction the speakers shall address the commission as a whole not individuals on the police

commission rules ever order neither the police or the ocii personnel or commissions are requested to provide answers but my respond the personnel to remain from entering into debates or discussions with speakers during public comment we have a larger amount of people speaking we'll limit to two minutes. >> welcome i see reverend brown. >> madam chair, i wish the commissioners would indulge that black community and give us more than two minutes considering how long we've been waiting for justice not only in this city but more importantly to tell us this nation and we saw one of the most

egregious impressions when a young lad walter scott was gunned down in south carolina i hear you brother. >> we feel reflects a second systemic attitude and practice on the part of too many who claim to be law enforcement agents to keep the peace i beg you tonight i implore you don't limit us to two minutes give us the 3 minutes that afforded at the board of supervisors we have some serious things to share with this commission tonight and president of the san francisco naacp the pastor of the by that point church for

thirty years i hope he'll we'll notice reduce the e impressions as some erroneously elected to say a city guess not much mind about race being a factor race matters if you listen to this audience you'll get a good eye and area full of how dirty san francisco is when it comes to justice for black folks (clapping). >> thank you reverend brown. >> thank you reverend brown. >> next speaker >> that's my appeal not my statement. >> you have 12 second. >> i'm president of the san francisco naacp it is an insult to tell the president of the

naacp he is governed by two minutes i'm appealing to the board for together where you stand and in terms of respecting and hearing from the community that has been so devastating wronged in the city. >> time is up (clapping.) >> next speaker >> i'll say this i hope you all fire every one of those southern police officers and give them no benefits they don't have the right they don't deserve to be on this police force and i'll say also that the city. >> i'm sorry your time is up, sir. >> if this city can say nobody

can go to indiana because of the homophobic policies we show the same thing immensity about the racism prltd against black folks get rid of those officers. >> thank you, thank you. >> policing and sensitivity training and finally make sure we have a difference force and brother marshall i don't need you to tell me my time is up she's the chair of this committee. >> thank you. next speaker, please ms. jackson. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is sergeant williams i'm the president of the officer for justice i'm going to ask the

commission to give me me her 3 minutes. >> she can't and very well i stand before you representing of the officers for justice we seek nothing less than justice many of the members are not here because of retaliation if they testify pubically we take the same risk regardless of the color of our skin is it fair that minority should be treated this way there's not been a schedule of this magnitude with the san francisco police department after the loss of which involved the creative in - which was sheltered in 79 it comes down to two things it's african-american officers and it's about our heritage and about our gender preferences despite the long history and contribution of african-american officers to the san francisco

police department text messages by some of the members with disparking garage words referring to us as silver back comburldz and monkeys regardless of the contributions to the police department it is all about race and gender i feel personally lbe traded by my loyalty and service not respected it is difficult to process this members of the sfpd has consistently lead the nation to building that the law enforcement agency is progressive and that the members appreciate differences and value diversities based on the text messages it is an abandoned concern i pgs the officers involved in the scandal. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm going to leave you with

the remaining comments that you o fj wants to leave you with i of time you to help us eradicate this bigotry within the department (clapping.) thank you. >> next speaker welcome. >> good evening. i'm felicia i represented the 1021 as the chairman of wealth and dispartsd within the black community i want to address around the horrific text messages imposed in san francisco even though it's a black woman we've known about the racism and discretion now since we have black and white i guess it is time to deal with the old you know issue that no one really n in san francisco

wants to deal with not only do we see you not want to deal with with it one of the things that bothers me in the community is after everything hates been said or done i'd like to know why didn't anyone come to the community. are we not worth having a community quorum to talk about it and have a dialog we're not worthy and so we do have a right to the city i want to say today right now that black lives matter even though we've been fighting for years and years over 50 years in san francisco alone for justice and equality it appears we have some liberties but definitely do not have equality and that's what we're standing together for we want justice and a equality for the black community i'm still think that you guys have the

right and that you should be determined to come to the black community and every time we have to say something and stand up for our rights we have to come to you, you never come to the black community never where we are to even apologize for the horrific things going on in san francisco i'm shamed i'm shamed of the police department and shamed of this commission not coming to the black community to apologize personally >> thank you, ms. jones (clapping.) >> next speaker. >> hello, everyone i'd like to use the overhead i'm paulette brown i'm here again southerner any brown that was murdered august 15, 2006 to a semiautomatic cabin put their

gun into my son to this day i have no justice no enclosure and the case is a cold case i bring this with me because it says in the chronicle that the police forming mayor gymnasium said i know who killed her son the police know who keep in mind her son this was in the paper that which is a slap in the face if you know this why can't my sons kinds be solved why am i still grieving as a mom i bring those pictures of homicides those are cold cases excluding my son i bring my pictures of me

standing over my son because i'm still hurting his birthday just passed transmittal ity april 6th. >> this is what i have left of my son laying on a german full of bullets that's all the memories i have left those are the names of the suspects that shot my son thomas and others one of them is deceased right now how long is a mother am i going to grieve how do we solve those cases how many mothers are going to continue to grieve it's been 9 years 9 years i need some justice. >> thank you, ms. brown (clapping)

and is there anyone in the audience or anyone at home the phone call that 4154444 please call that number it will be unanimous and help us although the person will be held accountability. >> i've been here a minute george gascon and chief greg suhr the police department even bill brad told me i said there's why are we still seeing this guy on the force greg said he's going to fire him honestly it is a little bit repugnant i talked to a cop on 6 the street idle charter it means something when i come up here

and use the n word it means a lot my best friend is black he calls me a honkey honestly commissioners terminate those officers on recommendation of chief greg suhr and do it now. >> thank you clyde. >> next speaker. >> (clapping.) madam president commissioners, chief suhr and distinguished audience i'm sid restrict jackson the president of the san francisco black leadership forum and come to you with a request for hope we live in a racist society not shocking to three and four there are racist incidents within our society that is awe pulling and shocking we don't have effective policies t