their license valid again. >> i was listening to your history and i am really old here. there was an issue in the mission district of taking a lot of cars that did not have licenses. we worked on something pretty similar but i thought there was a time frame. this would have been about 2010 or 2011 and there is a department bulletin. it gave a window. fifteen or 20 minutes so they had an opportunity to call somebody. it would work with the churches of the time who are willing to set up some type of system so that people who did not have a license for a variety of reasons could get the car. i did not hear that in your history. i'm wondering if there is a timeline? >> the only difference is there is no designated time. there is no way to predict how long. so the community caretaking role

covers that because if it is not a hazard to, if it is legally parked, it will not get towed. >> if somebody comes prior to the towing of the vehicle, that is where we have the time limit. sometimes, you know, it is right around the corner from the hall of justice and the tow truck is right there. i thought we had quite a 15 or many -- 20 minute timeframe. i'm wondering why it is not there for the particular one where you are giving them -- the only thing i am hearing is you are giving them until the tow truck comes. >> in that case, if it was not not the registered owner that responded, we currently cannot release the car. we can only release the car to the registered owner. nobody can give permission for a third party to take this person's vehicle. so the community caretaking covers this. >> i'i'm trying to remember.

i don't have -- i did not hear you mention it. i do not have it in front of me. i thought that is why we are setting up with the church's. someone can come an in we can sn the release. >> i'm not aware of any churches that responded. >> no, what we set this up we put in there and there was an issue that the owner, you may not be the registered owner and how can they release it, i thought it was in here that they can sign a release that they are not responsible. >> another thing that has mitigated that circumstance is the passage of another fellow. it is really not that much of an issue anymore. >> ok. >> thank you commissioners. >> this may have been explained, i'm not sure if i'm understanding it. under the second section that you were just discussing, vehicles where you need somebody to arrive within a certain amount of time, can those

vehicles be safely parked and left? or is there -- how is that dealt with? >> we are not allowed to park a vehicle or drive a person's vehicle. we are not allowed to let an unlicensed driver park a vehic vehicle. so the car, wherever it is at the time of that traffic stop is its a disposition. >> so basically the difference in whether a car gets towed can be where somebody has pulled over? >> yes. >> ok. >> i just want to clarify something so i understand it. we typically do not approve department bulletin changes. in this case, i understand we are because the law has changed, on the bulletin is inconsistent with the general order. is that the case? >> yes, at general orders require the department to submit

any changes that they make through the departmen departmens that amend your department general orders. >> ok. they can't be inconsistent with the general order without an amendment to the general order. that was my understanding. >> my understanding is a department is bringing this because there is a substantial change to your general order. if you like to revise a general order i'm not sure exactly where that is in the priority. but that would be up to the commission's prerogative to do so. >> yeah. it sounds that way. >> anything further for the sergeant? >> may be we should look at whoever is in charge of our list and move to consider its. when you do bring it to our attention we should try to be consistent and make the change to the general order so we have consistency and not have the general order say something for

four years that is different or three years that is different. that is something we should talk about on our agenda. put it in their attic get to read. >> i agree. >> there is a list that is being used. >> i know there is a list but i don't know where it is on the list. >> any department bulletin that changes the general order, once it is reported, the language in the bulletin will be incorporated into a new general order. >> i want to find out where it is on the list. i don't want it down six months or a year. it would be nice to revise it all at the same time. >> i can't advise you where that is at this time. >> sure. >> and we cannot release the card to someone who is not registered. but practically speaking, there is a question asked about where the car came to the traffic final stop. it is a determination of whether he gets towed or left in a prop -- parking spot. practically speaking, does it happen where the car ends up parked a lot?

so that there is not a toe? >> it happens when the traffic stop is affected and they will pull into a parking spot. it does happen. >> thank you very much. >> we are guided by the community caretaking. that is what the guiding light is. >> ok. thank you. ok. commissioners can't do i have a motion to accept this addendum by way of the departmental bulletin to the department general orator. do i have a motion? >> i would move with the understanding that we also try to calendar the bdo in sometime in the near future so weak -- near future so we can be consistent. >> public comments regarding this department general order with reference to the towing of a vehicles? hearing none, no public comment on this issue, all in favour?

