actually think you have a difficult job and i think you're doing the best in a difficult situation. i think as a pd has a difficult job. they're doing the best they can get that doesn't mean every officer is assuming that a lot of other cities i think we have a lot of great officers in the city. but i'm here to talk about my remaining minute and a half his crisis intervention. namely the upcoming award ceremony. on may 12 and i want to thank -- keeps her for making a donation to our think some of the commissioners for supporting it. i think it's a really important event. for some ever we've ever done anything like this. recognizing police officers done outstanding work in handling a mental health crisis issue with de-escalation not with force.

this is the kind of behavior we want to reward and recognize and shine a bright light to the community and show that there is alternatives to the use of force. when dealing with mental health crises. i think this award ceremony the 1st time ever, which i'm helping to organize to the oversight committee, that i participate in and speaking at the event as well is one of the speakers, i'm just grateful for it. i'm grateful for your support and grateful for the cheap support of a period that's all i wanted to say that. thank you so much. >> president: thank you mr. elliott lewis. next speaker, please. >> testifier: my name is cw johnson did, person lived in the tenderloin committee for 30 years off and on. also a community organizer. the -- have worked with you guys on redistricting and we know there's a necessary evil. so one of the things that we think we both work together and that's what we've done. so what we really hope that you listen to us and that you will -- thank you and have a good evening >> president: thank you so much mr. johnson. next speaker, please. good evening welcome.

>> testifier: my name is kevin saul. i'm actually here with the rest of the central city collaborative in support of the redistricting lines, actually here to talk about the high-speed chase over the weekend that killed the poor defenseless woman who should not have been killed at all. there's too much people driving in the city that don't even care about the human life and about anything those people are just trying to exist in the city without having to worry about their lives. if it can be cut short. just today tomorrow or whenever. i hope that these people who committed this crime will be caught and prosecuted to the full fullest extent of the law. i hope the other victim, was not killed by this in is in the hospital. gets better real soon because nobody deserves to be a victim of this senseless be the heck you were crimes in the city. so i just

want to thank you for doing the best you can to bring these dangerous drivers to justice. so thank you. as would: thank you mr. starr. next are, please. welcome by. >> testifier: personal i want to thank the community for getting involved. it's up to us. we are the voters did we speak up and people listen. now let's got down to my -- [inaudible] everyone has bite. yes we do i i hate spinach. let's talk about the bus that tenderloin. 34 people arrested for selling drugs. all 34 were african-americans. okay. i know tenderloin like the back of my hand. if you remember correctly chief, about a week ago there was another jurisdiction

officer who got busted in -- market providing helen with his 2-year-old daughter in the car. am i correct? that was in an african-american. no it wasn't it have you been by the post office in the tenderloin the substation or whatever it is? nope. that's not african-americans. nope. nope. so we look at that. it paints a picture. it paints a picture that were targeting blacks in fact you it admonished an officer for what he said on the radio. am i correct? yes, you did get to what he said on the radio. vote target one race for selling drugs were in it. take a drive out to pacific heights. who's giving them that powdered cocaine? it ain't african-americans. i guarantee you that. hello. hello.

suddenly, i said it to you sgt. it's unintended bias. you don't even realize you're doing it. it's unintended bias. the study done in 2009 by harvard university. they put people in front of a computer. okay. threat or no threat? every time an african-american came up between a rich white >> clerk: your time is up >> president: thanks. next speaker, please. welcome. good evening >> testifier: my name is sherry taylor, person a 3rd that this judge in san francisco california and i'd like to address the issue of batch cameras. the main thing is even if we have batch cameras the -- crime needs to be in forget we need an independent agency outside of the one that we have now that will enforce

what is seen on the camera. as we know, rodney king was witnessed getting beat up by 17 officers and only less than a handful was convicted while the other officers stayed to watch enchanted and did not come to his defense. while he was handcuffed. we also know that trade on martin was also a victim in which zimmerman admittedly, told the officers that he shot trade on martin and was released to go home. we also know that oscar -- was handcuffed. we have videotape through cell phones, to high tech knowledge he and how is it that these officers are not convicted? so the batch camera has to be more than just a batch camera. we need an

