halloran says it's not much % different from a draft policy that the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, that's almost the identical language that whether going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first, they would have to adopt a policy. commission president julius turman says that means hearing from all stakeholders including opponents. >> we need some time to look at all of those policies and come together on what the best policy would be. >> i'm afraid also that that policy will be tweaked to a point where it's no longer practical. >> reporter: if the police commission adopts a policy that's acceptable to the poa like last may's working draft policy, the group says it will drop its call for a referendum. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> business is expected to pick up in santa rosa today during small business saturday. store owners saw a much-needed boom on black friday as they recover from the north bay wildfires. abc 7 news reporter katie

halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy which the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, tat's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first they would have to adopt a policy. commission president julius says that means hearing from all stakeholders including opponents. >> we need some time to look at all of those policies and come together on what the best would be. >> i'm afraid that policy will be tweaked to a point it's no longer practical. >> reporter: if the police commission adopts a policy acceptable to the poa like last may's working draft policy the group will drop its call for a referendum. vick lee, abc 7 news. >>> at least 235 people are dead are and more than 100 injured following an attack on a mosque in egypt. the massacre was highly coordinated with the attackers using guns and a bomb as people were praying. the mosque is in a rural village in egypt's sinai peninsula

halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy which the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, tat's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first they would have to adopt a policy. commission president julius says that means hearing from all stakeholders including opponents. >> we need some time to look at all of those policies and come together on what the best would be. >> i'm afraid that policy will be tweaked to a point it's no longer practical. >> reporter: if the police commission adopts a policy acceptable to the poa like last may's working draft policy the group will drop its call for a referendum. vick lee, abc 7 news. >>> at least 235 people are dead are and more than 100 injured following an attack on a mosque in egypt. the massacre was highly coordinated with the attackers using guns and a bomb as people were praying. the mosque is in a rural village in egypt's sinai peninsula

halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy that the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, that's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first, they would have to adopt a policy. commission president julius turman says that means hearing from all stakeholders including opponents. >> we need some time to look at all of those policies and come together on what the best policy would be. >> i'm afraid also that that policy will be tweaked to a point where it's no longer practical. >> reporter: if the police commission adopts a policy that's acceptable to the poa like last may's working draft policy, the group says it will drop its call for a referendum. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> business is expected to pick up in santa rosa today during small business saturday. store owners saw a much-needed boom on black friday as they recover from the north bay wildfires. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs

halloran says it's not much different from a draft policy that the commission worked on in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, that's almost the identical language that we're going to put forward to the voters. >> reporter: the commission hopes to have tasers in the hands of officers by december 2018 at the earliest. first, they would have to adopt a policy. commission president julius turman says that means hearing from all stakeholders including opponents. >> we need some time to look at all of those policies and come together on what the best policy would be. >> i'm afraid also that that policy will be tweaked to a point where it's no longer practical. >> reporter: if the police commission adopts a policy that's acceptable to the poa like last may's working draft policy, the group says it will drop its call for a referendum. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> business is expected to pick up in santa rosa today during small business saturday. store owners saw a much-needed boom on black friday as they recover from the north bay wildfires. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs

. >> san francisco police officer association martin halloran xhepdz the commission for approving the use of tasers, worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how an officer uses a taser. this video supplied by taser maker axeon. >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use the taser, then what's the point of having that policy? >> we just oppose the use of tasers. >> activists from the democratic socialist of america says the sfpd should use more de-escalating tactic, like time and distance. >> people do die from tasers. i think it's, to approach the community with a weapon, rather than with the newer 21st century style de-escalation procedure is just the wrong what i to go. >> police chief william scott wants all officers to carry so-called constructive energy revises or tasers, before that happens, scott said in a statement, we understand anding a only in the public's ongoing concerns about ced use. before these devices can be deployed, it is critical that we submit a solid policy based on national best practices. if a polic

. >> san francisco police officers association president martin halloran commends the commission for approving the use of tasers. but he worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how and officer uses a taser. this video supplied by taser maker axon. >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use the taser, what's the point of having that policy? >> we just oppose the use of tasers. >> activist alex post from the democratic socialists of america says the sfpd should use more deescalating tactics like time and distance during standoffs. >> people die from tasers. approach the community with the weapon rather than the 21st style taser. it's the wrong way to go. >> chief williams wants all officers to carry so-called conductive energy devices or tasers. before that happens, scott said in a statement we understand and acknowledge the public's ongoing concerns about ced use before the device is deployed. it is critical that we submit a solid policy based on national best practices. if a taser use policy isn't addressed soon, he'll tak

if a taser use policy isn't drafted soon, martin halloran says he'll take it to the voters. >> the poa is prepared to take it to the voters and have the voters weigh in. >> reporter: stay tuned, cornell b urk brunard, abc 7 news. >>> police identifie a man and he remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being wounded in the exchange of gunfire. that shootout happening near 18th and diamond just after midnight wednesday when officers approached what they said was a suspicious vehicle. the injured officer is in critical but stable condition. >>> rain and snow in northern california are welcome relief for firefighters, especially after last month's firestorm. but calfire officials say wildfire season is not over yet. the sacramento bee reports that sacramento is still recovering from the five-year drought. we need several wet winters like the one we saw last year before vegetation and groundwater supplies are fully restored. the national interagency fire center said there could be fire activity through december. well, we're going to get some rain this week. >> yes, we are

what police call a less lethal option san francisco police officers association president martin halloran commends the commission for approving the use of tasers but worries a policy for using the weapons could put too many restrictions on how an officer uses a taser. this video -- >> when you restrict it to the point where an officer is unable to use a taser, what's the point of having the policy? >> we just oppose the -- >> alex post from the democratic socialists of america says the sfpd should use for deescalating tactics like time and distance during standoffs. >> people die from tasers. i think using the -- it's just the wrong way to go. >> police chief william scott wants all officers to carry so-called conductive energy devices or tasers. before that happens, scott said in a statement we understand and acknowledge the public's ongoing concerns about ced use before the devices can be deployed. it's critical that we submit a solid policy based on national best practices. if a policy isn't drafted soon, he'll take it to the voters. >> the poa is prepared to take it to the voters and