just so the public knows, there is a questionnaire about discretion. i have a suspicion a lot of these cars get parked by the officers. i want to thank officers who exercise their discretion to do that. please call the next item. >> item five. discussion of possible action to approve the addendum to the california department of justice and the sfpd ml you. discussion and possible action. >> you have in your pocket the addendum to the m.o.u. with the california department of justice and i will turn this over to another commissioner who has taken the labour on this and by way of background, for the members of the public, the united states department of justice made 272 recommendations for changes. and the department of justice, through the program has withdrawn from participating in that. and some in our political family

here in san francisco were hoping to have another agency looking to monitor these changes. we are being monitored by the police commission. we have tailored clients, which you have heard mentioned about tonight. the same consulting firm that was working with u.s. d.o.j. and working with us. the question is, there is an m.o.u. with the state department of justice. when this first came to be, it sort of -- it was one of the first efforts to serve the authority of the police commission. many of our opinions was unanimously voted down. we were not fully advised and so we have taken a look at this and obviously, we as a commission belief and transparency -- transparency and accountability. if there is another agency that can help us, we are more than willing to do it. we had concerns about the ability of the d.o.j. to monitor these changes. they have a subject matter

expertise. the d.o.j., all those folks we dealt with through that process where professionals and you had sub- jacked matter expertise. they were high ranking member is a major police departments. either recently retired or active. they were working with the community. so now, there is a decision to bring the d.o.j. on board. there has been meetings for the d.o.j. in the police department. a commissioner was involved in meetings with them. there was a concerned that we are the police commission on this is our role and all the role of the state to d.o.j. we want to make sure they are up to speed. there was a meeting with myself and other commissioners and mayor farrell who was just learning about this and understanding at that time. there has been a lot of work put into it by the commissioner. i have got you up to date. where are we at? >> we have had a document that the city signed with the state ag at that memo basically

outlines the role that the state ag and taylor hein -- hillard heintz will play. there is occurrence earned by the commission that the commission was not part of the document and did not have any identified role, even though under the san francisco charter, we do. so we drafted what is the first addendum to the memo. it has been approved by the mayor's office and by the police chief and by the state a.g. and it is now before the commission for approval or not. it came out a couple of weeks ago. there was concerned by a couple -- by three of the commissioner's. they wanted to get more comfortable with the role the state a.g. has played. i am hoping it will play. i'm hoping that has happened. i would like to move up for adoption of the addendum with the memo of understanding. >> before i call on commissioners with additional language that he may like to add, we are still going forward.

the police department is working with the community and the group's. we are working towards making these changes. whether or not there is a signature on this document it is a state d.o.j. things are happening. it is a matter of solidifying or codifying this. just to make sure, it is happening. >> thank you. i apologize. i did discuss with him that i was working off the language and with the police commission and our policy analyst. and so, after our last meeting where we discussed this and the commissioners who have been here longer got us sufficiently outraged at the way that we had been excluded from this process. and i just scent it to the city attorney this afternoon. i don't know if she had a chance to look at it yet. basically, let me just read it.

what it would do would add or replace -- add a subsection on page 3 of the original m.o.u. through the addendum process, we would move f. to g. and then in place of what is currently f. -- i'm sorry, g. two h. so it would be a new g. and then what is currently g. would be moved to h.. and the language that we worked out was basically, restating the police commission's role as the final oversight agency over the san francisco police department edit is dipped -- as it is determined by the charter. the proposed language, and again because i am just raising this now, whatever process the

commission wants to take, whether we need to put it over a week to wordsmith the language a bit more is fine with me. i will read out the language that i proposed inserting as section six f. six g. the language would read as follows. let me read the preceding for the public who may not have this. >> are you sure it is six g.? >> this is the addendum. >> to g. on page 3, going into page 4. so with the preceding line, i will start with aft. this is currently in the m.o.u.. this addresses the compliance

