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welcome to the monday december 4, 2023 meeting of rules of san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor dorsey chair and i'm joined by walton our committee member safai is on his way. like to express gratitude to our clerk mr. victor young and the team at sfgovtv for broadcasting meeting and our producer today. mr. clerk do you have announcements. >> public comment taken on each item when your item come up line up to speak on your right. alternateively you may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself the rules clerk at victor. young sfgov.org if you commit via e mail tell be forwarded and include part of the file. you may send written comments u.s. mail to city hall 1 dr.

carlton b. goodlett place room 224, san francisco, california 94102. silence electronics documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear at board agenda on december 12 unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. mr. clerk. there are 2 seats open on the assessment appeal's board seats 3 and 7 and both have the same requirements which are a minimum of 5 years professional experience the following. cert for identification accountant licensed real estate broker, attorney or property apraiser a credited by an initially recognized organization certified by office of real estate or board of equalization. our appointees are steven waszerman and richard lee. first ask mr. wasserman come up.

item 1 hearing to appoint 2 members to the assessment appeal's board one and item who hear to consider appointing a member to appeal's board number 2. thank you. welcome to rules. >> supervisors i think i satisfied 2 requirements a broker for close to 30 years. i ask for your acceptnessance. >> thank you. >> i appreciate your wellingness to continue serving. and great. and mr. lee. good morning. welcome to rules. >> good morning. i'm by the qualifications and i have been practicing and serving

on the assessment appeal's board for over 15 years i have been able to say that rewarding and practical for my day today. and business. there is a lot on the line and i feel i can demonstrate effective management of the decorum of start to finish. i understand appraisal techniques to this role and work full time still.

prosecute lee. i don't have questions my i wanted express preegz for wellingness to serve and spent my time in the city attorney's office and one thing interesting about government when we set up ways where there can be decision this is city hall makes and make sure people have access not process to appeal the decisions. this, i think demonstrates our wellingness to be fair and balanced and how we do things so people who have grievances with city hall, can be treated just low and fairly and they are saying you can't fight city hall but in truth of point you can. and i think this is an person thing i appreciate the work that you are doing here. seeing no one on the roster. open up to public comment. why would you like to take

our -- speaker for ab2. i called both we can if there is miss miller present. i believe we can take her comment. open both to public comment. members who wish to speak on items 1 or 2 lineup. each will be allowed 2 minutes. i see no members for public comment at this time. >> grit. why thank you. public comment is closed. and i would like to make a motion to recommend steven wasseman to seat 3 and lee to seat 7 of the appeal's board and send appointment to the full board. >> and -- on this motion vice chair walton.

>> aye. >> supervisor safai. absent. chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes with supervisor safai absent. >> thank you, on the majority vote 2 individuals are recommended to the assessment appeal's board number 1 and one recommended to the seat 3 and then seat 7. the appointments move to the full board. >> congratulations. >> mr. clerk do we have further business. >> yes. are we taking action on ab2? >> yes. apologies. call that item. >> item 2 consider appointing a member 2025 to appeal's board number 2. there is one vacant seat on number 2 seat 4. the requirements for min mump 5 years of professional experience in california.

certified accountant or public a counsel act licensed real estate broker or property appraiser by a professional organization and certified by the state board of equalization. well is one applicant elizabeth miller. welcome to rules. the floor is yours. good morning i'm e liz beck miller i'm applicant for board 2 possession. kraut friday usf luck and practicing attorney since. i since 2014 i run my own firms and mostly practice in the area of housing and real estate law. in general litigation. i have been sitting on board 3 for the last year and i enjoyed my experience and learned a lot and look forward to sitting on board 2. and also i'm theme have an opportunity to serve san francisco i have been here since 2005 and it is important to mow

to give become to the community to timed that balance with allowing people who pay the taxes and the government who needs the taxes and raufrg them due process when they think they are over charged or something like that. i vanish pleased sit on board 3 and look forward to sitting on board 2. thank you. >> thank you, so much. seeing no one on the roster with questions i would add also that we appreciate your service to the city. supervisor safai. >> i have a question what is the difference with seat board 2 and 3? >> you said you sat on the previous board now applying for this board. >> i have been on board 3 appointed this year now applying for board 2. what is the difference? the different this board 3 hears the hearing officer and hear

first time recommendations. and then board dwo sits on panel and basically when member appeals the hearing officer recommendation you hear it out. >> you ready? i think i am? i think you are, too! [laughter]. thank you for sharing your comments. >> thank you. seeing no one on the roster >> clerk, open public comment. >> members who wish to speak on this lineup at this time. each will be allowed 2 minutes. there will be a chime when you have 30 seconds left. if you like to make public ment approach at this time. mr. chair there is no public comment. thank you. mr. clerk public comment is closed and i would like to make a recommend motion to recommend e elizabeth miller on to the

seat number 2 and send it to the full board. >> i believe that will be seat 4. appeals board number 2. yea. yes on that motion, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you, mr. clerk on a unanimous vote elizabeth mill are recommended to the full board. congratulations. any further business. >> thank you, we are adjourn d ed.

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term. the ethic's commission is here for you. we welcome to you engage with us by phone, on line or in person. thank you for watching. >> for us, we wish we had our queue and we created spaces that are active. >> food and drinks. there is a lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started

back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone. coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee of maria inspired by my grandmother from mexico. i have

many many memories of sharing coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary. >> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members. they give back to the community. support trends and give back and give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks

know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take care of you. >> it is one of the first steps families and step to

secure their future and provide a sense of stability for them and their loved ones. your home, it is something that could be passed down to your children and grandchildren. a asset that offers a pathway to build wealth from one generation to the next. and you need to complete estate plan to protect the asisets. your home, small business, air looms and more. you and so many communities, black, indigenous, latino and asian worked so hard to make yours but estate plans could be costly and conversations complex proud to partner to bring free and low cost estate plans to san franciscans. by providing estate plans we are able to keep the assets whole for our families, prevent displacement, address disparities and home ownership and strengthen the cultural integrity of the city. working with local non profit organizations and neighborhood groups bringing the serveess to

you and community, to workshops focused on estate planning and why it's important. >> i'm 86 years old and you do need a trustee. you need a will and put who ever you want in charge of it. >> that's why i wanted to be here today. that is why one of the first steps i took when become assessor recorder is make sure we have a partnership to get foundational funding to provide these resources to community. but even more important is our connection to you and your homes and making sure we know how to help you and how to protect them. >> if you don't have a living trust you have to go through probate and that cost money and depending on the cost of the home is associated the cost you have to pay. that could be $40 thousand for a home at that level. i don't know about you, but i don't $40 thousand to give up. >> (indiscernible) important workshop to the

community so we can stop the loss of generational wealth and equity and maintain a (indiscernible) >> why are estate plans important? we were just talking before we started the program, 70 percent of black americans do not scr a will in place. >> as mentioning being in community we had a conversation with a woman who paid $2700, $2700 just for revocable trust. what we are talking about today are free or low cost estate plans that are value between 3,000 to $3500. free or low cost meaning free, or $400 if you make above $104 thousand a year, and capped larger then that amount. because we want to focus on black and brown households, because that's whether the need is, not only in san francisco, not only the bay area but the region as well. and,

>> i was excitesed to see the turn out from the western addition and bayview and want to make sure we cover all the different steps from buying a home to making sure homes stay within the family. >> work with staff attorneys to receive these free and low cost complete estate plans that include a living trust, will, financial power of attorney, and health directive. >> that's why it is so important to make these resources and this information accessible. so we can make sure we are serving you and your families and your generations and your dreams. >> we insure the financial stability of san francisco, not just for government, but for our communities. >> on behalf of the office of assessor recorder, i'm thankful for all the support and legal assistance they have given that makes the estate planning program a realty for you in san francisco and are thank all the community partners like san francisco housing development corporation, booker t washington center and neighborhood leaders and organizations that help

families and individuals realize their dreams of building wealth in san francisco from one generation to the next. to learn more about this program e-mail e-mail hi, i'm chris and you are watching san francisco rising. this is about rebuilding and reimaging the city. we will talk about revitalizing downtown. >> thank you for having me. >> the initiatives in the downtown area and enjoy

businesses. perhaps you can tell us about your plan. >> yeah, sure. well, you know, first i'd like to acknowledge we are here visiting union scare. this is the heart of the city and people come to celebrate life's greatest moments whether it's the holidays or buying your prom dress or getting married. you always think about union square as a place to celebrate. we would like to continue in that celebration especially postpandemic. this is a great place to celebrate life. we want to be creative getting people outdoors. we are still coming out of the pandemic and enjoying what we have to offer think about the beautiful hotel and historic district. we have world class shopping destinations and theater here

we are using our strike thattic plan there was a time when weus people want r want a bit of everything appeared experience. one of the newest initiatives is union square. in you come down you will see blooms cascading from hotel awnings and blooms on historic building fronts. you will see them on bus stops. you can go to many of our restaurants and they have cocktails. they have food and of course, being connected withification we have our bloom gown that's behind me. so, a announcement f

ways to celebrate blooms. this is another great time of year for union square we are kickoff the holiday celebrations. they bring out the animal window. we have ice skating. music is another great way to come and enjoy union scare. we are a recipient of the latest grant. this is bringing it into the public life. we are doing it here. this is in our park. it's really show this is great when it comes to music.