independent agency. outside of the police department that will enforce what is seen on the batch camera were rails makes no sense to wear one. thank you. >> president: thank you. next speaker, please. welcome. >> testifier: my name is betty jones and just coming to address you. i don't like to the way you talk to my pastor. he is a practice of 3rd bass baptist. you guys were run out usn the police out when you're having church but you have the audacity to sit behind desks and tell him, your time is up. why don't you get up and let the white folks tell him that your time is up and then you would know how he feels saying your time is up. i don't see -- funny. that's a minister. you should respect him for what he is and not what you're trying to be. a quick >> president: next speaker,

please. welcome. good evening. >> testifier: my name is shauna thomas am a member of 3rd baptist church. i want to address the issue. i live in the sunnydale housing projects and my attention was brought to the -- there's only 2 black officers in the neighborhood. there's always officers of a different race. there's like maybe 8-9 of them but they just right around my neighborhood and racial profile on these young black guys. i see this all day. every day. i'm just trying to figure out what's the problem. i know it's a race issue, but where are the officers of color as what they're supposed to be in our neighborhood, right? nobody can answer that?

>> clerk: just comments please. >> testifier: that's all. >> president,: thank you ms. thomas. next speaker. good evening welcome sgt. >> testifier: good evening commissioners. i just want to address you again on the matter that is at hand. as the president of the officers for justice, i want to let you know that we reached out to the other police employee groups. the apo ae and pride and they stand united with us. that the text messaging was a very horrific event for the san francisco police department. they can be a learning opportunity for us. the way -- what we can all get out of this

is 1st of all the importance of us working together on a united front. if we truly want the police department to be diverse, we have to allow not only the -- groups to be part of what is going to be the reform of law enforcement, but also the community stakeholders. at the same time, i also want you to reflect on something that is also of great urgency and importance. there has been a critical incident that has occurred in this police department. it is time for the mayor to step up to the plate, get from behind about it all and get insider tells what you plan to do. because if you don't were going to continue to waddle in this mess. we've only reached the tip of the iceberg. even if it's only 1% of the police department, we've got to root them out because san francisco has to prove to the nation once again, we are the finest agency and let's go from

being the 14th in diversity back to number 1 where we belong. thank you. >> president: thank you sgt. welcome. >> testifier: hello. my name is brenda washington, citizen organizer with the -- collateralize her. after that is my name last time but i'm back it is probably not the time i know, but i have a prior engagement but i just want to thank all the commissioners for their hard work in trying to accommodate the community. i speaking under redistricting right now. i just want to say a special thanks to commissioner love this for her leadership in the process. i also want to say that i support the boundaries of tenderloin station ending at oak street. i really appreciate that you took our needs and considerations with hard work that you have done to accommodate us. we came out in record numbers to tenderloin

and were very serious about this matter. so i feel that the tenderloin has worked hard in this matter. i want to also thank chief -- or his patience and his time dealing with this matter and thank you. >> president: thank you ms. washington. good evening. next, speaker. welcome. >> testifier: thank you commissioned my name is mattie scott on the founder of [inaudible] representing parents who've lost loved ones to gun violence or anyone lost anyone to anyone type of bias directors and also the san francisco black [inaudible] love is an charge a nationwide movement to stop violence and they president of the brady campaign. right now, this is what appears like in san francisco. i really hate to say it because i am from new orleans and that's the reason why my parents brought me hear

from new orleans in 65 because of the jim crow experience. right now but i'm sad about the state were in. particularly because of the unsolved homicides. because of the 9 people murdered in january, which set a precedent in our city. because of the texting that was very very racist and also truly being traumatized and the migration of black brown and poor people. our communities are being taken over by businesses and also by law enforcement in a negative fashion. i have respect for law enforcement could i have it respect for the law because i was taught that way. and because you all are civil servants and we work together over the years but something right now is not right and doesn't feel good to be in san francisco. it's very painful to stand here along with others mothers lost their children to

gun violence and homicide i know i like ofc. yolanda said were in it to win it. we want this to change. it has to change immediately. the clergy not to be able to worship this is ridiculous. you need to look at that. our mayor has closed the door on all of us. this is about all of us or none of us. were in it to win it. we have to stop the killing and start the healing now. we cannot wait. thank you. >> president: thank you ms. scott. welcome. >> testifier: commissioners that members of the public, i concur with -- and it's very difficult after being a student of history to learn when you read the kernels commission report and it speaks about a time like this that's coming. i think we are reaching a tipping point and a lot of times, if

