different things. >> the reason i'm [inaudible] the people. there is a extremely vibrant art community especially arounds the red poppy art house [inaudible] as a artist in the past 2 or 3 years there is a event called the [inaudible] every 3 months a free art music festival that i usually play at and just met so many people. >> i was teaching a little bit and doing odd jobs like waitressing and going at night and playing in bands and meeting a lot of people. i chss in ban that had cool break jz get parts on tv shows or things like that. a friend of mine, we had mutual friends that got signed to a record deal in san francisco called 4 nonblaunds

and i addition frd the bands and moved to the bay area. i think things are different now than 30 years ago, the world evolved a lot. it could be a challenge but have to know how to negotiate everything and sometimeatize is [inaudible] it was great to get to a point where i was just treated like another one of the people, a musician not a female musician and that is always what [inaudible] >> you don't hear stuff on the radio [inaudible] i need to write music [inaudible] be more conscious in their decisions and somehow make that poetic so they will be convinced. i think i will do that. [singing in backgrounds] drawing and writing music since i was a really little kid and fortunate

enough to have a good education in art and parentss who supported me. i hope my life will continue to allow me to do both. >> for me now having all male, female girls, boys students it shows the world has changed a lot and people areope toon open to a lot more than they were in the past. you can get a deep satisfaction from responding a lot of year practicing in one thing and becoming really good at something. sometimes i think that it is better to get lost. you have to practice and become good at what you do, so if you have everything together then go out in the world and do what you do and then i think people weal accept that.

>> good morning, let's get this press conference started. hi, everyone, i'm mary of the city and county and san francisco, and also resident. welcome to the lower hate, everybody. i am here with sorrow who is the owner of café international, which is really an important legacy business that really holds this community together, and your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause] >> you know, this café is one of the small businesses around our city that are more than just a small business. they are spaces for our neighbors together across close-knit communities, they are where young people get their

first job opportunities, and they are an important part of our workforce. as i said, they are where zahra, the owner of were of café international, and in immigrant who can create new opportunities for themselves and countless employees. well we know that small businesses in san francisco employ more than 350,000 people, and make up 95% of our businesses, and generates millions of dollars for our economy, what i love most about our small businesses is the opportunities that they create for the people. the opportunity to grow a community, grow our skills, and grow our people -- our future.

from here in my home district of the western addition, lower hate neighborhood, out to the excelsior. we have hosted roundtable meetings with small business forms to provide faces -- spaces were businesses can talk about their concerns and their challenges. today, i am so excited to announce that we are working to make it easier for small businesses to not only survive in san francisco, but to thrive in san francisco. that is what today's announcement is all about. is not just for people to open and run their businesses, but for people to find employment at small businesses and for small business owners and employees to have a seat at the table where we are having -- making the decisions about our budget investments. first, let's take a step back and think about what it means to start a small business in san francisco. i hear from people all the time

what a great idea and new innovation they want to do. then they are confronted with bureaucracy at city hall. it is such an incredible challenge. san francisco has loan programs in place that help people through our office of economic and workforce development. we have issued more than 20 million dollars with 90 4% repayment rate, which is incredible. these loans have estimated to create 1300 jobs. this includes our revolving loan fund, the fund provides low interest loans with flexible terms and support for small businesses that help to keep them stable and to help them grow. with my proposed budget, we are adding an additional $1 million to this incredible program. this funding will support city sponsored small business loans

that will help more small businesses to get out and run and create more job opportunities. finally a small businesses grow and thrive, sometimes they need key improvements. one like we were able to do right here at café international , which is now a.d.a. accessible, and i'm so excited about that. even though people have always found a way to get in there and get their coffee and their snacks regardless of the barriers that existed, but heck, why not make it easier. so part of our investment will include new things like awnings and doors and windows, and upgrades to interiors, new equipment, or improvements to me businesses a.d.a. compliant so that people with disabilities can access those businesses easily. through our invest in neighborhoods and the s.f. sign program, we have business -- we help businesses cover some of the costs to make these upgrades because when our businesses shine, our communities shine.

that is why i am committed to providing an additional and this year's budget $2 million this is with specific focus is in the excelsior, the bayview, the lower fillmore, and right here on the street. we know that when we make the small business investments that our community succeeds. let's say, you open a business and you go through the registration process and many of your small business owners have told me of these experiences and only to have the doors shut in your face because of what you did or didn't have, and you're told you will have to pay hundreds of dollars for a permit or a fee that you didn't even know existed if you are a small business owner, right -- raise your hand if you have encountered that. exactly.

