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>> all right. good morning everybody and welcome to the february 3rd, 2025 rules committee meeting. >> i am supervisor walton, chair of this committee. i'm joined by committee members vice chair supervisor cheryl as well as president mandolin. our clerk today is victor young and i would like to thank susan enos from s.f. gov tv for broadcasting this meeting and making sure the public has the opportunity to see the work happen. >> mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? ah yes. public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda when new item of interest comes up and public comment is called please line up to speak on your right. alternatively you may submit public comment in writing in each of the following ways e-mail them to myself the rules committee clerk at vicki taught y o u n at s.f. court or if you

submit public comment by email it would be included as part of the file. you may also send your written comments via us to our office at city hall one dr. crouch and be good place room two for four san francisco, california nine for 1 or 2. please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices documents to be included as part of the five should be submitted to the clerk items at that point they will are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of february 11th 2025 unless otherwise stated. >> that completes my initial announcement. thank you so much mr. clerk. would you please call item number one? item number one is a resolution accepting to san francisco sheriff's military equipment use policy 2024 annual report and inventory and approving the request for purchase and use of additional equipment consistent with the cartier set forth in state law. >> thank you so much. we do have sheriff miyamoto

here. i'm not sure if he wishes to speak on this item. i don't i don't see my colleagues on the roster. so with that we can go to public comment. >> yes. members of the public who wish to speak on this item should line up to speak at this time each speaker will be allowed two minutes. are there any speakers on this matter? i do not see any speakers for this matter. >> thank you. seeing no speakers public comment for this item is closed. >> i do just want to say i really truly have an issue with trying to approve a chemical weapon when we still have an ongoing investigation of what happened during a training practice in san mateo county where children at a nearby school were affected by the training usage of the weapons. i did have a conversation briefly with a team from the sheriff's department and the timeline on the investigation

is really not 100% clear at this point. and also just wanting to know and understand whether or not we can remove this item from the request from my standpoint, we we should continue this item until we have more information or more detail or separate the chemical weapons from this request. but i don't know what kind of support i do have for that. >> so i would move this forward without recommendation to the full board president amendment thank you chair walton i think that makes sense. >> thank you. on that motion, mr. clerk yes. and a motion to refer the matter without recommendation. vice chair cheryl cheryl i remember i'm in, man i i chair walton i will deny that motion passes without objection. >> thank you. motion to move this for without

recommendation passes mr. clerk would you please call item number two? item number two is the ordinance amending the campaign and governmental conduct code to update the conflict of interest code form 700 statement of economic interests filing requirements by adding, deleting and changing titles of certain designated officials and employees to reflect organizational and staffing changes and be refining disclosure requirementsor certain designate officials and employees. >> thank you president amendment thank you chair walton. so this is a little bit of housekeeping every two years e political reform act requires that san francisco review and update its conflict of interest code. sometimes we have new posit that have been created in that time. sometimes positions have gone away and so all of the departments take a look at their various folks who have to report under the political reform act and and provide updates to our clerk and our city attorney who then this was being carried by.

president peskin and then i inherited it after he left the board. we did circulate some late breaking amendments which are pretty minor but proud bressie can explain those. i want to thank kathleen reilly's and and brad and then of course of course our clerk for all their work on this. and with that i would turn it over to to our city attorney to better explain this than i have. deputy city attorney brad russ the president made and you explain what this is all about. very well. it's basically something we're required to do departments need to update this based on different duties that have changed in the intermediate in the two years that have passed. and so we engage in a process reaching out to all of them to

take a look at their code sections as president mandolin mentioned, there are some minor amendments on page two we're adding the commission streamlining task force which waspp november election on page nine there's an addition and a deletion from the assessor recorder's filers and on page 39 there's an addition for the san francisco unified school district. these amendments are substantive so once you make them you'll have to continue to the next week' meeting. >> thank you so much. deputy city attorney rusty, i don't see any other colleagues on the roster. >> would you please call for public comment, mr. clerk? yes. members of the public who wish to speak on this matter should line up to speak athis time each speaker will beow o are any speakers on this matter? >> there are no speakers.

>> thank you senior speakers public comment on item number two is close. >> president amendment would you like to make a motion? yes i'll move the amendments that have been circulated and described by by our deput city torney on a motion to adopt the amendments. vice chair cheryl shaw i remember man woman and a miniature walton high walton i. the motion passes without objection. >> thank you. amendments are passed without objection and present amendment and then i'll move that we continue this one week till our or till our next meeting. >> yeah. >> yes. and the motion to continue the matter as amended to february the 10th on that motion vice chair cheryl cheryl i. the momentum and not a miniature walton i want to know that motion passes without objection a motion to continue a minute item passes without objection mr. clerk, please call item number three. item number three is the

ordinance approving and. the amended airport surveillance technology policy governing the use of automated cense plate readers ground transportation management system and parking assist park parkin sysm. >> thank you, mr. clerk. and i believe we have diana bullock and guy clark guy clark here from the airport. >> good morning chair walton, vi cha cheryl and committee member of gentleman i'm guy clark. i'm the. for the airport and i'm here to present the amended surveillance technology policy just to provide a little background. >> the airport automated license plate reader ground transportation management system surveillance technology policy was reviewed and approved by the board back in 2021 and at t ti there was cuio ang these two technologies. but when? when the park assist parking

guidance system technology came up in our inventory in working with kuwait we discussed and reviewed and felt that it would be best to combine these into one policy. so we amended the existing policy with the parking guidance system specifically the technology description. authorize use cases two new ones were added as a justification was updated for the new part for the new technology the benefits to residents and to the department were updated. the data sharing and retention were updated. the key note there is that the parking system does not retain the license plate data. from that perspectivec>nd then compliance was updated with members of the parking management group being added to that as compliance over this particular technology and then as you mentioned the technology scription was updated. >> the two items in red were

the two areas that were updated. there the use parking guidcem still reduces the time spent searching for parking which leads to more revenue generating opportunities in the terminals and then additionally streamline the process. reducing drive time and emissions parking efficiency minimizes trafficn t roadways and helps individuals find parking spaces as well as. locate their car if for instance they don't remember where they parked they can actually put in their license plate number and it'll virtually in that moment find where they're parked via the cameras. saved or maintained a then as you can see the two items in the two use cases ila the existing use cases from the. automated license plate reader system that we. then as mentioned to newroved use cases were added due to t

