>> president cohen: welcome to the regularly scheduled san francisco police commission. sergeant reynolds, please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, president cohen. [roll call] >> clerk: president cohen, you have a quorum. also with us today, we have a.c. mosier, and chief william scott will be joining us shortly from the san francisco police department and director paul henderson from the department of police accountability. >> president cohen: excellent. thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, if you are able to join me, rise and

place your right hand over your heart and say the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> president cohen: all right. good evening, everyone. we have a fairly light agenda, so let's go ahead and get started. we called the roll. sergeant reynolds, could you please call the first item. >> clerk: first item is general public comment. at this time, the public is now welcome to address the commission for three minutes on items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the police commission. during public comment, neither police or d.p.a. personnel, nor commissioners are required to respond.

opportunities for public comment are available by calling 415-655-0001 and enter access code 2481-569-2462, then press pound and pound again. please press star, three to enter public comment. this will alert the clerk that you wish to enter the queue. please speak slowly and clearly and turn down any devices in the background. alternatively, you may make public comment in either of the following ways. e-mail the secretary of the police commission at sfpdcommission@sfgov.org or 125 third street, san francisco, california, 94158, and it looks

like we have quite a few callers. >> president cohen: thank you. >> clerk: good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> sorry. just clicked away from my script. my name is susan buchanan, and [inaudible] last week during public comment, i asked you to consider the work that berkeley is doing around eliminating racial profile in traffic stops. i have heard people be dismissive of these efforts, saying they haven't operationalized it yet or they're doing it wrong. to be fair, berkeley has only had its fair and impartial policing recommendations for eight months, but how long have sfpd had the d.o.j.

recommendations and reports? surely, six years would have been long enough to operationalize those recommendations here in san francisco. one can almost say that you and sfpd are doing something wrong. and speaking of hypocrisy, it was rich to hear the president of the police union to call for the firing of commissioner hamasaki, when no sfpd officer or sheriff's deputy has not been accountable for any discriminatory social media post? thank you. >> clerk: thank you, caller. good evening, caller.

you have two minutes. >> in may 2018, a candidate for the police commission wrote the rules committee to apply for a seat on the police commission. one of the goals written in his application letter stated make the sfpd a model in transparency, accountability, integrity, and fairness. that police commissioner was john hamasaki. the same who flouts the incompatible activity by the police commission. the same who is bound by the general orders and yet violates them constantly. where is the transparency and fairness from john hamasaki with his animus and bias with his twitter account? for a person seeking higher

office as controller for the state of california, president cohen seems intent with allowing the status quo and turns a blind eye to allowing this conduct to continue. who will call for the dismissal of john hamasaki? there are a lot of checks and balances in place. time for someone to do their job. >> clerk: thank you, caller. >> good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hi. my name is [inaudible]. i'm also with the core team of wealth and disparities in the black community. i just want to iterate susan's comment about the need to eliminate racializing traffic stops, stop using racial bias

as part of services, and we are long overdue for actually implementing that measure, and that's all. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, caller. president cohen, we have -- oh, there's one more caller. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> good evening, police commissioners. i wanted to call in support of my police commissioner, john hamasaki. i think that his engagement in social media specifically has engendered trust in the policing establishment in san francisco and also the legal establishment in san francisco, so i wanted to thank him pretty much for his time and attention to social outreach in his communities, and i think he's doing an excellent job showing that there is humanity still in

our criminally unjust mass incarceration system. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you, caller. president cohen, it looks as if we have another -- we have one last general public commenter who has asked to have their public comment readout loud as a reasonable accommodation under the americans with disabilities act. i will now read their comment. last week, john hamasaki tried and failed to defend posting a video that appears to show someone kicking milk crates out from under an officer and commenting, quote, i fully support any cops who want to try this, end of quote. while he says no one assaulted the officer, which is true, hamasaki did not know that when

he posted the video, as evidenced by his response to the person who posted, quote, so that guy is going to end up with assault charges for kicking the crate out from under him? that was a shitty thing to do, end of quote. hamasaki responds, quote, yeah, that's not part of the challenge, end of quote. it's clear at the time that he posted the video, hamasaki thought the person intentionally kicked the crate. if hamasaki now claims he knew it was a joke, then why didn't he post the version of the video that showed it was a joke ? hamasaki is disgraceful. maria h., and that is the end of public comment, president cohen. >> president cohen: thank you very much. i appreciate the public comment. please call the next item.

>> clerk: line item 2, chief's report. weekly crime trends. provide an overview of offenses occurring in san francisco. major and significant incidents. provide a summary of planned activities and events. 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. chief scott? >> president cohen: thank you. just real quick, chief, we are prepared to go with paul henderson if you need a few more minutes to collect yourself. >> thank you, president cohen. i'm actually ready. >> president cohen: okay. perfect. all right. >> good evening, president cohen, vice president elias,

commission, director henderson, and the public. i will start with crime trends this week. starting with homicide, we are up 9%, three over last year. we had 36 last year year-to-date. robberies are down 8%. in terms of robberies, that's about 130 fewer robberies than this time last year. rates are down about 30 from this time last year, and assaults are up, which is concerning because that number is increasing. we are at 1574 assaults compared to 1421 this time last year. human trafficking is up by one. that's 20 this year compared to 19 last year. in terms of our part one property crimes, they remain steady with a 1% increase. we're up about 51 burglaries from this time last year -- 52

burglaries, i'm sorry, from this time last year. motor vehicle thefts were up 8%, and larceny and theft were starting to pick up a little bit. we're up from 18,243 last year to 18,508 this year, so that's just short of 300 crimes. property crime, we're up about 1%. that's about 400 crimes more than we had this time last year. specifically in property crime, i want to highlight auto burglaries, because they are up 18% from last year. when we look back at 2018 and 19, we're now down 26% from 2018 and 2019, 36%.

i would like to point out that the extra deployment in some of our tourism corridors continue to decrease the auto break ins in that corridor as we try to hold the other parts of the city from going up. we did make some pretty significant arrests in car burglaries, including one in progress. gun violent homicides are 29,

compared to 20 last year. we had two homicides this past week to report, and as i said, year-to-date, there's 36 total homicides. if there is any good news on this homicide picture, it's that our overall clearance rate on homicides are 97%. investigators have been working really hard to clear some of our cases, both this year's cases and previous year's cases, so i want to say a big thank you to our homicide team because they are working hard to solve these cases. in terms of our gun seizures, we are continually increasing our gun seizures from what we were last year. we've had 115 ghost gun recoveries this year. we only had 116 for the entire year 2020, so that is something we'll continue to focus on working with our a.t.f.

partners and some of our other partners in the region because we know that a number of these gun-related crimes are connected outside of the city, and that continues to be an issue we will work to try to make better. i want to talk a little bit about the homicides. the first homicide that was reported was on the 700 block of kirkwood in the bayview district. the victim, a 37-year-old male left his house to run an errand. his girlfriend heard a knock on her door and when she answered, she found the victim suffering from his injuries. he was transported to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries. we have not identified anybody in this particular case as of yet, but the investigation is on going, and i will keep the commission and the public posted. if you have any information, please call us.

you can remain anonymous at 415-575-4444. the second one, i actually reported on this last week, but i will -- i'll highlight it again because we do need the public's help on this one. there's been shots notification, and officered located a deceased 19-year-old male. he had been shot. it was on san bruno. the victim's friends noticed what had happened and that he had been shot and called 911. we do not have any suspects in this case, so if you know what happened or have any information, call 415-575-4444. you can remain anonymous.

we made a second arrest on a homicide that occurred on august 17 in the tenderloin district. the victim was a 48-year-old male who was privately transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries who later succumbed to his injuries. we later found out that the suspect had been assaulted in the 800 block of larkin, when one of the suspects shot -- that the victim had been assaulted in the 800 block of larkin by several suspect. a second suspect was booked on september 3 for imprisonment, murder, and conspiracy. so there were others involved in this that we're still

looking into. two of the suspects have been involved. a shooting on garrett and ingleside. officers responded and found 1444 caliber casings and car and residential windows damaged by gun shots, so that is another case where we need the public's help. if you know anything, call 575-4444. that still remained unsolved. another shooting, a victim advised he was riding a bicycle south on van ness at 12 street when he heard three gunshots. he fell off his bike and realized that he had been shot. he saw a vehicle speed off

eastbound on mission street and flagged a passer by down who took him to the hospital. in this case, i believe the gun shot may have been self-inflicted, so that investigation is still on going to determine the cause of that shooting. we had another shooting in the 400 block of jones street in the tenderloin. our victim, hispanic male 48 years old, advised he was banging on a door of an apartment to droo try and get his cell phone when a shot came through the door. he was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive. we know where the shots came from, so we just have to figure out who fire the shot and hope to bring that to a resolution with identifying who the shooter was. the last case was an 18-year-old victim was out with

friends when the subject opened fire and shot the victim in the face and head area. the witness observed the victim and his friends and attempted -- attempted to get in the bar -- the victim and his friends were attempting to get in the bar but some unsuccessful. the witness returned to the bar and observed that our victim and his friends were being chased by an unidentified subject who eventually fired at the group and suspect the victim. we did identify the suspect and served search warrants, and charges have been filed by the district attorney, so that case has been resolved. as far as the strategy, a little more detail, i mentioned what we were doing in the tourism corridors. that will continue to be a strategy. 14 additional officers have been placed in the central

district, and that is in addition to the central district officers that regularly patrol those areas. i am happy to announce that our ambassador program has reached its second phase, and you will remember you approved the ambassador program several months ago. we just hired another group of former sfpd members, and they have gone through their training and orientation, and i just saw some of them in chinatown, and they are very well received by the community. for the public who are not familiar with this, this is a program that we implemented actually during 2020, where we

hire, through the prop f program, retired and former officers, and they patrol neighborhoods on foot, and it will be expanded to chinatown and other parts of the city. got to talk with one ambassador, and he's glad to be back and doing that type of community engagement. additional strategies is, as a part of our tourism deployment plan, we have additional officers in golden gate park on bikes, and also, that allows for our district officers to focus more on the residential burglaries that have plagued that area, so that's on going, as well. we have brought them down a little bit, but a lot more work needs to be done. the southern district is

focusing on car break ins along [inaudible] street and harrison street and have support from our motorcycle unit to make sure we deter as much of these types of incidents as we can. and then, in the park district, we had deployed two additional officers. this is in addition to our regular foot beat officers, and they're working the haight street commercial corridor. we've had some issues with just quality of life issues. the [inaudible] team is working that area, also working with the department of public works to make sure that the streets stay as clean as they're able to keep them. also on a sad note and a way more serious note, we had a homicide there this morning along that block, and it's unsolved as to right now. it was a stabbing homicide. i'll report further details on it at next week's report, but our investigators are trying to figure out who committed that homicide, and if the public

knows anything, definitely, we need your help on that, as well. that is the chief's report. nothing to report on any domestic terrorism incidents, although, i will say on that note, saturday marks the 20 anniversary of 9-11. we're going to have, led by the fire department, a memorial service on saturday morning and also meeting with our federal partners on briefings on what's going on throughout the nation with that issue. sometimes on these anniversaries people that are prone to act out on these acts, so that is my report this week,

and i'm happy to answer questions. >> president cohen: thank you. first, i have a couple of questions for you, but first, thank you for recognizing the 20 anniversary of 9-11. i also appreciate you incorporating terrorist attacks in your report. also wanted to really get a better grasp of your understanding. so you report out the data, the violence, the shootings, the homicides. you read the statistics. i wonder if you could add a little context or color to those numbers. what are you seeing? what are your investigators telling you? what are some of the driving forces for these shootings that are happening or homicides that are happening? >> yeah, thank you for giving me an opportunity to dig into this. so the data that we presented on the police commission on the

victims still remain to be true. i have vast criminal histories on them, unfortunately. that is what we've seen, and that continues to be the case. one of the homicides that we reported on we believe to be driven by narcotics activity. some of people involved were known to be frequent narcotics traffickers, but the homicide itself we don't believe to be narcotics related. it's one of those conditions where we believe a separate dispute led to this person losing his life. a lot of our homicides and shooting continue to be group dynamic involved. not necessarily gang related because it's not necessarily

gangs. these people are tight because they are involved in this social network. they get into a beef, and it leads to a shooting. that is the biggest issue in our city, with the shootings and the homicide. the one that i reported this morning on haight street, we don't have suspects in custody. we know, unfortunately, that the victim was living on the street, but we have some evidence that we're looking into that indicate that's it might have been -- that indicates that it might have been some type of dispute. several of our recent homicides have been disputes that may have started from some other, you know, incident in the past that led to gun violence.

