and would ask for a one-week continuance on cindy elias and would like to move john hamasaki forward. is that correct? >> supervisor sheehy: thank you. ee>> second? i will second that. >> clerk: the file has been boplicated and need to amend ha been duplicated? >> clerk: it's a duplication of the fi >> supervbree i didn't hear that. >> clerk: that's the official request that supervisor sheehy made. >> supervisor breed: it was to becdes in one motion. >> if i may,attorney, john givner. division of the question is an act that the board takes when you want to take two votes on one item, up or down. today i understand that supervisor sheehy is aorg up-or hamasaki's appointment and then a continuance on cindiy aiay ai. so you need two t w be a duplication of the file and thewo motions. >> serbreer : i see. okay. all right. per she hs made a motion do just that. andrehe second? ift, i will second it. supervisor cohen. 'm supervisor cohe speaking against the motion. woedgehe chair of the ru itit was a 7 1-hour hearing, an opportunity forryonve to have an opportunity to hear from bh candat. b

. >> clerk: item 21 is a motion confirming cindy elias, and john hamasaski, april 302019 and april 30, 2022 to the police commission. >> supervisor breed: supervisor sheehy. >> supervisor sheehy: i have never had a conversation or met with ms. elias. there was an issue raised today in "the chronicle" and i would be very grateful if we could delay this a week so that opportunity would be possible. this was an lgbtq seat. and i know that many in the community had an expectation that someone from the lgbtq community could be put forward. we did have a candidate. that candidate, it was decided they had a conflict of interest. and now we have another issue around the conflict of interest. and, again, this is not to say that i would not support this candidate, but i would appreciate the opportunity -- the courtesy of the opportunity to meet with this individual. other members have raised this issue in the past when they haven't had an opportunity to meet with someone. i think it would be -- i would be grateful if we could put this off for a week. >> supervisor breed: supervisor sheehy, are

i am cindy elias. i am currently a labor attorney for the state of california. my goal is to enforce the labor laws in the state of california and make sure people are paid their pawages. prior to that i was a plic defender for a little over 11 years. to that i held several different positions. the last position i held in the public defender's office was the leadorney which was the law enforcement civil division prtorney that focused on a ram that waselled seattle which aims aolevel offenders in addressingg iand gettighem the hat wasy role at th an jail.so defender's office. i am very excited to be on this commission and working forward with all of you and i look forward to prosperous future. >> thank you. i'll note thatommissr elias isso al a california golden bear. >> thankou. >> commissner hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: thank you, commissioners. it's an incredible opportunity to be sitting here before you on this body. it's especially -- an especially happy moment to join with my former colleague, when i started out as an a.b. attorney, way back when wit

so with that i'm going to introduce commissioner cindy elias. >> hello. i am cindy elias. i am currently a labor attorney for the state of california. my goal is to enforce the labor laws in the state of california and make sure people are paid their pawages. prior to that i was a public defender for a little over 11 years. prior to that i held several different positions. the last position i held in the public defender's office was the lead attorney which was the law enforcement civil division attorney that focused on a program that was modelled after seattle which aims atlolevel offenders in addressing drug addiction, mental health issues and getting them the services they need rather than jail. so that was my role at the public defender's office. i am very excited to be on this commission and working forward with all of you and i look forward to a prosperous future. >> thank you. i'll note that commissioner elias is also a california golden bear. >> thank you. >> commissioner hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: thank you, commissioners. it's an incredible opportunity to

and i -- the two that i would like to put out there for discussion are john hamasaki and cindy elias. and the reason john, i liked the fact that not only is this the second time you're trying to do this, but for you to be persistent and showing up at meet and trying to stick with the issue that was -- that tells me a lot about not only what you already have in terms of your experience and quality but your -- you know, your passion for this work. and for me, cindy, you -- you floated also to the top somewhat. and not by -- i mean, i don't want to make it seem like people weren't real close to you, because this decision was really tough. but you know, for me, when i listened to you talk about all the definitions, all the questions that supervisor cohen and others asked, you answered very succinctly in terms of how you answered it. the other part of it i think is you seem to have that perspective of whether it's from labor with the police or with these -- the citizens themselves. so i liked that balance about that, about you. >> supervisor safai: supervisor stefani? >> just to -- i was d

the final applicant is cindy elias. >> supervisor safai: missal elias, thank you for waiting through the long day. >> i should say good afternoon. despite my humble beginnings of growing up in guadalupe, california, in the lettuce fields, i'm here. not only am i here, but i'm in this wonderful city. i believe i'm a good candidate because i have the courage to speak truth to power, and that's what the police commission neds, and that's what san francisco residents want. to find the truth of what really happened, why it's happening, how it's happening. to figure out why the rules and the policies and procedures that the police commission have drafted and enacted aren't being followed or adhered to. to figure out what's going wrong with this process, and to use the power of the police commission to fix it. i'm currently an enforcement attorney for the california labor commission. i fight to protect workers' rights. i hold employers accountable for violating workers' rights and for maintaining unsafe work environments for workers. i also participate in criminal prosecutions for wage thef