park assist being added as wl helpuime to vehicle parking spaces and to help customers locate their vehicles they forgot where they parked and those are the kind of the highlights of it. ifou need additionalnal slides information about that but. >> thank you mr. clerk. >> i don't see anyone with any questions so we will call for public comment o itemumber three. >> yes, members of the public o to speak on this item just line up to speak at this time each speaker will be allowed two minutes. are there any members of the public who like to provide public comment? i do not see any members of the public for public comment at this time. thank you. >> seeing no speakers public comment is now closed and i would like to make a motion to move this item forward to the full board with recommendation on the motion to recommend this

item to the full board. >> vice chair cheryl cheryl i member mcmanaman management i chair walightthe motiasses without objection thank you motion to move forwarohe bit recommendation passes unanimously thank you thank you for your time. >> thank you so much. ve appoiments suprv appointmentr item 4 or 5, six, seven, eight, nine, ten and 11 and we can call these all at once and then we'll have public cment for all the items together. so mr. clerk, would you please call the items are yes. >> item number four is a motion appointing supervisor mahmud to the bay area quality management district board of directors term ending february 1st, 2029. or the conclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisors. item number fiv chan to the san francisco bay

conservation and development commission for an indefinite term or at the conclusion of her term as a member of the board of supervisors. item number five is motion appointing supervisor matt dorsey as an alternate member to the san francisco bay conservation and development commission for an indefinite term or the conclusion of his term as a member of the board the supervisors item number seven is a motion appointing supervisor dan sorenson to the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district boardf directors term ending january 31st, 2027 or the conclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisors. item number eight is motion appointing supervisor carney chan to the free city college oversight committee for an indefinite term or the cosionf her term as a member of the board of supervisors. item nine is a motion appointing supervisor myrna melgar to the metropolitan transportation commission term ending february 10th, 2027 or the conclusion of her term a member of the board of supervisor i item number ten is a motion appointing supervisor matt dorsey to the reentry council term ending june 1st,

2026 or the inclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisor. item number 11 is motion appointing supervisor matt dorsey as a member of the association to be or your executive board term ending june 30th 2025 or the inclusion of his term as a member of the board of supervisors. >> thank you so much mr. clerk. seeing no comments or questions from colleagues, we will now call for public comment on the items. >> yes, members of the public who wish to speak may line up to speak at this time you will have two minutes. >> hi, my name's liam mckeever. i live in d six which is the supervisor for number ten. >> i don't know if i can say names anymore for the reentry council. >> the reentry council coordinator. it's local efforts to support justice involved in formerly incarcerated people. >> and just judging off of all the legislation and what my or

the supervisor is enthused to impose on us via criminalization and incarceration especially of homeless and people addicted to drugs, i question if he's a good■9 fit for everyone who nees services from the reentry council or just seems pretty narrow minded and seems committed to recovery only via . abstinence of any sort of drug consumption and incarceration seems to be his solution which seems kind of at odds with this reentry council but that's just me. >> thanks. are there any other speakers to comment on these items? >> there are no additional speakers. thank you. seeing no other speakers public comment is now closed and i

would like to make a motion to move items four through 11 to the full board with recommendation. >> on a motion to recommend items four through 11 vice chair cheryl i cheryl i remember momentum and management i chair walton i want tonight that motion passes without objection thank you motion carries mr. clerk do we have any other business before us this morning? >> there are no additional items on today's agenda. >> thank you. we're adjourned

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morning. >> i'm judi one of your board members at the chinese c commerce. >> all right. we will get the show on the road andtart this morning with the show by everybody saying together, the following phrases. i want all of your dignitaries to rept as well. okay. i will say it and you follow. ready. doctor janing from the chinese hospital wants mow to say:awesome. >>■o that means make money happ new year and good healing for theyear. wealth and prosperity.

and wealth and prosperity. >> all right. we will get the show on the road. first of all i want to recognize this is a special year. it is the year of the snake. all right. all right! who is year of snake? i see some snakes this year! i'm not going to call out anybody for being a snake. the snake is special. itymbolizes rebirth and renewal in a year where we mead it. every year everybody knows snake sheds the scale and come out with a new skin that's when we need for san francisco and california and for the country >> that's right. the year of the snake represents transformationhange and seriously, public sety is our number one malcolm.

top priority here in san francisco china town. are we ready to kickoff the year of the snake. note further adue we'll kick the ceremony off with a performance by our white crane lion dance!■

give a rou for the white crane lion dance! [applause] [♪music♪] ♪♪ ♪♪■q ♪♪♪

[applause] okay. all right. thank you white crane! now we will have some of our dig taers come up. a rounds of applause for white crane lion dance association. >> we will have more after the speakers come up. but we did want our dignitaries our vips and elected officials and leaders to come up here and ve a nc% 's greeting to everybody in china town and san francisco. new mayor is on his way. however, in lieu of the new mayor, we want to welcome up

honorary mayor. welcome. bring up our forever mayor of china town. the only mayor has his family association the brown family association. and we want to bring up one of his nemesis now friend our longest standing supervisor. give a big round for willie brown and our former supervisor for 27-60 years aaron peskin. >> this is obviously not the first time we have been together here to commence the chinese new

years. over the 17 years we have done this together. een de it beyond that when we done other things including the chinese hospitals famous golf tournament for some 25 or more years. all of that is per of what make this is a very special occasion and a special city with the collection of special people of so, happy new year to each and every one of you! now mr. peskin. [laughter] so on behalf of the lega read oldlected officials let me translate for mayor brown. what wants to say is -- happy new year, everybody from your legacy elected officials >> thank you, mayor brown and president peskin we have to

welcome you back every year from here on out. >> thank you, mr. mayor and thank you mr. peskin we did not want to let this chinese y learned over the years go to waste >> we have a special guest with a special message from our home country home land, china. we now have the acting consul general mr. jang. honorable president lu honorable former mayor brown. honorable california state [inaudible]. dear friends. happy chinese new year.

on behalf the chinese cubs lay general of san francisco i wish you all a prosper new ar. [applause] it is a great honor to celebrate the spring festival with my good friend in china town. the oldest in the western hemisphere thanks to the preparation by the council general chamber of commerce and from the san francisco city government especially the parliament. china town begin much long new year celebration. the entire city of san francisco e mersed in festival atmosphere. with excitement which makes us feel warmer even while for away if our home land. here i like to share 2 new years

wishes. first, i wish my fellow people 7/good luck and prosperity in t year of the snake. the generations of chinese-americansorke tirelessly and faced sgles contributing to the creation of the first continental railroad for ethnic minorities. promoting china/u.seconomic, trade and people t people -- a friendship in china in us. famous landmarks chinese hospital and the park station are become important part of san francisco. the chinese general adhere to

people centered development philosophy for the people -- making every effort to provide more convenient and efficient service to over seas chinese. second, i wish for san francisco to continue leading and achieving greater success in the friend low exchange with china and the united states. san francisco -- chinese and american peoples forver a century. as well as the efforts in building a better world. 18 years ago, [inaudible] and [inaudible] came together with others to sudden finish conference. would have the -- the united nations.

