department, an individual department inside of the department. because we have this really needed to be done. and i applaud the supervisors that are willing to do that. thank you very much. and i applaud you for that. that's all i am going to say and i'm all in for that. and i will when the votes come in. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. next speaker. thank you. are you done with your comment? >> caller: yes, i am. i just wanted to say that. he said basically the things they wanted to say. so that's all i wish to say. thank you very much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. next caller, please. >> caller: hi, my name is gabby, and i'm a policy and planning manager at pnpc and we're here to provide support for supervisor haney's for the acoincidentability of our department of public works. we experience firsthand the impacts of the current conditions of our streets and sidewalks has on our residents and neighbors, both housed and unhoused. we all struggle to safely navigate our streets and sidewalks. for those of us who live and work in the tende

the department. it just seems a little -- i just want to say it seems premature to budget on something that is very unknown. >> yeah. >> yeah, so given the timing then of it. we are asking them to resubmit those budgets with additional cuts. will these new reductions be included many mayor's office 1st submission? it looks like we're running out of time. >> we are definitely running down to the wire in terms of timing, the extent of which these new proposals will be incorporated in the august 1st budget. we're sort of running out of time. i think it would likely -- should we need to take any additional reductions would be in the form of perhaps -- should any of the assumptions in the budget on august 1st not come to pass. >> i miss that. >> yeah. >> you cut out ashley. >> oh, i'm sorry. my internet is not great. >> you were saying what would happen -- it was the punch line. >> would you mind if i turned my camera off. that might help. >> that's fine. i have to turn minoff -- mine off a lot. >> to cha

given that we heard from fire department, police department and the sheriff department on diversitypractices. we can start with the fire department. we've already had a lot of data already. >> supervisor safai: just a note for the record, i know chief scott has to leave by 1:00. he has let us know in advance. if it's okay with the chair, i like to start with the police department first. before we go the into public comment and some of the other question, chief scott, the question was, how much of your budget is dedicated to your recruitment division? i see it's eight full time staff. how much of your budget does that equate to and the second question we asked is what is the current demographic make-up of the police department? >> i had the demographic chart e-mailed to mr. carroll. if he has it, i would ask if he can put that on the screen for everyone. >> just a moment. >> i'll answer the second question. in terms of salaries alone, the total yearly cost is $1,224,326. that's just only for the full time recruiters. that doesn't include the 81 part time recruiters. recruitment units

department. i want to make a special note that many representative bodies, specifically within the fire department, approached us and asked us to hear their concerns. it was from those hearings and many of the things i have mentioned and meetings i mean, not hearings, that we decided to bring this to the forefront, particularly what we are seeing in the streets today in the united states. also, to help give us guidance in addition to first responders. we asked the office of racial equity to participate. they are going to give their opinions analysis after the presentations that are given, and also specific requests from local 798 from the firefighters will be addressing the committee. i am going to get right into it. we will have opportunities as committee members to ask questions, but we are going to first have the fire department, chief joanne nichols and her chief and acting captain al together. fire department has submitted a powerpoint presentation. thank you for that. they are going to try

the department is too big. it needs to be broken-down, and i think if we do this, we'll immediately see the efficacy in the tenderloin. because of the corruption that's already been taken out, we're already seeing the improvement in the tenderloin already. thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. can we have the next speaker, please. >> hi. i'm jacques, and i think it's ridiculous in one of the richest cities in the world, that we can't figure out how to deal with trash, feces, and urine. in the bayview, the mission, and the tenderloin, we have a different way of living, and it's disgusting when it comes to our streets. san francisco is one of the largest cities without sanitation. i think it's common sense to create a new department of sanitation and streets. it's past time. it's a sensible solution. it keeps our streets clean with data driven solutions. right now, the current department is full of corruption. we need new leadership and a new department now, and for that reason, i support supervisor haney's c