>> we have been ignoring the fact for the districts it's a pretty common place across the country and opportunity to transform our spaces. >> yeah, i agree with you 100%. >> we have 13,000 hotel rooms. what if we had a school or soccer this is something we couldn't do before. our rates prior to the pandemic was under10%. we are higher now. >> we have businesses like cable car a lot of history and innovation here as well. we want to be ready for the

opportunities. this is where some office spaces will come. we are seeing office leases in union square. the cable car comes through it. why not come to work in a vibrant space. >> a lot of the businesses have been remarkably resilient. can you share success stories and talk about how they have been supporting them. >> this aligned with what i just said about historic neighborhoods. they have seen everything from the great depression on. in fact, the earthquake of 1906. we have been around for hundreds of years. celebrating 116th birthday. open to the public in october. they are not gone. they are just down the street a beautiful store where people

find great fabrics. contemrare just here on powell street. a lot of the luxury retailers are expanding neighborhood print. >> we talk about the area with a rich history. what about the spaces and stronger sense of community. >> yeah, you know. i have to say these challenging times brought the community together. we had a unique opportunity here. was an opportunity to look at the district and assess where we might need something. we need a bit more of everything. we broke it down into different categories. we looked at economic

development and change offering. people were accessing, you know, nightlife, food, or shopping differently out of the pandemic. we wanted to look at marketing and what it meant to get the news out about what we were doing in the district. looking at our own organize as well and what we would need to get that out there. also creating a safe space. we are creating a safe and secure area. our locals in particular you can go shopping anywhere in the bay area. any of those places will look like any other place. in san francisco, you are somewhere special. this is a unique place and we needed to get it right. we have done that work and

continue to support our district and see different ways to do business here. to be creative and innovative. we were able to change the planning code to make it more flexible to do business here. we are the c3r. we have three floors of retail maybe today we don't want two levels maybe we just want one level instead of too much retail we need a school or something else. very exciting times and really interesting people and ideas. >> that's great. >> so, i guess, finally, what do you have for san francisco residents and businesses to be apart of this. >> this is the gateway of san

francisco. it only drives. right now, we are so many and still love our great city and what we would like to see. this is san francisco and the residents. look around, have a coffee. listen to music on the weekends. we have so much to offer union square. with that, support these businesses. we have a number of openings, a number of businesses betting on union square. in fact, we have a new hotel. the owner is from back of house, that's the name of the organize. they brought us several other residents and now this wonderful restaurant, i

italian restaurant. this is on top of the old restaurant. it will have a rooftop and one of the largest in san francisco. it's a london based business abdomen and betting on n square. we have a great bar scene popping up and speak easy and pch. hawthorne, school. this is the place to come down and enjoy. come, don't forget union square is the place to be. certainly in the years to come. a very difficult time of course for any major city. we are dealing with the same thing. explore and support our businesses here. we'll continue to thrive. come on down, you will be wildly, also surprised at how beautiful it is since we are still blooming. >> thank you, that's great.

it's great to hear your optimistic outlook on restoring this part of time. >> thank you for having me and taking a little time to showcase our heart of san francisco. >> thanks again. >> thank you. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another one shortly. thank you for watching. >> bring up person that [laughter]. for me it was we had neighbors growing up that were fold my dad he is raising me wrong for having me pursue the things that are not traditionally female roles. and i think the biggest barrier to anyone in general is when you have cultural norms that make you feel like you can't do

something that make you doubt yourself and make you feel you should not be there i don't belong. those other big efbarriers i think that is the thing to focus on the most is belong everyone should belong here. [music] >> wishing we trained women grow in production. and recording arts and so we have everything from girls night classes for middle and high school girls. we have certification academy program. that would be women and gender [inaudible] adid you tell us. progress in the internship frm program where they are working in the studios.

they are helping to mentor the youth in the youth programs and the job place am component. most of the time we hire interns instructors in our programs and engineer in our studios here. we have conferences we do all overnight country and we have concerts that we feature bay area women and gender artists. [music] [music] >> an education forward organization. and so advocacy organization. dedicated to closing the gender gap and the audio and production

industries. >> started out of the lead answer, why is there a critical gender gap in this industry that started at city college. why are there so few in this

class i was ashamed i did not have the answer being a feminist. why have i never thought of this i have been in the industry for decades and why have i accept today of all people. it was out of that and unraffling it. actually started the infernship last fall and just fell in love with all the things about women's oshg mission because we are diverse and so many aspects of audio i did not know and i feel like eyes opened up and i gained a lot of confidence in myself and other fells and queer people in the industry i felt there was more connection and community. ironically my time in the industry is all pretty good. i think what happened is i was raised by a father who is an engineer. i was comfortable being strounlded by men all the time in his lab i was used to technology. when i got in industry my mentors were men and i saw i had a unique importance that got mow in the place i could be fluent and navigate something difficult and it was the norm for me. what if it was not woman was createed provide it for everybody. have this environment you are surrounded by technology and people that are going to support you and get you in this industry in a good way. i have been interested in audio i was never trained in music took piano when i was a kid. i never pursued it because not a

lot of women doing that. and my family is not musically inclined. when i want to davis the first time i took a music class there were few females in the class. like a rodey for my dayed was load you will the mixers and monitors and the giant speakers and gigs and help run out the cables and take things down and set up mics i did all of that growing up and never occurred to mow that that was a field they could at all. and then one i could pursue i didn't nobody else was doing temperature my dad and then i go with him to studios and see -- the men in the studio. dj for 5 years now and comments you get like wow you are a girl

dj that is crazy. that is wild. and i have great moments where it does not happen. and they treat me like easy. telling mow what to do they correct mow in ways that make me feel less i sprjs the opposite and i notice hand's on like you don't know what you are doing rather than asking me. not consistent times it happens. it is like when i talk to other females they are like say the same things it is like funny i know that nice men don't experience tht main thing triggers me when i experience different treatment and that happens a lot in the audio world. industry is changing slowly. there is still that issue making the places that are places belonging for everybody. i don't think so.

having a studio where it is not all run by white men like most studios. the studios are only in the word built and run by women. it has been super normalize thered are opportunity for girls and nonbinary people. you go in school and middle and high schoolers know that this is a field. this is a thing there are many jobs you can have in this field. some producing pod casts to setting up live shows. there are so many things you can do >> wee go in and teach the audio skills and give them equipment. i pads and then teach them how to make music and they get to come in here and will getting the tools to people who don't have t. that is really important to me. that's why i was like wow. i want to be there for other

fell and queer people who don't have the opportunity and also to be a mentor for them to really push them to experiment and not going to break it. does not matter if it sounds bad that is the point to try it. i think it is the goal to see confidence what they are doing and passionate and asking for hymn and excite body learning and excited about making music and it changed my life to realize i'm callented in the field i can make music without being trained to it it is amazing to be able to be part of that process and -- ushering women to the field. we can entirely transform how -- the technology part of what you hear every day. we can put xhg something in women's points of view in this every time. it affects the store and he

messaging. think our best example is how we transformed an entire city. place that major artists on tour one of the men looks likeip don't get it there are woman every where i go and the person was like you are in san francisco. you like oh , you are right it is here. most venues have graduates we are grateful to the city for that reason because than i supported us at the beginning. following your curiosity and interest and don't let anybody get in the way what is presented to you, go for t. no matter what! we are here for a reason. find what it is. don't let somebody else tell you what it is. you are the oldsmobile one that

have been can know when you are supposed to do. go do it. >> good morning, everyone i'm san francisco mayor london breed and welcome to union square (clapping.) i want to thank maurice from the union scare lineups our downtown ambassadors and police department fire department and - all the city agencies the department of public works supervisors president peskin our