and how compliance will be determined by d.o.j. the subsection reads, working with the consultant, d.o.j. will issue periodic public reports regarding the status of sfpd's implementation of the reforms are governed by this m.o.u., including whether the d.o.j. has determined that a particular reform has substantially complied with the recommendati recommendation. proposed subsection g. reads, once d.o.j. makes a determination that a particular reform has met the standard of substantial compliance, the commission shall independently review the status of the reform and make its own independent determination whether the department is in compliance. the commission may set future hearings as needed to ensure that it apartment reminders remains in compliance.

>> i don't have an issue with that. before we approve it, i would want to note that the other parties to this document are prepared to sign off on it. >> that is fine. i realize i am just raising this now. i think we can put it over to the 18th. i will do the outreach, unless somebody else wants to talk to ensure the other parties are on board. >> i agree. thank you for that amendment -- amendment. shows where we stand within the charger and this was one way to usurp our authority. and a ballot measure was another. we have to bring it back and. we will put this matter over for another week, just for the commissioners to reach out to the other parties. i want to thank you both for doing that. is there any public comments regarding this matter that we will put over until next week? hearing none, public comment is closed.

please call the next line item. >> the public is welcome to address the content -- the commission regarding items that do not appear on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission. speakers should address to the remarks as a whole and not to individual personnel. under rules of order during public comment, neither police or dba personnel or commissioners are required to respond to questions presented by the public but may provide a brief response. individual commissioners and police and dba personnel should refrain from entering into any debates or discussion with speakers during public comment. please limit your comments to two minutes. >> before we start public comment, i did not notice that a commissioner had lit up the screen here. >> thank you. i just wanted to let the public know two important things. there are two important work in groups that are coming up. the accountability working group will be on july 25th from 1-3:00 pm at police headquarters

on third street and we would obviously love to have the community come and participate in the working group. it really does help us. we are fortunate to attend the use of force working group and it was one of our first working groups that we were able to attend. it was very beneficial to see the working group in progress and hear from the community with respect to their concerns and input on how to implement some of the changes that are coming through. the second one, which i am very happy about is that bias working group. it will take place on july 26 from 10:00 am until noon. it will be at the headquarters at the hall of justice. again, we invite to the community to come and participate in this working group. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for bringing that up. i am technically on the accountability group, but i will be out of the state that week,

the week of the 23rd. i would appreciate if other cuts -- commissioners can cover that. >> i will be there. >> thank you. we can move into public comment now. >> it was maia's mistake for missing her. >> it's all right. >> first speaker, please. >> good evening. my name is adrian. i'm commenting on the police department's action on monday, july 9th at the occupy san francisco i.c.e. block h. i'm speaking out for a friend who could not be here this evening and was slightly injured by one of the san francisco police officers. briefly, my friend was outside the barricade on samson street. he saw officers from the san francisco police department move in and block off all access to the i.c.e. occupied encampment shortly before midnight. the person is over 70 years old and was standing on the sidewalk outside on samson street.

he was outside and away from the barricade. he saw the cops rushed forward and one told him to move. as he was moving, th the officer knocked him down with his stick. when he started to get up, the officer knocked him down again with his stick. if my friend had been a physically frail older, she could have sustained severe injuries. i ask, was this assault necessary? for me, this raises questions of how officers are in practice, interpreting all the use of force and de-escalation training that they are supposedly be a gauged and. not that this case was one that needed de-escalation. unfortunately, at the officer's badge and name were not retained. this raises questions of where the sfpd stand on san francisco being the sanctuary city. where does the police commission

stand on san francisco being a sanctuary city create thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> can we advise her to the d.p.a.? >> yeah. >> adrian, can you pass on to your friend, that the d.p.a. certainly is available for any types of investigation or complaints. >> even if the officer badge was not obtained? >> yes, they all do that. >> i will let them know that. >> i am the investigator here. i was going to start to bring some of the pamphlet -- pamphlets next week so people can have them and carry them with them in addition. i have an investigator here if you don't mind talking to her. she can get your information and we can talk. >> i will pass the info on. >> thank you. next speaker. >> thank you. >> good evening. >> i'm here for the same reason as some of the others that have spoken before.

