emilie harris. >>> hi, my name is jennifer friedenbach, executive director of the coalition on homelessness. i think we can all agree we want fewer people incarcerate and had we want to make sure that those who are incarcerated have humane conditions. i really pleav we can utilize this debate as an opportunity to correct the poor harms san franciscans face. step back and look at not only how many can be diverted from the criminal justice after arrest but prevent people from being arrested in the first place. in my work at the coalition on homelessness we see people who end up in the criminal justice system simply as a result of their status of being poor. as being poor people of color, as poor people who have nowhere to live who perhaps suffer from mental illness or addictive disorders, and people who are considered repeat offenders for being so offensive [speaker not understood] arrest in public. other people who are so desperate forest that they are forced to break into buildingses and sleep or desperately hungry they steal food. we know as has been studiously demonstrated repeatedly that

. >> at the service, emily harris came through and told her that her daddy was a hero. >> he took his job very seriously, and he took parenthood even more seriously and that's what made him such a fine person. he'll be missed. >> for the hundreds of officers who came to paid respects, it is a somber reminder of what can happen. >> you don't know when it's going to be you, or whether it's going to be you. >> smith comes from a family of law enforcement in his yuley, smith's brother patrick said that when the brothers all came together, we never say goodbye, and i refuse to do so today. the entire bart family can mourn their loss, other auto police departments have stepped in. >> well, the justice department tells ktvu. that it doesn't decided if at this take up a request following following the death of sergeant isn't it. the justice department says that it has many similar requests from other law enforcement agencies. bart employees chief ken to know rainy has asked for a rough of the procedures. >> they'll look at use of force issues. they'll look at training, both in the academy or

. >>> good morning, my name is emilie harris and i'm the statewide coordinator for californians united for a responsible budget and i want to thank you all for having this hearing. i just wanted to point out, i know we've been -- i've been up here several times over the last few months talking about not wanting to build this new jail and wanted to appreciate that just over a few months we've talked about building a smaller jail to building an even smaller jail to even a possibility of building no jail. and i am here with lots of people in the room and in the overflow room who support no jail and wanted to talk a little bit about the fact that the report that we were discussing today doesn't include any alternatives that are not law enforcement control. so, the diversion projects run by the sheriff and the da, so it doesn't take into account if we were to build mental health programs, drug treatment or affordable housing outside of the criminal justice system. so, i would like to propose that we change the question today. instead of is the jail a cost-effective approach to addressing vi