es er tipla llawarens,atintegration the wesh r jobs, but we needols to do a better job for the people of san francisco, and they me about technology and how other jurisdictions were gy and how effective itin october, we got together and we made an announcement that feedback, proposition e was born. and we alamo square where we know is a notorious place for car break ins. we stootalk specifically about using technology, not just drone pbut surveillance technology and giving offices need in reportings are cameras that can allow them on the streets but effectively do the job chief has mentioned, leads to . and i couldn't be more happy that the technology that we are finally putting out there, whether it flock cameras which are also known as and the surveillance technology that will san francisco

to these drones. this must say that, i didn't think it would has been. it has been a game-changeer our city. last year san francisco saw the lowest crime ratein 10 years, not including the pandemic. this year we ar percent lower then we were in 2023 has been a real game-changeer. we are excited abou we are talking about people who are committing crimes who are not arrested in days but arrested in having this technology has added additional value. but despite this technology, i appreciate the fact that this departworking really hard on the operation, the bait car operation a tool to combat issues plaguing our city and eeing early results. we will see a result of this. but i want to clear, when you cross those lines here in san francisco, there consequences. i appreciate our distriis prosecuting those cases rchlt but we have not abandopeople

second chances, providing a amount of programs that get people on the right path organizations and communities in order to help people. once those lines ar we have a job to do. to protect public in this city and now with these technology tools, is a game-changeer and more importantly, there is more to come. results are already showing promising impacts in our looking forward to see more as we roll out, as i earlier, more surveillance technology, training more our officers to be certified and use drone technology and making sure taking advantage of every opportunity to keep the entire san francisco safe, so we are really excited about this for more to come. you mayor. now we'll hear from chris and before we start, let me thank them for their leadership. in march, and the speed in which we have gotten and actually procured a drone, e

department, but it is really two gentleman along with assistant chief lazar rtment, their leadership made this happen. before i tuto them, i also want to thank the other city departments, including our contract administration from the mayor's and the mayor's of others who have really did in our city, so the sense of make here. we have a sense of a safe city and do the things in the city the pedeserve and that sense of urgency is the reason we are even 6 months after the proposition passed. we launched the at, i'll turn it over dellgandio and lieutenant mcguire. >> thank you chief. i'm crist, the commanding officer strategic investigation unit. myself along with lieutenant tom mcguire over we'll share success stories this is from july 4, obviously.reworks a major issue in our

city. we are able for thone up overhead and a visual observation on the ground officers in danger.otage was being streamed to us, we are able to come up with to get officers in place and disrupt u will see you will in and disrupt the being set and--chases folks out of there to safe environment for folks in the neighborhood. we are able -escalate the situation because we had a visual obse again, as you can see, the fire works stopped and folks dispersed. [indiscernible] is very difficult

tool it enhanced our ability. [indiscernible] drone operators in there bay area and he is maintain the footage and we were able ground and are able to do this in a effective efficient manner. without thnearly impossible very successful. the next day, night, this was the next night, saturday night and [indiscernible] stolen vehicle, stolen plates. the area and some of the officers spotted it in the area with these individuals [indiscernible]situational awareness and we are able to coordinate with on the ground. prevent dangerous pursuit and able to get all the luggage d tried to get

had a lot success. with this tool the officers are able to safe and efficient and successful early in the game. again, [indiscernible] >> thank you captain thank you. now i like to introduce to our brooke jenkins. >> thank you chief and i like ank the police department and our mayor london breed for working to make this possible. what you just saw is the wave future and sadly san francisco had been far behind the technology that we need as a city to make sure that and so i just appreciate the two of them working together to make has what it needs to not only react once committed, but hopefully have a at ultimately begins to deter future we want, fewer victims of vime in our city and this is to send a message that if you do things u will be caught. a part why i'm here announce that the two-second an you saw resulted in a arrest, but

result charges filed by my office against the individuals who participin the the steps of the process, so yes we want to arrest and aneed as a da office to against the individuals to hold them accountable and as a result were able to auto-burb and two are repeat offenders.trial lawyer, jurors in 2024 expect to set just want to be told by a police officer what they saw or pective is, they would prefer to have the evaluate the evidence in a case, and as this is going to be key evidence that my prosecutors can use in courtroom to not only establish for the jury that th person wise and convey and demonstrate to them the specific responsible for. that is why i have been supportive is technology from the very beginning because as are prosecuting the right person, and also be able

that in court and this technology will do so. again, i commend the san francisco not being a bureaucratic agency that figure out not only how to get and acquire this technology but how top of things and getting right to work together and i think that's also the message today, no longer do we have divided leadership in the all on the same page where we want san francisco to go and that is to r city for its residents and for its visitors and business way there. thank you. you da jenkins. in closing to sum up ard here today,b two of the three incidents weshowed you involved people breaking into cars, which plagued our city for decades. as we speak today, we are 56 percent k-ins. about 5700 or this time last year, well over 13,000. as the people who are willing to use it and and all thanks for the use logy goes to the people in front of you.