the department.st seems a little -- i just want to say it seems premature to budget on something that is very unknown. >> yeah. >> yeah, so given the timing then of it. we are asking them to resubmit those budgets with additional cuts. will these new reductions be included many mayor's office 1st submission? it looks like we're running out of time. >> we are definitely running down to the wire in terms of timing, the extent of which these new proposals will be incorporated in the august 1st budget. we're sort of running out of time. i think it would likely -- should we need to take any additional reductions would be in the form of perhaps -- should any of the assumptions in the budget on august 1st not come to pass. >> i miss that. >> yeah. >> you cut out ashley. >> oh, i'm sorry. my internet is not great. >> you were saying what would happen -- it was the punch line. >> would you mind if i turned my camera off. that might help. >> that's fine. i have to turn minoff -- mine off a lot. >> to chair few

we have deployment of the department of homeland security and some justice department elements in portland and in d.c. last month where there are allegations of excessive use of force, and the question is he going to get to any of that substance? is he really going to be asked questions and explain his decision-making in all of those instances, or is it just going to be political barbs back and forth. >> well, that is one of the questions, and -- and evan perez, you mentioned this at the top. this is an interview that the attorney general did with cbs. the question was about michael flynn, but the attorney general at the end gets to the broader question here. michael flynn, for those of you who -- the attorney general now coming into the room. we're waiting for chairman nadler to begin this hearing. in this interview with cbs, and you see him there, the attorney general of the united states, william barr, so we know we're going to get started pretty soon. i'm going to take a risk here, evan. this is the attorney general in an interview with cbs news, michael flynn twice, twice said he lied

these police departments and mayors have been asking us for help. we have put in additional federal agents and investigators to help deal with it. >> yes or no. have you discussed the president's re-election campaign with the president or with any white house official or any surrogate of the president? >> i'm not going to get into my discussions with the president. >> have you discussed that topic with him? yes or no. >> not in relation to this program. >> i didn't ask that. i asked if you discussed that -- >> i'm a member of the cabinet and there's an election going on. obviously the topic comes up. >> so yes. >> the topic comes up in cabinet meetings and other things. it shouldn't be a surprise that the topic -- >> i didn't say i was surprised. i asked if you had done that. as part of those conversations with the president or his people about the re-election campaign, have you ever discussed the current or future deployment of federal law enforcement? >> in connection with what? >> in connection with what you just said. in connection with your dis

, about people in the department, our men and women here, about cases pending in the department and aboutdges before whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do my job. >> bill barr wants at least the public to think that he's doing things based strictly on the law. in this case, though, it was clear that the president and the attorney general were on the same page here. they were on the same page about getting a lenient sentence for roger stone. >> swatting aside the attorney general's request that the president stop tweeting about the matter, president trump claimed he has the legal right to ask the justice department to intervene in a criminal case, and either way, barr was doing what the president wanted, helping his friend, one who would potentially damage the president himself. >> the attorney general is a man with incredible integrity. just so you understand, i chose not to be involved. i'm allowed to be totally involved. >> the president has said that article 2, the part of the conte stu constitution that conveys executive power, gives him the ability to do, in his own wor

i felt we did not have that at the department. we had strayed. -- i amask people supposedly punishing the presidents enemies and helping the presidents friends. what enemies have i indicted? can you point to one indictment that has been under the department that you feel has been unmerited, that you feel violates the rule of law? one indictment. you say i help the presidents friends. the cases that are cited, the stone case in the flynn case, were both cases where i determined that some intervention was necessary to rectify the rule of law, to make sure people are treated the same. me,e was prosecuted under and i said all along i thought that was a righteous prosecution, i thought he should go to jail, and i thought the judge's sentence was correct. the prosecutors were trying to advocate for a sentence that was more than twice what anyone else in a similar position had ever served. this is a 67-year-old man, first-time offender, no violence, they were trying to put them in jail for seven to nine years. i was not going to advocate

the department has abused the authority provided by congress. as a consequence, our bill includes no authority to transfer funds between accounts and eliminates most authority to pre-program funds within accounts. i'll conclude again by thanking the ranking member for his collegiality and constructive input on the bill and report. it is unfortunate the controversial issues in our bill overshadow the good bipartisan work we do together. i also thank the subcommittee staff, both minority and majority for their efforts over the last few months. i am proud of the work we have done on the bill and report and i urge my colleagues to support it. i am now pleased to turn to the distinguished ranking member for his opening remarks. >> thank you, madam chairman. when we embark on the fiscal year 2021 process, madam chair, i don't think that any of us thought this year would unfold the way in which it has. i would like to thank you, chairwoman, along with chairwoman l. lowie and ranking member for the work that's gone into work for this bill and all the co