if those registers -- for a permit for the fire department, for who knows what else and i want to be clear that these fees that the city charges is not intended to make doing business in san francisco harder, but we know that that is something that we need to address, so i was really determined with what i heard from small businesses to eliminate all city fees, but my staff wouldn't let me do it. so instead, until we can basically do the report, do some more investigation, determine what is needed, in the meantime, i'm allocating in this year's budget, $2 million in funding for relief for small businesses for refunds for some of those fees that we know are

challenging for people to do business. with our proposal, we estimate that more than 8,000 businesses, almost 9,000 businesses will qualify from some sort of reimbursement for certain fees that have really impacted our small businesses, and it may seem like a small amount, but it will make a difference in our ability to allow small businesses to have the kind of support that they truly deserve, until we can eliminate the fees. when i think back, growing up in san francisco, i remember the small businesses. i still go to the same drycleaners that i have been going to since i could even afford a dry cleaner, i am still going to the same nail shop and the person who does my hair, my same dentist since i have had teeth. and when i think about san francisco, what i want to protect is what makes us a

special and diverse city. it is our neighborhood. it is our small businesses, it is like knowing you can go to zara and she can basically give you advice on how to take care of your kids, how to discipline your kids, how to take care of your mom and give you a cup of coffee at the same time. this is what this is about and protecting businesses are so important we are also going to invest an additional $4 million in grants for small businesses. grants to provide additional support for small business and nonprofit that want to relocate in places where we have a number of vacant storefronts. because we know that is another challenge that exists in our communities where you know that there are vacant storefronts and there is difficulty in accessing those storefronts. we have to do more, as i said, to make the kinds of investment that not only provide, you know, the support and get rid of the layers of bureaucracy, but we

also have to provide the financial investments that are going to help businesses get into business, but also stay in business. these are some of the largest investments ever made in this city to support our small business community, and we still know that there's more work that we can do to better improve what is happening in san francisco, especially when we make decisions, when we make policy decisions, and unfortunately sometimes, we lose a small business because of his bad policy decisions. as we work through the bureaucracy, as we work through making the kinds of changes that are going to make things better for small businesses, this is a first step towards demonstrating that we are committed to supporting our small business community, and we are here to receive feedback in other ways in which these programs are working and making a difference in your communities, and of

course, there is still more that we know we need to do, but this is the beginning of what i think is a bright and prosperous future for our small businesses in san francisco, and i want to thank all of you for being here today. and someone who has been an incredible small business champion on the board of supervisors, who is working on legislation around vacancy controls, who is working on making sure that we have opportunities to have more legacy businesses, and funding for those legacy businesses, which is equally important, is a committed former resident, but now living in another part of d5 , but you all remember her, because she used to pick up trash in front of your businesses, that is why we know, and we love vallie brown because of her commitment to the residents of district five. ladies and gentlemen, your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause]. >> thank you.

i really appreciate everything you were doing, giving the funding forward so we can actually address these issues. i guess you i will have to legislate things to get that done, but i really feel that in these times when small businesses are struggling, the city needs to step up and do better. we need to make sure that streamlining, when people get in , trying to open their businesses, it doesn't take them a year and a half to pay rent and open a business if they want to have a couple of businesses able to go into one bigger space , that should be easy for them. we need to make it easy. in these times are we have amazon and all the other home deliveries, we need to make it easy for businesses to not only survive, but to prosper. this was personal for me because

i lived in the lower hate for 20 years. it is my heart. i have to join you -- tell you, at café international, over 15 years ago, and the patio, that is where we started the first neighborhood association. we also started the first merchant's association. we argued about how many trees should we plant, and how many bar crawls should we have to get those money -- the money to plant the trees. all of this, the merchants were there, the merchants came forward with the residents, and said, your priorities are our priorities. the whole foods across the street, that is the original whole foods, everybody. there we are. yes, mike's barbershop has been there since the sixties, zara and café international, 27 years , has she been serving coffee to the neighbors, giving

them advice, and also listening to their issues, and ricky records, two jacks, from 20 years plus. i mean this is the kind of businesses that we want and that we crave. when i say to my friend, let's meet for coffee or dinner, i don't say, come to my house, i say let's meet in the corridors. they are the extension of our living room. they are an extension of our home. when we go out, i want to be somewhere when i feel like i am at home. where i can talk to mike at the barbershop or others. i can't imagine not being able to go out my front door and go to a store that i love, or a café that i love and then i can meet my friends, so i am here today to say, all of a sudden, we weave ourselves in the fabrics of these neighborhoods, and we need to be -- we need to