district attorney meaning and bill scott so many people to talk about the existing emphasis holiday hopping season (clapping.) all the shoppers out there the visitors i want you to make our way we want to see the businesses here doing well, let me tell you we're experienced challenging times in san francisco i don't know about you i'm feeling to how much and lemon tell you why yesterday, we announced the mba all star game is coming to san francisco in 2025 we announced that will be back in 24. (clapping.) next week e next week san francisco will play host to action park or pack the park and

planning coordination we will be welcoming 231 economics from around the world the significant event is at san francisco. has it's host an international event of this magnitude since 1945 with the united nations nations was established in san francisco we're to welcoming people and our hotels packed how restaurant packed. >> this is a holiday season where people and families come together and, of course, they come to the to eat at restauranteur and cafes like millard lux opening today we're excited about that (clapping.) they come to tree lighting ceremonies like this thursday the tree behind us thanks to macy's will be diane in the holiday season come to stay

skate and look at macy's window and the window walk on street where people could gathered and have ice cream and celebrate the holidays of san francisco as 27 new businesses open right here in union square and including just last week was at it in i boutique of banana republic one of my favorite stores and looking forward to even more excitement and opportunity from people to stop and dine in the 49. that shop and i told you just to be clear, people will be safe. we have more police officers. about uniform officers as well plain cloths police officers will be all around this area. and just to give in

appreciative because despite the challenges three exist that had limitation around our law officers are city making a arrests and we're break-ins lower and making sure we are doing everything we can to prevent those things from happening in the first place you'll hear in the district attorney and the police chief so just today we're introducing legislation we received a grant from the state and anticipate will be pitting 4 hundred now license plate read cameras all over san francisco (clapping.) and let me tell you we are reaching the barriers to share that technology is eyed in order to prevent those issues and crimes and other things from happening in the first place. so i'm looking forward to that

legislation making get to the board of supervisors to get those cameras up and continue to do do amazing work and ambassadors will be in the transformation area and our bart stations all over union square will be an exciting time whether or not you're for a pack or anything else we invite them to downtown san francisco some amazing now restaurants including on the form rooftop i'm looking forward to experience and what better than that to do it november when the sun is shining and in san francisco at a rooftop restaurant (clapping.) so i can go on and on and on but i want to appreciate the patience and merchant all around union square who have worked with us to make sure that we address the challenges that

exist in this area we have worked hard to keep the streets clean thank you, you department of public works we are work hard with millard lux thank you to the ambassadors that provide direction and safety and square feet for those looking at for the neighborhood location presenter autopsy and thank you to the nonprofits and the relationship we have with the union square alliance has been invariable in getting in amazing place are we where we want to not law school but we are getting there thank you everyone for being here and talk about some of the plans around public safety is our police chief bill scott. thank you. let the record show and thank you, sir,

leadership. and thank you for keeping our city safe am this is personally my favorite time of the year and our goal this year to really make special holiday season how where are we going to do that we talked about one of the number one, priority in the city and that will be evidence next week with a a pack conference and all hands on deck and help in the california highway patrol and law enforcement agencies and rode for this incredible moment. with that help we are a health of awareness i'm talking about that before i go further thank you to the from other law enforcement around the bayview dave murphy from our park ranches (clapping.) and have deputy chief scott and

london logan an incredible partner and eric chang and captain and d hall is responsible for the union square area they have been done an amazing job and getting us back on track (clapping.) and have officer level from our our foot beat probably on the foot beat when i see him say hi he's doing the work to keep us safe and he next our years standing behind w i they don't a great job and speak to them on off duty. and also, we have our sf folks and later have community and can't do anything would the the help of our

community with the square alliance and many more than just in conference that morning day to day to keep the city safe to work together i want to talk about had that looks like right now. joe as the mayor said joe we're where we want to be by better than that where we were the mayor and i stand behind you as one of the events and that we'll make that better and and think we have delivered on that in terms of of making it better but i by no means saying the work is done. we have employment with the retail theft operations we needed to organize bets deore store and right there and unfortunately, can't preventive that but talked with the people

that did that and it is what that is going to take. so i wanted to send a message out to those would be sales theft people that walk in our stores and have a retail theft operations arrested offer 200 and thirty people from theft when you walk in a store from to and try to steal we have a sf pd officer maybe waiting to and/or you so don't take the chance, don't take the change 200 and thirty people got arrested that and 90-day grace period not including the investigations four very prolific organized retail our -

because everyone is working we're also preempting we work with the california department of oes office of emergency services and all the departments we will be proposed and get the contingency happening we anticipate will be protests for a variety of reasons our goal to facilitate the activities but

doing everything we can to make sure that any protest activity will be peaceful not tolerant transport discussions and ready to make arrests and make those events happen work together with the sheriff's office and our federal partners to make sure this city shines and we doing everything we can to show the world what san francisco is and what we're made of and our resiliency with that, thank you, again, for being here and mayor for the leadership and all the officers here today and next, we have our da our. (writing on board.) president peskin >> (clapping) >> thank you chief scott and mayor breed the ambassadors that are here and his officers we are

the my heart goes out to you the san francisco and over the last one hundred and fifty we've been through that before pare the did town burned to the frown and survived the san francisco earthquake and ernest time has come back and in deed we're celebrating the recovery and rebirth of the to yet again, this is a decade the right place to do that one, the three original parks has been here since the founding days on the overview of the reopening of concessions with the union square park and the eve of a pack look the pan pacific exhibition of 1916 after the 1906 earthquake san francisco remerged an opportunity not only for us to shine on the national international stage this is an

opportunity for san francisco to feel good about itself and everything this is right in san francisco. so do what my mom and dad didn't i was was a kid shop and we don't have schwartz but have so much in chinatown and union square and celebrating our row birth and recovery so joy yourselves the safety place in urban america (clapping.) good morning. i'm district attorney i'm here not only as a san francisco resident who loves to shop and loves the holiday a good excuse to buy myself a gift while i hop for my kid but also here to say we have any turned

the corner on the recruitment with respect to retail theft as district attorney i made it here we are prosecutor those who steel in our city city it is no longer retail theft as a minor crime it is with decimated our left our city we're doing everything we can to protect those when p are still here and invite those who are thinking about coming to florida on a business to come here now because now is the perfect time. i have to give credit to the san francisco police department. who has done tremendous work to make sure those who are being committing crimes in have been caught a stagger number of

arrests for those who have committed retail theft in san francisco and possess recently my office secured a guilty verdict in one of the individuals reasonable for looking at if took place in this area too years ago. on that infamous night (clapping.) i - i think what that tells you that even san francisco juries have tired of that and when we give them the leverage though need they will hold them accountable that's been been clear san francisco has tinder the corner on to issue i stand with the mayor to urge the board of supervisors have the need for increased technology to catch those perpetrators we know that so many see stores bashes of brazen nature the theft they had to move off policies their employees and shoppers feel safe

we have to make sure would before be criminals we'll doing everything we can to make sure though are caught and prosecuted this is no longer a city that will tolerant criminal behavior and certainly mother at this time it is making sure that i and me family and all other families and visitors in san francisco have the ability to come down to the union square and eye skate and shop all the thimbles they want to joy the holiday free of worries that nothing might happen or stand in line to pay while someone walks out with the manufactures i thank the mayor and police chief and the my own square alliance and ceo mariah's recognizing to make sure we have a strong partnerships to make sure it come to an end in san francisco

and the thing we're going to do together to. thank you. (clapping.) hello union square. and give me a hello. >> are we are excited when the ice rink opens that means the holidays are here this is the best time and union square why? because union square is with we. come to celebrate this is where we make our members san franciscans bay area union square is on for you come down this is the heart of san francisco and we are exciting to welcome i back i would like to thank the leaders behind me their focused our making sure many our crown jewel remains the place to to be to celebrate the moments i want to thank our partnerships here we're eco system we have the hotel

council and love the hotels rooms in union square we have the reagainst is st. francis and behind us we are going to see the sugar castle and winter wonderland is the campaign we're bringing it be back it is opportunity to wonder the district and score the sugar castle and pop the champagne bar i know that zone in the audience has a pop up back their ornament pop up shop we have mason at the to mason for our great tree again so on will be lit by the tenth and the ice rink this is the closure from december 15th to the 24th will be covered in