starring from san fan, to [inaudible] the -- we hope that strategic guidance of our esiden china and a united states will find the right way to engage with each other in the new year and together -- helpfu the snake. on behalf of the consulate general i like to team an invitation to people from all walks of life in the consulate direct especially young friendses to visit china and prosecute mote china/united states friendship to a new heights. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, acting council general of china another round

for him, please. [applause] all right. medical comwe have a special guest who just showed up. >> all right. we have a very special guest i mentioned early 30 is the year of the snake it is the year which the snake sheds scales and skin and emerges new. reborn and we now have a new me skin shed and rebirthing the politics of the city. bring the direction to the city i know he will steer us toward. i wanted to introduce to china town the first t mar, mayor lurie! welcome, mayor lurie! >> thank you, thank you all for having me. what a great turn out. i am fired up f■c■or the next couple of weeks i ho you all are as well. lar new yearfj4723y

county ofan francisco great honor to welcome tout first day of the lunar new year celebrations. and to celebrate this special day with all of theembers of this community. this year is the year of the snake. this wisdom, flexibility and transformation qualies that should inspire us as we embrace year to come. as we celebrate safely, with friends, family and community; t us honor the straights the snake ire i us. telligence. patience. and inactualation may the year of the snake bring you health. happiness and practice perity. once again.

mruz mrauz. [applause] >> all righ more rs our new mayor daniel; lurie! ylang for translating. >> next up -- i was going to introduce him the best dressed machine in chi town then mayor brown came so i can't do that.

the second best dressed machine in china town and the pedestrian chinese chamber experiencing this sxevent putting on the sxevent faris, give i big round of applause for the second gentlemen mr. donald lu! >> thank you. i don't kn where to start but happy chinese new year. it my great honor as president of the sanrancisco chinese chamber of commerce to welcome you to this joyous celebration of the year of the snake. we garth as community to traditions, celebrate our celeb opportunity of the year chinese new year is a time of unity, reflection and renewal when families come together for dinner whereelopes are exchanged a symbol of good fortune and street come alive with energy lioy"n and dragon

dances, firework in china town fireworks and also festive cheers the year of the snake represent wisdom. transformation and resilience inspire you to navigate change. over come challenges pursue success with intelligence and determination. just as the snake shed skin for growth encourage to you embrace new beginnings and move forward. in san francisco home to the world most vint hisoric take prr cultural heritage. our chinese new year festival and and raid launches outside of asia u night people prosecute all backgroundses. in celebrating the cherished tradition a testament to strength and spirit of our community. itself we stand with those in

our community who lived in fear and the threat of deportations. we honor our hisory as a place of refuge, resilience and affirm our commitment to welcoming those who seek safety, opportunity and i better future. no one should live in fear or feel alone during chinese new year. as we welcome the new year, let us move forward together with hope, prosperity and hrm neil may the year bring you good health and happiness and great success. may your dream come true. fortune and blessing be with you always. on behalf of the san francisco chinese chamber i wish you wonderful now year. [applause] thank you, so much. malcolm we have a list of guest

speakers still, keep going. first i want to challenge you on some more chinese sayings for us. >> chinese sayings? not enough keep going. >> a nice video of you. >> this morning. >> how about this. thank yo none is here t see mow they are here to see you they are here to seat next person he is on behalf of the state of california representing all 40 million people he is here every year good weather bad weather. we appreciate scott shows p. our stateator scott wiener.

scott. [laughter] >> it is an honor to be here and honor to represent our community in the state senate. first i want to thank from the bottom of my heart the chinese chamber of commerce keeping tradition alive every year on lunar new year. with the chinese new year parade. i'm grateful for this organization's work. i'm grateful to everyone who shina town the amazing beautiful place it is. so thank you, thank you, thank you. you know i am optimistic about san francisco's future. this my home of 28 years. and this is the best city oe planet. and hear it for san francisco!

>> i do want to acknowledge well is during this great festivity negative energy in the country now. and there are some people on the other coast who are gunning for san francisco and california. and i wanted to say this this is i then and there upon city well. and when someonements to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. to pick a

fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time.o money is on san francisco every time.w to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time.an to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time.t to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every s to pick a fight with san francisco my money is on san francisco every time. >> so i wish everyone a happy prosperous festive new year recommitment to this great city. happy new year, everyone. [applause] >> thank you, so much to our state senator scott wiener! >> all right. before we move on to the next speaker, i was asked to tell jokes. [laughter] so i should have told this joke before i introduced the new mayor but this is generated by chat gpt it it is fitting for the city i will read this. tell be terrible. and may be judi might be able to translate it. i need the chinese ai. >> we know daniel lurie found a tipping point, right. wonderful organization. now this it is almost the year

of the snake, i guess we will see if he can tip the scale in city hall. >> okay. all right. next speaker. i sorry that was terrible. move to the -- [laughter] let's move to the next speaker this is another elected official when is leading the charge in the city against all of the things that are coming down. out the and talking about sanct iary city and how we can defend birth right citizenship. a former supervisor. former leader of this community and still a lead and we have his clothe in the city also from the community. former supervisor for now the city add administrator. let me welcome up city attorney david chu and administrator

>> good morning the chu family association is here.chu-chu! [laughter]. i'm going to channel a long time mc and say, you look beautiful! thyou f being part of the most amazing chinese community in the upon country. as i was sitting lin to other speakers i have to stay this, i feel the history of the 170 years of china town. ouran cestors issue parents, grand parents before us when were able to move through challenges of chinese eccollusion and fire and earthquake. covid and 18 asian hate. ld then in the entire country. and i want to say on behalf of

the chu family association on behalf of my family we wish you the very best in the year of the snake. [applause]ha5nk youou city

attorneyhu and carmenchu! >> that was smooth. kenneth. >> next up we have our representatives in the legislative branch of the city. representing the board of supervisors and we want to ask them to come up together the new president of the board of supervisors rafael mandelman and he will have his crew. >> all right. >> president mandelman. >> thank you the jokes are bad the mcing is good. thank you for all you dofor us. i am rafael mandelman presidentful board of supervisors we have almost the entire board here the folks who are not here connie chan,

engardio and nly not here they are in e budget and financemittee dealing with personalegislation tht mir has thrown ats and other thing this is need to get done for the city and county. we do havee fm d2 steven chair. from d 7 melgar. d3 danny sauter. d5 mahmood and from d11 chen. we are here we love china town we love our ap i community because we love the chinese chamber and thank you donald for all that you do every year to make this magical time magical in san francisco. and with that i will invite my colleague chen a greet nothing cantonese. happy new year!