support our merchant corridors because they are part of our home. i know you are nervous, but i told her, just pretend she is behind the counter, giving advice, and speak from the heart i want to thank everyone here today, and i, as your supervisor , will be working on creative ways, legislating them, to make it easier for merchants, and to make sure our corridor thrives. thank you. i will introduce her. because she has given me advice many times. and even though i moved, i still come in here, and after a busy day, i sit there and say, tell me what is real. i will have few tell her what is real right now, and your beautiful café, after the renovation, it is amazing.

i want you to come up and tell it from the heart. thank you. >> thank you, mayor breed and supervisor brown for the introduction and for coming to café international for this very important announcement. through the mayor and supervisor vallie brown in the office of economic and workforce development, café international, we have received a lot of money. our beautiful interior and exterior, with has a san francisco shine. café international is not only a community hub. with the health and support in the city and the mayor, we continue to serve our community and keep it healthy and vibrant. mayor breed, thank you.

supervisor vallie brown, thank you for all your support. these two people saved the café. thank you. and thank you everybody, and come and get coffee. [applause] >> now we will have comments from mario who is the president of the district council of merchants. >> good afternoon, everybody. mayor breed, thank you very much for having me speak here, and supervisor vallie brown, thank you for all you have done for this neighborhood. this is kind of my stomping grounds when i was younger, and i'm proud to say that as president of the council of district merchants, it is a member of the council as well as upper. the council stands to represent those who are underrepresented, as the mayor has said earlier,

small businesses have been struggling. that doesn't mean we're down and out. we are not looking for a handout , but we do need to help out. when times are tough, community -- communities need to get together. i commend the mayor for having that roundtable that you had a few weeks ago. she gathered many of us businesspeople together and she hurried as speak, not only did she hear us, but she listened. not only did she give our complaints and concerns, bed we told her what things we contributed to the community as a small business merchants. it is a symbiotic relationship. small businesses would not be there without the neighbors and the customers. we pretty much defined the neighborhood. most of us adopt our names based on our commercial corridor. it is something that is precious to us, it is unique to us, and if it is anything else other than that, then we become a suburb.

then we are no longer a unique city called san francisco, which is one of the most desirable cities in the world. i would also like to say that i commend the mayor for not just listening to our needs, but responding to them. when it comes to the shine program, when it comes to the revolving funds, and also the assistance with fees, sincerely, mayor brown, i thank you, because we were heard. it was a gesture. i hope it was just a start, and i hope if you need any help with that legislation, i've got your back on that, too, but the fact that we were heard, the fact that someone acknowledged that there is a problem, maybe we need a little bit of help, it goes a long way. i am one of those people that said, it is necessary, but also after that dialogue, we need some action, and we need follow-up. it is, it is a symbiotic relationship. we all grow together, we all sleep together, but it is important that we are heard and

now we look forward to working together, not one-sided versus the other, but as one team holding hands and walking through this process together because it does take a village. on that note, i laughed when i heard of her story because i too am an immigrant. i beat her here by about 25 years, and i've acclimated quite well, but i walked up and i started chatting with her, and she started chatting with me in arabic. or arabic was much better than mine, but what got to me is when the mayor mentioned that you came over there and she started to give advice, because 35 years ago, that was my mom and her little corner grocery store. should be sitting there giving these guys advice on how to run their marriages, their households, and a couple of them were esteemed attorneys and appointed judges on the federal court circuit, so it was kind of funny to see where some of our leaders know where to get the best advice. on that note, thank you very much. thank you for having me, and a

look i look forward to working with you. thank you. >> thank you for being here. i also want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the new head of the san francisco chamber of commerce, rodney phone, thank you for joining us here today, because it has to be about protecting and supporting our small business communities so we are all working together to do that. now that we are wrapping this up , a couple of things, get your food and your coffee from café international before you go back to work. if you need a haircut, mike will take care of you across the street. if you need groceries, you can go to whole foods, which is a local grocery owned place, and you will take care of their needs. everything you need before you go back to work, or you go home, it's right here in this neighborhood, at these incredible small businesses, usually staffed by the people who actually owned them and work day in and day out to take care of the people of this community. again, that is why we have to

take care of them and make the right investment in our small businesses all over the city and county of san francisco so they cannot only survive, they can thrive, and we can be the city that we truly know how to be. thank you also much for being here today.go. >> shop and dine the 49 promotes local businesses and changes san franciscans to do their shopping and dooipg within the 49 square miles by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant so where will you shop and dine the 49 hi in my mind a ms. medina

