i am here for david waggoner. i have known him also for seven or eight years. sorry about that. david and i met through the national lawyer's skill -- killed in law school. we both served on the national board for the guild. i am a past co-chair of the united color caucus. i particularly want to address david's integrity, his very intelligent, smart, multidimensional analysis of racial and other social justice processes and oppression. david brings to bear, i think, for the commission a kind of analysis that brings together all the different types of communities. he is dedicated to all of them absolutely, and i am here to say i have seen at. i have seen him do that in the guilt over and over and over. it may be surprising to some, or not, that there are issues within the guild that are extremely contentious. the guild work on the outside is extremely pro-people of color, but inside it has been contentious. david has worked for them. it has been hard. i got for his integrity on that level. i've got for his integrity for people of color. to support david waggoner. supervisor kim: i

i'm here to express my strong support for david waggoner to the police commission. i have personally observed david in his capacity as a attorney. i can give you detail on that if you wish. have i been highly impressed with the thoroughness, thoughtfulness and diligence with which david approaches his work as well as his deep compassion for his fellow citizens and his broad, deep stellar record of service to the community. moreover, mr. waggoner has personal traits that will serve the commission and the city well. a readiness and ability to speak his mind, coupled with the evenness of temperament necessary for dealing with the kinds of controversy that often attend police-related matters. mr. waggoner would be an outstanding addition to the police commission. he strongly deserves your favorable consideration. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. nie. >> my name is glendon and i'm here to speak on behalf of david waggoner. i serve on the milk board as their outreach coordinator. whenever we need language, i turn to david be he serves up aggressive language. i turn to him fo

if you look at the resume, david waggoner fits the bill. but if you want to do a testimonial,ly do that too. he's a good friend of mine and i learned a lot about progressive politics from him. will he have that voice. he will look out for people who do not necessarily have any money. he will look out for people who have been marginalized and he will look out for people who are basically the clients of the police who are served by the police and arrested by them. he has their back and has their voice. so please take that into consideration. have i been working in social justice issues for eight, nine years. in fact, sean elsbernd did one, a meeting a long time. he probably doesn't remember. a long time ago. thank you all. please consider voting for david waggoner. in fact, i would strongly encourage to you do so. bye, everybody. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. bard. any member of the public, please come up. two minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is richard nie and i'm a san francisco registered voter. i'm here to express my strong support fo

in here for david waggoner because he is such a person. i have come to know him very well. we are close friends. i have come to know him through his work, with people who need government services more than anybody else. he has a very strong passion to make things better for the entire population of the city. the rules committee is a great many to be on. i missed that part of my job. david is an extraordinary intelligent person. is no political commitments that would interfere with this objectivity. he has a broad range of experience with many different communities in this city, and i think he is regarded universally with respect. he should be a great leader in the city for a long time. >> thank you up for -- supervisor kim: thank you for coming back to city hall. -- >> spencer? >> good afternoon. my name is charles spencer. in here to support the appointment of julius turman. i've known him for approximately five years and have grown to respect his ability to think with a human perspective and to clearly discuss in a sustained manner, to convey his thoughts. as you are awar

david wagner -- waggoner. thank you. if you could briefly introduce yourself, your background, and some of the priorities he would like to accomplish. >> thank you for the opportunity to talk to you this afternoon about my interest in serving on the police commission. before i begin my background, i would like to recognize the outstanding work of several other commissioners on the commission for the lgbt community. including theresa clark, one of my mentors, david campos. and the 2011 new leaders fellow. i am a former vice president of the national lawyers guild. i was the president of the harvey mlik lgbt law club last year. i am the son of a firefighter. in the brother of the military police officer who was serving the country in japan. my respect for the rule of law and for public safety is personal and it goes deep. i have tremendous respect for the hard-working men and women of the san francisco police department who do underappreciated work every day. i grow very poor in section 8 housing in kentucky. and the young