next to him is our san francisco police chief, greg suhr, newly appointed to that office last month. congratulations, chief. >> thank you, your honor. [applause] >> chief suhr has surfed in the department for 30 years. and as chief he will be overseeing a department of 1,800 police officers. next we have peter herley who is now acting as police consultant. he is the former chief of police of tiburon and the former president of the california police officers association. next to mr. herley is sharon wu, the chief assistant of operations in the district attorney's office. she oversees the criminal division, including the victim witness program and the alternative dispute courts. anne irwin is an attorney in the public defender's office. ms. irwin was recently involved in several of the cases involving the videotaped evidence which resulted in the dismissal of over 90 cases. you've read about those in the newspaper. and finally, we have civil rights attorney john burress. he specializes in civil actions brought against police officers for abuse of power, brutality, and wrongful death. le

they are doing a great job, but greg suhr is not worth $800,000 when he walks out of city hall.sident mazzucco: thank you, clyde. next speaker. >> good afternoon -- good evening. my name is kim carter, and i am with a local, and we represent the dangerous conditions at the crime lab and our disappointment with the department's ability to resolve these matters in a timely matter. -- manner. we first brought this issue when the roads were flooded every time it rains, making it impossible for the people work there. our members to set up a system where they shuttled employees to and from their cars, which they had to leave over 1 mile away from the actual laboratory. this issue prevents employees from getting to work on time as well as prevents them from leaving for a meal, break, etc., and i have some pictures that were presented to the department in february so you can see the scope of the problem. in addition to flooding, there are severe potholes. the route requires 1.5 miles of driving on these has its roads through an area that as many abandoned buildings, many potholes and ol

end of the blue uniform here, a well-known gentlemen, our police chief, greg suhr. good to see you. to my letter to your right is ken from our city administrator's office but also in uniform tonight is our fire chief, chief hayes-white. [applause] from the children's support services, we have karen. to her left is our mayors education adviser and a member of our school board, hydra mendoza. a man who is responsible for cleaning and repairing our streets and other public works in our city, the director of public works, mohammed nuru puerto rico director of rec and park department, philip ginsburg. [applause] from hr san francisco mta -- and from our mayor's office on housing, olson lee. in addition, i want to thank all of the volunteers who are here. i also want to think the mayor's office on a neighborhood services, disability. bud from media services. and sfgtv for helping to broadcast tonight's town hall. with that, it is my pleasure to introduce our moderator. we have one major neighborhood that is shared by district 3 and district two, and the head of one of the largest ethnic a

the police chief, greg suhr. puc. jose cisneros, our treasurer. sophie maxwell.r supervisor, a member of the america's cup organizing committee. we have megan from the recreation and park commission. larry from rec and park. we have mimi, the vip of all vip's. and i see a lot of friends out there, and i know you all hold titles. leroy king, redevelopment agency. jane morrison and i could go on and on the but here is where ioh stop where, and cicil williams. bless you, cecil. with that, it is my pleasure to introduce to you the first speaker of the day, and i have a few things to say about him, john burton. here is what is officially. widely considered one of the most effective and experienced legislative leaders in the state of california if not the nation. let me tell you a few things that john has done. he began his career is to be attorney general, served as president of the young democrats, won election to the central committee, served as state assembly member, president and the california democratic council, a chair of the california democratic party, which

. >> police chief greg suhr says he is willing to discuss stop and frisk but feels the policies in place are working. >>> the fog is back and that has cooled us off today. and it will cool us further tomorrow and it will stick around throughout the weekend. we go outside and what we have fog showing up right now all across the coast through pacifica. it's cool out there all the way into the liver livermore area where it's just 69. that coastal influence is penetrated well inland. sacramento will also get cool air. so the fog will be there tomorrow, there will be more this morning. a little less sunshine, here's how it broke off today. these were the highs from today, so it was cooler by five or six degrees. so slightly cooler on friday. not cold, but just not as warm as we saw last week. temperatures not in the 90s but in the 70s tomorrow. maybe a few low 80s. the story really is the marine player. here's the golden gate bridge. last couple of days it's been relatively thin so it hasn't made it on shore. what's happening right now and what you're seeing outside, is the marine layer is ge

