jeff adachi served as board president. jeff fought for reparation for all those who were uprooted and incarcerated during world war ii. he was aware of the injury done and fought for what was right. this is who jeff was. we recognize jeff adachi as a protector of individual civil rights for all. he did not fight only for the japanese-american community. he was a fighter and advocate for those who are underserved, ignored and overlooked. jeff dedicated his life and his carrier to public service. the records shows that he was a voice for justice. the renaming of gilbert street to jeff adachi way is fitting and meaningful in that his spirit resides in that neighborhood where he worked, mentored and inspired. his name will remind generations to come that there was a man named jeff adachi and he was important enough to name a street after. jeff was important. thank you supervisors haney and walton for sponsoring this. you want to say jeff did not ever ask what the end is. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'

in five years it will say jeff adachi way.ublic works will notify them about the street name change and make that change automatic. the property owners do not need to contact the assessor's office. the public works will notify the assessor's office after the final battlage. passages. the public defenders office held one community meeting which i attended last week. i will be holding my own community meeting on this on monday may 20th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at columbia square apartments and will be doing outreach to the community around that. many of the who are here know jeff adachi. he was a friend and hero to many of us here in san francisco. for those who do not know jeff adachi, you wish that you did. he was an extraordinary person. he is somebody who took interest in others and cared about others, fought for others and he was a truly one of our city's heroes and champions for justice. he served as elected public financing defender odefendercito since march of 2002. before that he was long time deputy public defender and c

i'm also an individual who many decades ago really benefited from jeff adachi as my tutor at hastings college of law. like so many of yo us in the program. jeff up powered us to really use our law degree to fight for social justice. i really believe that honoring his name and his legacy with a street named after him would be very important. i thank you for considering this. >> in the chinese media and english media there's lot of reporting about what the board of supervisors, starting with this subcommittee. there was lot of many concerns about the matter. >> supervisor peskin: we will have a hearing on the rose pack resolution. this is a hearing on the adoption matter. if you keep your comments to what the subject is, you can continue testify. otherwise there will be another opportunity to testify on the rose pack resolution. >> there's no public comment on this matter. >> supervisor peskin: correct, this is a committee hearing. you can speak to the item that is on the agenda but that item is not on the agenda. if you like to speak to the proposal to rename gilbert street to jeff ada

the goal was to find out who leaked a police report into the death of public defender jeff adachi. >> well, we made mistakes. >> reporter: chief bill scott admitted this yesterday and says the warrant did not identify carmodi as a journalist, but rather as a freelance videographer and communications director. journalists have constitutional protections. professor margaret russell teaches the first amendment at santa clara university. >> just storming into someone's apartment and seizing computers and all sorts of files is way over the line. >> we're either asking the chief to voluntarily resign, if he doesn't resign, we're asking that he be fired. >> reporter: san francisco's police officers association wants the chief out after what happened. >> it's obviously a convenient case of amnesia. i'm calling his bluff, that he did have complete knowledge of the investigation. >> reporter: richard coria is a former commander at sfpd. he's sure the association's accusations are hurting the chief. >> he's their leader. to have a question about his confidence to lead is probably devastating to

chief apologized for a raid at a journalist's home as they searched for who leaked a report on jeff adachi. >> abc7 news reporter kate larsson joins with us more. >> reporter: after getting slammed by the police union yesterday which represents the rank and file of sfpd, chief scott is getting support today from the people ho help hire and sometimes fire the police chief. the san francisco police commission president and vice president defended sfpd chief bill scott releasing a statement which says in part chief scott apologized to the citizens of san francisco. chief scott has shown himself to be a person of high integrity. we would like to see him continue account great reform work he has started. three hours later, the commission sent another e mail which says the statement issued 0 it the media this morning was on behalf of police big president hersh and vice president taylor. at this time, it would be inappropriate for the commission to opine further without seeing the results of a full and fair investigation. aniquiv indication by the police commission was preceded ed by unreserved c

oliver faces charges. >>> public defender, jeff adachi's sudden death. rates have been violated. bryan carmody obtained the police report on the circumstances surrounding his test and sold it and video of the scene to several bay area news organizations including ktvu. he said police took more than 50 items and camera equipment and computers and that is preventing him trom doing his job as a journalist. >> there were two major stories that's our company would have covered completely in the last few days. >> the rights that are protected under the california shield law are not just the rates of journalists us booth right of the public to know what their government is u up to. someone may have broken department policy if they didn't want to, but i'm aware of any law that would create a criminal violation for the release of the police report. >> his lawyer will be filing his motion to quash the search warrants and get his possessions back. san francisco mayor released a statement saying i believe that someone from the department needs to be head accountable