and see food trucks and what happened then penguins and color boats all of those come down and enjoy and make those memories. i want to thank you are partners in all of this and alliance my team for all they do to push back on that 2345i6r9 we have great stories to tell you want you guys to capture it mayor said 27 new stores that is nothing here we're making sure we hear about that let's talk about the all the great things we came over covered in and now for the holidays something for everyone here 2004 union square and looking at a lot of restaurants bars and hotel bars in the district and food, food

chefs with betting on union square but in fact, we're right here in the square are tyler warren a celebrity chevy has two cafeterias in the park on the come back and which is above the old mason row imagine the latter restaurant in san francisco 0 more than 4 hundred and 50 needed e feet? really, really excited and i want to thank our staff and in blue as well as our ambassadors in orange and welcoming you excited to have i get in union square to enjoy the holidays it is started i see our partners here as well there is security around and especially police department and the ranches thank you so much and to 70 and the district attorney's office and michael jenkins

former support and focusing on retail crime we're not going to tolerant it and thank you to the police department and being there for us and want to acknowledge please come up this is my partner in crime lieutenant dedicated to our square you don't know him by making sure we have a district for you to enjoy and with that, i i'd like to welcome up the magic of mason john parish and thank you mri religious i'm the store manager the mason in union square thank you mayor breed and thank you to all the officers to recognizing the importance the roll in creating a wonderful experience for all of us and

insuring a safe working environment for the store employees and want to thank the fire department the outreach team along with the police department and sheriff's department in front of our store psa anti safety information addition look forward to seeing in in front of our mason store and do it again and mri religious roger's worked tyler to provide experiences for all of us and proud of our partnering with mayor breed and officers but the my own square alliance was the police department and fire department and partnership as well as our favorite holiday traditions like the great tree literally this thursday and a new location overlooking union square and the favorite holiday san francisco pes any window option will be

back this year those partnerships have made successful partnerships in the past and look forward to a scoff holiday season in 2023 and now use of force to mark sullivan the manager (clapping.) you good morning, everyone my name is mark sullivan ventilation the manager think tiffany's additionally as a board member thank you for the alliance and this is a a journey in 19 three 7 in the first store in new york and san francisco opened the first location away from new york and this is the largest store outside of negotiation in the nation 60 years of service in san francisco thank you, thank you at the (clapping.) we'll see more. thank you.

>> i can tell you in our current said security and safety and trendness are the primary concern to that end i want to thank you, mayor breed for the safety and it didn't go unnoticed to achieve where is the chief. >> thank you pushing back scott and lieutenant i'm british thank you for keeping us safe. union square has never looked to beautiful you got me on the ice the christmas tree is ready correct so a holiday tree is ready to take part we're watching with tyler on the junior restaurants and i know

we're clean we are ready to welcome thousand and thousands of visitors so a pack and the holiday season but make sure we get the business we need to be present so to that pend own behalf the tiffany assure the businesses are healthy and prospering for the holiday season thank you (clapping.) thank you, march and said to add a few things we may not have an f a force but have a person at mason and the points are a lot better (clapping.) you also want to say the district attorney put the a strong message those who try to perpetrate crimes in our city but i want to send out a message san francisco is a place of opportunities and second chances it is place to give people new

start we have almost 4000 positions in the city and county of san francisco we have band the box we can give folks who have challenges with real second chance and hot at a good paying job for benefits to work for this amazing city at the end of the day, we need accountability we we'll doing everything we can to hope hold who who across the line accountable by here if you have an opportunity and want to look at jobs in please call three 11 or go on the you may also watch live at www.sfgovtv.org and also the police chief call three 11 is a tool for non-emergency and redirected thank you for being here we predator all the various partners that are joining us, we know we have a lot of work to do

but as i said not raining in november is gorgeous and beautiful month. >> questions most people can play hockey from work and come out to union square and have a good time with that open up for questions. >> mayor what is your reaction and my relax to dream force 24 hours their home base from the very beginning dream force is san francisco so note getting a in his dress a native loves san francisco i'm grateful and 40 thousand people and in september a lot of conventions we're making to confirm for san francisco in addition to dream force dream force is one of the biggest conferences we host

every day we're glad they're coming back and doing everything we can that dream force and the conventions have amazing experiences (clapping.) what is controversial so many things. >> cameras. okay. [off mic.] >> but um, can controversial in the past what ask our plans for (unintelligible) and trying to get [off mic.] >> well, i would and about cameras look as much as people feel about skirt people are filmed whether ppo want to be or not things are changing and to view this kind of technology and who helped us address crime is something we need to do other jurisdictions are using it and

the fact that anyone if not in law enforcement can use it in the way a our law enforcement can't that is for the something that can be happening technology is everywhere examiners all over homeless and places you go that is one it is going to be what we need to mayor wearing able to responsibly with laws on the books use this technology in order to help us deal what crime 2w50rgz with the - we had access and able to use the kind of surveillance we know other jurisdictions are using that's the kind of thing we could have prevented to make sure it is not happening in the first to insure we're open and transparency with the public for technology a part ofs reports as well after cases are solved and what have you but 2023 and important and a price

to pay for safety. >> brief closures, etc. part of the [off mic.] >> initiative can you describe how large [off mic.] >> thank you for the question will be street closures as part of the plan in union square and basically that will go from better to o'farrell and to mason. and some of them will be hard closures and from the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. see those closures next for a pack at holiday season beginning november 25th to december 24th and the reason we're doing that is that we found parallel in 2020 able to manager the

situation for street closures work with the community and the circumstance make sure that we lessen the impact if you don't hear anything else we want to make it hard for the people who decide that we're talking about make it hard to do that in our city and street closures it part of that that will be just that so those are the dates and we'll be communicating with the public when those closures start and stop to make sure there are will be mile-an-hour inconveniences but safety in the top priority. >> what's the impact around the neighbors? >> well, there will be foolish in we know a lot of as mayor mentioned 21 economics and world london breed's from around the

world will be here so will be motorcades and things like that will be traffic impacts so again we're to communicate to make sure that people that make the sxrauchlt they need to make and some of the closures the perimeters will be open for business to people live in the areas for example, a question about trader joe's will do what they need to do and lessen the impact on the community so have to have closures an event of this magnitude so those interested in on the sf mta website and scroll down to and see where the closures will be and has not

2023.) >> sheriff's department oversight board and it is 2:04 p.m. and ready to begin. >> displacing would you library to let the public know. >> okay. >> oh, sorry.

>> i just oh. okay i'll let you, you know, that we have the state water control board and thank you, staff for providing technical assistance to broadcast and monitoring tonight's meeting and this is on channel 26 please stand to recite the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. >> jan please call the roll. >> board member afuhaamango present. >> board member brookter present. >> vice president carrion is asked to be excused.

>> board member wechter and borad member palmer has asked to be skewed. >> board member wechter that running late we have quorum. >> thank you a possession to motion to excuse vice president carrion and borad member palmer do we have a second a new objection. >> the admission is approved unanimously. >> danny announcements. >> yes. madam president. the board of supervisors bio by construction of mayor to promote public comment has public comment has board will attend this meeting in-person. members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely online as described below. the public can address the meetings

reasonable accommodation, only members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment. opportunities to speak are available for members of the public who are present by lining up against the far wall. >> you have two minutes to provide public comment the first tone will alert you 30 seconds to complete your comment and the second tone your two minutes are up. >> please call the first >> please call the first agenda. >> minutes from the sheriff's department oversight board regular meeting held on november 3, 2023. >> motion to approve minutes. >> do i have a second? >> second. >> public comment, no. >> members of the public who would like to make public comment on this line up against the far wall or approach the

podium. >> appears no public comment. >> call the roll, please. >> the roll on the adoption ofiness. >> board member afuhaamango, aye. >> board member brookter, aye. >> board member nguyen, aye. >> president soo, aye. >> motion passes. the minutes ferry november that are adopted. >> next item >> next item on the agendas. >> >> >> >> from nick gregoratos, director of prisoner legal services (pls), on what his department does for incarcerated individuals. >> good afternoon. i'm nick gregoratos, director of prisoner legal services (pls).