now -- a brief -- go. >> all right employed go morning i sauter disor, happy i wi this is a celebration, a start of our new year a moment to commit to comingecome t china town many times over the next few weeks for all our community has to offer. i want to ask that you commit to supporting our small businesses and people ask me where to go. i will offer a few recommendations. for a great day. you come to china town whether

coming on muni or parking below, you will do that for free because of supervisor chen and chan and our work to make sure it is free for the community to enjoy china town. you will go get dim sum on powell street. you are going to continue celebrating and get world's best pine allel bun at garden bakery on jackson street. and after all that eating and drinking you will see chinese hospital for a checkup and you have a great day in china townful happy new year, everyone! happy year of the snake, everybody. >> all right! mr. supervisor, nice first time up here. >> okay everybody give a round for our board of supervisors! [applause] >> thank you all so much for being here >> last but not least this will be the last portion of our

speaking segment it is one of the most important the mayor declared the number one priority in this city is publ safety. so i'm now bringing up the department heads responsible for public safety in this city. zee chief william scott from sfpd. our sheriff. paul miomoto. and mayor brown landlord, there we g. i'm from texas by the wachl our fire chief mr. dean kristin. and our da mrs. brook jenkins. >> while they fix our mike rope phones -- can you wave chi

scott. brook jenkins our new fire chief dean and our sheriff paul miomoto. >> thank you. malcolm mess me i corrected him. you n your hat. >> [applause] it ask an hono to serving this communi and a privil i like to call a shout out to station 2, 1340 powell up the

rema grew uere in and still liv sudden opinion to serve this communty. these fellows over here. [applause] thank you, chi. good morning issue yb year of t. on beha police department, i want to say it is very important to allf us not only this y a se but you feel safe. ofur city partners will nd all guarantee for the chinese new want everyone to come out for visitors welcome to san francisco. the best city in the world. and let me shout out to our central station officers lead by captain kim our foot beat officers arehere. ambassadors and command staff. happy year of the snake, everybody! no pressure for me s

hay, new year i'm your san francisco da brook jenkins a soored to stand along side the throw gentlemen in working hard it make our city safer. we than w me a lot of progress admit left 2-1/2 years ia tomb feel safe and be safe and for our city and the businesses in it to thrive. so there is no place more special to me thanhin. sure everybody gets to enjoy the beautiful elegance of china town and everything it offers. especially during this time of the new jeer and yearf the snake. -- >> [applau] okay. th you, so much!

malcolm! next we have a list of dignitaries to recognize who are here with us today. starting our san francisco police department ac david >> we have our central police station captain kim. and a of his staff here. who is makinghis very safe event for us. we have also director of dpw carla short. sf environment director tyrone june. thank you for being here. sf film commissioner claudine chang. sf port commissioner steven lee. port commissioner gail gillman. city planning commissioner

president lydia so. rec and park commissioner louie. and recognize our presiding president of [inaudible] jason kwon. now. we will have our next portion of our program here which is our eye dotting ceremony f our lion. we have 8 individuals who will be dotting the lions for us. >> all right inform we are calling down our elected leaders of the community to help kickoff the procession. mayor lurie! acting general young. the president of thehinese chamber. mr. dornd lieu. willie brown. rafael mandelman, chen and danny

sauter. and of course our city aorney and administor david chu and rmen chu. the chu siblings.■e setting up to announce i will ask ed. after the i dotting the god of waling will lead i miniprosecute session all of you will follow the white crane folks will come behind you and go down. [♪music♪]ill i miniprosecute session all of you will follow the white crane folks will come behind you and go down. e will lead i miniprosec session all of you will follow the white crane folks will come behind you and go down. [♪music♪]a will lead i minipros

>> >> >> >> >> my name is bal. born and raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 135 and work at the cable car (indiscernible) and been here for 22 years now. i grew up around here when i was a little can i. my mom used to hang in china town with her friends and i would get bored and they would shove me out of the door, go play and find

something to do. i ended up wandering down here when i was a kid and found these things. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> fascinated by them and i wanted to be a cable car equipment from the time i was a little kid. i started with the emergency at the end of 1988 and drove a bus for a yr half and i got lucky with my timing and got here a cab car and at that time, it reall took about a aveag five to maybe seven years on a bus before you could build up your seniority to come over here. basically, this is the 1890s vse ever a bus. this is your basic public transportation and at the time at its height, 1893, there were 20 different routes ask this

powerhouse, there -- and this powerhouse, there were 15 of them through out the entire city. >> i work at the cable car division and bunch with muni for 25 years and working with cable cars for 23 years. this is called the bar because these things are horses and work hard so they have to have a place to sleep at night. joking. this is called a barn because everything takes place here and the powerhouse is -- that's downstairs so that's the heart and soul of the system and this is where the cable cars sleep or sleep at night so you can put a title there saying the barn. since 1873 and back in the day it was driven by a team and now it's electric but it has a good function as being called the barn. yeah. >> i am the superintdent of cable car vehicle maintenance.

and we are on the first and a half floor of thele barn where you can see the cables are moving at nine and a half miles an hour and that's causing the little extra noise we're hearing now. we have 28 power cars and 12 californi cotal of 40 revenue cars. then with have two in storage. there's four gear boxes. it's gears of the motor. they weigh close to 20 tons and they had to do a special system to get them out of here because when they put them in here, the barn was opened up. we did the whole barn that year so it's difficult for a first of time project, we changed it one at a time and now they are all brand-new. engineer's room have the four monitors that play the speed and she monitors them and in case of an emergency, she can shutdown all four cars if she needs to. that sound you heard there, that's a gentleman building,

rebuilding a cable. the cable weighs four hundred pounds each and they lost three days before we have to rebuild them. the cable car grips, the bottom point is underground with the cable. it's a giant buy strip and closes around the kab and they pull it back. the cable car weighs 2,500 people without people so it's heavy, emergency pulling it offer the hill. if it comes offer the hill, it could be one wire but if it unravels, it turns into a ball and they cannot let go of it because it opens that wide and it's a billion pushing the grip which is pushing the whole cable car and there's no way to let go so they have to have the code 900 to shutdown in emergencies and the wood brakes last two days and wear out. a lot of maintenance.

♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> rail was the old thing. rubber tires, cars, buses, that's new. there were definitely faster and cheaper, there's no question about that. here at san cisco, we went through the same thing. the mayor decided we don't need cable cars (indiscernible), blah, blah. we can replace them with buses. they are faster and cheaper and more economical and he was right if you look at the

dollars and cents part. he was right. back in 1947 when they voted that, i'm surprised base of the technology and the chronicle paper says cable cars out. that was the the demise of the cable cars. >> (indiscernible) came along and said,stop. no. no, no, no. she was the first one to say we're going to fght city hall. she got her friends together and they started from aroupd the save the cabar community, 1947 and managed to get it on the ballot. are we going to keep the cable cars or not? head turned nationwide and worldwide and city hall was completely unprepared for t amount of backlash they got. this isust a bunch -- the city came out and said basically, 3-1, if i'm not mistaken, we want our group managed to save what we ha. and literately if it wasn't for them, there would be no cable cars. people saw

something back then that we see today that you can't get rid of a beautul and it wasn't a hiorical monument at the and now it is, and it was part of sanfrancisco. ah, we had freight back then. we don'te that ymoe. ts is the number on tourist attraction in san francisco. it's historic and the only national moving monument in the world. >> theo city of san francisco dd keep the cable car so it's a fascinating feel of having something that is so historic going up and down these hills of san francisco. and obviously, everyone knows san francisco is famous for their hills. [laughter] and who would know and who would guess that they were trying to get rid of it, which i guess was a crazy idea at the time because they felt automobiles were taking the place of the cable cars and getting rid of the cable car was the the city and coty of san

francisco, but thank god it didn't. >> how soon has theit changed? the diverse of cable cars -- when i first came to cable car, sandy barn was the or four being a grip person. fwriping cable cars is the most toughest and challenging job in the entire city. >> i want to thank our women who operate our cable cars because they are a crucial space of the city to the world. we have wonderful women -- come on forward, yes. [cers and applause] these ladies, these ladies, this is what it's about. continuing to empower women. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13years. i came to san francisco when i was and that i

i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas trnd the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didnide ain until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i startedith the septe over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a condtor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that werver at woods that wanted to come over here and w had decided we want to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do kw

there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women wereot even allowed to ride on the side of a cable car so it's ingo know you can go from not riding on the side board of a cable car to actually grip and driving the cable car and it opened the door for a lot of people to have the opportunity to do what they inspire to do. >> i have some people say i wouldn't make it as a conductor at woods and i came and made it as i conductor and the best thing i did was to come to this division. it's a good division. and i like ripping cable cars. i

do. >> i think she just tapped into the general feeling that san francisco tend to have of, this is ours, it's special, it's unique. economically and you know, a rationale sense, does it make sense? not really. but from here, if you think from here, no, we don't need this but if you think from here, yeah. and it turns out she was right. so.... and i'm grateful to her. very grateful. [laughter] >> three, two, one. [multiple voices] [cheers and applause] >> did i -- i did that on purpose so i wouldn't. ♪ [ music ] ♪

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,chief chief dean, i would like to thank especially thank you retired chief greg sir who is sitting here in the audience who had the vision several several months ago. yes. round of applause for chief greg sir the like who reminds us of tradition and how important it is to bring ceremonies such as this into city hall and to recognize our officers retired deputy chief john loftus as well and the entire team from bxp and i see you over there, rod deal thank you very much.

steve colvin amy woo and i don't know if i'm missing anybody from bxp but but thank you bsp for all of your support i'd like to thank chris larson, alex turk and many many others. i want to thank michelle acosta who's the new executive director of the san francisco police community foundation sitting next to chris larsen. thank you both very much for all of your support for the department and all the exciting things we're going to do in 2025. i would also like to thank a list of sponsors because we need support to keep this tradition going and so there's a huge list that i read every quarter and i'm going to do that again. the san francisco police officers association. thank you tracy for the community fund. i want everyone here to know that each officer as a result of their heroic or brave or great work that they've done will receive a one night stay at the hyatt regency along with

a $500 gift certife. yes, we are going to definitely comply with city ethics laws and rules and procedures and letters and whatever else we need to do to make sure you have a great night. i'd like to thank the hearst corporation, the kilroy realty corporation, mccall's catering decker electric gci hk metro service group, paganini electric peacock construction platinum prologis ruben junius and rose llp the bay area host committee jma the parks hotel groups, the hilton hotel, jpmorgan chase and i would like to add boma in the hotel council and the union square alliance and the san francisco chamber of commerce all contributing contributors and supporters of this event. the last thing i'd like to say is happy lunar new year to

everyone gong for choice and if i look and i hope everyone is having an incredible day. before i turn it over to mayor for a few comments, i just want to say tat this afternoon we are going to recog some incredible officers and we're going to get to see some heroics and action suspects being apprehended, violence six being apprehended. great work by investigators and just great police work overall. and so i look forward to the captains sharing exactly what their members did to to obtn today's today's award. and with that and without further ado, i'd like to introduce our mayor, mayor lori . >> thank you, assistant chief. i appreciate it. i have comments to read but first let me just say to the

four of you and i'll read out your bios in a minute. thank you. i started about three weeks ago officially and i get reports nightly from chief scott about what is going on out in the field. and you know, every night there is something and you all are putting yourselves in harm's way every single day, every single night. it does not go unnoticed. i was sitting there while a.c lading off that y lt of supporters. i'm also getting a shout out chris. thank you, chris. thank you, chief. sir, people care about you all i care about you a it gone on for too long that you all were not thanked enough

and i am so proud that this ceremony has been going on now for quite some time and i'm honored to continueve to be recognized the whole department. and so i get those notes from chief scott. and my heart sinks every single night. and we call and you come running. you don't ask questions. you show and to me that is true public service. so i get to up here and and talk a lotns get to do their thing. you all are the ones doing the real work on the ground each and every day. and so from the bottom of my hear onf of every single san franciscan who may not always say it thank you.