>> the chair has called the meeting to order. please turn off your electronic devices because they could interfere with the equipment in the room. [pledge of allegiance]

>> commissioner taylor, i would like to call role. >> yes. [roll call] >> you have a quorum. also present is chief scott chief scott from the san francisco police department and paul henderson from the department of police accountability. >> please call the first item. >> line item one, presentation of certificate of asset appreciation, action. mr. adam walker in his assistance in the rest of a potential kidnapping suspect -- assistance in the arrest of a potential kidnapping suspect.

>> okay. , members of the police commission, chief, i would like to thank you for taking this opportunity to recognize somebody in our community that did in extraordinary event and an extra ignored -- extraordinary situation. on april 12th of 2019, at 1224 -- at 12:24 a.m., police were dispatched to a call of the person who attempted to kidnap a small child. once we got on scene, we did quickly determine that the suspect was detained by mr. walker here, and then backing it up, it was a mother, and she was walking her 2 -year-old child on castro and 17th street. she had another newborn baby on her chest when the suspect grabbed her child and walked away.

this happened directly in front of mr. walker as he was walking with his own child and his wife. this person, the suspect quickly ran away, and without any hesitation, mr. walker gave chase, having to leave his wife and child behind. he chased the suspect for two blocks and he caught him. he did not use any force in doing so. he held him until police arrived he showed a lot of under pressure -- he showed a lot of calmness under pressure. i would like to say that he acted very indicative of our community and what we are about as people of san francisco. i am really grateful that he is given this opportunity to

receive an award from the commission. >> thank you. i want to personally say thank you. when i read about it, i was shocked and really thankful that there are people like you in our community. i shudder to think what could have happened if you weren't there behaving the way that you did. you are a real hero and a real credit to san francisco, so thank you. >> i would like to say, too, i saw the videos when this first happened. and i said to myself, that is really important that the people in this town care enough about helping somebody with their child. i want to thank you as a native san franciscan, and someone who has raised his children in this great city. people like you make this a great place to live. thank you. >> if i could chime in, the fact that you were paying attention and that you came to the mother 's aid is so admirable. i really do thank you, and i think most of the citizens of sent -- of san francisco thank you for your bravery.

>> on behalf of the men and women of the san francisco police department, i would like to give you this certificate of appreciation. it reads, and deep is -- deepest gratitude for performance and outstanding good bravery and service to others on great personal risk on april 12th, 2019. such an example of bravery is worthy of the highest esteem by the san francisco police department. thank you so much. [applause] >> also that he brought his family with him. his wife is here. >> welcome. >> he just told me he will be completing his residency here,

moving out to colorado where he will be a dentist. they are from the alaska area. thank you, again, for everything >> thank you so much. is there anything you would like to say? >> thank you for the recognition it means a lot. acting as i hope any father would, any bystander that is in that situation. if it was my own child, and i was not there, i would hope somebody would do the same thing there are people i have gotten to know in san francisco, anyone knows in my shoes, they would do the same thing. >> i am said that you are leaving, but you are a real credit to your city and to your family and to all of us. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> please call the next line item. >> line item two, adoption of minutes -- sorry, next we have

public comment. >> is there any public comment? yes. [laughter] >> hearing none, next line item. >> line item two, adoption of the minutes, action, for the meeting of may firth -- may 1st , eighth, and of 2019. >> do i have a motion? >> yes. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> public comment. >> is there public comment on the adoption of the minutes from last meeting? i see no hands. can we vote? all in favor? >> aye. >> all opposed? hearing none, the motion passes unanimously. >> next item. >> line item three, reports to report to the commission, discussion.

thirty-eight, chief's report, provide an overview of the senses of peering in san francisco. the chief's report will be limited to a to a brief description of significant incidents. they will be limited to calendar whether the chief wants to limit any of the issues described. this will include a brief overview of any unplanned events or activities occurring in san francisco having an impact on public safety. the commission discussion on unplanned events and activities, the chief describes a be limited to determine whether to calendar for a future meeting. update on m.o.u. between sfpd and the district attorney's office, presentation of the third and fourth quarter 2018 in the first quarter 2019 findings and recommendations, and investigative summaries, and presentation of the first quarter 2019 early intervention system, the e.i.s. report. >> chief?