>> here is melinda another attorney in our offers and this is asia who is our paralegal we put together a power point over there i can't see my phone and a quick presentation on what we do that will cover- a brief introduction a short history and with with where we are to have the contraction a few challenges and open up for questions. >> thank you. >> so here we go we have put together this is in front of you; correct? i don't know we has and history i don't know know if you have the history not testing you but put together about 10 or 12

years ago and covers back we think that is good reading so we thought you might like that the legal services was started by the sheriff prior to becoming sheriff and became sheriff in 77 and got funding and when we always had to report since we had three sheriff's and they supported us in 2019 and viki adopted a policy and codified your position in the depth department and city and that's where we're at to assist the sheriff and do that and helping people and the issues they deal

with the things and i were in touch but unfortunately, the population didn't have the wherewith all. >> we make sure that every incarcerated person has been bought to the court that is y why we're here our main mission and provided the mission material not only about a divorce on that level they understand your case matter. >> they all have public defenders and attorneys the attorneys only have so much time one hundred and fifty people on the caseload we will let you know what that is. we provide access to the administrative and legal remedies and they're guarantee for the right to the

information and when the oig starts and assist with barriers to reentry with people released and driver's license anything may help them stay out of jail and get their lives back we help the sheriff objective with his mission and the treatment of people in the jails. >> we fit in and under sheriff's legal a direct line we can talk to the sheriff 2340i789 we want for the trying to bother him, too of but go through the regular chain of command we work with the chain of command but have direct line to the sheriff if we see a problem we are allowed to bring it directly to him and not through the chain.

>> what makes us different [off mic.] >> we won't go there (laughter) what makes us different access to all jail facilities and times in the middle of night in we choose and have records and consumerized records if there's a problem in the jail somebody is not identity in time the attorney calls us and instead of having to be a senior deputy we can skirt all that and figure out what the needs are and call the court to help anti this is who we are you met us so move on. (laughter). >> um, like i would early we direct the services and have

services to the sheriff's office and assists the community and the created people are helped with the remedies with the dpa eventually the oig. claims against the city other kinds of administrative grieves we'll help them in getting access to that right and give them forms and materials to anything we want to file that is happy birthday corpus what we have they want to file we try to direct them the best we can. >> and a long process we'll include legal fee research we don't analysis the form but we show historically we run

libraries and staffing and like i said, we give help them correspond with elected officers and government officers as needed. um, we do a lot of support for pro-per for prisoners to represent themselves and most of our services are a large chunk of one wall of our office and flyers we have hundreds of information that we developed over the past 20 odd years if you have a question an burglaries whatever we have information if we don't we'll put it together for people to understand what is going on. >> and again, i talked about barriers to re-entry we helped

thousands of people and asian had a large chunk for someone that who were broke we wrote and check and they'll have their agreement. we help with evictions and don't represent them if they need an attorney we get them one if they're ejected we support that lease of the property and make an agreement no eviction on their record and make arrangements for the people to move their property help in custody and child support and facilitate marriages we do all that. >> we daily with the power of attorney benefits and help them collect settlements. >> one or more interesting one we recently started if their in

custody prisoners have been arrested frustrated individuals get arrested an animal goes to animal control. any time for a long time animal control sent a letter to their address and the person responds in a number of weeks and unfortunately their dog can adopted. and send us angler and the dog we get the paper signed and the animal is able to be um, home with something else and not up for adoption a good part about that is when people come to jail

their stressed and a lot of going on. above and beyond just the case they're facing and people love their animals and they're nervous and don't want to listen to the deputies they on the want to get their animal back it helps the jail if someone is stressed can cause problems with other inmates the deputies will try to remove all those barriers with the real estate problems we help the court says someone a has 9 three days time served and it is transposed on the record of 39 days we figure that out and see what is wrong maybe warrants in the counties in the warrants are

not valid we get that taken care of and so many warrants and people in every county is different 50 odd counties so sometimes people oh, that warrant is good turns out not good and a lot of back and forth we are better at it than we should be because we've done it so many times. >> we always registration people to vote in 2003 started a voting actually started that for the prisoners in the jail incarcerated individual. in 2006 secretary of state made it known. and then in 2016, a

lawsuit was filed from a plaintiff in the county jail and stays throughout the state and a lot more people can vote they used to in a felony conviction will never vote again but now in 2020 almost everybody in the county can vote. >> our programs in 2004 we have a very close partnerships with the department of corrections and last year gave us pods and their ballot into the pod the way we work we walk them through the jail and so glad no election this year 4 in 222 and last year

that's all we get and we're far behind if people want to vote we track them down with questions and once the ballot comes take the ballot to them and pick up the ballot and many times they register we have to go back and get more signatures each person votes sometimes four or five and 2022 alone over 3000 people voted in the jail. we think that is pretty cool. >> and we actually get calls from other departments how do you guys do if we make that a

priority and the sheriff's office has been a priority. how do they found out about us incarcerated individuals i'm sorry we have a little poster hanging in every pod they know. by the time they're out of the county jail the deputies tell them everything else to they can call us on the phone that is 2003 voting we were actually walking up and down the old jail and talk to people in the pod now we don't have that jail anywhere people know who we are and ask questions. >> they fill out the requests you can see lots of them we don't have to go through them. >> and the fill those anti we

try to respond to them in writing if not, we'll go and talk to them. >> a quick example a dealing with traffic tickets all the time i can barely read it. >> fast services to the department we constantly going to policies with change and sometimes, we get people at the table and done reports and auditing and with workout between the media and our media person and person who are incarcerated the media would like to talk to. we are a barrier and talk with the person and hook up with their attorney

about they make a statement we believe that is important though know what they doing. >> we also deal with compliance people undocumented on hold or sends requests for hold that happens in the state of california requires it now to notify that person that ice wants them we give them a pamphlet on all sort of resources when they get out to work on their relationships and do core training for deputies. we help out with - and video inviting when covid started everyday trying to help. >> we do speaking combeechlts

like this and on the defensive bar every single criminal defense attorney in san francisco knows though, call for help with their client. prohibition and courts contact us three basic big internal projects in the summer and have full-time internship and during the school we have they come in on a weekly basis and talk with the incarcerated individual and come back to our office and go and respond to the answers so we get the answers back to the person who had the question. many of our challenges are staffing [off mic.] >> not always this is fine but other interims have challenges

with staffing and downsizing we are down one person spanish bilingual. >> a paralegal we people - >> [off mic.] >> heard it here first and wow. >> we get our champions we get support for the administration 20 years ago the support. but we constantly can get things done and sometimes have to work around people like any other bureaucracy and generally, we support. >> considering we work with a one person department and as far as we know no other law enforcement in the united states has this this is a cool thing and communication, communication is a challenge sometimes in the

department. sometimes with the incarcerated individuals but some of the big challenges and now. your turn any questions? >> we have questions. >> wanted to put it in the record that [off mic.] >> let's begin on (unintelligible). >> board member wechter since you're here you have any questions. >> 216 three 1 of the reports regarding specific practices and conditions can you, you give us an idea and the second part of question will those with accessible to the public and board? >> so we have done - ones on discipline mostly and a.d. second reports and recently in the past few years e-mailed

those kinds of things that's as far as getting the mail but get you copy of one of the reports so i see. >> can you clarify that [off mic.] >> administrative actually called administrative separation i believe one there. >> many years ago we need the a few that were they covered all the jails especially we have the 5 or 6 opened difference in every jail this is a super report we got push back but recently go through the list and looking say okay hasn't happened

some public defend will say the reason it's there we see problems in the write up and look at everybody who happens to be in on that day and look for problems and sends up to the captain and 9 other of ten times they'll knockoff where one person at that time the person was out of custody and nothing gets done that's what i mean about the communications and support that is better today than 20 years ago. >> off the top of my head no questions right now. >> no? >> thank you for that. >> presentation. and also the documents. heading it sitting still out-of-sight but not out of mind what - how do the

effects being held hear about you folks in terms of the other services we provide. >> (multiple voices). >> unfortunately, many of our - a lot of our population are, you know. come in and out frequent flyers they know about us and someone new comes in and has an issue this guy was done here until 9 or someone just word of mouth is saying up that i would say if you walk through the jail 9 out of 10 people know about the legal services and use our services about been interest so long and as a matter of fact, that's the point where family calls and some attorney sails

the deputies send an e-mail 10 o'clock or 11 o'clock at night never used to happen they fill you out a former. that is funny our jail obviously is not a place everyone wants to be and from other jails over the jails and represented people in santa clara and monterey and while our jail is not a place you want to spend the night, it is so many better than any other jail i still see problems with that that's why you guys - those things having us do the core training hey someone is having a problem they're stressed you

don't have to deal with them call us. and one person is not who is stressed can mess up the whole pod we'll walk negative impact and talk with that one person and hear people yell and it they'll start screaming okay. i'm getting out of here they know us. >> thank you for that and might not be able to answer this but i'll be interested might not be what organizations are we working with outside of the department people coming back so what are what he able to try to make sure that people are not coming back, you know. >> inside of jail but thinking about connections.