so some of what's happening the last three or four years are still happening. >> president cohen: so what happens to these cases when people are not willing to testify? >> fortunately, there's a lot of private individuals and private businesses that have videos, and we're getting very good cooperation from members in our community, so that evidence has been very, very valuable. very valuable. the other thing i'd like to point out, and this goes back to the strategies that we presented to the police commission, trying to get in

front of these shootings as much as we can. the identification of the people that are the most at risk is paying dividends for us. i can cite two examples from this week where officers were alerted to a victim that was either going to be involved in a shooting or a victim of a shooting. that led to officers contacting an individual who we believe was at risk of being a victim. long story short, we were able to intervene, and actually, that individual, because he believed he would be targeted,

he was walking around with a gun. we had to arrest him because he had a gun, but that's one of the things where we get in front of these violence confrontations. another san franciscan that we just released from prison, we were able to do some outreach on him because we felt he was subject to be at risk on either side of that equation, and unfortunately, our officers arrested him. he had several guns on him, and he was arrested for being in possession of handguns earlier this week. it definitely gives us a better direction on where to focus our efforts on. >> president cohen: thank you. colleagues, are there any other questions for the chief today?

thank you. don't see any indication in the chat and don't see any other hands, so turn it over to director henderson. >> good evening. >> clerk: president cohen? >> president cohen: yes? >> clerk: we need to take public comment before we go to -- >> president cohen: yes, thank you. >> clerk: if you would like to make public comment, please press star, three to be recognized. good evening, caller. you have two minutes. >> hello, hi. this is miss brown. i was just calling regarding my son, arbery, who was murdered

august 6, 2009, and his murder remains unsolved. last meeting, i gave information regarding a person -- >> clerk: miss brown, can we -- >> president cohen: yeah, we're going to have to stop you from putting personal information on the record. >> okay. well, i gave information, and i haven't heard anything if anybody called or anything, and i'm sorry. so to this day, my son's homicide isn't solved, and i as a mother is still going through that trauma. i thank the police for being there for the vigil this year and every day. i just wanted to say that his case is still unsolved, and for

putting those pictures in the police stations, that maybe someone will come forth, but just hoping that someone will get in touch with the person that i named and go from there, and maybe i'll call my investigator, and again, i didn't know i wasn't supposed to do that. i was just trying to get justice for my child. i've been fighting for 16 years to get justice for my son's case. i don't know what else to do. all i know how to do, and i'm pretty sure i'm the only one probably doing it, so i just need help, and whoever gives me information, i should say something, and i don't know

what to say or who to say it to. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, miss brown, for your comment. for members of the public who may have information regarding the murder of aubrey, please call the anonymous tip line: 415-575-4444. once again, the number is 415-575-4444. and president cohen, that concludes public comment. >> president cohen: thank you very much. we'll hear next from director henderson. >> clerk: thank you. >> thank you. so i will start with the summary of cases. we are currently at 575 cases that are open currently, and this year, we closed so far 590

cases. we have currently open cases, 312 cases, and we have 23 cases whose investigations have extended beyond the nine-month period. again, as a point of reference, that's still within the time frame of our 3304 deadlines. of those numbers for the current cases, 18 of those cases are tolled cases, and we have 25 cases that have been mediated so far. amongst the cases that are pending, there are 14 of the cases that are open with the police commissioners, and amongst the cases that are awaiting chief's decision are 12. for the weekly trends, we received 18 new cases in the

past week, 30% of those allegations were -- involved officers that behaved or spoke in a manner unbecoming of an officer. 15% required officers failing to take action. 4% were an officer displaying threatening, intimidating, or harassing behavior. another 4% where an officer provided incomplete accident or incident report. 4% the officer exhibited spurious behavior, and 4% for the officer's discourteous behavior statements were

related to ethnicity or race, as well. it's a total of 27 allegations. for the monthly statistical report, that information has been filed. i'll just present the summary there in the documents that have been previously provided and have been posted. d.p.a. received 58 complaints total in june, which was a decrease of 6% year-to-date. and in 2021, the total number of complaints received were 397. in 2020, the total number of complaints received were 421. i'm giving you the summaries of the information. in june, of the 58 cases involved, 11 is were officered

who failed to take action, 4% were officers displayed unbecoming behavior, 4% involved an officer who failed to properly investigate, and 3% involved an officer who demonstrated biased policing or discrimination. these are allegations, as a reminder, and that was a total of 112 allegations. for july, d.p.a. received 65 complaints in june, which is an increase of 3% from the same period last year but a decrease of 9% for year-to-date comparison. so in 2020, the total complaints received from july were 506, and in july, the total number of complaints were 462. in july, of the 46 cases received in july, 12% involved

an officer who based or spoke in a manner unbecoming of an officer. 12% involved an officer who failed to take required action. 6% involved an officer failing to properly investigate. 5% involved an officer who prepared an incomplete or inaccurate officer report. 4% involved an officer who knowingly engaged in false information or discrimination, and 3% were case referrals. typically, case referrals are cases that are referred to other agencies. that's a total of 147 allegations. in terms of audits, today, wednesday, september 8, the department of police accountability and the controller's office had their entrance conference with the sfpd, the police department, for their audit on how the police department has currently handled officer's conduct. that is one of the items that

d.p.a. is tasked to perform. there have been a number of virtual presentations in the monthly community meetings happening at the station, the police station, including mission station, tenderloin station, and the bayview station on various dates. also, on the second, d.p.a. participated with the megablack organization with the director from h.r.c., sheryl davis, focusing on the greenkeeper initiative fellowship as well as the mayor's budget office. tonight, d.p.a. has no cases that are in the closed session. also on the call with me are senior investigator chris shenau in case there are cases that come up, and also on the call, staff diana rodenstein who would love an opportunity

to chat with all of you. our website, in case folks want to get in contact with the organization, is sfgov.org/dpa. you can also contact the office at 415-241-7711, and that concludes my presentation. again, i'd like to -- there's more details in the documents that have been filed with the commission and are on our website, but i wanted to present a summary of them, and some of this information was catch up from the period where we weren't meeting in august, so all of these reports would be in. and just so we're clear, we continued maintaining our reporting obligations for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually throughout the break. that's just some of the information in case the public hadn't seen it or wasn't aware. it can be found on the new website we just launched in case folks want to see more of the details.

that concludes my presentation. thank you. >> president cohen: great. thank you. so i'm going to ask you the same question that i asked chief. you have presented a numeric summary of what your caseload is looking like and the percentage of change. let me ask you, what is driving the increases, the changes, the decreases? tell me -- put a story behind these numbers. >> yeah. i think a lot of the stories -- that's why, in my numbers, i give you the actual allegations so you can see from month to month and now week to week that you can see a lot of the cases that are coming in. i believe they're influenced by what's happening in the city, and i believe a lot of those numbers are influenced greatly by what policing is taking place on the streets during the pandemic.

if you take a look at what was happening on the streets prepandemic -- and we've seen just from the reports that i'm given, week to week, how things have changed from the shelter in place, shelter at home rulings shifted, when people returned to work, when the delta variant came around, and the people went back home, you can see the shift in the complaints that we're getting. i just want to point out, the information that i'm giving is preanalysis before it shakes out into sustained cases, but it's an absolute allegation that the public is making both to my office literally individually and anonymously, so we can measure all of it collectively. that's why i'm giving the numbers that i'm giving. i think it's hard to compare those numbers and those allegations against -- they

stand for themselves, but they don't -- it's hard to compare them because we don't have another agency to compare them with, like internal affairs, if we were seeing the complaints they were giving side by side, it might give you a better touch point of comparison beyond just what d.p.a. is getting. >> president cohen: okay. all right. i guess that's -- >> i mean, it's hard to compare it -- >> president cohen: i guess i'm not asking for a comparison. well, you know, due to covid, people had less interactions with law enforcement, therefore, we saw a decrease in the cases. or maybe we saw a trend in the summertime with interaction with police officers. that's a lot more along the lines that i was thinking, not a comparison between, like, other life agencies because we know that this is a premier agency that is leading the pack

with oversight, so that doesn't really satisfy my question. the chief will say look, you've got the number of shootings because people are in life are becoming victims, so i just wanted to know what you're seeing, what your lawyers are seeing or your staff, what they're saying; what has transpired in your numbers. if i was a member of the public, i'd want to know, what does it mean on the ground in real-time? >> and this, honestly, i think this presentation and the information that i've been given, these are the allegations and the interpretation of the raw

numbers. this is what the public is saying case-by-case allegation by allegation so you hear all of it. you don't know what the trends are behind the story, but you know what's happening week by week based on the allegations that they're making. and you're seeing not just a one-month presentation but you can see more clearly the differences in officers, for example, failing to take required action. that's the allegation, and you can see on an evening like tonight where we're playing catch up from having been on a break, the difference from those specific allegations from what was happening in june to what was happening in june to what happened in august.

and actually, that's -- it might be a good comparison. i didn't look at them, and i'm doing it live when we're talking, but as that information was filed with the commission and in our papers, you can actually look side by side to hear or to see what the specific allegations are. and certainly, i think some of the answers to your question, which are more the overview of the trend, gets done in the annual report, and we can see the breakdown of where those allegations are coming from. like, it's shifting. this was during the summer in the bayview, but now, all of these allegations are taking place in the mission or chinatown. here, they're not broken out, but they will be in the annual report. >> president cohen: got it. >> i hesitate to make conclusions -- >> president cohen: but it'll

be prepared. perfect. i appreciate that. let's go ahead and take public comment, sergeant reynolds. >> clerk: for members of the public who would like to comment on d.p.a. director's report, please dial star, three. there is no public comment, president cohen. >> president cohen: thank you. no problem. okay. well, let's continue moving forward. >> clerk: line item 4, commission reports, discussion. 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. commission president's report, commissioners' reports, commission announcements and scheduling of items identified for consideration at future commission meetings, action. >> president cohen: thank you very much.

