they said they appreciated what the crn did what they want to see them more. they need to fill that communication. it also comes down to training and trust, to be able to have them talk to officers. they would address the officers, they had arrested some of them, when there were actually under. they will help the police and the community. under his guidance we are the most active community. of anyone in this country and any department. he puts his money where his mouth is. he tells them to stay out of the gang, and that we have officers with a wilderness program. there are a number of things in the organization in place to start to make change. we have seen this over the last three or four years. in 2008 there were 98 homicides in san francisco. the number is now almost half. i think we continue to see that, as we work with the community. in closing, i want to say that your task force, they do an amazing job. they have the community aspect of this. they're out on the streets, and we will continue to build those relationships as long as we have this in place. t

he worked with the city, and was part of the crn. when the students from the schools were having difficulties, well he knew him in the streets and he knew the families in the streets and he knows the community agencies and it was a constant advocate for years, went to school, at usf, to get his pps. and i worked with him with dr. scoles and he is probably one of the best atent ans that i have worked on set, diligent and working with the families and advocate and making sure that the students were on time but truly cared for so my perspective of working with him is just having the honor then to have him come and join me when i moved to downtown high school as principal. and he came on as counselor, and he has done an amazing job there and i will pass the baton to miss wong but truly is has been a pleasure of working with him over the years and the years of dedication that he has given to san francisco and our students. >> so, i am the happy beneficiary of mark recruiting him to downtown high school. when he first came to us, he came t

. >> she came here from crn on to study medicine and is now a trainee radiologist. dr. altenburg is being treated with shiatsu, a japanese healing art using pressure points and stretches. >> at first, i didn't believe much in it. as a doctor, as a medical student during the now i am -- medical student. now i convinced it is an essential therapy and i think a lot of countries need to look into this. for real. you use less tablets. i think that alternative medicine is also cheaper and it helped me. look here and i can stand. >> in the nearby rehabilitation center, they are trained in chinese as well as traditional western medicine. here, dr. mercedes is using a tech make use -- a technique known as cupping. what are you treating this patient for? lower back pain. how does it work? >> [speaking spanish] >> traditional medicine is now part of the curriculum in all of the islands medical schools. in many countries, anyone with the proper training in alternative disciplines, such as acupuncture or shiatsu, can treat members of the public. but according to dr. johann perdomo,