>> thank you. >> i will first start with introducing often officer anthony quimbo, a san francisco native. i love that he aspired to s a pe officer over his six year career. he was heasd northern districts where he was named northern midnight officer of the year in 2022. now a field training officer, he has mentored new recruits and continues to serve in northern station which coids hom thank you, anthony for you stand up. >> sergeant michael horan am■ pronouncing that right? okay, good. sergeant has the sergeant has

dedicated 19 years to the san francisco police department as a third generation officer. he began his career at the promoted to sergeant in 2018was joining the special victims unit currently assigned the miss perns unit. he is committed to public safety and building strong relationships within the community. >> thank you, michael. please stand. >> sergeant and inspector tony flores has proudly served as s.f. pd for 43 years. i'm sorry i had to say i've that's i'm older than that. but not by much. >> a san francisco native well, he began his career at the mission police station and later worked in the narcotics detail and tenderloin task force promoted to inspector in

2001 he was instrumental in creating the special victims unit. currently he serves as acting lieutenant persons and human trafficking units. >> please sta to 43 years. i'm just going to say one more time. it's amazing. thank you. casey chao, a san francisco native and george washington high school graduate began his law enforcement journey at 17 as a police activities league cadet. after joining the san bruno police department in 2019, he returns to his hometown in 2025. excited to serve san francisco and contribute positively to his community. >> please stand.

>> so to these officers and all of sfpd, thank you for your service and dedication to our community. your hard work does not go unnoticed and we are incredibly grateful for everything you do to keep san franciscans safe each and every day. thank you. thank you mayor lori for your kind words and for your support. i now would like to call to the podium our chief of police william scott. >> good afternoon everybody and thank you mayor lori. >> thank you, assistant chief officer. and i won't call out all the names but i do want to say thank you to everybody who made this happen and who continues to make this happen. i had some prepared notes as well but i'm going to divert a little bit and just say kind of

what's on heart right now. you know, when i when i look at the officers that and sergeants that are being and inspectors that are being honored today, it actually makes me very, very proudecause this past monday we had 55 new recruits in the academy and that's been the first time that we've done that in a while. and you know, we we hear about momentum and the mayor, as you know, talked about let's keep this momentum going and make it better. the reason that better are people like you and r individual stories are who makes us who we are, our individual stories are what makes this police department great. you know tony flores, 43 years i don't know how you do it but iot tell you, it's just when i see all those stripes on your sleeve. not only that but you still have the enthusiasm of a brand new officer and that is just

truly amazing. and i can probably say that for all four of you but i will end th know, oftentimes you know, you hear the story about the ntomes to poling and it's always when it when it bleeds it leads and we see usually the worst stories we don't g to tell the best stories. and oftentimehee blood and guts on, you know, the news or on these tv shows about policing, they don't really capture the essence of what this job is all about and thessence is good people with good hearts that are here to serve the people. and that's what you all do each and every day. and i know this is going to be a little bit different because we're going to show some video today. so for the families you actually get to see what your loved ones do and i think you're going to be as proud as we all are. so with that we'll get to the show. and again, thank you for your work. you are what makes this police department great. thank you.

i would now likeo call up our president tracy mcrae for a few words. >> thank you all. keep it short and stree i have your money here. i'll get it to you. why talk about it when you can show it so you get to see some great action. i got a little one here so i'm trying to entertain him too. i'moing triple duty today but as you all know we get face with sometimes some of the worst of what a human being can do to another human being and it can take a toll. but you know, tony's working ayroller all those so don't aboh years. >> but last time i said we are thee comack kids because we continue to show up to do this job because we care. we love this city. i think a lot of us sitting here we're all natives. i'm a native and we want to

take care of our hometown and we don't want people who don't want to take care of our hometown walking in causing mayhem. so we show up. we alwaysre appreciative for the families bec we kw how much you sacri. you do the real sacrifice because we have ldurs. ome he and we don been through andnowhat we've want to know and sometimes we just can't. and so you give us our space until we can talk about it. and so for that i mean to me you guys when the person the family you name it whatever war there is to give because it's truly a sacrifice because of your love that we can do what we can do and then come back and come home to you. so thank you all again for being here for supporting these officers, for supporting our city and loving our city. and ink l■ñ.

all right. thank you very much, tracy. >> so over the history of the police department, we have recognized officers and ually by way of reading a story or telling a story. hrd several months ago captain chs canning of richmond station said for the upcoming medal of valor ceremony why do we need to read what happened? whyon't we just show what happened to the family and to the loved ones? and w ted that for the first time at the medal of valor ceremony. and so we transferred that over to here. and so mayor loury as the mayor of san francisco, you have the very first awards ceremony anid swcas workng technolog of officers. t first you watchnd the first recognition will be by video and then the last two in light of inspector flores will do old school old school way of just telling the or w we'll

do at least one of them on a video and with that i'd like to call up the current acting commander of the metro division who has been the captain of northern station jason sawyer to describst awards. >> so come on up jason. all right. >> good evening everyone again, i'm jason sawyer currently captain of northern station. i want to thank evan borders who's done this incredible video presentation for us. so it's less than i have to to bore you with what you're about to see what please pay attention up front is something that happens every day. you're going to see it. it's going to be over and you never read about in the paper you never heard about it, never made the news. but you're about to see a snippet of what happens every single day in the life of many of the police officers that you just don't hear about. and i want to we'll start i i'll give a ce of words after and if i can have an officer ace quimbo and chow come on up. this i t recognize the two fine officers from border station.

>> all right with that everything please hit play on saturday, november 9th, 2024 shortly before zero 800 hours. d training officer ahony quimbo both of northern stations day watch we're on an unlated call for service when they observed a reckless driver spitting in the tires o red hyundai doing donuts in the intersection of laguna and mcallister, officer chao, an fto quimboemedo conduct a traffic stop on the driver. howev he fled northbo street and the officers chose not to pursue him. >> this happened at mcallister and goff. the last i saw him was doing donuts at the intersection of mcallister and laguna. >> okay i'll pull out for that. i'm going to put it out for the officer in the area to be aware of this vehicle. >> a short time later officer chao and f quimbo her dispatch broadcast on an

information only run regarding a red hyundai that was driving recklessly at mcalister and goff streets. both officers recognized that this was likely the same red hyundai that had evaded them mere minutes earlier after quimbo took the time to obtain the reporting party's information from dispatch and contacted the 911 caller via telephone to obtain a witness statement regarding the red hyundai. >> your call came out maybe maybe under five minutes so we were coming downhi way. we saw a car doing donutst over and then he took off on us and then your call came out so i saw him doing the donuts. okay, perfect. oh, yeah. this is our guy. >> yeah, the 911 caller provided after quimbo with a photograph of the hyundai which fto camo rognized as the same vehicle that had fled from him. the office conducted a computer quense plate of the red hyundai and responded tothtedddress where they made contact with the vehicle's owner's granddter.

