thank you. >> no other comments the chair would entertain a motion. >> i move approval. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> thank you very much. >> we are now on item 10. general public comment. any other public comment on items not on the agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 11 commissioners matters. >> seeing none. >> item 12. new business agenda setting. >> seeing none. >> 13. communications. any public comment? >> no. >> item 14. adjournment. >> move that we adjourn. >> second. >> moved seconded. >> all those in favor. >> aye.

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>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity.

i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great

experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco.

i'm amy kascel, and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with. i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban

environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room, i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made

a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to

overcome another problem. >> moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user, how they're going to use it, whether it's the end piece or a he hwedding gown, are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at this point. >> the reason we are so enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that

[♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview. >> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game

was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine. >> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america

scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united.

>> hello everyone. welcome to the bayview bistro. >> it is just time to bring the community together by deliciou deliciousness. i am excited to be here today because nothing brings the community together like food. having amazing food options for and by the people of this community is critical to the success, the long-term success and stability of the bayview-hunters point community.

>> i am nima romney. this is a mobile cafe. we do soul food with a latin twist. i wanted to open a truck to son nor the soul food, my african heritage as well as mylas continuas my latindescent. >> i have been at this for 15 years. i have been cooking all my life pretty much, you know. i like cooking ribs, chicken, links. my favorite is oysters on the grill. >> i am the owner. it all started with banana pudding, the mother of them all.

now what i do is take on traditional desserts and pair them with pudding so that is my ultimate goal of the business. >> our goal with the bayview bristow is to bring in businesses so they can really use this as a launching off point to grow as a single business. we want to use this as the opportunity to support business owners of color and those who have contributed a lot to the community and are looking for opportunities to grow their business. >> these are the things that the san francisco public utilities commission is doing. they are doing it because they feel they have a responsibility to san franciscans and to people in this community. >> i had a grandmother who lived in bayview. she never moved, never wavered. it was a house of security

answer entity where we went for holidays. i was a part of bayview most of my life. i can't remember not being a part of bayview. >> i have been here for several years. this space used to be unoccupied. it was used as a dump. to repurpose it for something like this with the bistro to give an opportunity for the local vendors and food people to come out and showcase their work. that is a great way to give back to the community. >> this is a great example of a public-private community partnership. they have been supporting this including the san francisco public utilities commission and mayor's office of workforce department. >> working with the joint venture partners we got resources for the space, that the businesses were able to

thrive because of all of the opportunities on the way to this community. >> bayview has changed. it is growing. a lot of things is different from when i was a kid. you have the t train. you have a lot of new business. i am looking forward to being a business owner in my neighborhood. >> i love my city. you know, i went to city college and fourth and mission in san francisco under the chefs ria, marlene and betsy. they are proud of me. i don't want to leave them out of the journey. everyone works hard. they are very supportive and passionate about what they do, and they all have one goal in mind for the bayview to survive. >> all right. it is time to eat, people.

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>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president hirsch, i would like to take roll. [roll call] commissioner dejesus is in route. you have a quorum. also with us today are chief will scott of sfpd and director henderson from the department of police accountability. >> thank you and good evening, everybody. this is the december 4, 2019

meeting of the san francisco police commission. i am expecting to have a lengthy meeting tonight so public comment will be limited to two minutes. and we want to congratulate phil lowhouse and his family for their new baby born yesterday. he is working for the commission. >> he couldn't be here? >> he couldn't be here. [laughter] first item, please. >> line item 1, adoption of minutes. action for the meetings of november 6 and 13, 2019. >> we have a motion to adopt the minutes. >> so moved. >> second. >> any discussion? all in favor? >> aye >> any opposed? okay. it passes. next item. >> line item 2, reports to the commission, discussion. chief's report will be limited to a brief description of the

significant incidents. commission discussion will be limited to determining whether to calendar any of the incidents the chief describes for a future commission meeting. this will include a brief overview of any unplanned events or activities occurring in san francisco having an impact on public safety. commission discussion on unplanned events and activities the chief describes will be limited to determining whether to calendar for a future meeting. >> okay. good evening, chief. >> good evening, president hirsch, vice president taylor, commission and executive director henderson. i'll start off this week's chief report with the crime trends. starting off with homicides. we are at 34 homicides for the year, which is about 19 percent below where we were this time last year. with that, we have an