>> thank you, vice president taylor. i will start my presentation with the weekly update crime trends update, and then i will cover the rest of the items. in terms of overall port one crime, we are down 13% violent crime. we're down 15%, homicide, we are at a zero% change from this time last year, and we are 26% down in gun violence. property crime, we are 12% below where we were this time last year. that includes a 15% drop in auto break-ins from this time last year. we had also a 16% decrease in burglaries, and an overall 13% decline in larceny and theft. we are trending really good. we started off the year busy with homicides, we are up

slightly from this time last year in gun -related homicides, we are at nine, as opposed to six last year. we definitely want to get a handle on that. gun violence is down 26% overall that is good news. as i stated here to date, we are at 17 compared to 17 last year. we had no homicides this following week. we did have two notable homicide arrests this past week. we had an arrest in a 2016 case that occurred on the 400 block of sixth street. we made an arrest on that case, and we made an arrest on a 2019 case that happened on may 15th , 2019 in the 800 block of turk street. those cases have been filed by the district attorney's office. we are really happy with the results there. we had a couple of newsworthy incidents that happened over the past week, led by an aggravated

assault with a vehicle. it happened in the tenderloin on may 29th at 1:56 p.m. the highlights of this case, the tenderloin officers in a marked patrol vehicle observed a driver of a red key out run a red light they requested a run on the license plate, and while they followed the vehicle to await results. dispatch returned that the plate , that the vehicle was stolen, and the unit, additional units were requested as the vehicle approached midblock. it pulled from the north side of 80th street into traffic, blocking the flow -- traffic was blocking the kia's path. they activated their emergency red lights, attempted to stop the driver, and the driver continued forward, striking a victim, pinning the victim against scaffolding and street signs. the driver continued to drive,

they collided with several vehicles, entering several -- injuring several more drivers. the end result was the officers were able to resolve this issue without any serious use of force , in the driver was taken into custody. a lot of this was captured on video. it got a lot of attention from the media, and i am really happy and proud of the job the officers did on this case because this could have been a much worse in terms of the people that were injured and the outcome. it was really a good job by the tenderloin officers and i'm really proud of the work that was done in that case. there was also an aggravated assault unprovoked in the castro this one was not -- did not get a lot of media, but it is worthy

of mentioning this particular case. the victim who was transgender and was standing at a bus stop when a suspect came up behind her, pushed and shoved her to the ground, and this was unprovoked. she hit her head, she was injured. the suspect was on a bicycle, and again, the disturbing part was this was a totally unprovoked attack. that suspect is still outstanding, so we are asking for the public's help if anybody saw anything, that can help us solve who did this. we definitely are looking to solve this case. it was an unprovoked attack. we don't know what the motive was. until we get the suspect in custody, or we get any help from anybody who may have seen this. this happened on may 30th at 6:00 p.m. at castro and market. we also had a collision with major injuries at 17th and

mission on june 1st at 1:50 p.m. the vehicle was travelling southbound on mission street, it accelerated at a high rate of speed into an intersection and collided with another vehicle on the motorcycle. it jumped the curb into a building. the officers arrived, and the driver of the vehicle was unconscious. the officers performed c.p.r., revived the driver, and the driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition. that incident is still under investigation as to whether, what the cause of the driver losing control of the vehicle. we don't have a conclusion on that yet, but it did cause a significant amount of attention both in the media and there were injuries with the driver in that case. that is still under investigation, and our traffic company will determine what the cause of that, whether it is medical or some other issue that

caused that collision. we kicked off our pride month this week with our pride patches in which the commission approved last month, and we have gotten a lot of good comments and good, positive feedback on our pride patches. we also now have a pride vehicle that we will display in that -- display in the pride parade. you may have seen that on the news as well. it is really hats off to pride and some of the other organizations within the department that actually made this happen, and it is definitely for a worthy cause with all the donations from -- the donations from the pride patches will be going to larkin street, but we have gotten a lot of positive feedback from the pride patches. many members, including myself, are wearing the pride patches. that was a good note. the mayor lowered the pride flag to kickoff pride month yesterday , and we were there for

that as well. we got a lot of good press on that, and positive feedback from the community. we are very happy to support pride month. the giants returned to town this weekend, june 7th. they will play the dodgers. we are deployed for that, and then they will play the padres two days following the dodgers series. we will have good deployment for that. we also have lawyers in the championship series, and we are deploying, in the event that -- we are deploying in the event that clinched games happen in the next week or so, we are deploying for that and preparing for that. those are the major events for this week. i will pause there for any questions before i go to the next item. >> i would say feel free to provide scores when you're giving public comments tonight for the game. just kidding. [laughter]. >> okay. the next item is an update on the m.o.u., the o.i.s. and iu with the district attorney's office with the san francisco police department.