>> yeah. >> (multiple voices.) >> and question more towards the programs and i know as far as us, we - [off mic.] >> as far as we work with um, the evictions collaborative and work with plaintiff what help people with legal agencies refer them and as far as like housing that is not us unfortunately. >> we'll help them not get e vishthd but we get a lot of questions and amending the programs or give them resources that hey we knock on all the doors. >> outside of resources and answer the question before we don't have to answer directly go talk to this it organization they'll help. >> right i think that is more

for allen. >> or who whoever is out of town. >> thank you coming up with even with wish lists from each agency or department working with us, we should know about too i know resources are ready tight now and no money for extra in the budget it is cut so happy to support whatever good work you're doing and i'm going to turn it over to board member afuhaamango you thank you, nick for the presentation that is cool the photos. i had no idea i consider myself plugged in and that is really cool. >> so you know for years the aclu had people come in and had we called them please stop

sending us collect actives every single year but people know with do it and that's cool. >> i have just a few questions the type questions you receive which is i would say the majority? >> so i upstairs. >> you know. i mean. >> i think the breakdown is that 70 percent for materials and information. so questions about the criminal law process i have a primary hearing next week what does that mean. or a hearing in the public defender's office. >> they rely on us for support services for their client. >> so you guys- >> (multiple voices). >> yeah.

>> yeah. [off mic.] >> yeah [off mic.] >> and then what is the percent that your team - the percent of the people that utilize your services. >> i don't know this - >> we're open to all. >> we haven't actually- >> (multiple voices). >> there are some that utility utilized our services. >> most effectively way to be

in the jails and cell to cell that is difficult for the staffing we really rely on our intifrmz that is critical like uc sf an enormous help we go to the areas and cell to cell when we do that everyone who is like door to door. >> i was occurring in the population of seven hundred plus. >> yeah. >> thousand. >> okay. at one point that was like [off mic.] >> they have everyone speak into the microphone. >> a sorry. >> so we can capture it on the video. >> it's all the questions i have. >> i know you have a couple of

questions i know you have a busywork today. >> the public's edification we have serious questions for mou i want to know about the in custody services so say something low level someone needs a supply like hygiene comfort supplies and in terms of particular grievenlz how is that filed. >> the grievances are technical under custody we get flievenz against person services a lot of those we got one today we go to the database no record we responded some stuff let us know

what you need. but a grievances that should be they need a razz our should be answered by the captain in the pod and deputy will sign off on the grievance and have a prisoner sign off a title paper or toothbrush and grievances the policy. you have access to policies we - [off mic.] >> oh, well i printed them out i think i left them in the office we can get you guys a copy of the policies. basic the policy says i get a grievance no title paper my job here's your title paper and; right? i gave

inmates title paper the inmate signs off if you want to appeal if i don't get you, your title paper that didn't happen but appeal it to supervisor and they'll try to respond that didn't happen they are in the happen with the response so it goes to um, facility commander the same in the office and asian will answer first, i'm then answer after that. >> an ladies and gentlemen, al gas station of staff misconduct. and we'll route it properly, you know. margaret for their review.

>> that's actually in the policy and follow-up with the kieflgz can or the under sheriff and margaret or sheriff's counsel. however, i'm sure i lost your questions. >> the grievances. >> if we get one that says hey a sexual assault and advise the facility commander right now and get an "x" excess force and also times over the years made and

complaint about excessive force and get a copy of all and pass it on to the command and so to make sure that - and i think almost everything now we work with the dpa a little bit we have one of our packets actually tells how to get ahold of dpa that will change in january and we'll get that information drirtd to our incarcerated population to them to contact the oig office to set that up hope that answers your question. >> it does. >> a final question on the invitation by family and if you'll work with the communications and family and i know that is really difficult with the staffing to actually try to schedule so there are

certain things you think are high priority a way to get a family member? >> if a family member - oh, yeah. i we get contact phone calls my daughter or son is in jail we fascinate it since covid started and it is hard to get the families visits we started last week isn't that; correct and two more nights a week we visit and some have problems getting - making the appointments i spoke with the chief about that and they're complaining about customer service and hoping she reached

out today but we, you know. have somebody called from new york and from out-of-town and worried their child and want to visit fly out of friday and the we've been able to work around and get special visits for families members but generally those are in our main - we only step in when we can do some good and make an extension that is part of whole access that is cool about our jobs we can slide in and out to help people. >> any further questions? >> deputy winning okay. thank you for being here and we look forward to further collaboration with our inspector general. >> you have our e-mail feel

free to send e-mails our way (rustling of papers). >> public comment. >> persons for line item 2 line up and as a reminder you'll have up to 2 minutes for public comment. >> it appears no public comment. >> calling line item >> 3. department of police accountability presentation (dpa) (informational). erick baltazar, chief investigator for dpa. will talk about how investigations are handled. >> sir. >> thank you for being here.

>> all right. good morning president soo and members of the board and public i'm erick baltazar, chief investigator for dpa. to provide an eve of how we conduct investigations. >> a little bit about myself i've been with the city and county of san francisco for twrgd years and investigator with the chiefs office and i then got a job with the police of albeit conducting police misconduct and then a senior investigator for 8 years and the now the chief of investigations

for 10 years responsible for management of the investigations team. so throughout any career with the dpa and servicing 7 thousand cases in addition he responded to and or supervised shootings in the last years. >> a little bit of history about dpa. dpa was with the office citizen complaint in 1992 called the office of citizen complaints and became our operation that charter as amended in 2003 expanding commissioners from 5 to 7. >> and also gave the department of police accountability

director the power to - which i'll talk about in a little bit. >> there was an amendment to the charter in 2016 that mandated us to investigate all ois and prior to that if a contemplate is filed after the amendment was passed in 2016 they were requiring us to immediately look at officer-involved shooting and it also gave his us the authority to investigate - >> so what is our mission? >> dpa mission it looking at cases against sworn members of police department and look at the police practices.

investigator when we get a complaint we are open monday through friday and located at one south van ness and have an investigator assigned for the day including a back up anyone that comes to our office monday through friday can file a complaint also online on the website and file a complaint and also mail their complaint and we'll reach out to the complaint and get their statement. lastly complaint anyone that wants to file a complaint against a police department can go to the a district and they're farther to our office. >> ordering a copy of incident

report and body cameras so we get information and part of this is required to provide us with the majority of information we have own an incident and send a request to the department and they're required to comply except for sensitive materials. >> once we get the information about the incident we'll interview witnesses if any and then we'll question the officer this gives the officer the opportunity to respond to the allegations and after we question the officer we'll make our finding those finding will be sent to the complainants and officers addressing each of the allegations. >> claimant compromise we'll

get one complaint and involves two officers or al impacts against each officer. >> depending on that happens. >> and again, as stated those al al irrigations will be addressed and the officer is invited four california gives if they fail to turn on body cameras we have anything related to a behavior anyone yelling at the complaint and the officer using profanity we'll bring that

outline we'll bring the allegations and the officer address all the allegations. >> so we have two ways of getting information or having officers respond to the ocala gas stations one send out a member respond o response form a sit down of questions sent to the officers and owes officers are required to answer and the officer the subject officer that officer may seek advice from a union rep or attorney. >> we can also bring the officer in most cases that involve use of force obese those are mandatory so bring the

officer into an interview and this officer is entitled but they did officers are required to look at the investigations our finding if we find misconduct that the officer violated the policy we will close that case with improper conduct if we determine the officer conduct was proper but unfounded with the allegations in your insufficient evidence not enough evidence to prove or disproof what happened and supervisor failure and officer failure. other finding just

withdrawals claimants decides to withdraw they call the office. information only if the complaint is not ground in reality not grounded in reality rental units sometimes we get complaints regarding department of emergency or the department of emergency management and sometimes i didn't think so parking control officers we don't have jurisdiction so we'll refer that on and we have a program i'll touch own in a little bit. >> really quick our review process 4 teams of investigators. sfrifrd by a senior investigator when a investigator concludes his or her investigations the investigator will prop finding