the lieutenant an sergeant and also the officers, because they have mayor said, they asked for it, they embraced and are putting to good use. we beli our hearts this is the game-changeer we told you it and is and crime it en't seen in over a decade that we can continue to do crime and drive it director crime strategy ryan in the room.d. we have to be strategic what we do an and director and his team are part of strategy to make sure effective and in a way that approval, the people of san francisco and also make sure we can conti drive crime down. as i said earlier, we have a sense of taking this extremely serious and we believe this technology so thank you mayor, thank you da and we'll open this up tions. >> quick understanding in had the history of san

francisco aerial support unit are some of the risks using drones--it is some cities don't realize san francisco doesn't have a helicopte can you talk about the risk of aerial >> well, there are risks with any piece of equipment. the technology is very advanced. some has collision avoidance technology where it is all impossible to crash into anything. you also we have to comply with f a a rules. there tterns we have to be concerned with, those things thank tuesday the diligence of our team, we have done a lot of research at policies and counties and cities around usother cities, so we believe we have the risks into account and policy reflect that.two unit orders believe we have taken that into account. there is always drones are fairly safe. not unlike a helicopter, crashes it could cause injury, but you are uipment. you are talking about few thousand dollars if that as opposed to 7 figures or more for a

believe in helicopters, but short that, this te what we need. you give [indiscernible] deployment. are th around problematic areas in the city and that is where you are or how do you respond quickly? stigation of crime. prop d calls for, if we can in pursuit, mitigating pursuit. one of the cases you ju were able to avoid a pursuit because officers were strategically put the spike strips down, so when the that is what it is all about. we want we can crime and pursue suited from 't prevent them, it is effective and the bottom line is apprehend the people doing the crimes. we use people doing crime and at the end of the pursuit or some situations if it meets the specification what the what the proposition called for and how >> [indiscernible] >> it is driven by the as pointed

out, one case you just saw started with flock alpr alerting the stolen vehicle is driving around the vehicle, the officer spotted the vehicle and the able to see committing crime and apprehended them. that is how effective the can be. >> [indiscernible] this violates state notification on surveillance technology? >> we don't believe we state law at all. we believe we are in compliance with a ordinance to board of super ordinance is still pending. state law and city a year basically to put this program in and then that will be evaluated and approved, the next year's 481 report comes, this will be in it for the previous year. we believe we are in total compliance wi >> for those concerned about privacy es are not su i also have a question about how long the video is stored once that video is captured and where is it

>> yes, servers are secure and as far as the drone we do have a retention. if it is first amg that is up necessitating the crowd management and crowd control situations. unless there crimes committed we don't store and save that. is a criminal situation like what the da spoke about, the crime and case and resolved. other is it--30 days.purge the information, unless we can tie it to a crime. are not passively surveilling and not just launched there is a [indiscernible] >> that's correct. wejust hovering drones over the city for unknown purpose. when we deploy these drones it criminal investigation and or some critical incident like h of july with fireworks, that situation was control very quickly. those type of situations we deploy. ssively fly around looking for something.ssion focused on specific crime or incident. >> two more questions.

[indcomplaints that surfacing about the new foot helpful for sure. we don't have the benefit or fit of having aerial support, and especially inng to set up a perimeter. that is a game changer. i use that word but it is true, because what happens when you don't at type of support, you are much quicker into apprehension mode. you try to chase the person till you cahave the luxury of aerial support you t up the perimeter and these drones are very effective in doing that. the operators know what they are looking for, we get the perimeter set, it is safer all d effect ive and it is big deal. believe it enhances our foot >> how much is this program overall cost >> i had that right now. i we are-- let's see--

yeah, so total cost so has been $35 t and that--in our budget this thanks to the board and mayor we plan to purchase more, so up as we purchase drones. >> last thing from the is claims made that in encampments being cleared right now that there is there-can you commat or is there uptick of arrests or anything like that? >> is this a drone question or separate? >> separate. let me just say this, even though it is not a drficers have been instructed to support the law. now the we put out department notice what we can and can't do, whatis the law, so the officers have been instructed to do we want a clean safe city and

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