i think that san francisco is a sanctuary city. the police department has an obligation to enforce at the sanctuary city. not to enforce what i.c.e. wants them to do. i.c.e. is the last three letters of police but it does not mean that they are affiliated with i.c.e. so please respect the people of san francisco's judgement that this city should be a sanctuary city. all people are welcome and we do not have to cooperate with i.c.e. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good evening. >> hello. i am an illegal immigrant from the republic of congo. i came here in san francisco fleeing persecution back and remove the the mic up a little bit? >> i was fleeing persecution on the ground of sexual orientation

and gender oppression. and my country is a war-torn country. i came here to seek safety and it has been a few months and i recently noticed issues that has to do with racial profiling on the part of the police departments. i am being followed by some officer that i managed to take a picture of them and in return, i am being approached by random strangers and on the streets and in my housing where i am staying. if i don't know if it has to do with race or my immigrant status, or if it has to do with something that i don't know. i want to know if there is any kind of investigation that is ongoing on my side. i just want to know if there is something like that. i don't want to -- i have the right to know that and there was

an instance where i tried to reach out to someone. and supervisor tang, -- if there's anything. they constantly are turning me down. i don't know if the officers are using -- if they have a way of not representing me. i recently spoke with the department to police accountability in the cases ongoing right now. i just want whatever that is, i want to know about it and i wanted to stop. it is giving me so much emotional distress and i am just having like a hard time understanding. i need an answer to that. >> thank you. so you have already made a complaint with the department of police accountability. director henderson, who is in charge of that is here and his chief of staff is here. maybe they can give you an update. i'm glad you feel comfortable going there and making the complaints but we have to let

the process play out and maybe we can provide you with an update if they are aware of one tonight or tomorrow. >> i wanted to know from the police if there is any investigation going on on that issue. >> the d.p.a. would be doing the investigation on your behalf. but let them talk to you about it, ok? thank you for coming forward tonight. thank you. any further general public comment? ms. miss brown? >> welcome back. >> hello. >> it was nice seeing you today. >> i miss you guys. i've been down for a long time. i did not have anyone to talk to anymore. but i am back and i'm glad to see that everyone is back. again, i'm here to talk about my son. my son was murdered 12 years

ago. i would like to use the overhead. >> it is on. >> he was murdered 12 years ago. next month is his anniversary. august 14th. it will be his anniversary. and it will have been 11 years since my son was murdered. i am asking again, for the media, to do another media coverage at his sight where everyone came last year to do another coverage. i spoke with my inspector today and he is going to be calling me again on friday and i am surprised to hear from him tod today. for some reason i had not heard from him in months. but he called me today and i am happy about that. he gave me a little information that made me feel a little glitch. but i am waiting to hear it from that.

that, again, i keep having the perpetrators that murdered my son, is thomas hannibal and others. one of them is deceased. i just recently saw hannibal on facebook. he is still living his life like he has never done anything and he was the main one bragging about murdering my son. i'm still looking for justice for my child's. i still carry my pictures of my son, lifeless and his mother standing over him. i would not want my mother to do this. i just want people to remember what i have to go through and what i have to live through every day. and my other picture, of my son,

lifeless. his beautiful face decaying. i want justice for my son. my 16-year-old boy that i don't have any more. >> thank you. >> members of the public, if there's anybody that has any information regarding the murder of this gentleman, please call the tip line. area code 415, 57 -- (415)575-4444. for those who are not familiar, she comes to our meetings every week and she has done so for many years. since her son was killed. there is an inspector assigned to the case and there is no statute of limitations for homicide and the police department is doing its best to try to make a case that could be charged in a court regarding his