as to the allegations against is officers those will be reviewed by a senior investigator and reviewed by the attorney and myself the chief investigator. we have pretty intense review process we want to make sure we get it right. >> so if we find if - enough evidence the officer violated the general order or misconduct, we will prepare what we call a sustain report and forward to the internal affairs the chief with endorse discipline up to 10 days - in dpa believes that is greater than 10 days the department dangerous the authority that was given to dpa

will give the dpa authority to file charges and within 10 days. (rustling of papers.) >> double discipline written reprimand a quick note the the department didn't have the tort to look at felon investigation but those incidences wherever to internal affairs for a criminal investigation and other non-discipline counseling and training. >> i mentioned our remediation

program we can send it it mitigation for mediation i highly encourage the board to visit the mediation director ali can talk about the program and the mitigation program is a perfect opportunity for the officer and complaint to have an open discussion about what happened in a neutral setting fascinated by a medicine for they can get together and talk about what happened and this is just an lastly no one

october 2020 the dpa has a better use for data collection and a report that audit was nationally by the association in 2021 we urge you to read that report it a detailed report about the departments data collection and reporting. >> and that report. regarding dpa and i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have thank you. i want to remind the members i sent some information to look at the association of audit for local government and that is a link available to the public also as well as the citation by the california department of justice i want to note pretty imperative not a backlog of policy

accountability agencies with taking a backlog and not able to get their cases with no discipline or failed an investigation thank you for the theory report and open up for questions, board member nguyen. >> can you give an example of the and witnesses and a problem when the and witness officer turns into a person that is questioned. >> the officers are not under the government code not entitled to representation but mandated and not - in instance in a and witness officer that can be brought up on some charges for failing to coordinate with the

investigation so they must coordinate not entitled to representation and in the middle the interview that the witness officer what about a subject officer we'll conclude and notice the officer to be a maybe officer that officer will have an opportunity for a presentation that happens if from time to time rarely that happens to one of the sheriff's the officer what about named we'll name the officer and give the officer a right to representation and swear that in after the investigation. >> thank you >> you're welcome. >> board member wechter. >> no, thank you i was on the operation of 19 three three i'm familiar with that thank you for the presentation. >> and served on the police commission. >> and i want to say for the

accolades dpa has - i was a lion's to dpa so the amount of meetings and the investigation and is meetings we have with the legal folks and it is a lot and complex. before you just want to again, just to share one i've been part of the work and see the work that dpa has been doing with the good work and looking forward to continuing to move forward but i prefer it very, very, very familiar with all of that. >> and board member afuhaamango and yes. i have a few questions. i know you mentioned the interview how the inmates will issue and complaint and as far as i understand one is an option submitting that online and other one is mail and the

third being a phone. >> we can do it by phone and anyone can go to any station to file and complaint those complaints are forwarded. >> got it. >> and honestly new to i'm like 10 years old but when the comply issues a complaint how i guess i'm trying to understand the process how they're able to issue a complaint without republic concussions down the line. >> up to the complaint what the kwlant has criminal charges pending we advise them to check with their attorney and our records are confident subpoena

penned by the court and take a robbeded statement and go from there. >> maybe that is a question for marshall i know in his quarterly report the types of reports 88 percent were misconduct filed under misconduct 12 percent marijuana more operational questions. i think i wanted to ask if you're team or the dpa tracks like how those numbers are on a quarterly basis. >> in terms of numbers of misconduct we have an annual report that breakdown that and the finding so we do have - do an analysis of the trend and so encourage the board to look at

the annual last year's annual report on the website and track those changes and yeah they're all in there. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> so i wanted to thank you and i think down the road with trends the number of work hours for a particular deputy um, and any kind of misconduct complaint, you know. shift changes as well the job is very informative and no further questions i'm going to let you go. >> thank you. >> colleagues, i want to say those presentations are meant to educate us as well as the public and expect the inspector general to follow up and get acclimated

to the resources available but this is just so we know what we're trying to follow in the next meeting hope to have the under sheriff i know chief has been working hard on the scheduling and under sheriff is wearing three or four hats trying to get the budget in order and helping as a financial officer and under sheriff so the next phase we'll ask her what happens once the investigation is completed and lands on her deck and how she parcels out the complaints and how she proceeds with that and i think i will go offline and make a request to be kind and ask for remediation after the presentation will work well. >> so is there any public comment on this presentation by

the erick baltazar, chief investigator for dpa. >> anyone like to make a comment please line up. >> appears no public comment. >> thank you next item on the agendas. >> >> 4. quarterly report (discussion and action). >> review and discuss the somebody needs to do something evaluation outreach for sf charter 4.137. >> colleagues where we left off was that i believe that board member brookter i made a suggestion to augment that and i apologize. i think when i set the highlight this is a dark circle sort of mask the text that is added in the additional

um, addition was also the police and fire map that vice president carrion attended at the invitation of chief carter. >> i have an edited version i sent to dan and the members i have hard copies for the members and for dan and janna and copies for the public if i can pass that down. >> so i think we sl should have an opportunity to consider that urgent. >> it is actually - if not massive changes we can go on one copy we'll safe trees and have a robust conversation. >> see the changes in the track

changes (rustling of papers). >> which one are we racking to an under the sdob i deleted something on page 2 i felt was

opinion rather than fact that the report should be strictly

factual. >> there's a copy for you. >> well, i need a copy also. i gave my copy to you.

>> (laughter.) >> any discussion? on this tim. >> so i guess i introduce a notice copy we - left off with board member brookter asked where the community outreach part the jail to be included. >> and since last meeting member board member afuhaamango said she thought the attachment where the notes can be formatted we can produce the new version in for mat he of the was more appropriate. >> i think i'll let board member afuhaamango speak for herself. >> for the rest of the board

i'm not ready to move forward it was more the flow i was trying to convey would be different for me to digest. i did - i think board member wechter mentioned that misconduct is not within our scope of work so my suggestions to removal that altogether and julie mentioned that borad member palmer didn't have a second to approve this might need to - make sure he sees it. >> actually he saw a version with everything that is courage in it and additional text owe removed at ms. clarks opinion

and i don't know how sentences she of the would not be appropriate in a public document. >> i'm not going to haggle with hearsay but vice mayor wunderlich didn't have an opportunity to look at they was present at the last meeting a conversation that i had in-person with him. >> dan would you be able to pull up what we're looking at so members of the public can look at that that one at the for for putting that information starting in the report and document that definitely needs to be under i'll okay with the portion that um, board member wechter is putting before us i

want to strike out and have an attachment to the report i think going back to the last meeting owe see it on the agenda, you know. we talked about able to have reports infrastructure members. so i think this should look like a member goes to the chief and under chief don't have to belabor us sending in our report to the board since we're on a time i i'm okay with that strike out the summary and i think up for discussion and maybe president soo we deleted the last sentence on page two this information advanced work was crucial and you're directed from the departments by the budget of three percent get our

thoughts. >> i put that in there i believe that is a factual statement we're trying to save money and the is being is coming in with his hands tied i think that is crucial to mention that so try to ask for that to it is important we recognize dpa and hoping the board of supervisors will have recognized our effort to try a safe money but we still need to operate. >> yeah. i disagree that was crucial i expressed concerns with some of the things that dpa has done. but i think will protect the oig into an expensive database the oig might not be is office convenient for

that is members of the public for people and individuals in jail. so i feel that is your opinion didn't reflective on my opinion but needs to be factual. >> i don't want a back and forth dpa has done a good job and example pa will make a decision and no office or data the report provided to us who that sales force came up with the complaint system for dpa with minimal changes and helped to make it available important sheriff complaint and their made without going to scratch and saving us money and it is not

costing additional money to have - saves time for the inspector general so i don't want to haggle on those particular points. i will entertain to motion from board member brookter. >> is that in the memo. >> yeah. >> we can do the dpa separately. >> yeah. >> so i think - i want to maybe get help with the words president soo it is similar in terms of what they're proposing under the community outreach under what board member wechter proposed i don't know if a combination. >> i'm not sure if i'm sorry this color came out at the start but i had written board member brookter and let me put on my -