. >> police chief greg suhr says he is willing to discuss stop and frisk but feels the policies in place>>> the fog is back and that has cooled us off today. and it will cool us further tomorrow and it will stick around throughout the weekend. we go outside and what we have fog showing up right now all across the coast through pacifica. it's cool out there all the way into the liver livermore area where it's just 69. that coastal influence is penetrated well inland. sacramento will also get cool air. so the fog will be there tomorrow, there will be more this morning. a little less sunshine, here's how it broke off today. these were the highs from today, so it was cooler by five or six degrees. so slightly cooler on friday. not cold, but just not as warm as we saw last week. temperatures not in the 90s but in the 70s tomorrow. maybe a few low 80s. the story really is the marine player. here's the golden gate bridge. last couple of days it's been relatively thin so it hasn't made it on shore. what's happening right now and what you're seeing outside, is the marine layer is getting fat, it'

. >> police chief greg suhr told us he moved out of the dirt bike unit out of downtown and into thisghborhood. there will be more aggressive enforcement of the ordinance. >> the engagement will be significant. it will be noticeable, and as far as the enforcement and/or arresting, or ticketing, that will be as the levels come and go. >> reporter: one homeless woman told us, she has been harassed by other homeless people. >> it's a serious problem. >> out here? >> yeah. some of them get real pushy about it. >> what do you think the police or city should do? >> crackdown on it. >> reporter: she says the homeless are intimidating. >> like a mini city there already. i just feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: merchants told us, some target tourists and locals. >> every time i go up and down the street, i'm offered drugs by homeless people. >> reporter: he says it's been bad for his family owned business. he commends police for trying, but says it's a losing battle. >> once we leave, it's like a magnet. it's back again. >> reporter: he says everyone has a right to enjoy the area without harass

celebrities like mc hammer and greg suhr knocked down pins to raise money for the ymca.ur joe fonzi looking good in that bowling shirt looking good. >>> the nba finals was shaping up to be good ones. >> it could go six or seven. a lot better ways to make money than predicting basketball games. couldn't go the full distance, seven or six at a minimum. both teams have it in fast forward. but after tonight it's the thunder's turn to feel a little bit of heat. miami started with a roar. as you figured the thunder would make a game of it, westbrook will softly return the durant miss up top. and the thunder within three with 147 left, however lebron did he call it to the bank? he got it 32 points the heat go up five. derek fisher will come through with a nice feel right here to get it going quickly the other way. durant like lebron at 32 points. the three, but that is as close as they get. back to miami it goes now with three games in a row starting sunday. >>> we have a weekend coming up for grads, dads and a whole lot of golf. will be shaping up for must see tv. olympic club

celebrities like mc hammer and greg suhr knocked down pins to raise money for the ymca.ing good in that bowling shirt looking good. >>> the nba finals was shaping up to be good ones. >> it could go six or seven. a lot better ways to make money than predicting basketball games. couldn't go the full distance, seven or six at a minimum. both teams have it in fast forward. but after tonight it's the thunder's turn to feel a little bit of heat. miami started with a roar. as you figured the thunder would make a game of it, westbrook will softly return the durant miss up top. and the thunder within three with 147 left, however lebron did he call it to the bank? he got it 32 points the heat go up five. derek fisher will come through with a nice feel right here to get it going quickly the other way. durant like lebron at 32 points. the three, but that is as close as they get. back to miami it goes now with three games in a row starting sunday. >>> we have a weekend coming up for grads, dads and a whole lot of golf. will be shaping up for must see tv. olympic club does bring the g

. >> police chief greg suhr told us he moved out of the dirt bike unit out of downtown and into this neighborhood. there will be more aggressive enforcement of the ordinance. >> the engagement will be significant. it will be noticeable, and as far as the enforcement and/or arresting, or ticketing, that will be as the levels come and go. >> reporter: one homeless woman told us, she has been harassed by other homeless people. >> it's a serious problem. >> out here? >> yeah. some of them get real pushy about it. >> what do you think the police or city should do? >> crackdown on it. >> reporter: she says the homeless are intimidating. >> like a mini city there already. i just feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: merchants told us, some target tourists and locals. >> every time i go up and down the street, i'm offered drugs by homeless people. >> reporter: he says it's been bad for his family owned business. he commends police for trying, but says it's a losing battle. >> once we leave, it's like a magnet. it's back again. >> reporter: he says everyone has a right to enjoy the area without ha