the department of public works is a massive department.of the work is not street cleaning or defacing. demonstrate the knowledge of the area of street cleaning or maintenance. it's in the area of public infrastructure. there's a disconnect of what our residents think they do and what they actually do. it's hard to hold the director accountable for the cleanliness on the streets. she is relate today public infrastructure and building. they don't require dpw to do a lot of the cleaning that needs to be done. there's no oversight in the dopt of public works. there's not a system of accountability or anyone watching the shop. requiring a solution to public input. nowhere for the public to go to get answers. there's no standards or metrics in place to keeping the cities clean. the head of the department will decide where to clean the streets and how to pick up trash and where garbage cans go on and so on. during covid 19 it's even more essential that cleaning and sanitation is ensured for the safety and health of our residents. we know the coro

>> there are so many police departments, how the police departments and each one is unique. for example, the one in my hometown of ankeny, iowa, which is a a town of 50,000 people ad has its own police department, there's a reason to start fresh in ankeny, iowa. but at the same time again this is where i think that the political leaders are failing their people by throwing their hands up in the air and not being able to come up with a solution to some of these problems. i look at minneapolis which is had obviously one-party rule, and i lived there for five years so i know minneapolis well. they've had one party rule. the city council and the mayor. they've had a chance, the reform begins there. i think the only police department i'm aware of that doesn't have sort of political responsibility to the city leaders is in kansas city with the state appoints the police commission. they had all sorts of political corruption challenges in the '30s that they needed a different kind of reform, but i think each city through its political leadership needs to come up with the necessary a

the department of public works is a massive department. most of the work is not street cleaning or defacing. demonstrate the knowledge of the area of street cleaning or maintenance. it's in the area of public infrastructure. there's a disconnect of what our residents think they do and what they actually do. it's hard to hold the director accountable for the cleanliness on the streets. she is relate today public infrastructure and building. they don't require dpw to do a lot of the cleaning that needs to be done. there's no oversight in the dopt of public works. there's not a system of accountability or anyone watching the shop. requiring a solution to public input. nowhere for the public to go to get answers. there's no standards or metrics in place to keeping the cities clean. the head of the department will decide where to clean the streets and how to pick up trash and where garbage cans go on and so on. during covid 19 it's even more essential that cleaning and sanitation is ensured for the safety and health of our residents. we know th

the department of public works is a massive department. most of the work is not street cleaning or defacing. demonstrate the knowledge of the area of street cleaning or maintenance. it's in the area of public infrastructure. there's a disconnect of what our residents think they do and what they actually do. it's hard to hold the director accountable for the cleanliness on the streets. she is relate today public infrastructure and building. they don't require dpw to do a lot of the cleaning that needs to be done. there's no oversight in the dopt of public works. there's not a system of accountability or anyone watching the shop. requiring a solution to public input. nowhere for the public to go to get answers. there's no standards or metrics in place to keeping the cities clean. the head of the department will decide where to clean the streets and how to pick up trash and where garbage cans go on and so on. during covid 19 it's even more essential that cleaning and sanitation is ensured for the safety and health of our residents. we know th

and sheriffs departments. i think we can always get better is what makes i wrote a piece last week i think we can always get better and learn from these horrific situations like george floyd and the police can improve training and prove their practices but i can't find anywhere in any training or any manual where what happened to george floyd was recommended or trained. that seems to me to be a real à Ãthat's what i think we need to learn is how do things like this happen? how do we have i think in 2019 we had nine or 10 blocks that died unarmed at the hands of the police. i think we need to get down to the bottom of that. and roll up our sleeves and come up with a solution on how to better train officers, how to better hire officers and how to when you have a problem with an officer how to better make sure they don't have a badge and a gun and the authority under the color of law. one of these incidences, even though we only had a handful i think nine or 10 last year, even one of these incidences is too many.