>> borad member palmer and board member wechter visited the county jail and board member wechter is proposing board member wechter and borad member palmer visited jail number 3, in san bruno and received input are the san francisco police department jail conditions and period and summary and included attached to this report my recommendation to take that last out but some sort of combination between what we have in front of us here and board member wechter. >> i used three rephrasing comes from the charter language says input read into the record

s d and that's what i quoted here for this purchase as stated in the clearly one of our required duties. i'd like to see that language in there and not support a motion to - that would not have this summary attachment there is a precedence will be headquarter reports on community meetings we attached the minutes i'm supporting the sheriff and board of supervisors to see what input that language was in a charter we solicited that from the individuals impaired and i agree with you jason but agendized and the agenda is attached those minutes

are very accurate again members just be able do go out and induct our own conversation with the opportunities and should be more for listed in terms of should be more of a memo goes to the sheriff as we do enough work and figuring out was that looks like. >> i respectfully disagree. >> yeah. i would ask especially, since borad member palmer is not here would feel more comfortable if we had more of a formalized process i like it is summonized in the outreach. and i'll add that san

francisco step forward, sir operation report to the jail conditions. >> augments in the color. >> so the input. >> summon. >> yes. >> yeah. >> when i visit the jail on september 16th. >> yes. >> and when you questioned the inmates about the jail conditions (unintelligible). >> yes. deferred to william to do most of talking and did the notes. >> (multiple voices). >> yes. >> okay. >> and i was surmised. >> with the sf jail conditions. >> just to make sure i understand what your recommendation sends it to the chief and maybe more of an

internal memory owe to help prioritization. >> correct. >> so we actually have motion based on the quarterly report and made by board member brookter asking for the friendly amendments to conclude the jail conditions. >> we're going to augment that. >> this it motion will not include attaching the note to the visit to the - ; is that correct? >> that's correct and respectfully appreciate the support. >> fair enough. >> a second on board member brookter possession. >> i second. >> any public comment. >> a member of the public would like to make public comment in

the quarterly report line up against the far wall and two minutes to give public comment. >> there appears to be no public comment. >> call roll on the motion. >> board member afuhaamango, aye. >> board member brookter, aye. >> board member wechter, aye. >> president soo. >> board member wechter, no. a that motion carries by a majority and the quarterly report will state the changes approved. >> i received an e-mail owe need to return so i need to leave no later than than 3:45

and actually i'm sorry are you withdrawing any kind of changes you want the remainder of the report was still on the quarterly report. >> no. no, i'm not. >> oh, so if board member brookter you want to make a motion to conclude the comments for our budget. >> the motion is i recommend to keep the language as is and not to have the language deleted from the report. >> so i understand (rustling of papers.) we have dpa so if you compare the highlights and then pip under other?

>> look at the second paragraph in the highlighted yellow the last this information fence was crucial in light mayor to trim the gentleman is asking to - my motion is to keep the language as is. >> i agree with president soo gives more tell us to the point. >> and what about the other one that with removal of the last line. >> number 2, is adding in there i have so many piece of paper and colors on the the chair

operations. >> that was the motion we if you flip the page on both sides the second paragraph the last sentence. board member wechter asked that last sentence to be - and board member brookter make a motion to approve as is. >> and approving this language as it is we're not approving like in the it infrastructure at this point? >> remember this is the report and i second it then and need public comment. >> members of the public would like to make public comment on line item 4 quarterly report please line up against is far wall or approach the podium. >> appears to be no public

comment. >> one point if we are going to send the photos to the sheriff um, can he state that here? >> states the form in which it will be accessible to the public and i would have an issue with that because the gentleman said borad member palmer i'll feel more comfortable talking to after the information we receive were actuate we could have a different person he could and i saw that with more information and didn't express any concerns. >> you i understand i'll feel more comfortable personally. >> weren't those notes posted on the website they were submitted to last meeting and

accessible to the public i i want to put that out there point that out. >> we still is a motion on the floor. um, ready for a vote. >> calling the roll to keep the language as noted. >> board member afuhaamango, aye. >> board member brookter, aye. >> board member nguyen, aye. >> president soo, aye. >> board member wechter, no. >> the motion passes by majority and next agendas. >> really quick the last possession to introduce the meeting minutes or is jail minutes as a memory owe to the sheriff's department. >> or do we need to do that because it is already out.

>> it is out i share the concerns with board member nguyen with board member brookter not having the review. >> okay. >> not agendized. >> okay. >> exactly. >> calling line item 5. >> 5. rescheduling 2024 sdob regular meetings (discussion and possible action) move any discussion? [off mic.] >> what is the reason for the proposed change. >> it some people maybe traveling during the holidays. >> i mean it shifts the first

meeting in january to the friday afternoon before a three day weekends it might demolish public perhaps and you think every way we have an issue so new year's. >> i'll agree agnostic either way i'll not be traveling. >> i'm fine with either way. >> thank you for scheduling that. >> board member nguyen. >> want to keep did as is without changing the date. >> yes. the first friday. >> i know, i know. >> it happens every month. >> so can we have a motion board member brookter to keep it

to the original date. >> motion to keep the rectangular scheduled meeting for the year 2024. >> do i have a second? >> i second. >> any public comment and for members of the public would like to make public comment on item 5 please line up against the far wall or approach the podium. >> calling the roll. >> board member afuhaamango, aye. >> board member brookter, aye. >> board member nguyen, aye. >> president soo, aye. >> board member wechter, aye. >> motion passed the current schedule remains the same. >> i noticed future agenda items for members who sent them to me, i'm trying to pull

together to help advance our acknowledge what you want to see in terms of community gamut. >> sorry i didn't call that line item. >> 6. future agenda items (discussion and possible action) and sorry jumping the gun to accommodate board member wechter schedule we ask advance our acknowledge we women our inspector general and so the next meeting hopefully have the under sheriff and the chief of the dpa program. i also want to let you know we may have to address the budget issues and have a hearing may help in january and february expect we may have to have additional meetings next time. >> anything else. >> are those not in priority

order kind of a honk postage. >> yeah. so can i add a presentation in the public defender's office you mentioned that that will likely come hopefully in february. >> i think that dovetails with the presentation we had today (coughing). >> so um, per minutes at our last meeting made an offer to a candidate receiving an update. >> i understand that an offer was made and accepted and nailing down the final paperwork we set the start date next january. >> do we know when the choice will be made public. >> later on this mow before

christmas coordinate with h.r. and public defender's office and the district attorney's office i think the vision so have a warm welcome to a member of the city hall family. >> how will that announcement be made and made pubically through communications from the sheriff's office. >> as well as - we don't have a communication right now i'll ask board member afuhaamango to step in as a community person and she's well-versed in information through particular communities and envision and community of outreach i prefer that come from this board so i

see a conflict for the sheriff's department making that announcement. >> i'll be work together with them but the communication person through the sheriff i expect the sheriff will be there. as well so - >> maybe we can work with the existence person to the board of supervisors with walton's office to carry the legislation and i'll be invited as well as the mayor i can do it. for legislators so i'm well-versed but make sure that um, dpa was present and so that's why i'll coordinating and making sure the dates are available- >> (multiple voices). >> i requesting at that time we make public information about the number of applicants and the number that qualifies and the

number that submitted written responses and eligible to interview so we're not revealing anyone else's identity- >> (multiple voices). >> i'll go back and confer with the city attorney we mentioned how many people have applied and you emphasized a nationwide search. >> i have a question that d parts but can what he take a moment to digest and come back in mid-january to need to figure out how to prioritize this agenda item. >> it is important to work with the oig and prioritize. >> when is the oig and we expect him in january. >> that was actually my only

statement board member afuhaamango inside my head i look at 24 items i know at at this time were asked we want to look at as board members that would be great to take this and have keep an eye on that it. >> also i'm going to do a calendar. >> perfect. >> like last year. >> perfect. perfect. >> and went heads i look at the calendar we move the january meeting to the 12 the oig might be able to be present is that a consideration for any of you. >> you i don't personally mind doing the ground work before the oig only because we kind of know a little bit more than the oig coming in and that would be

great to get our top priorities down. >> you like the january meeting to be prioritized. >> regarding the announcement who will be the driver to invite oversight practice insurance in berkley and the county. >> when the announcement goes out you are welcome to invite anyone and everyone because it is will be public; right? >> will be valuable for now office of the inspector general to service mentors when they come in. >> any public comment? >> members of the public who would like to make public comment on item 6 future agenda

items line up against the far wall or approach the podium. >> appears to be no public comment. >> thank you next agenda item. >> >> 7. general public comment. at this time the public comment is able comment is able board will attend this meeting in-person. members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely online as described below. if you lucky to make public comment line up against the far wall and have two minutes to provide public comment. >> there appears to be no public comment (coughing) >> thank you. >> 8 is there any and line 8

adjournment. >> all in favor, say "aye." >> aye. >> nays meeting is adjourned at 3:41 p.m. >> thank you dan. >> yep [meeting adjourned]

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