hopefully the commission, members of the commission have had a chance to read it. we'd sent everybody a copy after the last meeting when this came up. basically, this is three years in the works. a lot of work what -- went into this. meeting and conferring had to occur with the department and with the police officers association, and the end result is, after three years, we have an m.o.u. signed where the district attorney's office will be the investigative agency for the criminal investigation on any officer involved shooting in custody to have use of force resulting in serious bodily injury. internally, we had to make some adjustments in order to make this happen, and the bulletin that will be presented to the commission tonight is part of those changes that we needed to make internally to make this happen, but overall, it was a

very long process, and we believe we have a fair agreement that will help the independence of the criminal portion of the office involved shooting investigation. if there's any questions from the commission, i would be happy to answer. >> commission, someone will be presenting on the changes. >> the bulletin, yes. that is later in the agenda. item number 4. investigative services detail. >> so i actually got my copy from the d.a. your copy didn't come until two years ago. i did get a copy from the district attorney who was kind enough to do this. there's a lot of questions that i have, and especially -- i understand the situation, this is not a perfect situation. the obama report -- the obama 21

st century report talked about having an independent investigation, so i understand the district attorney set this up to have some type of because i independence, because, you know, the district attorney works too closely with the department. i understand this is not the best set up, but it is a start. i guess i had some questions on ... i am having a hard time reading that note there. my understanding, when it comes to the duties, at the scene, the way i read is is the district attorney investigator will take the lead. is that your understanding as well? >> that is correct.

>> when i talk about, at the scene, when it talks about the san francisco district attorney responsibilities starts with checking the crime scene, read all the interviews, i guess i was concerned because i don't know if the fire department does this. many times it is just a walk-through with the police officer if he is able to do that as to what happened. is the d.a. going to be there all the way through it, or only when it starts with interviews? >> the d.a. is there all the way through. with that the notification system we have in place, everybody is notified when the incident occurs, and the d.a.'s personnel show up, our personal shows up, and the first thing that happens is there was a briefing to get everybody up to speed on what we have. from there, from that point forward, the d.a.'s office is the lead on the criminal investigation, so basically the

interviews, anything that is done from that point forward, they lead. >> it says one s.f. bd notifies the on-call d.a. investigator, it doesn't say when. i mean, i assume it is immediately. >> it is immediately. >> it would be nice if it said that. it also says the d.a. will record their observations. i was wondering how that would occur. will the district attorney have a body worn camera? >> not that i know of, but that is their internal process in terms of how they record observations, but to go back to the notification, that was part of the d.o.j. recommendations, and we have been -- for over two years now. the notification process has been rectified where everybody gets notified at the onset, so we all get called at the same time, and there is a call that happens, and then everybody responds, and it goes from there i don't know how the district

attorney is going to test his staff with recording their observations, but it is not through our body worn camera. >> so that is just as they are going to record. okay. on the next page, we're talking about the statements of the officers, including public safety statements. will the district attorney be present for the initial public safety stand -- statements? >> typically no, because those statements are done right away, so the purpose of the public safety statement is to make sure there's not any collateral victims or, you know, we know which direction the shots are fired, and how many shots are fired. typically that happens right after the incident and before the district attorney gets there , so they will not, in a typical situation be part of that process. if the department -- it is the department's responsibility to take the statement. >> when they do the initial public safety statement, is that a recorded statement? how is that done? >> it can be recorded, but

typically, when the sergeants, or whoever does the public safety statement, it can be recorded on body camera. >> what talked about the department of police accountability, there is a throwaway paragraph that they have a duty to investigate. i am just wondering why -- i am i'm wondering how they fit into this. >> where are you, commissioner. >> department of police accountability. it is a paragraph singh we acknowledge they have the right to investigate -- it is a paragraph saying we have -- we acknowledge that they have the right to investigate. i don't know how they would fit into this when they are on the scene, like if it is something we can ask the department of accountability how it works. i am assuming you have to cooperate with them as part of your department. >> yes, one of the things we

