i'm going to open up public comment and first call reverend amos brown and president of the naacp and i have other cards as well followed by other speakers. [calling speaker names] . reverend brown. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. president breed and supervisor cohen, ladies and gentlemen, i am president of the san francisco branch of the national association for the advancement of colored people, and more importantly i have been pastor of the historic third bacht baptist church 40 years and i thank you for having the hearing. however, we are regurgitating, repeating what has already been said. secondly i want to acknowledge that we are going after these four officers and possibly 14 or 16, but this approach we're taken maybe analogous to that by going after the man that stole the ham out of the meat house instead of also looking at who left the meat house door open? this door my friends was opened [inaudible] by this city of san francisco, not using the "n" word to refer to black folks, but black folks in san francisco have been treated like they were to be called the "n" word.

since then a reign of criticism hit the department from practically all sides, including reverend amos brown who said they began with not enough racial sensitivity during police training. >> we're becoming an invisible people of the city. and it was done by public policy >> the president of the union says this should not reflect on the department. >> there is individual cases that need to be handled individually. they cannot be handled under one broad brush that every case is the same. >> maybe not in reality but in perception. >> it's not lost on me it's taken a major hit. >> beginning with random investigations of other officers in his department. wayne freedman abc7 news. >> today chief suhr addressed problems with dna testing at the police crime lab. the chief believes few prosecutions will be in jeopardy and says corrections have been made ask says there could be suspects who have to the been identified and that police will work on the cases in earnest. >> more is ahead for you on the news at 6:00 including a deadly plane crash in the north bay the investigation happening now into what

pastor amos brown is my pastor. i've had the opportunity to call him and he has a few having a problem and you need to talk to me please call l >> council member declined 45 or more stares on a street when i am in my home and sat on my couch with his legs crossed and had time to talk to me and my family. i didn't have to call the police department. you know what i'm saying? and i've had other problems would have gone into his office and sat there and talked about personal issues. right there he's right there with a suit and tie sitting very calmly and spoke to me and helped me. i have my piece my sanity and my joy. -- by horseback or whatever to get to prayer meetings to get to church and 66 years old. i'm out there in the dark getting a cab or whatever. but i'm coming. and pastor brown will if you call him, he's coming. he's coming. i also want to say a 20 result i was married to a young man went from high school to be a -- vietnam. all these placement. they need to go to go to vietnam to be a real warrior. >> pres

since then a reign of criticism hit the department from practically all sides, including reverend amos brown who said they began with not enough racial sensitivity during police training. >> we're becoming an invisible people of the city. and it was done by public policy >> the president of the union says this should not reflect on the department. >> there is individual cases that need to be handled individually. they cannot be handled under one broad brush that every case is the same. >> maybe not in reality but in perception. >> it's not lost on me it's taken a major hit. >> beginning with random investigations of other officers in his department. wayne freedman abc7 news. >> today chief suhr addressed problems with dna testing at the police crime lab. the chief believes few prosecutions will be in jeopardy and says corrections have been made ask says there could be suspects who have to the been identified and that police will work on the cases in earnest. >> more is ahead for you on the news at 6:00 including a deadly plane crash in the north bay the investigation happening now into what

thank you to reverend amos brown and naacp and the aclu from california and just cause and a number of other speakers. valerie from the mission police collaborative and many others. i just wanted to start briefly by saying that these text messages demonstrate to me that racism and home phobia and other issues are a significant problem and maybe a culture within the police department and our justice system and i feel that we cannot let this poison the justice system. i think it's important that the law enforcement agencies and others here today up hold civil rights for officers for justice and it must be under a system free of bias. free of bias that is also conscious bias and unconscious biaslet public defender will point out but to me what is more worry some we don't have a clear picture of how the clear biases from police officers play out on the streets or in the courts. at this hearing we will discuss how the police departments and agencies and community groups have historically come up with strategies to address these biases within the institutions and the culture of policing and

. >> reporter:during the news conference san francisco naacp president amos brown asked why the department no longer allows community members to speak at the police academy about relating to different communities the chief responded >>i welcome the engagement of the community in our training. >>the chief does admit that all cases involving all 14 officers will have to be reviewed to see if racial bias played a bart in officers testimony. in sf, dan kerman kron 4 news. >> catherine: the chief is also responding to allegations that 2 members of the department's d.n.a. lab, have not been following procedures. >> catherine: that could affect hundreds of cases. the chief says while it's true that errors were made, he says they were identified quickly. >> catherine: he says the public should know that the lab's dna testing is above reproach. >> our dna crime lab is sound our proficiency tests work, they are meant to catch deficiencies, people acted immediately to unplug people that were deficient external auditors were called in both in december and march to look at the crime lab and any and all

. >> san francisco naacp president, amos brown, said the texts reflects a bigger problem in the department. >> in terms of attitude, racism, and unjust practices. san francisco is -- >> it's mean spirited. >> jennifer with "our family coalition" a resource for lgbt families believes his disappointing but doesn't reflect on the entire police department, but could be a turning point. >> the silver lining to this is it's coming out, there will be more trainings, people are talking about it, and all those conversations result in progress and learning and moving forward. >> meantime, the scandal could jeopardize court cases that relied on testimony from the officers related to the ugly texts. a review is underway. in san francisco, abc7 news >> happening today, families in san francisco's bayview neighborhood will hold a march calling for the end of violence. the black lives matter march will begin at third and evans. they will carry large banners with the faces and names of those whose lives have been lost in the bay view and across san francisco in the past year. it take place from noon to th

. >> reporter: san francisco naacp president amos brown says the texts reflect a bigger problem in the department. >> in terms of attitude racism, and unjust practices, san francisco is ferguson. >> it was really mean-spirited. >> reporter: jennifer grant with our family coalition, a resource for lgbt families, believes while the scandal is disappointing, it doesn't reflect on the entire police department but could be a turning point. >> the silver lining to this is it's coming out. there will be more trainings. people are talking about it. all those conversations result in progress and learning and moving forward. >> reporter: meantime, the scandal could jeopardize court cases that relied on testimony from the officers linked to the ugly texts. a review is under way n. san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> happening today families in san francisco's bayview neighborhood will hold a march calling for the end of violence. the black lives matter march are will begin at 3rd and evans and then travel it to mhk park. participants will carry large banners with the names and faces o