dr. chuck wexler, from the research board. he provided an outstanding report for our agency. he will address those best practices tonight. >> it is great to be back in san francisco. i say that sincerely. i love coming here. i came all the way here to talk with you. last time i was here, there were 3 feet of snow in washington and i was talking to you from my home. i admire the way the commission is taking this seriously, is reviewing all the evidence. i admire the way the police department is sticking with this issue. the reason i am here is because in our study of the san francisco police department we recommended the use of ced's. we looked at the department. we looked at all of the options that were available. we talked to people. we talked to citizens and we talked to police officers. we watched what was going on in the country. the san francisco police department does not use a lot of force, comparatively speaking. this department uses a lot of restraint. we recommended the use of this. we have been around for over 35 years. we are an independent nonprofit. we do a lot