do yourandmaav a yes, that's a red one. when it is dowirs iour >>ome. our grandmother's name? >> okay. yeah, she just got out of surgery. oh, she did? yes. so no one should be driving the car right now? ablutelyever. okay. what if i told you someone else? i'm sorry. what if i told you someone is okay? yeah. okay. the red light? yeah. hat'shy we're here. do you have any idea who who would be driving the key? you have the key. do youant to see if the car's here? yeah. if it's not, we can do a stolen vehicle report for you. >> oh yah? >> so while onheir way back to the station they observed the same red hyundai which was now confirmed to be stolen parked in the 900 block of turk street i13 i'm closer to the

officers approach the sole male occupant of the hyundai who was walking back and forth between the stolen hyundai and an associated parked vehicle over 0 t oh temporary vehicle front ofhuh stop don't know i'll tell you what patrol immediately upon contacng the suspect he began violently resisting both office co fco quimbo and the suspect all fell to the ground at which point the suspect immediately grabbed on to officer chao's department issued firearm and attempted to remove it from the holster by pulling on it with both hands the offf this gun i 25 describe your gun■] and go after your quimbo ordered the suspect to relrip on the firearm but he refused■dtaoóçq officer quim deliv sik t tpect

to prevent him f th■ 2548er an ndex struggle san francisco sheriff's deputies responded to assist and helped handcuff the suspect here. it turns out sheriff duties are 97. sure take a warrant because you nt to call me. he was trying to grab my gun while completing their stolen vehicle investigation, officers determined that the same ect w also wand for an assault with a deadly weapon that had just occurred in the 20 to 45 day. yeah. yeah. these are bullets. it's probably from thisor last . >> all right now we're back. >> this arrest is a prime example of excellentic work and going abo■;v officer cw took it upon themselves to investigate an information only call that could have easily been ignorr overlooked due

to otherls for service had they not taken thete the owner e unreported stolen vehic,suspect i wouldlso like to bring attention to the increble rest by officers who overpowered a violenelon who was not only resisting arrest b was actively trying disarm onef the officers by apprehending the suspect when they d they no dou made san fncisco and his reside r, lee just to say i'm very proud to have of with that it's my honor to present to them the award for officer of the month

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. okay. also like to recognize the sheriff's department. sheriff miyamoto, thank you for your assistance in that that last incident and thank you very much for your t. i' now like to calp acting commander alexa'brien ofinveigao present actuallext two awards. so alexaor larry chief scott, distinguished guestnd members of the san francisco police department, the public and the public today were gathered to honor not just a

law enforcement professional but a true pillar of our community. acting lieutenant sergeant inspector antonio flores, known all of us as simply tony. >> as you heard, he was born and raised in the heart of san francisco. tony's roots run deep. he grew up on pixley, ali in the northern district alongside his sisters and mher attending galileo high school. his journey with the san francisco police department began in 1982 when he just stepped into mission station unknowyin foundation for a career that would become the gold standard in service, leadership and compassion over the years tony's tctithhe sfp has been nothing but short of

extraordinary. after honing his skills at narcotics division for 13 years, tony was promoted to sergeant in 1998 where he worked closely with the tenderloin task force. if you've ever heard tony reminisce about those days about the high stakes busts and the intense operations, you'll quickly understand why he refers to this time in the tenderloin as the greatest job ever where i lost my place. here we go. his dedication and passion for the job were evident even in the toughest of times and it's no surprise that he was a natural leader. in 2001, tony's career reached another milestone when he was promoted to inspector and assigned to domestic violence response unit now known as the special victims unit or svu. here tony truly found his calling. for 24 years he has been the backbone of a critical unit a

vital force in the fight against the most horrific and sensitive crimes domestic violence, human trafficking, child abuse, sex assaults and missing persons. he was instrumental in the creation of sb u. and his ics. his expertise has made him the department's go to authority in those areas. his experience, compassion and unyielding commitment to justice have earned him the respect of his colleagues and the trust of his community. >> so let's take a moment to do the math. >> 43 years for 43 years, tony has served in the san francisco police department for 43 years. he has put his heart and soul into protecting and serving the people of this city. he didn't build a career. you built a legacy.

>> and his commitment to his community runs deeper than his professional role. tony raised his family here proving that his love for san francisco is personal, enduring and unwavering. >> but today we don't just celebrate tony's illustrious career or his leadership. >> we honor him for the quieter but infinitely more powerful impact he has had on the lives of countless victims. >> w tonyas been involved in those high speed chases and heroic moments that we all hear about, it's the moments you don't see the ones where he is calm in the storm that defines him. tony is the one who steps in when people are at their most vulnerable the one who giv victims a sense of safety and dignity. >> and more importantly hope. and let me you about a moment that encapsulates tony's dedication to this mission.

on october 6th, the young man called 911 in a statef panic. >> he was telling the the caller or the call taker that his father was holding a knife to his mother's throat and threatening to kill everyone in the house. the suspect, a father of three, had been drinking all night and was violently assaulting his wife, trapping the family inside the home. to escalate the situation, he even created an incinerator device using a smirnoff bottle and a cloth. searching frantically for a lighter to cause even more harm. when the officers arrived and arrested the suspect, the family was safe from immediate danger. but their nightmare was far from over. they needed shelter, a safe place to go to escape from the threat that still loomed over them. in san francisco, shelters like la casa de la madres provide a refuge for families that are fleeing from domestic violence . but but on this night la casa

was full. and so the officers reached out to every shelter in san francisco. but they found nothing. every option was exhausted. this is where tony's true character comes in and it shines. when a sergeant from southern police station advised tony about the situation, tony took it upon himself to find a solution. he reached out to his extensive network of contacts. tony connected with the hotel council of san francisco who ferred him to a family owned hotel in union square just off geary street. the hotel which had been in business for four generations, agreed to accommodate the family at a government rate. without hesitation, tony used his own personal credit card to secu the rooms, ensuring the family's safety and peace of mind. >> but tony didn't stop there. knowing that this family's journey to healing would be long, he worked with his team to prepare hope pack packs, bags filled with essentials

like toiletries, new clothes, a stuffedma for the comfort and information on all the available services. these items were generously donated by a nonprofit called reclaiming hope which supports survivors. tony personally escorted the family to the hotel ensuring their privacy and safety by■ñ checking them in under his name and arrange for adjoining rooms with a beautiful view for downtown san francisco. >> in those moments tony's actions went far beyond the call of duty. while it's not standard procedure to use personal funds in situations like this, tony did it because he understood that the law and policy weren enough. what mattered was the well-being of this family and he wasn't going to let them fall through the cracks. his empathy, professionalism and commitment to justice were on full display.

