commissioner hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: thank you, commissioners. it's an incredible opportunit to be sitting here before you on this body. it's especially -- an especially happy moment to join with my former colleague, when i started out as an a.b. attorney, way back when with cindy elias, who kept me in line and let me get a little bit out of line, and i expect she'll do the same on this commission. i'm a criminal defense attorney, i've been in private practice for the past ten years, representing individuals and people throughout northern california in state and federal courts. you know, through that work, i got to see a lot of the aspects of police and policing in our criminal justice system; you know, the good, the bad, and the ugly. and you know, it's -- it really is a true honor to be here, and to be here, serving the people of san francisco, and, you know, that's -- that's the mandate i'm carrying forward. i'm here for the people of san francisco, and that includes all people: the police, c

commissioner hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: the 270-day mark, how is that set and what are the consequences for going beyond that, and how does that affect the cases? >> in a nutshell. >> commissioner hamasaki: jump right in. >> in a nutshell, there are requirements from when a case is received to how long we have to respond to an investigation and conclude and make findings. there are exceptions to the one-year rule but becau have structured and how we've evolved, we give notice to the department whenever a case goes beyond the 270 day tolling time is an indication that time is starting to run out and where we are in an investigation. we've tracked them before, but one of them -- the issues that i was concerned about when i came into the department was that we had a high number of those cases that would frequently wait until the very last moment to have a resolution, oftentimes leavin very litle mak changes or modifications within the department, as well, so we've been focused in the last few months i

hamasaki's name and one with ms. elias's name and you can act on them separately. >> supervisor breed: got it. on the motion, madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: on the motion it amend the motions -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are two ayes and nine nos. >> supervisor breed: okay. the motion fails. madam clerk, on item 21, seeing no names on the roster, please call the roll. >> clerk: we still have two duplicated files, so it may be appropriate for supervisor sheehy to withdraw the request to duplicate. >> supervisor sheehy: i will withdraw the motion, thank you. >> clerk: on the underlying motion 21 -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> supervisor breed: the motion is approved unanimously. madam clerk, it's past 2:30 and we have two 2:30 commendations. i would like to recognize supervisor yee for the first commendation. >> supervisor yee: colleagues, i want to recognize the department of public works staff christina olaya and jimmer caseel, who have been instrumental in making sure that our younges

and i -- the two that i would like to put out there for discussion are john hamasaki and cindy elias. and the reason john, i liked the fact that not only is this the second time you're trying to do this, but for you to be persistent and showing up at meet and trying to stick with the issue that was -- that tells me a lot about not only what you already have in terms of your experience and quality but your -- you know, your passion for this work. and for me, cindy, you -- you floated also to the top somewhat. and not by -- i mean, i don't want to make it seem like people weren't real close to you, because this decision was really tough. but you know, for me, when i listened to you talk about all the definitions, all the questions that supervisor cohen and others asked, you answered very succinctly in terms of how you answered it. the other part of it i think is you seem to have that perspective of whether it's from labor with the police or with these -- the citizens themselves. so i liked that balance about that, about you. >> supervisor safai: supervisor stefani? >> just to -- i was d

also i'm here to support januar john hamasaki. who has attended police commission meetings despite the fact he wasn't selected the first time. he has shown his understanding of the police employee groups by meeting with the officers for justice. i also feel that de'anthony jones is another strong candidate for the police commission as well as cindy, the last candidate that we heard from. of course, you can only choose two, but whichever two are left behind, i would hope that you would present them to our new mayor as a possible mayoral appointment, and i do thank you for your time. >> thank you for your time. i really appreciate the presence of every single person in this room in order to advance dignity for every marginal member of our community, we all need to show up. so the fact that you have 12 extremely well equipped candidates for two positions is a very beautiful sign about the progress we've made since the last time i spoke before this rules committee, where supervisor cohen was one of the committee members of the i am sh

hamasaki, we will call you back up -- oh, actually, i do have one last one. i do. and supervisor cohen referenced it. you've been through this process before, and how do you think having gone through this process before informs your return and what that means to being on the commission? you've been through the process of application. you were very close to being appointed, and you chose to stay active. >> yeah. >> supervisor safai: so why, and how -- and how does that inform your -- your decision? >> just like high school, i got over a broken heart, you know? you know, everybody -- it was tough. but honestly, the work, and i think i see the sincerity in all of the applicants today. this is a chance to save lives, to have a real meaningful impact on the community, and if it takes getting a little beaten up and bruised to have that opportunity, i'm willing to do so. >> supervisor safai: okay. thank you. >>> thank you. >> supervisor safai: please call the next applicant. >> clerk: the next applicant is gloria berry. >> supervisor safai: miss berry, please come forward