death. he was a good kid. a really good kid. his mama went and accepted his diploma at graduation. he graduated from saint dominic's catholic school for grade school and i wish somebody in the community had the courage of their conviction to come forward and, you know, there is no mystery as to who committed this murder. but whether or not it is provable is another thing. someone has to come forward and be willing to testify. ms. miss brown comes to city hall every week and does this. i wish somebody in the community would have enough guts to come forward and help her out. next speaker. magic? >> yesterday at the board of supervisors, we presented the idea of creating a resolution to abolish i.c.e. and that there are -- the l.a. city council is also considering this. the house of representatives on the national level has a bill introduced to abolish i.c.e. this is a very encouraging idea

that his taken effect in the country -- on the country within a few months. people are advocating for the abolishment. it was only created in 15 -- 15 years ago. we have an elder women here who are aware of what it feels like to think of our grandchildren and our children being treated like this. on cord -- cold floors drug, told not to touch each other, in darkened rooms. we cannot lose sight of what is happening here. the police commission aims to encourage -- in fact demand the police department protect us who are citizens out there. all generations for a week blocking that building where people are being intimidated and taken out of our city. this cannot be lipservice that we are a sanctuary city. that we are a sanctuary stage. i suggest we pull apart out if the republican party process hands and her aunt -- and encourage the state to call for rights. we want i.c.e. out of this date.

we do not want our people to be intimidated and be taken to jail's eye to have the children taken away and not drugged. it is beyond the pale that this is happening. so contra cost to the contract for jailing immigrants in richmond, we need all of you to advocate and to stop the police. in the middle of the night disrupting this camp. they knew it was there for a week. why is this done like this? the same way they did to occupy in the past. it is appalling. we need to just stop and we need you to protect us. i asked the police officers last night if they were there to protect us and they said yes. let that be true. >> thank you. any further public comment? please call the next line item. >> item seven is public comment on all items to item nine below. including public comment on vote to hold item nine enclosed section.

>> we are about to move into closed section -- session two disclose matters of litigation. any public comment regarding that? public comment is now closed. >> item eight, vote on whether to hold item night in closed session including vote on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege to item nine e., administrative code section 67.10. >> do i have a motion into closed session? >> seconded >> we are back on the record in open session.

item ten, vote to elect whether to disclose any or any discretion on item nine held in closed section does session. >> do we have a motion? >> i make a motion. >> is there a second on that? all in favour? can you call the next line? >> item 11, action item. >> i will move to adjourn in honour of our new mayor, mayor london breed. we wish her the best of success in the best of success for san francisco. >> thank you. >> just to follow, i think that the commissioner was there today for the inauguration and as were other commissioners. i wanted to acknowledge that --

in her inauguration speech, pointed to the need for the city to focus on reform and for rebuilding the trust between the department and it's citizens. i think that was an acknowledgement, as well as the hard work that the commission has done ahead of it. i wanted to note that as well. >> thank you. >> with that, anything else? >> we need a second. >> we need a second. >> i made to the motion. >> we are adjourned. >> thank you.

>> hi, everybody. my name's london breed. i'm now mayor of the city and county of san francisco. thank you for coming here today. i just received a briefing from our local, state, and federal officials on disaster preparedness and making sure that we as a city are prepared for anything that could come our way, whether it's an earthquake, whether there's a terrorist threat, whether there's a fire or any other emergency. many of the officials standing behind me are the ones that will be in charge to help our city move forward and address those particular issues. and one of the take aways from today's meeting is that we need to make sure that san franciscans are prepared. we need to make sure that you visit 72.org or alertsf because we know when a disaster hits,

you know, sometimes, our resources are restrained. we know we can prepare as much as we can try on a city level, but ultimately, we want to make sure that every san franciscan is doing all that they can to prepare, as well. so that is the take away from this meeting as well as some of the things that we are definitely going to improve on, including making sure that many of our senior population, that we specifically do something to support what their address and concerns might be. i was actually -- actually, i grew up here right across the street, and i was here during the '89 earthquake, and i remember the lights being out, and it being dark at night, and the power not coming on for days, and a number of other issues that occurred during that time. and so we can definitely learn from some of the things that have happened here in san francisco in the past, and i am excited that even during the time that i served as acting