i will turn to my fellow commissioners. commissioner elias, we'll start with you. we'll start with leadership first. >> vice president elias: thank you. nothing to report this week. >> president cohen: okay. commissioner yee, what's been going on on the streets? i know you've gone to a couple of meetings. tell us what you're seeing. >> i just came back from the chinatown night out. i just came back, so i had a little longer haul, and the chief was there, as well. many of the community that -- i'm happy to say that they're out, enjoying themselves, and i want to thank our community leaders over there at chinese chamber, and chinatown night was [inaudible] by our late rose pak and our deputy chief lozar, so it's great to see our

community enjoying themselves and out in force, so thank all the elected officials who showed up, as well. the mayor, president wong, supervisor aaron peskin and matt haney, and all the officers who are now making it safe throughout chinatown, and hopefully, we can continue this and grow it throughout the city where we can focus focus all of our resources, as well, so i'm happy to report that all is well. >> president cohen: awesome, awesome. commissioner byrne, how is the tenderloin doing? byrne. >> i should have something to report in a couple of months, other than the chief and i talked about it this afternoon.

i believe there will be an evolution as to what's going on in there, but i should be able to report back in about two months. the other thing i'd like to report, i had the opportunity to go to the 50 anniversary -- i almost want to say the assassination and murder of sergeant young what i know as balboa station, but it's now known as ingleside station. and assistant chief mosier was there, and chief scott and captain jones, and also there, which was very touching was there is a civilian police worker who was also shot. sergeant young was killed, and she showed up, and i thought it

was important that she do that, given the murder of a police officer recently in chicago. i thought it was very good of the san francisco police department to remember one of their own, particularly someone who died tragically in the station in the manner in which he did in 1971. >> president cohen: thank you, commissioner. i appreciate that, and for my report, i just wanted to let people know that i'm still working to bring other elected leaders and policy makers to this commission to share what they're working on that impacts the work that we're doing on this commissioner. last week, we had senator nancy skinner, so i've just been working on trying to get people

to join us on our commission. also had a good touch-base conversation with miss felicia jones, head of the wealth and disparities, and that's all i have to report out. sergeant reynolds, could you please take public comment, and let's call the next item. >> clerk: if you would like to make public comment, please dial star, three at this time. president cohen, there is no public comment. >> president cohen: great. i appreciate that. let's call the next item. >> clerk: line item 5, presentation of the deputy's collection and analysis of sexual assault kid evidence and reporting of results to sexual assault victims report, per commission resolution 16-28,

adopted april 20, 2016, discussion. >> hello. >> president cohen: hello. >> good evening, president cohen, members of the commission, executive director henderson, chief scott, and members of the community. i am acting deputy chief raj baswani, and i will be covering resolution 16-28, which is analysis collecting and saeshl -- and sexual assault kit evidence and reports. i'll be covering january 1 to june 30, 2020. during this period, i'm not going to go line by line into everything, but during this period, we collected approximately 110 kits that

were done internally, and out of those, those were all submitted within five days within the requirement of the time it was collected by the trauma recovery and rape treatment center to the time it went to the crime lab. out of those four were submitted after that five-day period, and those were all outside jurisdiction submissions, which is normal for them to have a delay, so a total of 114 kits were tested. and all of those 114 were within the 120-day requirement. as far as them being collected, tested, and results given, they were within the 120 days. our turnaround time is 14 days

for the sexual assault kits, which is probably one of the lowest in the state. and none of the kits were sent for any kind of outsourcing. we processed all the kits locally. out of those 114, 43 were uploaded, and i'll skip down to item 10 for notification. we notified 91. that's the other part of the resolution. the second part of the resolution is a reporting requirement to the victim, and so we reported 91, and 15 victims did not want to be

notified. and eight out agent note if i -- out of agency notifications were made so they could be handled in their policing jurisdiction. and then, i'll go onto page 2, on item 7. so we are currently working on 37 of the cases, and the rest of the 19 -- i'm not going line by line to every item because i did want to leave a little bit of time as to how this fits into our investigative work, so i picked out a really good case that was brought to our attention during this reporting period. and this was an august 2011 galileo high school student who was approached by a stranger.

i won't go into the details because it's a very graphic and horrible crime, but she was the victim of a sexual assault at galileo high school by a stranger. at that time, we developed a d.n.a. profile. it was uploaded, and there's no hit. so what we do in those kinds of cases, we do a john doe warrant, so we did a john doe warrant for that d.n.a. profile. well, april of this year, april 2021, a subject was arrested with a firearm, and a d.n.a. profile was collected. that subject matched the subject that committed the crime back in 2011 at galileo high school, and he was arrested for the crime. officers for the central

district went out, located him, and arrested him. so that's just one example of how these cases fit in and how d.n.a. fits in in a sexual assault situation. and i have nothing else. if you have any questions for lieutenant o'connor or myself, we're here. >> president cohen: any questions? commissioner byrne has a question. please, sir, go ahead. >> when i was looking at the page, indicated that there were 61 inactive cases. so obviously, i don't want to hear about all 61, but what exactly does that 61 mean?

>> that 61 means that the d.n.a. subject was uploaded but has not been identified, so kind of like what this example shows us is that 2011 case was inactivated. the profile was uploaded, and now that case is closed, so something to that effect. there are examples of when cases are inactivated. one is the subject is unknown and no d.n.a. was uploaded because there's no corroborating evidence. the other would be the victim becomes uncooperative or does not want further evidence collected, and this is usually relayed to the rape treatment center who then connects that wish to the investigators, and then, the investigators contact the victim and either provide services or give resources to the victim on if they want to come back and reactivate the

case. and on the -- on the other one, is -- is that there is no corroborating evidence or that we cannot prove that the suspect committed the crime. >> and the district attorney of san francisco only charged three people in that period of time and discharged four? >> yes, during this reporting period. >> i guess i'm surprised. number one, it strikes me as a very small number, both of them, but that would be the purview of the district attorney, not the police department. >> president cohen: thank you. commissioner yee? >> commissioner yee: ah, yes. i have a question on the 61

inactive cases, and they're inactive cases where, i guess, the victim failed to respond back. was there any that spoke a second language, where they felt maybe uncomfortable in something on this who might be cultural or indifferences? i'm just wondering if there were any -- if you could break it down by ethnicity? >> i do not have the breakdown for you, but just personally, i can tell you from working in investigations for eight years, and i'll have lieutenant o'connor kind of elaborate on this, but all the investigators do have access to language services, and all officers do

have access to language services. we have investigators from all walks of life that speak multiple languages, so i will defer this question to lieutenant o'connor, if you want to expand on that. >> yes. so i think it would be important, yeah, 61 cases that have been inactive, and i can state that none of these survivors had any issue with relaying what happened to the investigators. there were occasions whether the officers had to use language services, whether it was phone line language services or an officer that was bilingual. if you'd like, commissioner, i can breakdown those numbers regarding the ethnicity and the first spoken language of the survivors if you'd like, and i have access to that information, but none of the 61

were closed or inactivated because of issues with language. >> commissioner yee: the reason why i'm just asking is because when you've got sexual assaults, number one, it's very challenging for the victims to speak out on it, too, and for the investigators, it might be even doubly difficult for them, especially if they're limited english speaking proficiency. even if you don't have translators, sometimes they feel the shame that comes along with that, that that happened to them. i'm just trying to see if we can find out if it's -- inactive cases, for myself and jim byrnes, that's quite a bit.

so if you can take it offline, that's fine. >> president cohen: all right. anything else? all right. seeing none, let's move forward. >> i think diana rosenstein had a comment. >> president cohen: okay. all you have to do is raise your hand or put her name on the chat or turn on her screen and wave. >> there you go, diana. >> i was just going to simply point out that our office works diligently to ensure that officers are properly trained with respect to handling incidents such as the ones that you've been asking about, commissioner yee, with respect to victims that are of limited

english proficiency, and we take any complaints that we make with respect to that. >> i'll piggyback on that and invite the new commissioners to come down to the d.p.a., as well. >> president cohen: so i think this concludes that portion of our agenda. >> clerk: public comment, commissioner? >> president cohen: public comment, yes. >> clerk: if you would like to make public comment, please press star, three at this time. commissioner, you have no

public comment. >> president cohen: okay. next item. >> clerk: next item is line item 6, discussion and possible action to approve revised draft department general or the 5.16, warrants, for meeting and conferring with the san francisco police officers association and the s.f. municipal executives association police as required by law. discussion and possible action. >> good evening, president cohen, vice president elias, commissioners, chief scott, director henderson, and members of the community. i'm jim ahern, and i'm joined by sfpd sergeant cara lacey. we worked on 5.16, search

warrants and are here to answer any questions. it was a true collaborative effort between the sfpd and the d.p.a. even with the collaboration of three attorneys, the input was difficult, and i'd like to have you think back to 1997, when this general order was last updated. think about all the advancements in technology and changes in search and seizure law that occurred over the last 24 years. kids weren't walking around on cell phones, social networking sites didn't exist. we still had pagers and pay phones. no one had video cameras on their houses. people had to develop film if they wanted photos from their family vacation, and the internet was still on dial up.

so as we worked to bring this general order out of the stone age, our main focused areas were no knock search warrants, the reporters shield law, california privacy act, the internal and external review process, and internal policies related to this general order. i and cara lacey are prepared to answer any questions that you have on this general order, and thank you. >> president cohen: thank you. i don't see any -- oh, here we go. hold on. commissioner elias, commissioner byrnes, commissioner yee. >> vice president elias: thank you, president cohen. thank you to all that worked on this d.g.o. there were a few additions or suggestions that i wanted to make to the d.g.o. i reviewed them with the chief, so i don't know if, chief, you

want to go over them because i think we're pretty much in agreement with some of the additions or how the best way to approach this would be. >> yeah. commissioner, if you don't mind, i can go over them, and if i miss anything, if you can help me out? >> vice president elias: yeah, sure, great. >> okay. president cohen, is that okay? >> president cohen: absolutely. >> okay. thank you. so as commissioner elias or vice president elias said, we talked this afternoon, and i'll just go over, i think there are a total of four modifications on the language. the first one being on page 4, and it's under section c, that [inaudible] of a witness-victim or informant including bias.

the recommendation is to include language in that bullet point or financial compensation provided by law enforcement or district attorney's office in connection with the search warrant. so in other words, the thought process behind this is there's an informant receiving compensation, a person receiving compensation for information, that that information should be disclosed to the magistrate who this warrant is being presented to. >> okay. the second modification is on page 5, under section g, and

that is [inaudible] shall be documented in the chronological of investigation [inaudible] is the name of the lieutenant who authorized exigency [inaudible] or an incident report. i'm sorry. and on the -- at the end of that, change the or to and, an incident report, if applicable.