and sheriff's department. we can always get better. i can't find anywhere in any training where that's what we need to learn is how do things like this happen, how do we have nine or ten at the hands of the police and i think we need to get down to the bottom of that and roll up our sleeves and come up with a solution how to better train and hire officers and how to when you have a problem with an officer nick sure they don't have a badge and a gun and the authority under the cover of the law. one of these incidents even though we failed in ample this is where we've got to continue and have the discussion to make sure that it is fact-based and data supports whatever we are implementing indigo from their. this is where the federal government has such a powerful voice and why he's so important in this discussion. >> host: i think it was camden new jersey that basically started is that an approach that you would support? >> there are thousands of police departments and each one is unique. i won in my hometow one

chief of department report. report from chief nicholson on current issues and activities and event goes with in the department since the fire commission meeting on june 24, 2020, including budged, academics, special events, communications and outreach to other government agencies and the public and the report from operations deputy chief. emergency medical services, bureau of fire prevention and investigation homeland security and airport division. >> great. i think we are in this case going to flip the order. we will start with chief wyrsch to give the chief of the department enough time to get back with us. welcome, chief wyrsch. >> good morning. thank you. i am assuming i have the ball passed to me. >> good morning. i even practiced this this morning. let me know when you have it. >> i am trying to get it to you. hold on. >> i am trying to move up in my life here. >> you are at the very bottom. >> i feel that way. [laughter] >> my report will be boring without my powerpoint. >> change role to presenter to giv

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is that a separate department within the police department? i'm trying to get a grasp on what that actually is. >> oh, i can answer. >> you're probably better suited to answer that. the >> captain is by the m.o.u. it's a discretionary pool of officers that the captain can assign to either assist with a special project, problem solving experts, administrative functions that have to be carried out in the district station. so that -- it can only be a certain percentage per the m.o.u., but the captain can use those officers to do whatever special assignments and they use them in a variety of ways. for instance, if you have a special task force and you create it at a station, one captain uses some of his captain status deployment for housing officers. as you're well aware, because it was near the district in sunny dale. he took a portion of the staff and he assigned them to work that unit. captains have a very, very small administrative unit. there are functions that have to be done administratively and some of those staff can help, but basically,

the state department will have its part in that. our primary work with respect to taiwan is different from the trade piece of this. we've been diligent about making sure that we honored the commitments that we have made to the people of taiwan, including approving arms sales that are important so that the taiwanese can engage to protect their democracy. >> the administration's goal of complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula remains? >> it does. >> thank you senator gardner. senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you mr. secretary for being here today. were you involved in the decision to withdraw troops from germany? >> yes. >> according to senator esper, 6400 of those troops, so over half of those who will be removed from germany, will be coming back to the united states. they're not going to be going to parts of europe to deter russia, parts of asia to deter china. in fact, the only country that is publicly supported the removal of u.s. troops from germany to date has been russia. so,

solve efforts department wide. the adoption of department general 1.08 and the adoption of the community policing problem solving manual will help set community policing throughout the department and assist assists with up to 18 d.o.j. recommendations. some of these i'd like to highlight. recommendation 40.05. assisting in the creation and the benchmark of community policing goals so that data can be incorporated in the crime prevention strategy. 40.3, which incorporates patrol beat assignments, highlighted in slide number two, in alignment with the community strategic policing plan. also providing guidance and structure to annual community policing plans for department units and district stations department wide. 42.3 and 42.4 highlight requiring i.t. support for district stations, newsletters, and sharing best practices for community engagement. in addition to the community policing strategic plan, there have been numerous recommendations implemented in the department. 54.1, through the amendment and revision of

among other things, resolution 484-19 urged the department of emergency management, sfpuc, the fire department to provide consolidated report to the board of supervisors on the state of the city's preparedness for major earthquake and fire, including planned funding for efws. these are due by june 30th and the first such report was issued within that deadline. so as a reminder for the public, there are four related documents relevant for this discussion. the 2019 civil grand jury report act now before it's too late, aggressively expand and enhance our fire-fighting water system, resolution 422-19, the original resolution the board of supervisors prepared responding to the findings in that report, resolution 484-19, the additional board resolution urging, among other things, the completion of the report being presented today and, of course, the report we're really here about today. the fiscal year 2019-2020 emergency fire-fighting water system report. finally, before i invite our presenters, i just want to say this can sound dry and bureaucratic and technical, but what we're talking about today