mayor, when we had a terrorist threat because of the men and women standing behind me, that was averted, and so that is the kind of thing we've done here in san francisco is to continue to coordinate with our state and federal officials to make sure that san francisco is in the best condition to address any issue. it's not a question of, you know, when is an earthquake coming. we don't know. we know the fact that it is going to potentially come because this is earthquake country. and so here in san francisco, it's important for us to be prepared, so please make sure that you visit 72.org and alert sf. [inaudible] >> thank you. and if you have any questions, please call 3-1-1, and i'm willing to take up to a few

questions. [inaudible] >> so i just started yesterday at 11:43 a.m., and i've already been meeting with a number of officials, including one of the most important things that we need to do, and that is, of course, protect the public. and so having meetings and meeting with department heads, our public safety officials, and doing what's necessary to understand exactly what's happening now, and making the decisions to improve on what is already happening is important and what i plan to do. it will take time.

there -- this problem that has existed in san francisco was not created overnight, so to get to a better place, it will take time. and so i am committed to working with all of our department heads and others for the purposes of getting to a better place. i love this city. i grew up here. i want it to be a cleaner city. i want it to be a safer city for all of our residents. i'm committed to safe injection sites and to doing our conservatorship program in a way that effectively helps address the challenges of mental illness, something that we know is impacting our homeless population more than anything else, along with addiction -- challenges with addiction. and so i'm committed -- i'm started. i started, and i'm moving forward. when we can see the results is yet to be determined, but i'm looking forward to just really pushing forward as aggressively as i can to get the job done.

[inaudible] >> what kind of push back are you anticipating from fellow members of the board -- [inaudible] >> well, actually, i'm not sure if you're aware, but about last week or two weeks ago -- the days are just blending right in together. i went to sacramento with supervisor rafael mandelman to support senator scott wiener's bill, sb 245. he is a support of sb 1045, along with other members of the board of supervisors, and it passed through committee unanimously. i am hopeful -- i had a conversation with the governor about it. i'm hopeful it gets through. it got through the senate. hopefully, it'll get through the assembly, and if the governor signs the legislation,

he would have to opt in for the purposes of using this tool here locally. and i'm feeling good about this particular legislation taking effect here in san francisco based on the support from the board of supervisors. maybe not all members of the board will support it, but i think that there's sufficient support to get it enacted here. >> in terms of emergency preparedness, were you just briefed or were you -- [inaudible] >> yes. [inaudible] >> i didn't hear the last part. [inaudible] >> so it's not a rumor. ann kroneberg announced last week that she had plans to retire. as far as briefing, yes, there was definitely a conversation about a briefing, but also, again, the recommendation around making sure that our

senior population is aware or prepared or gets the kinds of resources they need to be prepared for these natural disasters because not everyone's on the internet, not everyone has access to a cell phone, so we have to remember that we do have a vulnerable population here, and we need to make sure there's another system to outreach to them. so what we will do here in san francisco is look at what exists and improve upon our systems for the purposes of keeping all residents here in san francisco safe. [inaudible] >> well, as you may know, greg, as a former member of the board of supervisors here in san francisco, i have had, really,

the strongest environmental record on the board. pushing forward, our styrofoam ban, the save the bay ballot measure, getting cleanpowersf through this board, the single most important thing we can do to combat climate change. this is something that has to be an important part of what we do, in addition to getting our seawall prepared. so this is something that's really important to me, i know it's important to the governor, so i'm looking forward to this summit and the work that we hopefully will accomplish as a as a result of bringing leaders from all over the world here to san francisco to discuss this really important issue. thank you for your question. >> and we have time for one more question. otherwise -- >> when do you plan to make your appointment to district 5? is that coming today or tomorrow? >> of course. as always, josh, you're always