the next one is on page 6, under 5.16.05. it's in section b. at the end of that paragraph, two modifications. change the member should to member shall still make a reasonable effort to announce their identity in person. and then, also add officers shall document such necessity to the chronological investigation if applicable. so this addition is just to document the reason for the deviation from not noticing the chronological in the incident report, which is [inaudible]

consistent with the other changes. and that is the issue -- president elias, did i miss it? was that correct? >> vice president elias: just so my fellow commissioners and the public know, the changes that i had suggested and the chief agreed, and he had some changes, as well, is an effort to really be consistent with what our prior practice has been and what we're going to continue to do, which is

kwoempl conforms with our basis, which is consistent with 503 and 501, so that's the reasoning behind these recommendations. >> president cohen: thank you. all right, colleagues. commissioner byrne, i think i saw your hand next. >> yeah. i wasn't aware that commissioner elias had gone through it; so i'll pass on

that. >> president cohen: okay. thank you. commissioner yee? >> commissioner yee: yeah, i'll pass, too. but i had one question, i guess, regarding the search warrant and regarding the amount of time for retraining, how much time will be allotted, if they have any idea, i guess, once we go through this legal brief? just want to make sure that all of our officers are up to date on it, and there's some substantial changes on it, and it's very overdue. >> thank you, commissioner. i can answer that question.

what we've asked for on d.g.o.s being significant, is the amount of time has been changed to 90 days. there's a lot of training coming down, so time to prepare this in the midst of everything else that's coming down, so 90 days after the process of meet-and-confer is what we're asking for from the commission, if we could have the 90-day period to set up the training schedule and have that in order so we bring this in the right way, which our members are clamoring for training. >> vice president elias: so sorry, chief. one of the other things that i just realized, page 4, where it says or financial compensation,

can we add or benefit. sometimes confidential informants aren't given financial benefit, but it's housing or other things that are being provided. i think if we say compensation or benefit, that's it. we can say or any compensation, just take out financial. >> yeah, any compensation, whether financial or otherwise. >> vice president elias: okay. that's good. >> financial compensation or

incentive. >> vice president elias: that's better. i think we have to figure this out so we can vote on it. >> the concern that i have is victims of crime often receive compensation and benefits from the victims compensation board that's done through the district attorney's office and our members would have no knowledge of this, and this puts a burden on them or a responsibility on them to disclose information as it relates to victims and benefits they might receive from the victims compensation board if they're not clear that we're talking fully about informants. >> vice president elias: well, that's discloseable any ways.

>> we wouldn't know about that if we're writing a search warrant. >> vice president elias: well, wouldn't they receive that after the fact, and wouldn't an officer want to know if they're receiving some incentive when he's taking the information that he needs in order to author a search warrant? wouldn't he want to know what kind of person he's interviewing, if they're a victim or informant and if there's any bias or anything that could effect -- [please stand by]

that don't go to credibility o testimony . these are victim assistance programs. so perhaps maybe language that calls out those type of victim assistance programs are expected. i thinkthat's what the spirit of this was . not for that butfor the other day .information often times leads to search warrants and dispositions on cases.

>> let me ask camera, the concerns of yourexpressing , thethought process . does it merely reflect your concern or have you flirted with other attorneys or folks that are also looking at this presentation ? not legislation butddo . >> i heard these additions for the first time also. they don't know if captain ahearn was familiar with homicide where we could see these situations unfold wants to weigh inon it also . i think we all agree that certainly any benefit or payment of an informant is receiving for providing any information is absolutely exculpatory information that

needs to be included in a warrants . i am in complete agreement that information should be included as some of these examples . i just worry about sort of these other, when were talking about victims compensation us not knowing about the information necessarily having an obligation toinclude information we might not know . >> one of the things i thought was important that we have this discussion in public about the ddo, we are a policy keeping body so it's clearly important. i know that commissioner elias spoke to the chief already and i asked her, asked the chief to have that conversation in full disclosure for the public assumption and i know this is the first time you'rehearing all this . what i'm going to propose is perhaps we people are not comfortable voting on it right now and perhaps with this

language we arediscussing , we can sit on it a little bit, anotherweek . fine tune and commissioner elias, i look to you as well for yourleadership on this . we can schedule it for a vote next week. that would allow commissioner hamasaki an opportunity toshare some of his thoughts on the legislation or if people are ready to , we can also put it to a vote but i wanted to you know, have full disclosure and get the conversation going for the record, knows where our options are. how are people feeling? are you guys ready to vote today? >> it i could because i want to give miss lacey an opportunity to go over this language because we really do want to be right. friday when theschedule came out it's the first time i had looked at it . i know it was a little late to

talk to the g soi don't want to jam anybody up . i hate putting things over but i think that again, we want to get the language right and my intention is that i think we're all on the same page with respect to the informants and if there's any benefit they are receiving obviously it be documented in the report. my votewould be to put it to a vote next week if you're okay with that and your staff . >> i think that what stacy brought up i think there needs to be broader language. everybody agreeswith the intent on this . i don't think the intent was to disclose victims who get what they're entitled to. pacifically for what we talked

about commissioner so i would like to move this forward. it seems to me 2 years in the making and i know there's a sense of urgency but 2 years in the making is very thoughtful. i'd really like to movethis forward because we got a lot on our plate and other policies waiting for the commission to approve . >> i'm fine either way >> . >> presidentcohen: how are you guys feeling ? >> what language are we going to useabout these benefits ? because if we're voting that's something we need to know. >> presidentcohen: we are sniffing it out now . they're probablyworking on it right now . >> i realized miss lacey that what will ease your concern is if you look at paragraph eight it talks about a good faith mistake and the penalty that

the affidavit is sign so your concern as to what was known by the office of the time of writing areaddressed in paragraph a . i don't think that language is going to cause any concern . i think it should ease your concern so i think it would be okay to have this language is for any compensationprovided by any law enforcement agency. that would be my suggested language . >> i would respectfully disagree. i think that exception fromthe attorneys should be clearly pointed out . it clearly doesn't go to, it really doesn't go to the bias of thesearch warrant . any victim can getit . that should beenumerated . that specific, and then i agree

with you mister president that the first part should get the other stuff in it. [inaudible] the victims restitution fund obviously should beexcluded . i don't see any point in ... in other wordsi agree with miss lacey . >> president cohen: okay. i want to interject also for the consideration and that is allowing the assistant chief to sign off on the ddo as opposed to ... instead of a commander and anevent she .

it would be good to change the approvalto assistant chief of operations as opposed to a commander and adeputy chief . i don't think that's controversial . >> on page 6, first paragraph . >>president cohen: that's right. does that seem unreasonable ? >> that's good because no knock warrants are something ... >> president cohen: it deserve a certain level of attention . chief, how do youfeel ? >> that's a good move. >> president cohen: okay. >> so on the other, if we can go back to page 4. how do you all feel about language such as information that the informant is receiving any benefits that includes

consideration oncases or money or any benefits or information ? hello? what happened tocindy ? >> i think we lost her. >> your back. >> say it again? okay. we've also got a weak signal. chief, could you repeat? okay. >> so that sentence would be the suggestion is information that an informant is receiving any benefit including

consideration incases, money or any benefits for information . >> what i think that my suggestion is that it just says information that an informant received any benefit or information including consideration on a case or financial benefit. because i think we want to encompass that sometimes informants might receive consideration and sometimes they might receive money so we want to be clear that we're talking about both of those situations. >> i thinkcynthia is frozen there but that's a good point . >> as commissioner elias said, let's go ahead and look atdiana rothstein . i think she's got something to contribute . >> i wanted to point out that

section is actually a list of examplesof exculpatoryevidence . it is not definitive . it is not close, it's just examples. i don't think there should be any concerns because it just gives you examples of situations where officers should be mindful of the type of information they put into a search warrant affidavit that a judge is going to need and use in order to assess credibility. the list is notadoptive . there's 1 million situations that occur in everyday life that may end up in a search warrant, that should end up in a search warrant and nobody's at fault. so i think that youguys are , it's an important conversation to have be mindful of the fact that that list is just examples of situations that should be considered and it's not exhaustive.

>> president cohen: okay. any feedback or comments? >> i agree. >> president cohen:okay, i agreed to .the mission or lis . >> i agree. >> sorry, i had to log back in, inoticed that . >> president cohen: if we lose you we lose for a period any further thoughts? i want to move this along. >> can you review the language and diane has made a point this is not an exhaustive listof examples . but i know that's a point that wediscussed or discussed as important . you and other commissioners so carol, could you suggest language at that point and i'm

comfortablewith if the commission is i'm definitely comfortable with it . >> thank you chief.my suggested language is a new bullet point that says information that an informant received any benefits for information including consideration on a case or a financial benefit because those are the 2 main areas where people receive assistance. >> what abouthousing ? >> i guess i didn'thear the last part, could you be the last part ? >> we could say information and informant received a benefit forinformation including but not limited to consideration on a case for financial benefit . i would through training ensure that our members are well aware

housing is a financial benefit. >> for some leniency towards their set sentence. >> that would be consideration on a case. >> that works. >> presidentcohen: looks like we're getting there. we're getting some agreement . ahern, lacey, are you getting allthese notes ? do we need to give you 10 minutes to get everything finalized we can take a break here ?>> it's up to you presidents: >> president cohen: i am here to serve. >> you have information correct from my previous email regardingthese changes . i think president cohen is asking if we can make the changes and submit it so they can see the finished product. >> president cohen: that's

exactly right. >> i thought there was a mystical theory out there making all these changes but it's not, it's just us. i mean, you. >> i might need to work with the commission office because i'm not sure that i have an electronic version of the document that weare submitting . >> president cohen: no problem. we're going to take a 10 minute recess. allowing you to connect with the commission office and we will check back in and see how the progress is going. everyone, 10 minutes so we'll see you at 7:30. goodbye. >>. [please stand by).♪

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consideration or compensation . >> thank you . >> president: if i could ask miss lacey to just readoff the changes . carol, do youhappen to . >> do you still have them? it might be easier for you, just because my version has the full redline version so it's hard for me to see exactly where. >> okay. >> do you want me to do it or doyou have ? >> you can do it. i don't think you sent to me and i want to read some of the documents commissioner elias if you could do it. >> i thinksergeant youngblood is sending it to you . >> i have, i'm looking at the

redline version that was just emailed . it shows the change in section 5.160.3, subsection b. oh .2, reads information and informant received any benefit, consideration or compensation. that's change one. change 2 is section g. subsection 1. it's the last sentence. now reads the name of the lieutenant who authorized direct submission and reason for the exigency shall be documented in a chronological investigation and an incident report if applicable. the next section and i apologize, i don't have page numbers because there's no electronic form . 5.1604, subsectiona . the second to the last

paragraph of that section, the last sentence of the second paragraph to the last section will now be additionally an assistant chief approval is required prior to the service of theauthorized no knock warrant . the next change i have is section 5.1 6.05, subsection b. shall read the last session shall be members shall make reasonable efforts to announce their identity inperson . members shall document such a necessity in the chronological investigation if an incident report is applicable. the next change is in section e 2. the first sentence shall read members shall provide a copy of a search warrant excluding the affidavit 2 that

lists the three. in that same section the last sentence of that section shall be changed to reflect the following. if a search warrant is not provided the reasons for withholding shall be documented inthe chronological investigation and incident report if applicable . and i think that was it. that's all thechanges that i see. does that work ?>> yes ma'am. >> i'm glad we were able to read the changes intothe record prior to the vote . i don'twant to delay this anymore . do we all concurwith the changes ? >> president cohen: okay. let's takepublic comment on this item and we will take a vote .

