commissioner hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: thank you. and i'd like to just briefly address the caller who was directing some comments at me. you know, i'm sorry we don't see eye to eye on this, but i do appreciate your concern for the city and the department. feel free to reach out to me any time. i'm a commissioner. i work for the city. i work for you as well as everybody else and i'm happy to work with you and address any concerns. my e-mail is on the website, and i'm easy to find. thank you. >> vice president taylor: thank you. and i would like to add that no matter what was said and done, the fact is we are up and running. we have -- you know, we worked really hard to get where we are in terms of getting this meeting up and operating and figuring out public comment, and we were hoping that we wouldn't have any glitches today, but we are, but that's fine. we -- this is the new normal, and we're going to continue to sort of roll with the punches. the point is we're back up, and our meeting are going forward. i think that's the most imp

. >> commissioner hamasaki. >> commisioner hamasaki: i am here. >> clerk: hamasaki present. commissioner elias. here. commissioner brookter. >> commissioner brookter: present. >> clerk: you have a quorum. >> vice-president taylor: thank you, and thank you again. and it's been a long time since we met and i thank the mayor for allowing us to resume our mightings virtually going forward. this ensures that the safety of the commission staff and the commissioners and the presenters and the members of the public is intact. and for the members of the public to make public comment the phone number to use is (888)-273-3658. and the access code is 3107452. we'd ask that you try to be in a quiet location and turn off any tv and the radios and if you're livestreaming the meeting via sfgov-tv to mute the sound so that the commissioners can hear you. so as you all have experienced firsthand, this is not a seamless process so we ask that you bear with us as we try to navigate these virtual meetings. and there may be gaps or dead airtime as the staff is transitioning the technology between

. >> commissioner hamasaki. >> commisioner hamasaki: i am here. >> clerk: hamasaki present. commissioner elias. here. commissioner brookter. >> commissioner brookter: present. >> clerk: you have a quorum. >> vice-president taylor: thank you, and thank you again. and it's been a long time since we met and i thank the mayor for allowing us to resume our mightings virtually going forward. this ensures that the safety of the commission staff and the commissioners and the presenters and the members of the public is intact. and for the members of the public to make public comment the phone number to use is (888)-273-3658. and the access code is 3107452. we'd ask that you try to be in a quiet location and turn off any tv and the radios and if you're livestreaming the meeting via sfgov-tv to mute the sound so that the commissioners can hear you. so as you all have experienced firsthand, this is not a seamless process so we ask that you bear with us as we try to navigate these virtual meetings. and there may be gaps or dead airtime as the staff is transitioning the technology between

. >> commissioner hamasaki. >> commisioner hamasaki: i am here. >> clerk: hamasaki present. commissioner elias. here. commissioner brookter. >> commissioner brookter: present. >> clerk: you have a quorum. >> vice-president taylor: thank you, and thank you again. and it's been a long time since we met and i thank the mayor for allowing us to resume our mightings virtually going forward. this ensures that the safety of the commission staff and the commissioners and the presenters and the members of the public is intact. and for the members of the public to make public comment the phone number to use is (888)-273-3658. and the access code is 3107452. we'd ask that you try to be in a quiet location and turn off any tv and the radios and if you're livestreaming the meeting via sfgov-tv to mute the sound so that the commissioners can hear you. so as you all have experienced firsthand, this is not a seamless process so we ask that you bear with us as we try to navigate these virtual meetings. and there may be gaps or dead airtime as the staff is transitioning the technology between

in a letter written by commissioner commissioner john hamasaki and commissioner petra dejesus, they write that it's one of many incidents, including officer involved shootings and a study on the adequacy of police patrol staffing. this motion to allow the police commission to meet is about restoring and ensuring when it come -- allowing greater transparency and oversight is more critical than ever. i want to specifically thank commissioners hamasaki and dejesus for their leadership on this for bringing it to my attention, and their commitment to making sure we have ongoing oversight, accountability, and transparency when it comes to public safety in law enforcement during these difficult times. i also want to thank public defender noah ajun for requesting that they resume meetings and for the content contained in that letter. thank you to my sponsors peskin and haney, and thank you for allowing me to move this forward. we heard just before today's meeting that the mayor may be considering an order to allow one or more police commission meetings to be held. we look forward to hearing the m

in a letter written by commissioner commissioner john hamasaki and commissioner petra dejesus, they write that it's one of many incidents, including officer involved shootings and a study on the adequacy of police patrol staffing. this motion to allow the police commission to meet is about restoring and ensuring when it come -- allowing greater transparency and oversight is more critical than ever. i want to specifically thank commissioners hamasaki and dejesus for their leadership on this for bringing it to my attention, and their commitment to making sure we have ongoing oversight, accountability, and transparency when it comes to public safety in law enforcement during these difficult times. i also want to thank public defender noah ajun for requesting that they resume meetings and for the content contained in that letter. thank you to my sponsors peskin and haney, and thank you for allowing me to move this forward. we heard just before today's meeting that the mayor may be considering an order to allow one or more police commission meetings to be held. we look forward to hearing the m