sheriff's department from the department of public health and the hospital. law enforcement is not the appropriate security service for health care spaces? in fact, security services didn't even enter hospitals until the 50s and 60s, coinciding with backlash during the civil rights movement and hospital desegregation. the racist roots of this practice are clear. we want deescalation response teams that are skilled in trauma-informed care and are able to help people in crisis and not in need, not just eliminating the threat. we want the $20 million in the d.p.h. budget for the sheriff's to be redirected to building these teams and into things like housing and mental health care that will reduce the number of crises at the d.p.h. sites. of course we realize that the department is dealing with a lot right now and multiple pandemics. we cannot wait to address the pandemic of racism, and if covid has taught us anything, it's that we can make changes when we have an urgent need. so i'm asking the health commission to cancel the m.o.u. between the d.p.h. and the she

chief of department report. report from chief nicholson on current issues and activities and event goes with in the department since the fire commission meeting on june 24, 2020, including budged, academics, special events, communications and outreach to other government agencies and the public and the report from operations deputy chief. emergency medical services, bureau of fire prevention and investigation homeland security and airport division. >> great. i think we are in this case going to flip the order. we will start with chief wyrsch to give the chief of the department enough time to get back with us. welcome, chief wyrsch. >> good morning. thank you. i am assuming i have the ball passed to me. >> good morning. i even practiced this this morning. let me know when you have it. >> i am trying to get it to you. hold on. >> i am trying to move up in my life here. >> you are at the very bottom. >> i feel that way. [laughter] >> my report will be boring without my powerpoint. >> change role to presenter to giv

sheriff's department from the department of public health and the hospital. law enforcement is not the appropriate security service for health care spaces? in fact, security services didn't even enter hospitals until the 50s and 60s, coinciding with backlash during the civil rights movement and hospital desegregation. the racist roots of this practice are clear. we want deescalation response teams that are skilled in trauma-informed care and are able to help people in crisis and not in need, not just eliminating the threat. we want the $20 million in the d.p.h. budget for the sheriff's to be redirected to building these teams and into things like housing and mental health care that will reduce the number of crises at the d.p.h. sites. of course we realize that the department is dealing with a lot right now and multiple pandemics. we cannot wait to address the pandemic of racism, and if covid has taught us anything, it's that we can make changes when we have an urgent need. so i'm asking the health commission to cancel the m.o.u. between the d.p.h. and the she

a number of staff has been offered up from various departments to staff that department and we're expecting that those staff deployments will be six months to a year while in the process to continuing to respond and moving into full recovery. that's been really interesting to see that develop and build. some of the major things we're involved with still are continuing to ensure that people who are continuing to care due to covid 19 continue to get food and on the human side also includes our in home sup rtive e services program. people who are continuing to shelter in place in hotels until there's a recovery plan for them and move back out into the community. that's what that looks like. we're very fortunate and grateful that we have some staff that stepped up to continue that work and who would be deployed at the covid 19 command center for the next six months or so. the next thing is the great plates program. you've heard me talk about and hopefully heard about in the community. the governor's plan to invest in restaurants but also to get meals out to older adults was extended to august 9

is that a separate department within the police department? i'm trying to get a grasp on what that actually is. >> oh, i can answer. >> you're probably better suited to answer that. the >> captain is by the m.o.u. it's a discretionary pool of officers that the captain can assign to either assist with a special project, problem solving experts, administrative functions that have to be carried out in the district station. so that -- it can only be a certain percentage per the m.o.u., but the captain can use those officers to do whatever special assignments and they use them in a variety of ways. for instance, if you have a special task force and you create it at a station, one captain uses some of his captain status deployment for housing officers. as you're well aware, because it was near the district in sunny dale. he took a portion of the staff and he assigned them to work that unit. captains have a very, very small administrative unit. there are functions that have to be done administratively and some of those staff can help, but basically,