thank you the attorneys who worked hard quickly to make this happen. >> clerk: if you'd like to make public comment at this time, please dial star 6 and madam president, note for the record i do not see commissioner hamasaki online but we still do stillhave his phone . >> president cohen: thank you. >> clerk: we have a caller for public comment. you have 2 minutes. >> caller: thank you police commissioners . i'm calling to ask that policy for search warrants not be decided in such a rush where literally no one final version that can be taken to a vote and be negotiated with sfpoa. they've chosen to not behave

honorably in regards to warrants and they have some specific desires to close on population so as we're looking to be a fair-minded city and it's concerning, one of our primary rights, i think there is time to take a moment and consider outside commentary and that at least get a version together that everyone understands and can see and is hopefully in my mind public and available for a more robust public comment than this short commentary. i think that the search warrant policy is very important to our city and i would hope to see such collars and commenters as the aclu or the local protection and rights groups on this call and part of this conversation and that's clearly not the case . so while i see every one of these commissioners, then they

don't know what the changes in policy are, i'm certain the aclu doesn't understand what changes you'remaking to our city . i'm asking you to reach a more robust public comment and slow walk what is in my opinion probably adestructive event to limit our rights . >> clerk: thank youcaller . that evening caller. you have 2minutes . >> caller: chief scott, executive director henderson, thank you to brian cox and i'd like to call out despite the rhetoric about militarization as fpd seeks to engage in military like tactics. this authorizes sfpd to execute no knockwarrants . these warrants are dangerous and disproportionatelytarget black and brown people .

as the most recent victim was murdered by cops lightly firing into her apartment. many jurisdictions have banned and republicans as you propose legislation to do the same . no knock relics of the war on drugs i appreciate the vga authorizes them for the preservation of evidence but sfpd must seek other means to collect evidence that by scaring innocent people and creating dangerous conditions . it's clear they will dothis on their own .the commission should exercise its power. i'm calling on the commissioner to vote no on this dgo and provide additional time to consider this sothe public has a greater opportunity to review the changes proposed here tonight . >> clerk: thank you caller. good evening caller, you have 2 minutes.

>> caller: thank you. good evening everyone, my name is danielle harris i'm managing attorney for the integrity of san francisco publicdefender's office and i appreciate all the hard work i know must have gone into drafting this new proposed order . but i have various concerns. i am concerned as someone who has litigated many, many search warrants over my 22 years as a public defender, i have serious concerns about the legal actress accuracy of parts of this order. i understand and sympathize this consideration has been underway for 2 years but we have had it for less than three full business days and are asking for additional time to evaluate it. it is dense and an additional week or two is not a lot to

ask. i also have concerns as did th previous caller about the procedure being followed here tonight . i'm not certain can be considered fair notice to the public where changes are made during this very meeting on which the vote is taken. i would urge the procedure that president cohen andvice president lis suggested , that this be delayed for at least one week so that all concerned parties can have a chanceto substantivelyweigh in . thank you . >> clerk: thank youcaller . president cohen,that includes public comment . >> president cohen: all right. okay, so i'm prepared to vote

today. this has been atwo-year process . i am not feeling the request to delay for one more week but if other commissioners want to delay, i will support that and we can let the members of the public comb through the dgo. i'm open to it however i think the process has been thorough . it'sbeen 2 years . there's been a lot of odds on this and i will also see you, commissioner elias. i think you've been the one working on this for the longest amount of time. i've only been working on this last year . also for the record the dgo has been posted since august 5. so the general public has had more than a month to review.

and the changes that we made today in my opinion arevery slight . not substantive in changing the nature of it but those are my thoughts and opinions. i wanted to seewhat the overall commission thinks .i think for the record we just posted the new changes to the changes our lives in addition to commissionerelias reading them into the record . any thoughts? if not i will call the vote. >> i agree with you in almost all you say but it's been plenty of times but we have to give the appearance as well as substantial. i can understand audience members calling and it appears rushed.

i don't like to dispute the chief but i think that for the appearance be done correctly. it's not just the substance. it's also in the hearing tonight, some people cansubmit questions . >> president cohen: any other comments? no? commissioner, can you take a motion to continue this item in one weeks time and mark. >> clerk: so they. >> president cohen: is there a second ? second and by commissionerelias . p please be prepared to vote o it next week next item . >> clerk: president cohen, we need to vote on the motion. >> president cohen: you're right. sorry, i was thinking ... okay.

emotion has been made and seconded. >> clerk: on motion to continue the matter on search warrants, commissioner byrne. [roll call vote] president cohen, you have 4 yeses. >> president cohen: thank you to the chief as well and also to thecommissioners thatworked on this . we will pick this item back up quickly next week sergeant , what's next on the agenda ? >> clerk: line item 7, adjournment. >> president cohen: can we take public comment onadjournment ?

>> clerk: know we do not. >>president cohen: iknow, it's a joke .we are adjourned . thank you verymuch. see you next week .

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i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that al together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there, and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille, can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going to go, and it can be a huge hit, but you've got to try it. or if it fails, you just won't do it again. or you tweak it. when that all pans out, you go oh, we did that. we did that as a team. i have a great team. we all gel well together. it keeps the show going.

the fans are here to see the teams, but also to be entertained, and that's our job. i have wonderful female role models that i look up to here at the giants, and they've been great mentors for me, so i aspire to be like them one day. renelle is the best. she's all about women in the workforce, she's always in our corner. [applause] >> i enjoy how progressive the giants are. we have had the longer running until they secure day. we've been doing lgbt night longer than most teams. i enjoy that i work for an organization who supports that and is all inclusive. that means a lot to me, and i wouldn't have it any other way.

i wasn't sure i was going to get this job, but i went for it, and i got it, and my first season, we won a world series even if we hadn't have won or gone all the way, i still would have learned. i've grown more in the past four years professionally than i think i've grown in my entire adult life, so it's been eye opening and a wonderful learning >> roughly five years, i was working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. the light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students

taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project was born. >> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it. >> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's

those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's

consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the gear together, and then, i drive and go get the kids, and we take them to a local beach. >> we usually go to linda mar, and then occasionally ocean beach. we once did a special trip. we were in capitola last year, and it was really fun. >> we get in a circle and group stretch, and we talk about specific safety for the day, and then, we go down to the water. >> once we go to the beach, i don't want to go home. i can't change my circumstances at home, but i can change the way i approach them. >> our program has definitely been a way for our students to find community and build friends. >> i don't really talk to

friends, so i guess when i started doing city surf, i started to, like, get to know people more than i did before, and people that i didn't think i'd like, like, ended up being my best friends. >> it's a group sport the way we do it, and with, like, close camaraderie, but everybody's doing it for themselves. >> it's great, surfing around, finding new people and making new friendships with people throughout surfing. >> it can be highly developmental for students to have this time where they can learn a lot about themselves while negotiating the waves. >> i feel significantly, like, calmer. it definitely helps if i'm, like, feeling really stressed or, like, feeling really anxious about surfing, and i go surfing, and then, i just feel, like, i'm going to be okay. >> it gives them resiliency

skills and helps them build self-confidence. and with that, they can use that in other parts of their lives. >> i went to bring my family to the beach and tell them what i did. >> i saw kids open up in the ocean, and i got to see them connect with other students, and i got to see them fail, you know, and get up and get back on the board and experience success, and really enjoy themselves and make a connection to nature at the same time. >> for some kids that are, like, resistant to, like, being in a mentorship program like this, it's they want to surf, and then later, they'll find out that they've, like, made this community connection. >> i think they provided level playing fields for kids to be themselves in an open

environment. >> for kids to feel like i can go for it and take a chance that i might not have been willing to do on my own is really special. >> we go on 150 surf outings a year. that's year-round programming. we've seen a tremendous amount of youth face their fears through surfing, and that has translated to growth in other facets of their lives. >> i just think the biggest thing is, like, that they feel like that they have something that is really cool, that they're engaged in, and that we, like, care about them and how they're doing, like, in general. >> what i like best is they really care about me, like, i'm not alone, and i have a group of people that i can go to, and, also, surfing is fun. >> we're creating surfers, and we're changing the face of surfing. >> the feeling is definitely

akin to being on a roller coaster. it's definitely faster than i think you expect it to be, but it's definitely fun. >> it leaves you feeling really, really positive about what that kid's going to go out and do. >> i think it's really magical almost. at least it was for me. >> it was really exciting when i caught my first wave. >> i felt like i was, like -- it was, like, magical, really. >> when they catch that first wave, and their first lights up, you know -- their face lights up, you know you have them hooked. >> i was on top of the world. it's amazing. i felt like i was on top of the world even though i was probably going two miles an hour. it was, like, the scariest thing i'd ever done, and i think it was when i got hooked on surfing after

>> thank you. thank you, brothers and sisters of the san francisco building construction trades council for leading the celebration by providing these incredible instructions, demonstrations with our citybuild students cycle 35, so thank you, trade students, for being here. [applause] >> again, we recognized earlier this morning, the unions that were here, right, because without them, citybuild would not be here. thank you, and we have district council 16, laborers local 261, plasterers, local 266. masons in the front, local 300.

