my apologies to damali, because you had to go first. could you explain when you say we have to do it the right way. what do you mean by that? >> in making sure that when we iron out an m.o.u., it clearly states where we are and where we stand. >> supervisor kim: could you restate that? i think you're telling us how to do it the right way, but when you're telling us we should do it the right way, what is "it"? i think it is working, again, together collectively, making sure that the m.o.u. is ironed out and all the voices are heard at the table. >> supervisor kim: so you're saying you would consider rejoining or redoing the m.o.u. with the joint terrorism task force. >> yes. >> supervisor kim: as long as it's done the right way. >> correct. >> supervisor kim: okay. makes me a little concerned because the task force is engaged in this very type of activity and that was part of the partnership, was that the san francisco police department work with the federal agency in, again, surveying members of our community based on racial and religio

we're -- damali taylor is not with us tonight on a preplanned vacation, so she's out of the country right now. we do have with us our newest commissioner, deon jay brookter, who was sworn in about an hour ago. he's going to get a crash course in the san francisco police commission. d.j. is a native of fresno. he was a star football player. from there, he went onto utah state, where he was a star athlete. he'd come out of college, he got his m.b.a. at the university of phoenix. following that he's been working in the community as a community activist, community member working with many departments of the city for several years. he got the greatest compliment in the world when he received a phone call the other night from former police commissioner dr. joseph marshall, who said d.j. is who i was 30 years ago, and once i heard that, i said god, we really got lucky. i want to thank mayor breed and the board of supervisors, so i just want to turn it over to d.j. to give a little bit about his background that i have not included, so welcome board. >> first and foremost, i want to say it's an ho