we have some 26 lines in the state department, probably an equal amount at the department of defense, all aimed at building out this set of alliances in southeast asia, more broadly with our partners to build out a set of commitments that can robustly communicate to the communist chinese party that, enough. if you want to behave on the global stage, you have to do it under a set of rules that has created so much prosperity around the world. that may be unsatisfying, senator. but it's a real work in progress to get everyone fully aligned. i mentioned the eu dialogue. very important. foreign minister borrell asked me if we would have a dialogue with them on china. that look a lot of effort to get 26 eu nations to say, yes, this is something we have to confront, to identity a systemic rival. there is lots of work that goes into what seems pretty simple, i suppose. sen. romney: i think it's the most important work that we will be doing as a country and as an administration as we face this challenge. just a parenthetical comment that comes to mind as you are speaking, and it relates to a d

call the state department. we need a strong and resilient department of state that is fully funded, fully staffed, and fully empowered to meet the challenges of the 21st century and if that were the case today -- [applause] if that were the case today, the u.s. government would get it right were often than we do today. what do we need to do to reinvigorate the state department? i believe we need to be committed to our principles, rule of law, generosity of spirit, and understanding we are stronger together internally and externally with our allies, and a commitment to put u.s. resources on the line with others to make the world a more democratic, more prosperous, and more secure place. this is in the interest of others, but first and foremost, it is in our own interest. we need to be principled and trustworthy. quote george schultz, who worked for president reagan. we need to tend the garden. we need to invest in our relations with allies and adversaries, so that they understand that and we understand them, eve

the fire department is a family.e live together, eat together, sleep in the same dorm together, go to crazy calls together, dangerous calls and we have to look out for one another. when i was burned in a fire years ago and i felt responsible, i felt awful. i didn't want to talk to any of my civilian friends. they couldn't understand what i was going through. the firefighters knew, they understood. they had been there. it is a different relationship. we have to rely on one another. in terms of me being the chief of the department, i am really trying to maintain an open relationship with all of our members in the field so myself and my deputy chiefs, one of the priorities i had was for each of us to go around to different fire stations to make sure we hit all within the first three or four months to start a conversation. that hasn't been there for a while. part of the reason that i am getting along well with the field now is because i was there. i worked there. people know me and because i know what we need. i know wha

solve efforts department wide. the adoption of department general 1.08 and the adoption of the community policing problem solving manual will help set community policing throughout the department and assist assists with up to 18 d.o.j. recommendations. some of these i'd like to highlight. recommendation 40.05. assisting in the creation and the benchmark of community policing goals so that data can be incorporated in the crime prevention strategy. 40.3, which incorporates patrol beat assignments, highlighted in slide number two, in alignment with the community strategic policing plan. also providing guidance and structure to annual community policing plans for department units and district stations department wide. 42.3 and 42.4 highlight requiring i.t. support for district stations, newsletters, and sharing best practices for community engagement. in addition to the community policing strategic plan, there have been numerous recommendations implemented in the department. 54.1, through the amendment and revision of

report of chief of department on current activities in the department since the fire commission meeting on july 8th 2020 including budget academy and special events. other government agencies and the public and reports and administration. status and updates. finance, support services and training within the department. >> : good evening, president and commissioners. this is my report. for wednesday july 22 for the last two weeks. we had our 16th emt graduation. our vice president was there out on treasure island. we did it socially distant and thank you for your remarks vice president. several of us at station 49 went to a virtual training gender 101 and inclusion policy. we're getting our folks trained on that. i went and visited one of our members who was sick this week with cancer. she is not working right now but i went and visited him at his home from a safe distance, of course. for the covid 19 update. the community spread is increasing in numbers. that's what we're seeing sort of folks getting it from family and friends. and bringing it to work. we had a little bit of a uptick in

we have some 26 lines at the state department, and the same at the department of defense, all aimed atuilding out this set of alliances in southeast asia, more broadly with our partners and the kwaquad to bui out a set of commitments to robustly communicate to the communist party enough. if you want to behave on the global stage it has to be under a set of rules that has created much prosperity around the world. that may be unsatisfying, senator. but it's a real work in progress to get everyone fully aligned. i mentioned the eu dialogue. very important. borrell asked me if we would have a dialogue with them on china. that look a lot of effort to get 26 eu nations to say, yes, this is something we have to confront, to identity a systemic rival. >> i think it's the most important work that we will be doing as a country and as an administration as we face this challenge. just paraphernal it relates to a discussion that was held yearly, i know there's great interest sometimes politically to go after some of the big tech companies and facebook and berate them for their market power. if they