engineers local 3. local engineers 377, and we have our sheet metal, local 104, danny. thank you all for being here and welcome to our 15-year celebration of citybuild academy. it's truly an honor for me to be your emcee today. it's truly great to be here today after the last year with all the zoom meetings. for me, it's really been an honor to standup here, right, with my mentors, all the past citybuild directors that are here, we have chris rodriguez, chris iglesias, pat mulligan, joshua arce, and of course myself. without them mentoring me these

last 15 years, i would not be here, but of course, thank you, mayor breed. [applause] >> thank you for leading our city during these tough times. you saved lives, and you're leading the way for economic recovery, and we're going to be building stronger together, and a special personal thanks to you for appointing me to this position. thank you, mayor breed. [applause] >> and we have our president of the board, shamann walton. [applause] >> now i have a story to share with you all. him and i used to run up and down these hills, knocking on doors, inviting people to citybuild. supervisor haney, thank you for being here. [applause] >> all right? and with deep, deep gratitude, please join me in welcoming the honorable mayor london breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank

you, everyone, and i can't tell you how much today fills me with so much pride. this program, in celebrating 15 years, has an extraordinary history, and in fact, we're joined today by former supervisor sophie maxwell, who in 2006, with gavin newsom, started citybuild because as a former electrician, now semi retired, i guess, sophie maxwell, as supervisor, saw the need for the people of the bayview-hunters point and people in various communities to have an opportunity to be a part of building this city. and a.b.u. -- yes, because if we don't work -- [inaudible] . >> the hon. london breed: a.b.u. and other community organizations saw that they were being left out of what was happening in san francisco. and to make that connection, to make sure that people from these communities knew that it

was possible for them to be a part of the trades, a part of building our city, citybuild was founded. and so i want to thank many of our folks here. we've already mentioned a number of folks that were instrumental, but really, i've got to give it up to gavin newsom and to sophie maxwell and to the building and construction trades and to a.b.u. for everything you did as partners to address this need. and you see this partnership blossoming. we went from 300 participants a year to increasing that, to now, with this new space, 600, doubling the number of citybuild participants that will come out of this program because we need you, we need you. the president and the vice

president and congress just passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. $1.2 trillion, building roads and bridges and airports and other infrastructure. we need to make sure that people who want to be a part of these trades have an opportunity and are ready, are ready for these projects, are ready to make that money, are ready to do the jobs that he -- that we need them to do, are ready to build our roads and our bridges in our country. we know how critical having a job is, what it means for people's lives and livelihood. union jobs are so valuable. they are the reason why my aunt and uncle was able to help me get through college. they're the reason why people are, of course, able to pay their mortgage and take care of

their kids and take care of their families. that's all of any of us want, a decent living wage to be able to take care of our families and our lives, and in the process not to leave anyone behind who wants this extraordinary opportunity. so that's what citybuild is about. and as we celebrate these 15 years, everyone who has played a valuable role in helping to make this program a success, and to then take it to the next level, all the construction companies, all the folks who are donating and participating and actively engaged in the building and instruction trades that are really opening up the apprenticeship opportunities to make sure that folks are learning and able to go out there and build those high-rises in san francisco, build these roads in san francisco, and do what is best for our city, and everyone plays a role in that.

and i want to just also say thank you so much to city college for partnering with us on this project, to swimmerton, and there's a couple of other companies here -- i think clark construction and others -- that have been helpful in participating and donating materials and supplies. all the building and construction trades, the carpenters, the electricians, the -- i just learned to cut glass over here with the folks over here, the plasterers. there's so much that goes into building, and everyone can play a role. and there are more women in this program now, which i think is great. women not only leading project managers, like my friend, lori, here, who are actually running these projects and putting that finesse on fine of these

projects. so thank you all so much. a day is an extraordinary day, a day to be proud of, mazzola, jr., but we need to make sure that we are including citybuild in the fabric of what we need to do to move our city forward. and finally, i've got to say, i usually don't make commitments on the spot, but one of the things that's important to me, when we're asking people to participate in these programs, where do we think they're going to get money from? there's a small, very modest stipend, but they're here from -- someone told me 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but they're learning and working. one of the things that we're

learning that is so valuable is money is not a barrier to their success. that they don't drop out this program because they have to take another job that conflicts with the time for them to participate. and in having conversations with joshua arce, and in having a conversation with sheryl davis today, we are going to increase the stipend, to increase the stipend. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: because it is so important that money is not a barrier to success. i want everyone that finishes this program to complete it and to get employed. we started off with about 82% of those who completed citybuild who actually ended up in apprenticeship programs and employed. we're at 95%. now it's time to get to 100.

we've got work to do. we're going to get it down, and so we're really going to see this program go to the next level so we are celebrating success with our graduates and those who are doing more to help uplift the next generation for people who will take over for you, many of you who retire in the building and construction trades. you're not going to be here forever because i know if you're like me, my knees are getting bad, so it's time to prepare the next generation for these extraordinary opportunities, so thank you all so much for being here to celebrate citybuild. [applause] >> mayor, thank you for those inspiring remarks and providing the support for our citybuild academy students. now, the next thing that i'm going to bring up is almost a

story, and that story is based on the four pillars, the foundation of what makes citybuild a success, and this is partnership. so the first pillar is our community, right? the history of citybuild is rooted in the community. before citybuild was even created, a lot of the city organizations were running apprenticeship programs with the help of the building and trades council. i want to give them recognition. we have a. philip randolph institute, young community developers, charity social services, anders and anders, our bright line defense, a.b.u., and expanded partnership with j.b.r., and 5gs has been helping us this year to build units for

survivors of domestic violence. graduates of the past class helped us come and rebuild that. so from this community, right, and of course, our commitment from commissioner maxwell and former supervisor maxwell, citybuild was created, right? so now, with leaders like don marcos -- where is he? don, right? 50 years at mission [inaudible] hall, and who's going to be coming after me from the roots of great community is one of your leaders that fights every single day, fight for equity, not just bayview residents but all san francisco residents. president of the board of supervisors shamann walton. [applause] >> president walton: happy birthday, citybuild. the mayor and director nim

really said a whole bunch of points that i was going to make, but one of the points that is important to remember is all the things that make citybuild possible. if it wasn't for the c.b.o.s fighting in the community, if it wasn't for members of our neighborhood that fought consistently to make sure that folks who were isolated, disenfranchised, had an opportunity to be trained to gain resources that would enable them to take care of a family, we would not have this program called citybuild. so i want to thank all of those partners. ken nim named most of them. i want to thank all of our partners who have been on the frontlines for a bunch of years. whether we talk about ramon hernandez from local 261,

whether we talk about a lot of the folks that i see in this audience that are doing this work, this is why we're able to celebrate 15 years of partnership. but i want everybody to know and understand that citybuild is a citywide program, and we love and are excited with that. citybuild has its rooted here in district 10. i want to thank former supervisor maxwell who's now the president of the san francisco public utilities commission for her work and her vision in making this happen. 15 years of not just giving people a fish, but teaching them how to fish so they will not able to have a career, be able to have a long lasting opportunity to raise families in this beautiful city is important. it's a legacy that continues, so i just want to thank everyone that supported this work for a long time. the people in the community who have been trained, who have

these jobs, who now come up to us on the daily and say thank you for the partnerships and collaboration, who are now training folks and teaching folks on how to become a member of the trades and participating in community activism, this is what this is about, and this is what citybuild was built for. i want to thank director arce who played a pivotal role even prior to coming over to the director of the office of workforce development. i want to say that this is a day that we can all celebrate for mr. james richards. i want to thank him for all of his work for making sure that young people are connected to opportunities in our community. so for the next 15-plus years, we need to make sure we continue growing this program, make sure that everyone has an opportunity to get connected to these amazing union jobs because we have so much work in

this community, and the people born and bred in this community need to be able to take advantage of these projects. thank you for being here, and thank you, citybuild, for 15 years. [applause] >> thank you, president walton. also rooted in that community our director of human services, sheryl davis. [applause] >> also, without the support from our construction business community, they would not be getting the jobs, so i want to give out a special thanks to both plant navy brothers, cayhill, we have silverado. ecobay. we have patrick ryan right

there. hilti tools, who donated a lot of the tools that you see in the back, and a special thanks to panko for providing breakfast, and webcor that's going to be providing lunch at the end. so without their support, our students wouldn't be getting the job, so thank you. in these challenging times, we need someone who understands the business community and match it with the needs of our residents to build back stronger. our office of economic and workforce development director, kate sullivan. >> good morning, and thank you. the sun does shine in d-10. thank you to all the previous folks who built this before me.

i'm hardly four months into this job, so i can't take credit, but what i can tell you is this program will also continue to be this shining beacon that it has become here in our city. when i think about economic recovery, which is part of my charter in this role that i'm in, i think a lot now about how we build back not just better, not just stronger, but more diverse, more interesting, more equitable on every level, and this program has become a model in a city and frankly for cities across the country for how to do it differently, how to create a partnership that is city government, that is our community, that is our unions, and to create an ecosystem that provides a platform for everybody to get on the economic recovery bus. whether you are a kid growing up in the fillmore, whether you

are prison involved and looking for your next chance to build your life back, whether you are a woman, a rosy the riveter who wants to weld -- and i know plenty of them -- and anyone who wants the right and dignity to support their families with their head and their hands and their hearts, this is for them. before i came to this job that i so love, and thank you to my mayor for the privilege of doing this, i came out of manufacturing. i came out of s.f. made and started my career 20 years ago in electronics manufacturing. i know how to world, and i always thought that making and building are kindred spirits, and when we built the first city's advanced manufacturing

training program, s.f. trade, we modelled that after citybuild. it's here, your little sister, and hopefully, 15 years from now, that program will be able to standup here and show you all the people that we've put in manufacturing. so at the end of the day, it really is all about partnership. i want to thank all the people that came here to make this happen. i especially want to thank all of you who have been working out in the field during this pandemic, building our houses, repairing our bridges, working with our major institutions to build schools and create the community that we all have the privilege to live and work in. thank you for being essential workers. thank you for making sure we didn't ever fall behind on our housing production, and i look forward to being here for the next 15 years. thank you. [applause]

>> thank you, director. so we listed two pillars, right? we have community, we have the business, and the next we're going to be talking about is our labor foundation. giving a special recognition to bowman, scott, for donating the concrete. 15 years, it's rooted in that tradition of labor, hands on, really getting the people the skills that they need prepare them, right? as was the carpenters that help started the first academy, right? bringing in the instructors. we have bo, we have sergio that are standing in the back somewhere, right? they provide the curriculum to really get us started, right? we also have the laborers, the laborers training center, as you saw, providing the safety, making sure the people on the construction job site that are actually getting the work done,

that they have percentage safety. now with us today is our president of the san francisco building and trade council and the secretary business manager for local 38 plumbers, larry mazzola, jr. [applause] >> thank you, ken. the tough part being going toward the end of the agenda is that everybody takes what you were going to say and uses it. so i might repeat some things, but i think some of the things that i'm going to repeat are worth repeating. so good morning. i'm honored to be here on behalf of the san francisco building and trades construction council in our beautiful city. while i typically thank our esteemed leaders and guests, i want to thank the students, alumni, and staff of citybuild.