opportunity provided at the end of the year ends well with homicides, to be as low as we've been in probably 40 years. so in the last five years, year to date numbers, the lowest we've been at this point in the year is 42. so at 34 we are tracking well, which really speaks well of the city and the work that the men and women of the san francisco police department are doing. there were no homicides in the month of november. and we had three in october. so really good news to report to the commission on homicides. overall, our part one crime is down five percent. that breakdown is five percent reduction in property crime and six percent reduction in violent crime. we have really across the the board we have fewer incidents in all categories. burglaries down 16 percent.

auto burglaries down. in terms of violent crime, homicides down 19 percent, gun violence is down nine percent. this year we've had 98 shooting incidents with 118 victims of gun violence. of the 118, 20 sustained fatal injuries so 20 of our 34 homicides are gun-related which is still far too many so we will continue to work that number of people that have been shot and killed in our city down. in terms of major events, my report is out of order. excuse me one second. major events, we have 32 planned events in the city this week. the biggest event coming up this week, the golden state warriors have two home games this week. the new york nicks.

and concerts around the city including the sf symphony on thursday, which is going to be a full crowd there. on thursday and saturday, actually. other large events include the continuation of the circus next to the headquarters building. and this saturday marks the 25th anniversary of santa time. so we will have santa clauses across the city this saturday. our department will be very heavy for that. we support that. we don't anticipate any major problems. we haven't had any major problems in the last couple of years. this saturday, san francisco police department officers and myself will participate in the brave the bay. it will be at aquatic park. this is an annual event, cosponsored by the department that benefits the make a wish foundation. so it culminated culminateds wig

in the ice cold water of the san francisco bay. >> on purpose? >> on purpose. we raise a lot of money. also during that event we have a tip a cop event that happens at one of the local restaurants where we are serving customers and the tips go to the make a wish foundation. so it's a very worthy event. >> the director of the dpa should join the jump in the bay. >> i will take pictures. >> all in favor? >> you could wear your turtle neck >> it seems cold to me but i support it on the side. >> on another note, i want to also mention traffic, vision zero is still a priority for us. there have been 26 traffic fatalities year to date. and that exceeds how we ended the year last year. our vision zero task force has been very active. our citations enforcement has

increased over the last year. but we have a lot of work to do. our high injury corridors, that's where we have been deploying the vision zero task force. we want the public to slow down, pay attention to your surroundings, pay attention to traffic laws. and that goes a long way. the biggest issue that we have had this year has been pedestrian fatalities. we have had 16 people who have lost their lives in our city walking on our roadways, and that's far too many. one was a cyclist, two were passengers of motor vehicles, one in a motorcycle and six were drivers. so, again, way too many. and we'll be out there continuing to enforce the law to try to bring these numbers down. and that concludes this portion of our report. is there any questions from the commission? >> thank you, chief. it's going to be a particularly cold and wet day on saturday, just so you know. i have a question about the

homicides and the reduction. do you have any feel for what may be driving that number? >> well, i will say, i think part of what's driving the number is we've had now second really good year, three good years of clearing homicides. last year our homicide clearance rate was 100 percent. year to date, we are at 83 percent this year. that includes prior-year cases. but i think we are of the belief that when you focus on the right people. and a lot of the individuals that have been arrested and charged with these murders have had histories of violent crimes so there's not a single incident. i think that does make a difference. because a lot of our shooters are prolific. our gun, crime gun investigation center i think played a part. we put that up two and a half years ago. the whole mission of that investigation center is to focus

on serial shooters and serial crimes, collaboration with other agencies in the bay area, as well as the bay pf who partners with us on that. and the casings are very much identifiable. and we've been able to tie guns to several crimes. not only in san francisco but in other cities. and that's made a difference because we've had good cases there as well. the concept behind that is the most prolific people that use guns are usually serial offenders. so we can focus on that, we think we can make a difference on the gun-related violence. so that's that's played a part. with the gun buybacks, the more guns you take off the streets, the lesser being used. so that's been an effort in partnership with community efforts with some groups. all those things have played a part. we've made some good arrests,