today we compared police department to fire department and sheriff's department. i think there are lessons to be learned and we have to be more creative within each department. there were discussions about increasing budgeted and the rank. a diversified work force in different areas is extremely important. that is more important given the times we are in. we can't use the budget process as a reason for not making that firm commitment. we have to affiant creative ways. they can use existing resources. lastly, i want to underscore. it was telling the to hear those in the police and fire department that the testing mechanism when it was changed had a significant impact on the outcome of a diversified work force. that is something that i want to specifically under score for the office of racial equity to look at in terms how we are going to continue to do that and use that moving forward. that is a major impediment to some of the goals told. i want to thank you supervisor marfor ifor sitting through theg hearings. it is amazing because you do these all of the time. i

within four months, the department needs to roll out training on this department's general order and there's a requirement for every tw four ys to provide training. in addition to the communication card, the last aspect is some tips on how to communicate through an interpreter and that's not part of the dgo. as i was saying, the last part of our presentation was that they would speak to training issues and broader issues of deaf and hard of hearing and i'm hoping we could bring her in to the second part of our presentation. >> thank you in advance for your patience on all of this. obviously, it's requiring a little bit more to make sure that we get all of this presentation, but i think it's really important given the subject matter and given the potential impact of this decision. >> the interpreters are interpreting everything being said with the meeting but they can't speak to us. they are only able to hear and they can't talk to us. excuse me. >> i'll send this to -- (indiscernible). >> she's saying her phone is now muted. i'll un-mute this person. thank you for your patience. firs

>>whether the department is crossing the line. now the department is collecting data and sharing some of it online that the public. this is a tool. >>we're departments use that big deep into their own statistics in their own practices and policies and training see things that they normally wouldn't be able to see. >>bob scales with police strategy says the data looks at the use of force over 3 year period, beginning in january of 2017. among the findings 6.7% of the time vallejo police arrests involve the use of force that's higher than the average which is 3.8% for 88 agencies using this system. the data also shows once force is used the label police officers take longer to control a suspect. >>this could be due to the fact that. >>subset subject in vallejo are more difficult to control. there could also be that officers are not using their use of force tactics as effectively and as has officially as they could or could be a combination of both. >>the data also found over the last 3 years one officer used force 30 times and 8 off

solve efforts department wide. the adoption of department general 1.08 and the adoption of the community policing problem solving manual will help set community policing throughout the department and assist assists with up to 18 d.o.j. recommendations. some of these i'd like to highlight. recommendation 40.05. assisting in the creation and the benchmark of community policing goals so that data can be incorporated in the crime prevention strategy. 40.3, which incorporates patrol beat assignments, highlighted in slide number two, in alignment with the community strategic policing plan. also providing guidance and structure to annual community policing plans for department units and district stations department wide. 42.3 and 42.4 highlight requiring i.t. support for district stations, newsletters, and sharing best practices for community engagement. in addition to the community policing strategic plan, there have been numerous recommendations implemented in the department. 54.1, through the amendment and revision of

it's an ongoing effort not only of the department of energy, but the epa, department of interior, other bodies, state and local institutions as well, and it's been a very robust conversation and i look forward to being a larger part of it. >> and, mr. secretary, just as my time is running a bit short here, i wanted to flag that you and i had discussed previously about taking advantage of the potential of offshore wind development in the northeast and the economic impact that this would have along the east coast and southeastern massachusetts about center of excellence on offshore wind. i sent a letter to the assistant secretary of renewable energy a few weeks ago and would love to get a response and keep in contact with your agency to figure out what we can do to make that come about. >> sure. i will follow up with dan simmons and get you some additional information. i would like to get together with you and i would also, if i might, sir, take this opportunity to invite you to our laboratory in golden, colorado. you would be pleased with that center of excellence. that's one of its foca

with the sheriff's department and divesting and removal of the department's d.p.h. and community model and safety to establish the oversight community and patients, providers and straittors. i join the community and d.p.h. service coalition in demanding to invest in true community safety. >> thank you. next speaker please. medical student and spend six months and urge you to remove the funding for the sheriff's budget and the surgeons and with two officers guarding outside and runaway with the stomach and never in the system and absolutely inhumane and defy common sense and goes against everything that a hospital is supposed to represent. defund the sheriffs in the hospitals. black lives matter. thank you. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> caller: hello. my name is holly and i am a midwife, a resident of our mission district and 41-year-old and 41-year employee of san francisco general hospital and i am standing strong for d.p.h. with mara. and too many times over the years and de-escalate situations by sheriff's deputies as well as targeting bl