let's please give them a hand. [applause] >> you're going to hear from ray guzman of local 104, and he is a living testament to the success of the partnership between the academy and the union apprenticeships. it's no surprise to us that he is so successful. it is by design, and with every job that he is dispatched to, opportunity is available to the next generation. in fact, for every three journey men working, one apprentice will see work. we bring in many citybuild grads to have as many opportunities as possible, one of the best being stacey provist. we appreciate mayor breed's and president walton's support for the president biden and vice

president harris' infrastructure funding because it will get us more work and bring more members to our unions. we appreciate the contractors that make project labor agreements work for our communities. the trades stand for quality craftsmanship and pride, and we pride ourselves delivering the very best workforce to our industry. that allows us to demand the very best wages, retirement, and health care security to our members. we are stewards and guardians of our city's working class. as such, we know that putting skilled workers on projects that build our city means we can keep the pipeline of good jobs flowing. that pipeline starts with partnerships like citybuild. the commitment and adherence to the multicore curriculum is key

to the success and partnerships we celebrate today. this training academy prepares you for a lifelong journey of honing and demonstrating the finest work in your trait under some of the most challenging and often dangerous conditions. the path you embark on with your citybuild cohort is one filled with promise and opportunity. apply yourself, and you will learn from the very best in the field. be they an electrician, a welder, or a plumber, they will teach you all they have so that you can pass it on one day to the next generation. i want to thank everyone here today, and i also want to recognize the president of the san francisco labor council who's here today, mike casey. mike? [applause] >> lastly, i sit on the p.u.c. joint administrative committee,

and we are proud that ben poole is here, and we are proud to report that under the project labor agreement, we have the highest number of local residents on city project. so i want to congratulate the p.u.c., and i want to congratulate citybuild, and i look forward to another 15 years of success. thank you all. [applause] >> thank you, everyone. we have our last speaker, a student graduate from cycle one, but before i call him out, we want to have a quick shoutout to citybuild president, and a couple of our funders. i saw bob liddy come in. there you are, bob. with us today, our first graduate from cycle one,

reynado guzman. [applause] >> i'm not very good at this, so i wrote something, too. [applause] >> okay. good morning. my name is ronaldo guzman, and i'm a graduate of the very first citybuild academy class. i am a journeyman sheet metal worker and proud member of the sheet workers union local 104. [applause] i am a native san franciscan, and i graduated high school in 2002. i'm currently working for control air north at the ucsfrab project at san francisco general hospital. thank you, bull construction. ken, raise your hand, for bringing me here today to celebrate this milestone. while it's been 15 years, an

incredible journey, when i started at the county way back. when mayor newsom welcomed us to our first-class 20 years ago, i could not imagine what the sheet metal class could provide for me and my family. i'm talking about sheet metal, heating, air conditioning, and ventilating industry. i earn good middle class wages, along with insurance and pension so i can retire someday. it's because of citybuild that gave me the opportunity to start my career as a sheet metal apprentice and work my way up. i have pride knowing i helped build some of the biggest construction projects in the last 15 years, such as the

golden state warriors chase arena, 181 fremont street, and san francisco general hospital. so to all of my citybuild classmates, you will be rewarded, and whichever construction trade you choose will be the most gratifying work you will do. thank you guys. [applause] >> all right. thank you, rey. one last shoutout to the san francisco giants. thank you for being here and hosting, and we're about to wrap up. >> hey, wait up, ken. something came in this morning, ken. >> this just came in from the governor, the founder of citybuild, our mayor at the

time who created citybuild. in 2006, when i joined together with supervisor sophie maxwell to form this program, it was with the vision that a community labor partnership to refer and train san francisco residents for public and private construction projects would be a boon for economic development. good paying jobs and social yo economic mobility. 15 years later, that initial vision has far exceeded our expectations. thank you, governor. [applause] >> so we're about to wrap up and lunch is about to be ready. just want to give a special thanks to our citybuild staff, chris, bettina, richard, anita, and the person that made this all happen, our citybuild academy manager, chase torres. and our citybuild instructors: bo, sergio, guillermo, and

faculty members stephanie and kristin. thank you all for being here. lunch is provided in the back. thank you all. enjoy. >> i try to start every day not looking at my phone by doing something that is grounding. that is usually meditation. i have a gym set up in my garage, and that is usually breathing and movement and putting my mind towards something else.

surfing is my absolute favorite thing to do. it is the most cleansing thing that i'm able to do. i live near the beach, so whenever i can get out, i do. unfortunately, surfing isn't a daily practice for me, but i've been able to get out weekly, and it's something that i've been incredibly grateful for. [♪♪♪] >> i started working for the city in 2005. at the time, my kids were pretty young but i think had started school. i was offered a temporarily position as an analyst to work on some of the programs that were funded through homeland security. i ultimately spent almost five

years at the health department coordinating emergency programs. it was something that i really enjoyed and turned out i was pretty good at. thinking about glass ceiling, some of that is really related to being a mother and self-supposed in some ways that i did not feel that i could allow myself to pursue responsibility; that i accepted treading water in my career when my kids were young. and as they got older, i felt more comfortable, i suppose, moving forward. in my career, i have been asked to step forward. i wish that i had earlier stepped forward myself, and i feel really strongly, like i am 100% the right person for this job. i cannot imagine a harder time to be in this role. i'm humbled and privileged but

also very confident. so here at moscone center, this is the covid command center, or the c.c.c. here is what we calledun -- call unified command. this is where we have physically been since march, and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human services hughesing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both

we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, people depend on government to say what's happening. are we safe? what do i do? and that's a lot of what department of emergency management's role is. public service is truly that. it is such an incredible and effective way that we can make change for the most vulnerable. i spend a lot of my day in problem solving mode, so there's a lot of conversations

with people making connections, identifying gaps in resources or whatever it might be, and trying to adjust that. the pace of the pandemic has been nonstop for 11 months. it is unrelenting, long days, more than what we're used to, most of us. honestly, i'm not sure how we're getting through it. this is beyond what any of us ever expected to experience in our lifetime. what we discover is how strong we are, and really, the depth of our resilience, and i say that for every single city employee that has been working around the clock for the last 11 months, and i also speak about myself. every day, i have to sort of have that moment of, like, okay, i'm really tired, i'm weary, but we've got to keep going.

it is, i would say, the biggest challenge that i have had personally and professionally to be the best mom that i can be but also the best public certify chant in whatever role i'm in. i just wish that i, as my younger self, could have had someone tell me you can give it and to give a little more nudge. so indirectly, people have helped me because they have seen something in me that i did not see in myself. there's clear data that women have lost their jobs and their income because they had to take care of their safety nets. all of those things that we depend on, schools and daycare and sharing, you know, being together with other kids isn't available. i've often thought oh, if my

kids were younger, i couldn't do this job, but that's unacceptable. a person that's younger than me that has three children, we want them in leadership positions, so it shouldn't be limiting. women need to assume that they're more capable than they think they are. men will go for a job whether they're qualified or not. we tend to want to be 110% qualified before we tend to step forward. i think we need to be a little more brave, a little more exploratory in stepping up for positions. the other thing is, when given an opportunity, really think twice before you put in front of you the reasons why you should not take that leadership position. we all need to step up so that we can show the person behind us that it's doable and so that we have the power to make the

changes for other women that is going to make the possibility for their paths easier than ours. other women see me in it, and i hope that they see me, and they understand, like, if i can do it, they can do it because the higher you get, the more leadership you have, and power. the more power and leadership we have that we can put out t project is transformation of the convention center and it is not only addition and increased space but also a transformation of the urban neighbor around it in a positive way.

>> 25th largest convention center in the country but the conventions are getting bigger so with this extension it is 13 largest >> we have been under construction a year and a half and set to complete the construction in 2018. it generated over $9 billion in san francisco >> 35 percent of viz #2rs coming to san francisco are coming to maus coney. >> 2500 jobs will be created. >> if we didn't do the expansion we would luce $200 million in taxes a year. the conventions they are talking about going other cities with ample [inaudible] and exhibit space and not come to san francisco. >> there is a lot of [inaudible] we are at a point now where our [inaudible] two halve oz the mos connie and

think what we desire is one space. >> we are adding space about 200,000 space. we are connecting the two existing north and south exhibition halls that excavate under howard street to increase the largest exhibition space to 1 contig ws space over 500,000 square feet. >> the spot i'm standing in will be inside the lobby. the building will be pushed out to howard street and connected north and south above and under ground. >> when you go on the north our south side you enter into a hall that is divided into major ways >> this is public private partnership. the hotel industry [inaudible]

splitting it up of the building. >> since we have a north and south howard street it [inaudible] to make [inaudible] >> improving the bridges to make them more accessible so go over howard street >> [inaudible] developed to look at several different proposals for a light [inaudible] to work with that bridge and the selection of the [inaudible] he is on what i think is a beautiful piece that is very animated. you will be able to see it as [inaudible] cross the bridge and can see it as a resident of san francisco looking up. there is a second bridge and this bridge replacing an existing bridge over howard street that links yerba buena gardens to a childrens playground. make a much larger public space as well as

aplaza space that brings you up to that in a visible way. >> we worked on the playground to make it safe and invited and added more open space >> the area will be connected with the neighborhood. [inaudible] much better space for everyone. >> why is such a fundamental part [inaudible] could be thought of as columns and beams [inaudible] the areas that you walk to check in prior to [inaudible] all those activities [inaudible] opposed to [inaudible] we thought of ways to bring light into these occupied spaces including skylights and [inaudible]

highest level of [inaudible] recycled steel. the concrete is [inaudible] >> we will be harvesting all the rain water and storm water and reusing it. >> in [inaudible] they extend down into the aquifer level of the water level which means water is being pumped out to remove the pressure and there are over 15 million gallons of water per year that maus coney center pumps out so the water is wasted. our idea is disconnect the ground water system from the [inaudible] and reuse the water and save and preserve and use it

for [inaudible] and use it for other irrigation uses. we have excess water to fill up [inaudible] >> there will be limited traffic impact during construction >> there is a 8 month period where we have to take a lane of traffic out from howard street so we can expand the tunnel. >> we anticipate the construction to be minimal. >> [inaudible] >> make the center statef the art and much more competitive. [inaudible] >> having the space. [inaudible] underneath howard. having [inaudible] >> this is a [inaudible] worked with the residential, the merchants in the neighborhood, the non profits to make sure this is a vibrant area.