community engagement plays a part. we had a gun crime summit that our director of crime strategies put together. and a lot of people came to that and were at the table to try to work on community solutions to gun violence, particularly in the bay. and those are all anecdotal, but we do think those are effective strategies that have helped us. helps to have good partnerships and good prosecutions as well. so we just keep plugging away at those things we believe are working. >> it's the right trend. thank you, vice president taylor. >> as for the homicide, i would note that's one area where our partnership with agencies like the f. b.i. in particular have been fruitful. i was formerly a supervisor of the organized crime unit in the u.s. attorney's office and some of the most prolific killers in the bay area have been taken off the street because of the partnership between sfpd and fbi

in helping to solve those murders. that's one area where sfpd has been very helpful in being able to wrap up a number of murders and a number of killers and gotten them off the streets of san francisco where they can't hurt other people. i had a question about the vision zero, what's the percentage increase? >> last year, year to date, i think we ended up with 22 or 23. let's see if i have it in here. year to date total was 19. i believe we ended up with 22 or 23 last year. so we are above that by three already. and we still have three weeks to go, three and a half weeks to go. >> commissioner mazzucco. >> i was talking to chief earlier today. and people complain about crime in san francisco. we talk about 34 homicides.

when i was a young assistant district attorney, we were over a hundred homicides. and i think people need to appreciate the hard work of the men and women of san francisco police department with our federal partners, i too ran on the trigger walk task force, the u.s. attorney's office and also the community. there's more cooperation from the community with these cases. and the chief is right, when you bring people involved in these homicides in, they are charged and put in custody, they are generally the next target. so i think that's lowered the rate. it's great work with the community, great work on behalf of the police department with our federal partners. and that number is amazing. i told the chief today i was shocked. people all they want to say is things aren't good because our windows are being broken and other issues which are big issues but in the bigger picture, 34 homicides is incredible for a major city. i think baltimore is up to 300, a city the same size as ours. so a lot of negative things are

being said but this is positive. so thank you for your hard work. and for working with the community. thanks to all the officers that are doing the job. >> thank you. >> next line item. >> line item 2b, dpa director's report. report on recent activities and announcements. dpa's report will be limited to a brief description of dpa activities and announcements. commission discussion will be limited to determining whether to calendar any of the issues raised for a future commission meeting. >> good evening. >> good evening >> i'm going to go through some of the updates i typically provide. i'm going to do the staff at the end because we have a presentation so we can talk about our presentation to go over some of the details that the commission asked me to talk about at this meeting. so our, in terms of the quarterly report, online we were talking about them at the next commission meeting but if people want to look at them ahead of

time, the reason i'm talking about them is i've redone them to look similar to the annual report, so instead of just the data, there is interpreted analysis and charts so they are a lot more readable. you'll get the full presentation next week, but they are up there and up to date on the website in case people want to look at them. our mediations are going particularly well. we just did -- this is just a case note, one of our mediations from last week was two and a half hours, pretty regulated and scripted. they are about an hour so we get the input from both sides, and they are structured. this one was particularly interesting, because both sides were frustrated from the community, the person that came into make the complaint and the officer that was involved, which took a lot longer to do. but we are talking about it

because one, it took longer and it ended with the officer offering the complaint a ride and driving them home after the mediation, which i don't think has ever happened before. we are leaning in heavily into mediation to make sure that it continues to grow and expand professionally to address the need of the folks that are coming in making complaints. so i'm excited about that. in terms of outreach, i think i've talked about it briefly about doing the review in all the stations. some of the concerns were some of the stations, although now all the stations keep the information in our brochures about d.p.a. and how to file complaints. some of the stations have run out of some of the languages in particular. so we are trying to figure out a way that we can get better information to keep that information out there. plus we are looking to see which of the languages are running out faster so we can stay on top of

making sure that everyone has access to the information about how to get in contact with the agency and on how to make complaints. we also participated in a job fair on the weekend of the 20th at santa clara just preparing to have law students and interns with us, both in the spring and in the summer. and the audience today, i have case issues come up related to any of our work. sarah hawkins, senior investigator is here, attorney rosenstein and our chief investigator and one of our new employees is here as well. in terms of our numbers for the agency this week, we are at 686 cases have been opened this year. at this time last year, we were