nosy, aren't you? i'm just kidding, josh. i will let you know when i make that appointment when i make the appointment. [inaudible] >> yes, i'm interviewing candidates. i'm talking to residents of the district. i've been talking to a lot of residents here in district 5, asking questions, what do they want to see in a supervisor, what are their recommendations? i've gotten a lot of e-mails, i've gotten a lot of phone c l calls, and so we're still working our way through the process. this is still my home. this is an amaze be community of people who -- amazing community of people who have come together and been through a lot, so i want to make sure the supervisor, someone who is not focused on politics but who is focused on the people of this district. that is going to be so important, and someone, of course, that i can work with on the board for the purposes of continuing to do many of the things that we started here when i served as supervisor. >> have you narrowed it down to

a certain number of people? >> yes. >> how many? >> i'm not going to tell you that. >> that's all we have time for. thank san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife. >> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm

the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with

people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen -- scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. it is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that you've also saved a citizen's life. >> our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> this is shift work. that means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can involve over time and sometimes that's mandatory. >> this is a high stress career so it's important to have a good balance between work and life. >> we have resources available like wellness and peer support groups. our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding

performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. >> i received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released from the phones. so for them to, you know, recognize me for that i appreciated it. i was surprised to even get it. at the end of the day i was just doing my job. >> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live

here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. >> if it's too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. >> good. that's right. >> from the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. >> training is a little over a year and may change in time. the training is intense. very intense. >> what's the number one thing that kills people in this country? so we're going to assume that it's a heart attack, right? don't forget that. >> as a new hire we require you

to be flexible. you will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings. >> you have to be willing to work at different times, work during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the

links below. >> look at that beautiful jellyfish. the way to speak to students and motivate them to take action, to save the planet, they do, they care and my job is to speak to them in a way that they can understand that touches their heart and makes them feel powerful with simple actions to take every day. ♪ ♪ >> i was born and raised in the desert of palm springs, california. my dad was the rabbi in the community there. what i got from watching my father on stage talking to the

community was learning how to be in the public. and learning how to do public speaking and i remember the first time i got up to give my first school assembly, i felt my dad over my shoulder saying pause for drama, deliver your words. when i was a kid, i wanted to be a teacher. and then when i got into high school, i decided i wanted to get into advertising and do graphic art and taglines and stuff like that. by the time i was in college, i decided i wanted to be a decorator. but as i did more work, i realized working my way up meant a lot of physical labor. i only had so much energy to work with for the rest of my life and i could use that energy towards making a lot of money, helping someone else make a lot of money or doing something meaningful. i found the nonprofit working to

save the rainforest was looking for volunteers. i went, volunteered and my life changed. suddenly everything i was doing had meaning. stuffing envelopes had meaning, faxing out requests had meaning. i eventually moved up to san francisco to work out of the office here, given a lot of assembly through los angeles county and then came up here and doing assemblies to kids about rainforest. one of my jobs was to teach about recycle, teaching students to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost, i'm teaching them they have the power, and that motivates them. it was satisfying for me to work with for the department of environment to create a message that gets to the heart of the issue. the san francisco department of environment is the only agency

that has a full time educational team, we go into the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and

students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, especially on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. i try to use my voice as intentionally as possible to suppo support, i think of my grandmother who had a positive attitude and looked at things positively. try to do that as well in my work and with my words to be an uplifting force for myself and others. think of entering the job force as a treasure hunt. you can only go to your next

clue and more will be revealed. follow your instincts, listen to your gut, follow your heart, do what makes you happy and pragmatic and see where it takes you and get to the next place. trust if you want to do good in this world, that >> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces

in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. do, particularly -s

tough to endorse against someone that you are sitting with. they were there from the very beginning and i'm so proud to have supported sandy fewer and hillary ronin in their campaigns, they have been such extraordinary supervisors. if they would be willing to come up and sort of keep me company as i get sworn in. and then the other person i would like to invite to stand with me is the former supervisor for district 8. [applause] devin has been a prince over the last year. he has been so helpful with so much good advice. it hasn