>> even if you don't come to the convention and enjoy the public space, it is something that helps revitalize the neighborhood and bring energy to the neighborhood and more people to the neighborhood and shops and retail and shocase san

>> clerk: regular meeting, sept 8, 2021. the time is 9:01. this meeting is being held by webex pursuant to the mayor's proclamation declaring a public emergency. during the coronavirus

emergency, the fire commission's public meeting room is closed, and meeting are being held remotely. you may watch live at www.sfgov.org. to participate during public comment, please dial 415-655-0001 and use access code 2484-059-1749. members of the public will have opportunities to participate during public comment. the public is asked to wait for the particular agenda item before making a comment on that item. comments will be addressed in the order they are received. when the moderator announces that the commission is taking comment by the public, callers will be queued, and you will hear silence until it is your time to speak.

when prompted, speakers will have the standard three minutes to comment. please ensure you are in a quiet location, speak clearly, and turnoff any t.v.s or radios around you. item 1, roll call. [roll call] >> clerk: and the president of the commission will now read the land acknowledgement. yes, vice president nakajo. >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, madam secretary. madam president, i just wanted it to know if it would be appropriate before we read the land acknowledgement as a point

of clarification, if that's appropriate or not? i can wait after the acknowledgement is read. >> president feinstein: why don't i read the acknowledgement first, if you don't mind, and then comments will be welcome. >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, madam president. >> president feinstein: thank you. the san francisco fire commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional

territory. as guests of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as territories, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. as guests, we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. commissioner nakajo? >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, madam president, commissioners. in terms of the land acknowledgement that we voted on and approved, again, i have no problem supporting the announcement and implementation. the point of clarity for me was last session, there was a

question of clarity by a member of the public with a question to commissioner covington in terms of research. my question is do we need to do that research as we start to proceed further with this verbalization of my land acknowledgement? i support the spirit of it and we have decided the point of information is that the president's already read the acknowledgement. it took about 49 seconds for that to occur. my question is a clarification question. do we need to proceed with it as written or do we need to get a clarification in terms of the comment that was made for clarification in terms of a concern component that was maybe missed in that? again, i think that might be some time to take in terms of clarification or research, but i'm fine with the statement as read and the implementation. i'm just looking for a point of

clarity, madam president. >> president feinstein: thank you, vice president nakajo. commissioner covington jumped right on her assignment and did the research on her assignment. i believe this is the acknowledgement that is being read by all commissions and boards and the board of supervisors. because commissioner covington is a superb researcher, i would like her to comment further on what it was that she discovered. >> commissioner covington: thank you, madam president. excuse me. i think that, you know, when someone takes the time to come before the commission and ask a question, that we give it some

thought, and the president assigned her research to me, which i was very happy to do. i love research. what i found was mr. dacosta was suggesting that the muwekma be included in the recognition of the various native peoples, and i found that if you were talking about the native people from san francisco down to a little past the south bay, then, the muwekma term would be, you know, totally appropriate, so i think that's the -- the difference. so -- and i did encourage us to vote the last time for the statement of recognition as it was given to us, and i think we

should maintain some kind of continuity with other commissions. i didn't think there was a compelling reason to add to it since we're talking about san francisco, our commissions in san francisco, and the ramay -- ramaytush ohlone are san francisco based. >> commissioner nakajo: if i could, madam president, comment on that. i second that support in terms of our fire commission. just in terms of questions over the last week, i started to check out the other meetings,

board of education, board of supervisors, in terms of how they acknowledge that, and it varies. sometimes, meetings like park and rec, the clerk read it, and others, like the board of supervisors, the president read it. so again, i support that concept, and thank you very much. >> president feinstein: thank you. and thank you, commissioner covington, for taking the initiative to do the research and doing it so quickly. >> commissioner covington: my pleasure. my pleasure. >> president feinstein: okay. next item, please. >> clerk: item 2, general public comment. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission's jurisdiction that does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter

into debate or discussion with a speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment. and madam president, there is no one on the public listen line. >> president feinstein: thank you. then public comment is closed. >> clerk: item 3 is approval of the minutes, discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action to approve meeting minutes. minutes from regular meeting on august 11, 2021, and minutes from regular meeting on august 25, 2021. >> president feinstein: thank you. commissioners, any questions? >> commissioner cleaveland: i move to approve, madam collect. >> president feinstein: thank you. and may i have a second?

roll call, please. [roll call] >> clerk: the motion is unanimous. both meeting minutes of august 11 and august 25 have been adopted. item 4, chief of department's report. report from chief of department, jeanine nicholson on current issues, activities, and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on august 25, 2021, including budget, academies, special events, communications, and outreach to other government agencies and the public, including report from operations, deputy chief bryan rubenstein. report on overall field operations, including greater alarm fires, emergency medical services, bureau of fire presentation and investigation,

homeland security, and airport division. >> this is fire chief jeanine nicholson. just an f.y.i. i must be brief as i literally have eight minutes before i have to go inside for the mayor's monthly covid meeting, but i'm happy to answer any outstanding questions when i return. first off, we have a newly nominated fire commissioner. his name is army morgan, and i imagine he will bring both labor and additional expertise if sworn in, so i look forward to that. he and i have played phone tag thus far, and i owe him another call, so look forward to that. in terms of covid, we have 18 members off either with symptoms or a positive test or

exposure. that is down from last month, when we had 40, but we'd like to get that down much further. we currently have 140 members that are out of compliance with the vaccine, and they still have time to come into compliance. the time frames remain the same that i spoke about last commission meeting. you know, october 13, folks need to be fully vaccinated, which means they have to have had their last shot two weeks prior. so we are still meeting with members who have not come into compliance yet. cd-2, cd-3 and [inaudible] met with people last week, and we

will make sure people know what is required and how to go about doing that. we are spending a significant amount of time with d.h.r. to follow this process, with our employee vaccinations. and lastly, as we approach the 20 anniversary of september 11 attacks, i hope to see you on saturday at 6:45 a.m. for our remembrance ceremony at the public safety building. it will be held outside, adhering to all covid restrictions. mayor breed will attend, along with all other elected officials, and we are honored that we will have mr. harry ong in attendance. if you remember, harry ong is the brother of betty ong, a flight attendant on the first

plane that was hijacked. she stayed on the phone for 25 minutes to relay information that resulted in the closing of air space by the f.a.a., so i look forward to seeing her brother and all of you on that day. and i am here for another five minutes, and happy to answer any questions within that time. thank you very much. >> president feinstein: all right. commissioners, questions for chief of the department? commissioner covington? >> commissioner covington: thank you. chief, can you give us a little

more information about the discussions with human resources about the people who are not compliant? >> thank you, commissioner covington. i'm going to turn this to chief velo, as he has been deeply involved in these conversations. >> commissioner covington: okay. thank you. i know you have to go, so -- >> good morning. thank you, chief. good morning, president feinstein, vice president nakajo, commissioners, maureen. discussions with d.h.r. have been on multiple fronts. the first is conversations with noncompliant workers, and we sit down with them and outline what the deadlines are and

consequences are, termination if they're not compliant. we'll do that until next week to ensure that every member is compliant. [inaudible] in regards to how the process is going to work, it's going to be a nondisciplinary separation, and it'll be a process just like the rights they have to go in front of the chief of the department for a hearing and to the commission for another hearing, as well, and we're hoping is that we have minimal number of members that are noncompliant at the end of this process. the deadline is the 29, so by the 30, they have to have their final shot. moderna has passed, and pfizer is going to pass tomorrow for the first shot.

j&j still has to pass, and if they're available by the 29, they'll be able to meet the requirements for the department. >> commissioner covington: okay. thank you for that information, chief velo. i just want to express my concern about how we can, you know, be true to the intent of the mandate while, as you know, every member of the department who is receiving any kind of information from the department or the commission, if they're noncompliant, is there any discussion how we're going to

handle a possible flood, because our process is lengthy, and our deliberations are sometimes very lengthy. but the appeal itself before the commission is like a child, you know? everyone has their say as to why they feel what they feel, and i have be hear how any of this is going to be streamlined. >> president feinstein: may, chief velo, i have had many conversations with our city team in terms of exactly what

kind of hearing an unvaccinated member would be entitled to receive, and yeah, i think their office is working on that. of course, there are 177 members, which we can anticipate there will be a large number of hearings. we have a large number of rights in terms of formulating what the process is so it won't be similar to what we have gone through in some of our other hearings in the past year or so. so i will report back on that

and then report back and discuss the appropriate procedure. so my hope is the numbers are going to fall significantly. i know, i think we talked about this at every meeting. it's just -- you know, it boggles the mind that our first responders aren't being vaccinated and placing not only their fellow members but members of the public in danger, and, you know, if p.p.e. were enough, the delta variant wouldn't be ravaging things now, so there's real concern on this front, and i know it's citywide, and i know this isn't the only department. i can assure you, though, i'm -- i'm -- the city attorney is receiving far more calls

from me than he'd like, but we will be back with further discussions as things ripen and we have a proposed procedure. >> commissioner covington: well, we have the firefighters bill of rights, as well. >> president feinstein: yep. >> commissioner covington: which is not something you would have if you worked for the m.t.a. or some other branch of city government, just like with the police department -- [inaudible] >> commissioner covington: i beg your pardon? >> president feinstein: i've sure read that over and over, and if applicability to this is being assessed by the city attorney at this time. >> commissioner covington: all right. i'll just say this. because the commission, because

we are citizen volunteers, i think we need to know sooner rather than later what this process is going to be so they can plan accordingly. >> president feinstein: absolutely, and i'll make that clear, but we also need to -- you know, we'll be taking time from chief velo, as chief nicholson's designee or chief nicholson, and it's been a lot of their time, as well. right now, we're working on the process, but there's full recognition that this could use and require a lot of time to preserve the procedural rights of those members who miss the vaccination deadline. >> commissioner covington: yeah, i'm sure that, you know, the senior staff of the department will do what they

can, but the commissioners are the ones that have to be there, and if it's an end of career kind of thing, then that means that all five of us have to be at that hearing. >> president feinstein: absolutely. >> commissioner covington: so more information would be welcome. >> president feinstein: it will follow. >> commissioner covington: chief velo, was there any other information you wanted to add? >> thank you, commissioner. 798 will be sitting next to the employee, advising them of their rights. their rights will be adhered to, but it's just an expedited

manner of how we deal with this. >> commissioner covington: well, i do understand from several members of the fire department that the union has been very proactive in this and been telling people, get this done, get it get. get that poke in the arm, and i do appreciate the union leadership really taking this on, and as you say, when you've had these discussions, a member of the leadership team has been at these conversations, so kudos to them. anyways, thank you, chief. >> president feinstein: all right. any further comments? i know we -- we -- we -- chief nicholson had to depart, so she will return, but i think

perhaps if there are further questions or comments within her purview, that we should just hold them until she is able to rejoin us. okay. any public comment? >> clerk: there's nobody on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: thank you. public comment will be closed. >> clerk: and up next is deputy chief bryan rubenstein's report. >> president feinstein: good morning. you're muted, yes? >> that was my test run, too. good morning, madam president, vice president nakajo, commissioners, chief of

department staff [inaudible] i am bryan rubenstein, deputy chief of operations, with my report for september 8, 2021. hopefully, i'm sharing the correct slide. so in august, we had a fire on geary boulevard. the process was going very well. the fire truck was on scene, and everything was going great. we had a media account on the bay bridge. did a good job there. we continued with our search

and cliff rescues. you can see a patient being loaded there. continue to help the state out through mutual aid. we have five of our [inaudible] engines out with two site teams. we have a total of 19 members out on the dixie fire, and from the time it would take you to drive to a fire in northern california, there would be a fire department set up bigger than the one you left dixie fire is currently 919,000

acres, and 59% contained. caldor fire, 217,000 year, and 70% contained. you can see what the fire behavior is like on the dixie fire. working for 12 and 24-hour operational periods, this would just be day and night. we had a fire on [inaudible] overnight, and you can see how they laid out the fire water lines and went to the roof there. the fire was contained to a third-floor laundry room. i was actually visiting a fire station. we all do, and i was at station 34, and their rig was being repaired, they didn't have it available when this box came in, and 34 engine, you'll note, is at the end of geary street. they heard this box number, and

they heard the address, and they jumped up, and they ran over. you can see next to the side there, the surf rescue, they jumped -- threw on their equipment and jumped on their bus and ran to the fire, and you can see there is a muni vehicle that ran right over our hose line, and that is unacceptable. we do on going training with the simulator, but that drive said he didn't know she wasn't permitted to drive over a fire hose. we are working to get information out about that. it is ieg