this charter amendment will set up a sheriff's department oversight board and a sheriff's department office of inspector general. what we don't want is to continue to let the sheriff's department conduct their own investigation. right now, we basically have a situation where the fox is guarding the hen house. we have a way to change that through this reform right now. i understand we want reforms and abolish and that may be something that we will possibly get to, but that won't be happening right now. and without this charter amendment, we will continue to give the sheriff's department 100% power to police itself. i'm not willing to do that and we need this charter amendment for that change. there is more to come. as you know, we are working hard to close down the county jail, 850 and we are working hard to close juvenile hall and there are so many major reforms that we have been continuing to push on, on this board of supervisors. but make no mistake, if we do not put this charter amendment on the ballot, the sheriff will continue to conduct their own investigation. there are things

general department. generally in this country. >> reclaiming my time, do you understand the violent impact of racial profiling and do you support the racial and religious profiling in the george floyd bill including the removal of qualified immunity which would leave individuals like breonna taylor and george floyd without any relief at all? >> i'm opposed to eliminating qualified immunity and i don't agree it would leave the victims of police misconduct -- >> let me share with you -- >> -- without any remedy -- >> i'm reclaiming my time. let me share with you some aspects of profiling. after the death of george floyd found that while black people make up 9% of its police, they are on the receiving end of 58% of the police use of force incidents. we've seen that black men are twice as likely to be stopped and searched, hispanic drivers 65% to receive a ticket, and native americans in arizona three times more likely to search and be stopped. let me ask you the questions of how we respond to that. the just

no. >> do know if anyone else in your department was aware? a.g. barr: maybe i should tell you what happened. he was furloughed from the bureau of prisons. tell us what he was asked -- a.g. barr: i will tell you. something people do not seem to understand was at his home confinement was not being supervised by the bureau of prisons. theas being supervised by probation office, which is part of the u.s. court system. and the u.s. court system had the requirements of that -- >> that u.s. court system call your actions retaliatory. do you agree with that? a.g. barr: what i know is what has been said in court before the judge on the record, which is that the individual was then called by the u.s. court system andng that this guy cohen's comfort -- uncooperative and not agreeing to the positions, and at that point the bureau of prisons person made the decision he was no longer eligible for home confinement. >> a judge said no other inmate had ever been asked of, in his experience. you told abc news that the president's tweets sometimes make your job impo

barr: he works for the department of justice. rep. gohmert: we have heard so much information about his being the go-between between the dnc, the clinton campaign, fusion gps, christopher steele, the russian propaganda in his dossier, and i know kleinsmith, christopher wray indicated he had been given the chance to resign, get a better job. i'm wondering how long bruce or r is going to be staying where he is. it is incredible to me he is still there. a.g. barr: i cannot talk about individual personnel matters. rep. gohmert: thank you for your service. i am sorry for the abuse you have taken when you're just trying to do your job. appreciate it very much. i yield back. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. rep. cohen: i am the chairman on the subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties. this is a pertinent hearing to me. i would like to ask you if you will work with us and allow the head of the civil rights division to testify before this committee this fall? a.g.

report of chief of department on current activities in the department since the fire commission meeting on july 8th 2020 including budget academy and special events. other government agencies and the public and reports and administration. status and updates. finance, support services and training within the department. >> : good evening, president and commissioners. this is my report. for wednesday july 22 for the last two weeks. we had our 16th emt graduation. our vice president was there out on treasure island. we did it socially distant and thank you for your remarks vice president. several of us at station 49 went to a virtual training gender 101 and inclusion policy. we're getting our folks trained on that. i went and visited one of our members who was sick this week with cancer. she is not working right now but i went and visited him at his home from a safe distance, of course. for the covid 19 update. the community spread is increasing in numbers. that's what we're seeing sort of folks getting it from family and friends. and bringing it to work. we had a little bit of a uptick in