are not careful we will repeat history over again. i was reading about the 53 people that lost their lives in the rodney king riots back in 1990s and it always brings us full circle about really what is the principle of justice and the principle of policing really means to us. sometimes people may question are we really for the city or against the city. but i think it's important for us to take a good look in the mirror what types of citizens do we want for the future because it's unacceptable that are dr. brown comes up here and , even if you're not intending to disrespect him, but the people feel it that way. he's a senior. he's a pastor. he's a doctor. and as a leader of our community and he represents us. i'm one of his students. i want to just say let's try to find

a middle ground here. because when we speak about the -- report and i think you are the commissioners spoke about the early warning that same place system bennies be looked at again because it's important that we see things before you see things coming. maybe we might need someone from the community or someone that the committee trust like public defenders office sitting on a panel so we can have more credibility and we can find some solutions. thank you. >> president: thank you mr. mohammed. good evening. welcome. >> testifier: good evening. i began speaking out of turn here so i apologize. i mouse rogers from the south beach mission bay neighborhood association. i just want to commend you for your long and diligent work on the redistricting examination. we're hoping in the end that your decision will be to go with the original boundaries

for district 6 that were described early on. but, if that isn't the case we support whatever the outcome is and will just trust your staff accordingly. thank you so much. >> presidentdon't think ms. rogers. next speaker.

has increased among people at my hotel.whether they reported or not they are often many people where i live afraid to report it thinking of future problems. we sincerely appreciate the efforts to extend the district boundary so that these people get the protection they need most. thank you. >> president: thank you. next speaker please for good evening and welcome. >> testifier: my name is alan gregory i'm with the central city as though collaborative. i would like to bring to your attention -- i'm not happy when people waited 90 seconds or 2 min. to talk. i think the exception of some people should be an exception to that rule.

that should be noted. i think some people deserve more time for that place they haven't society. somebody mentioned earlier something about enforcement. it's nice of laws but without enforcement, it's not going to happen. also book you need money to have enforcement and the city needs to start funding. that also. thank you they must. >> presidentthank you. next speaker. good evening and welcome. >> testifier: ladies and gentlemen of the audience and commissioners, good evening. for the record 90 ms. amil was that i've spoken before this commission many times in the past. i've been a resident in the city of county of santa cisco for 45 years i've seen a lot of meetings and a lot of commission hearings. recently we just had a district attorney pointed a private investigative group that bypasses the police commission. i want you to think about that. why he did that.

possibly the responses here coming out of this commission for investigation this can happen due to, mild, or nonexistent. it's not that i don't trust -- i think personally he's a fraud. he ran for the district attorney's office after claiming he was a democrat all his life when he was a republican after the of 20 weight. he also showed pictures of his brochure of a jewish indian at 13 years of age and they claimed was him. a latino in cuba. another fraud. but i'm not here to talk about mr. -- tonight. i'm here to talk about the case is not just [inaudible] being beat up by the police. i'm a white person. i got beat up by the police. i have a case in federal court right now. documents from the of the city of san francisco. 49 requests. 0. they don't

exist. please don't write police reports. surveillance cameras don't take pictures. they don't exist. according to counsel for the sf pd and the city and county of san francisco. so, repping for you today is this. i'm going to give you 7 copies of this newspaper story and also a copy of a freedom of information act. that produces 13 documents. >> clerk: thank you your time is up. >> president: thank you mr. lawrence. thank you. good evening. next speaker. welcome and good evening >> testifier: my name is audrey shull. i understand enforcement very well. i'm retired lieut. of the san francisco sheriff's dept. i

want to reiterate what rev. speaking up because i sit beside him and heard every word i spoke to the officers after he left. if i haven't come up to diffuse the situation they may have arrested him. they came out very angry, very matter of fact but that you have too much noise the neighbors said. you know, we need to wish everybody to talk about sensitivity training. i think you need to send some people in the neighborhood who understand the people. start there. because when they came up asian and latino they should have had a little more sensitivity to cultural things. this is our culture. this is our culture from the south. after -- they go down the street. nobody ever asked why are you what are you doing. you need to know what our culture