>> showing that even in the most challenging of situations tony would stop at nothing to ensure that victims had the care and support they deserved. >> today we celebrate tony flores and not just as an exemplary law enforcement officer but as a man whose compassion knows no bounds. his legacy isn't just written in the cases he's solved or the criminals he's brought to justice. it's written in the lives he's touched the victims he's lifted up and the community he's dedicated to serving. >> tony, thank you for your 43 years of unwavering service. >> your dedication, your heart, your commitment to making san francisco better a safer place is an inspiration to all of us. you're the embodiment of what it means to serve with honor, compassion and we are incredibly proud to call a colleague, a friend and a

friend. thank you for all that you've done and for all the lives you've changed andeserve your. thank you so much. >> thank. >> so you're stuck listening to me again. but this time can i please have my karen come up here? sergeant mike karen again

distinguished guests. >> today we gather to honor another officer whoxemplies e ver best o our cy its d service.o safety, just >> sergeant michael heron who is more than just a member of the san francisco police department he is the embodiment of dedication, courage and a relentless pursuit of justice. with 19 years of service to the departmentmike is a true leader a man whose passion for protecting our community runs deep as his family's legacy in almost as deep as his family legacy and law enforcement. as a third generation officer following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather both of whom serve this department out, sergeant herron's name carries the weight of honor, tradition and sacrifice. what's even more remarkable is

the family connection that ties them together. >> they all share the same ne . yet mike's legacy isn't just about his heritage. it's about the incredible work he's done to make sanrancisco safer for all of us. >> mike's journey in law enforcement began at the northern police station where he quickly made a name for himself as a hardworking driven officer. in 2018 his commitment and leadership earned him a promotion to sergeant. >> his career then led him to the special victims unit where he took some of the most difficult and emotional cases crimes against children, domestic violence, stalking, sexual assaults, elder abuse. in his current role in the missing persons uni, mike continues to apply his sharp instincts and unwavering determination to resolve some of the most complex and urgent cases. >> but today we recognize sergeant horan not only for his

19 years of service but for his extraordinary act that sets him apart and brought him global attentn to his exceptional abilities. on december 4th, 2024, a shocking event unfolded that would dominate the media for weeks the brutal murder of brian thomson, t ceo of united health caren mtown manhattan early in midtown manhtan early in the morning as mr. thomson walked outside his hotel. an assailant gunned him down with chilling precision. the suspect intent on evading capture used a homemade silencer and fled the scene on a bike as the investigation unfolded. >> this crime captured the nation's attention its details splashed across every television screen you could see around the world. >> cut to san francisco show sergeant harrison and his partners sergeant joseph sara uzer and just and sergeant

jeff chow. >> we're doing what they do best working on a missing persons case in the special victims unit. sergeant horan being the nice man that mike is. asked sergeant sarah garza if he wanted some help on his ca mi+1ke took the missing persons info from j and began to do an open source search. and later found the instagram for luigi mangione, the young man who had gone off the grid since july and whose mother reported him as missing. ikeavigated social media sites flipping through images of luigi somethi unusual caught his eye in the background of the svu office the tv was broadcasting cnn's coverage of the thompson murder investigation. suddenly a partial image of the suspect flashed on the screen. sergeant hiran froze the resemblance between the suspect on tv and the photo of luigi

was on mistake checkable. >> hey guys. sergeant herren says his voice steady and sharp. >> do you guys think this guy looks like the pn there hunting for>> his colleagues pa stared at the screen, then back at the image on her hands computer a moment of realization passed between them all. >> it was him in that instance ,what had started a routine missing persons case evolved into something much greater thanks to sergeant moran's quick thinking and sharp eye. a seemingly random missing persons investigation had just led to a critical lead in a high profile murder case. this wasn't just a coincidence. this was a moment where one detective's instincts turned the tide of an an international investigation. sergeants who ran sara gouze d chow acted swiftly alerting

their lieutenant who also agreed and told them to immediately contact the fbi. the images and information were shared and the chilling confirmation came through several days later. sergeant horan had spot on identified luigi mangione as the shooter respole f the murder of brian thon. >> but that's not the end of the story. as an investigation progressed ,it became clear that the suspect mike had identified wasn't just another criminal he helped unravel one of the most talked about crimes in the world a case that gripped the nation from coast to coast. had been solved in part thanks to a police officer in san francisco sitting at his desk solving a missing persons case. this is the kind of dedication mike is one who doesn't just follow the trail but who creates it. his ability to connect seemingly unrelated dots in what is what sets him apart as

a true leader in law enforcement. he takes nothing for granted, goes the extra mile and proves time and time again that dedication and isn't just about showing up. it's about making a real impact when it matters. mike, your work in the missing persons unit and now the larger impact you've had on solving high profile crimes really reflects your extraordinary ability to protect and serve in ways most never even imagined. you've brought closure, justice and peace to countless families and today we recognize you not only for your years of service but for the incredible work you've done in a moment of global significance. on behalf of the entire san francisco police department and the people of this great city, mike, we thank you. thank you for unwavering your unwavering commitment, your keen instincts and your tireless dedication to making san francisco a safer place.

your story is an inspiration and we are proud to have you as one of our own. let's all take a moment to honor sergeant michael heron and officer of father and i congratulate . >> all right. thank you very much, acting commander jason sawyer and for your outstandingxa o'brien

presentation. and thank you to all the family and friends and everyone that are here today to support your loved one the honoree, the police officers that are here on behalf of mayor daniel, chief of police bill scott and our president tracy mccray. this concludes our ceremony. thank you again to all the sponsors and all the supporters of the department. we're so very grateful to honor the great work our police officers do every day. >> before we conclude, i would ask if mayor wouldn't mind along with the recipients of the awards to proceed over to this area to take a few photos and we will join you shortly. and with that everyone have a great aftnoon thank you for attendingwhen does this whee

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