wanted to get in here is the acknowledgement that the department of police accountability is responsible for doing their own investigations. director henderson has worked out his own m.o.u. with the d.a. 's office as well, but we just want to the language in there so there's the acknowledgement that they also have a duty, and this has to be coordinated, that's why it's in there. it does not spell out how -- what their duties are, but we wanted to make sure this language acknowledges they are conducting an investigation in the m.o.u. >> you guys have your own notification period, right? >> that is exactly correct. because it is independent, we have a whole separate thing, but we wanted to make sure that there is a placeholder so there is an understanding amongst all the parties so that when we show up and they show up concurrently doing the same thing with the police department, all parties no who is supposed to be in the room.

>> can you provide the m.o.u. at the next commission meeting? >> sure. >> i appreciate it. >> it was one of the requests from the commission for me when i first took the position, so it was one of the very thirst -- first thing is that i did. i wanted to flush this out specifically for this purpose, both for us to have independent access to information so it wasn't a process of, regardless of who was taking lead, they weren't just getting summation of information that we were getting concurrent information independently. i will certainly send that along >> okay. i'm sorry, there's no page numbers on here, so it is under interviews with sfpd officers. i was looking at g. -- not g., f., the officers have the right

-- right to consult with representatives and have representatives present for a criminal investigation interviews. representatives are usually lawyers or union officials and supporters are usually spouses, coworkers, friends, or clergy persons. i found that one of the best practices, they do talk about giving support to officers who are involved in shootings, including friends and coworkers, but they also say that the best practice, the agency shall direct the officers not to direct any aspect -- discuss any aspect of the shooting with fellow officers, the. council, coworkers, friends, and the family. it doesn't say anything about that. i am just confused -- not confused, but wondering if that is the best practice and why we didn't have it in there. that was one of the questions. >> officers, in this situation,

they are monitored by supervisors for that purpose, commissioner. this m.o.u. is in agreement between the district attorney's office and the police department in terms of protocols for these situations. but as a matter of practice, that does oh, her when an officer involved shooting happens, or an incident that would fit this criteria. the officers are monitored by supervisors to make sure they are not having conversations about the incident. it is not in the m.o.u., but that is the standard protocol. >> okay. , because that is something -- and then, the only thing was the time limit. i was looking on the internet at other departments, and they pretty much pledged to have their investigations done anywhere from 90 days, to three months, 24 months, and some of them say, they could go up to a year that is just unreasonable.

here you have six months to do a report, and if you want an extension, you can do longer than six months. i think for transparency -- transparency, for the public, those are long periods to put in , and what we were trying to do is shorten it. i think today we have an officer on the discharge review board from three years ago, which is just a way too long for an investigation, whether it be policy, vernon street of investigation. the district attorney investigation goes very long, and we don't have any control over that. i am just wondering why it shows six months, i understand sometimes they are complicated, but sometimes they are not that complicated. >> when it was all said and done , it was felt by everybody that that six months was reasonable and realistic. our track record has been much longer than that, and we know that that has to be shortened.

we, the police department, don't have much control over, you know , what the district attorney 's investigators do with the investigation. that is really their timeline in terms of the investigation subject to this m.o.u., but that was discussed and negotiated, and it was felt by all parties that that was a fair timeline, at least for these types of investigations. these are complex investigations , for the most part. >> i think we short shorten that it says shall endeavour within six months, it doesn't even say it should be done in six months. when it goes to public trust, people are waiting to see if there is a resolution. that is a long time. the last thing i have, i noticed you talk about, i guess the last page, where it talked about the balancing of what the district

attorney's duties are in terms of looking at the evidence, and the corpus collect i, was there a criminal act or a crime here. i am concerned that there is law that is pending in front of the state legislature that would change, potentially could change how this is looked at, and it says this will be in full force. i'm just wondering, can you go in and amend it in terms of the law? >> yes, it can be amended, you can be cancelled by any party. in terms of the m.o.u., but of course, as the law changes, we have to change based on law. that can be done as well. >> of course, you will get to this in a moment, but i want to put it out there that whoever will bring the next presentation , what i'm looking at the department bulletin where these other dg owes will be affected, i couldn't find a d.g.o. -- i couldn't find the d.g.o. anywhere on our website. it wasn'tt