is about. train them on that. the other thing is, our neighborhood 3rd baptist church we've been over there 160 years that were not going anywhere. this get that charge a lot and were going to be there. i want to see something done with the neighbors around there. were having too many problems. that's not the parking, it's the noise. it's too many people walking. it's too late at night. this is church. were going to church 24 hours if we need to. thank you. >> presidentthank you. i do just want to reiterate to event occ investigator here tonight >> clerk: we have our chief attorney [inaudible] >> president: specific allegations of officer misconduct should be directed to the occ. ms. frankel can help anyone want to do that tonight. good evening and welcome. >> testifier: good evening my name is irma estrada. i'm

saying where is the love and compassion for human beings no matter what race creed or color. where is the love? that you and all of you one for yourselves and your families. your children. were sons and daughters you a generation of people. that's what i want to know. where is the love? that runs from heart to heart and breast about. no matter the color of your skin. that that is what i wanted because this what's going on. it's not enough well. it's all about keeping your job in making money in being able to buy have the car and have that. it's about things. it's about power and money and prestige. pastor amos brown is my pastor. i've had the opportunity to call him and he has a few having a problem and you need to talk to me please call l >> council member declined 45

or more stares on a street when i am in my home and sat on my couch with his legs crossed and had time to talk to me and my family. i didn't have to call the police department. you know what i'm saying? and i've had other problems would have gone into his office and sat there and talked about personal issues. right there he's right there with a suit and tie sitting very calmly and spoke to me and helped me. i have my piece my sanity and my joy. -- by horseback or whatever to get to prayer meetings to get to church and 66 years old. i'm out there in the dark getting a cab or whatever. but i'm coming. and pastor brown will if you call him, he's coming. he's coming. i also want to say a 20 result i was married to a young man went from high school to be a -- vietnam. all these

placement. they need to go to go to vietnam to be a real warrior. >> president: thank you. next speaker. welcome mr. jackson. >> testifier: hi my name is marion jackson get, board member of the officers of justice. just listening tonight i see the community wants to have a voice in how the police and i think it's time for us to start working on the african-american community police relations board again. so the community will have at least a venue to talk about how their police. one of the problems i have with the police commission is that they're supposed to represent the people and it appears sometimes they represent the police department. you are our civil watchdogs for the over the police department you're supposed to make the rules and policies. a lot of times i

don't see that. how can a community event when they don't have no way to vent password you give him 2 min. to say stuff they been building up the last 100 years. you have to go out in the community understood the people are saying. i been here with mothers crying about the kids being killed by the police that have an opportunity to say anything. so, i think that please mr. nosy go into the community 1st before they come here. then you wouldn't have all these people here complain. thank you. >> president: thank you mr. jackson. good evening and welcome. >> testifier: my name is -- i think it's comical how you recommend the occ to the people bringing complaints i think it's very comical how you sit there smirking during this whole thing when people are talking about issues that bring pain to their lives and brought tragedy. that is an extreme

sign of disrespect and lack of concern on your behalf on issues that affect the people -- >> president: nobody is smirking. >> commissioner nobody smoking. that's not to. no one has but we have listened to you but do not come up here and misrepresent the record and say that were smirking. >> testifier: do want to enjoy me some more? >> presidentlet him speak. >> clerk: go right ahead. >> presidentorganists are you 2 min. again. you have a full 2 min. >> testifier: i was going to make a point of how all this is theatrical. it's like a big play. a big -- y'all dancing to

the music because nothing is happening. we always receive from the text they know that the police department doesn't know how to handle officers that she says he does know about the tax. those are your officers. how can you not know what's happening in your own department. how can there be biggest within apartment and that these bigots act-a database but how you know your cells are not a bigot. had we know the rest of the police department isn't full of bigots? every article about the text scandal it says, these officers are not a reflection of the department. i think that's exactly what there. the reflection of the department. the reflection of the chief and a reflection of the city and the commission that oversees the department. there is no nonreflective there is only one truth that this institution is racist and all of you are lacking on judgment. that's a simple but racism is to in this nation but it's too amongst this commission and is true in the city. there's nothing progressive about the city. >> presidentthank you. good

evening and welcome. >> testifier: my name is -- mendez. i'm here on behalf of latino and black community. i am outraged to know that here in san francisco were only 7%, 7% i'm a resident of 20 years in the bay area. to know that the progress that i've seen through the please has dramatically changed from nothing with my family to killing my community it upsets me to know that i am unsafe in the streets to know that i'm a commuter to san francisco to my brothers and sisters here in san francisco and in oakland are in danger because of the police. it upsets me to know that the racist texts alex -- oscar grant, many more are being