at 591 cases. in terms of cases closed, we have closed 600 cases so far, which obviously is more than the entire number of cases that came into the agency in all of last year. this time last year we were at 539 cases we closed. we have 403 cases pending. this time last year we were at 230 cases pending. in terms of cases that have been sustained through d.p.a., we are currently at 75 cases have been sustained this year. this time last year, d.p.a. sustained 36 cases. cases that are past the 270-day mark, we are at 23. and this time last year, we were at 24. for cases mediated, we are at 34 cases that have been mediated

this year last time we were at 23. of the cases past the nine-month mark, those 23 cases, 11 of the cases are told. and so for the remaining cases, i have my chief of investigation here to present to talk a little bit about what those cases are and why we think there have been some delays and how we are addressing those concerns. that's it. >> okay. thank you. i have a question about the sustained cases. of the 75, did any of those end up as mediated cases? >> no >> those are cases where you decide there's a charge? >> they were purposefully and specifically excluded. if something is in mediation, it is not sustained as a charge. the cases that are sustained are their own independent investigations that have been sustained. >> okay. thank you. any other questions? seeing none, next item i'm sorry. the report. right.

>> good evening. >> good evening, president hirsch, vice president taylor, commission, members of the public. director henderson asked me to provide additional information regarding cases that are past the nine-month mark. i will talk about some of the reasons for the delays and what we are doing to address these delays. for the people watching who may not be aware, under california law, when a misconduct investigation begins, there's a one-year statute of limitations for imposing discipline. our goal in the city charter is to complete our investigation within nine months to allow everyone involved to review the case and take appropriate action before the one-year deadline. this is what we often refer to as the 304 date. of the 23 cases the director mentioned, 11 of those cases are told due to criminal investigations pending. some of those cases are told because the officers are unavailable because they are either on disability or some

sort of military leave. when the case is told, the deadline for imposing discipline is extended or told. of the remaining 12 cases, eight are in final stages of interviews, and the remaining four cases, the investigates need to write up the case for closure. a few factors have contributed to the delay. as we mentioned in the past police commission meetings, d.p.a. switched to a new case system in july of 2019. district had a lot of training and adjustment from our staff which caused a significant delay of some of our cases. d.p.a. has increased in the last two years. last year our complaints were up 20 percent or 129 cases compared to 2017, this year they are up again. if you were to compare the numbers we were getting now

compared to 2017, our complaint are up 52 percent. to address these delays, we are focusing a lot on training our staff on our new case management system and also developing written standard operating procedures. we want to make sure the information entered in the system is reliable and accurate so that we'll be able to produce reports at a later time. this is an ongoing effort, and we are starting to notice a significant improvement. d.p.a. staff are being more comfortable with the system and moving cases towards closure. we recently filled three of our four investigate vacancies, and we have more candidate going through a background process. filling these vacancies will help us better manage our caseload. it should be noted that we didn't miss any 304 deadlines in the last couple years. this completes my report. >> i have a question. i may have missed the number. there were 33 that are beyond

nine months? is that right? >> 23 cases >> 23, all right. that's what i got wrong. any questions from commissioners? thank you. >> thank you. anything else from d.p.a.? >> no, when i starletted july 1, 2017, there have been no 304 deadline misses. and i will continue to work to try and make sure that doesn't happen. but as you noted, those numbers started creeping up towards the end of summer for many of the reasons that we just talked about. so i just wanted to make sure we were clear about what was going on. i think we've got it under control, but i don't anticipate us ever blowing any of those deadlines. but i appreciate the attention and the opportunity to just talk about what those numbers mean and what's behind them. i feel like a lot of people ask me about what 3304s are and how they work. so this was helpful, i think, for the agency, for people to have a better understanding of

what these deadlines mean and what the nine-month report is when i talk about it every week. i can answer questions if anyone has questions. >> thank you. next item. >> line item 2c, commission reports. commission reports will be limited to a brief description of activities and announcements. commission discussion will be limited to determining whether to calendar any of the issues raised for a future commission meeting. >> i don't have a report. are there any reports by commissioners? seeing none right now, we are ready for the next item. >> line item 2-d, commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration at a future commission meeting, action. >> any items? seeing none, next item? >> the next police commission meeting is wednesday, december 11, 2019, 5:30 p.m. at city hall room 400. the public is invited