and bevly a giant champion in this quest and debeyond robert of moorey elizabeth and a also one of our community leaders activists on the issue of domestic violence mr. mel perkins is she here today. and certainly another towering finger kathy black is the executive director one of our most cherished institutes fighting domestic violence and last but not least our friend and fellow advocate kim tyson from the bay legal aid even if ken is not here let's make sure we give him the deserved applause. so oversight panel conducted a safety audit that showed any things among the reforms that's demonstrated here today are several efforts to close the gaps. for example, san francisco as trained police officers and probation officer officers and judges. for limited english speaking and immigrant survivors who are particularly victimized we have expanded those to immigrant community and two trained first responder in the vocabulary of domestic violence and 3 provide telephone interpretation and smart phone with translation software to police officers. we'll hear a little bit about that from our f

first of all, i want to thank bevly for visiting us out i don't take a lightly and actually domestic violence month so i appreciate the opportunity. why i'll hear. i too want to shine the light on domestic violence this evening i want to shine the light on men and women who deal are controlling partners for financial and physical abuse of everyday. love is patient and kind it does not envy it does not dishonor other it is not easily acreage. it doesn't delight in evil it also protects and trusts and also hope and perverse that's try love. i want to shine the light for children in the home and witness domestic violence firsthand they have no way to understand. also for our sons who are notaries as likely to abuse of their own partners. it's not okay to put our hands on a mann or women. i want to shine the light on men and women who have stepped out of those toxic relationships pr you don't have to stay there and do this alone. navigated i beg you today to get out today because tomorrow maybe too late it never came for my mom. i want to shine the light on men and women who have long be

be domestic violence month and i'd like to ask a woman who represents all of you two are survivors bevly upper ton could you please join me in accepting this (clapping) >> i want to thank you for your leadership and the board of supervisors for this recognition of domestic violence month but this year i want to honor the lewis with this proclamation domestic violence month is extra special because you're here with us so, please. all right. everyone look up center city hall. we'll close together with a beautiful song but before that i just wanted to thank my colleagues from the police department, from the district attorney's office, juvenile probation department and sheriff's department and the sole he family is represented among the city we have university women from house leader nancy pelosi offices and the l s democratic club and the family violence council is here in the house as well. let's give everybody a round of clauses (clapping) >> and, of course, we thank our director the people who work everyday open those issues who are holding up their signs, please give them a big round of