. >> it all stems back to the death of jeff adachi. a day after that, brian carmody got the police report on the death and sold to it abc7 and other stations. >> in april, police asked carmody to release his source but he refused. on may 10, police raided his home seizing thousands of dollars of equipment. >> press groups across the country protested the raid. earlier this week a judge ordered him to return the equipment. >> now tonight, the police chief is issuing an apology in an interview. >> exactly two weeks after officers gave the search warn, seizing 68 items including cameras, cell phones and notes, the police chief bill scott has made a decision about that raid. >> your statement said you looked at this for the past 48 hours. what concerns did you come away with? >> we made some mistakes. we had some concerns. with language and particularly one of the warrants. >> chief scott said it did not identify him as a journalist but as freelance videographer. journalistses are protected under state and federal law. >> no warn shall iss

says a freelance journalist and police officers inspired to steal a report detailing the death of jeff adachi. >> wrapped of that press conference just half an hour ago offering some insight into what led police officers to hammer away at the front door of a freelance videographers home with sledgehammers. the chief of police said the officers were investigating to see if the videographer in question might have crossed the line as a journalist conspiring with employees to get a hold of the police report and the death of the public defender jeff adachi. >> i understand journalist can receive reports and does not matter if it is stolen or not. crossing the line is when we believe that he was a part of that effort to get this report illegally obtained this report.>> reporter: and attorney argued for a judge to throw out the warrant used two search the home and argued that his clients possessions should be returned.>> he has rights as a journalist not to have the police come to his home with sledgehammers, sees his equipment and keep him detained for that entire time. then go to his office and es

called for resignation into who leaked the police report about the death of former public defender jeff adachi on journalist bryan carmody. mayor breed declined to comment. but on friday she released a statement which says in part, i'm glad that the chief has acknowledged the department's mistakes and apologize but i remain deeply disappointed by the actions taken in this case up to today. this is unacceptable and we have to do better. the police commissioners are appointed by the mayor and the board of supervisors. they oversee the police department. and today, statements from the commission are the latest in this controversy over the sfpd raid of bryan carmody, a journalist, which has set off a national debate about freedom of the press. back to you. >>> memorial day is usually the start of summer but today it feels more like winter. >> we've seen a little of everything. dark clouds and rain. sun and wind. we want to get to abc7 meteorologist drew touma on the roof. >> reporter: you would think we're in the month of january. today it was significantly cooler than yesterday. we are tracking s

has a source that leaked death of jeff adachi. nbc bay area has a long relationship with him and purchased connected to the -- >> john walker lynn captured and 2001, federal prison in indiana, after arrest parents lobbied hard for mercy but remained in custody. not known who released but restricted to speaking in english, undergoing mental health counseling and barred from viewing any terrorist material. >>> rainy weather will be gone and faced with sobering reality of wildfire season. this time be prepared for power outages. details pg&e. >> agencies all over the bay area are working on plans to prevent wildfires from starting in wooded areas like this one. pg&e said when fire danger is high, may deenergize power lines that places like san francisco relies on. >> pg&e lines near the perimeter. >> reporter: after years of fir. working on plan. >> good to hear. >> reporter: pg&e is working on fire prevention plans, utility's power lines blamed for several wildfires. de-energizing during fire conditions is part of the plan. public s

ago, as part of an investigation into who leaked a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi. the chief now says he is quote concerned about a lack of due diligence by his investigators before arriving at carmody's door with a sledgehammer and a warrant. >> we made some mistakes in the investigation. so the mistakes caused a compounding of issues in this investigation. and we made mistakes. >> dozens of media agencies and political leaders have criticized the raid, saying police violated the first amendment, and the state's shield law, that protects journalists from revealing confidential sources. nbc bay area does have a long time relationship with bryan carmody and bought video from him that included the police report. >>> a gruesome murder in san francisco and last night, police confirmed they've made two arrests. this comes after they found a dismembered body and a bloody saw while doing a welfare check in the outer mission district. the home belonged to a 73-year-old and benedict's daughter and son-in-law were arrested as they were trying to enter china. china refused th

is a resolution declaring the intention of the board of supervisors to rename gilbert street to jeff adachi way. >> supervisor haney requested that the site and be continued. are there any members of the public who would like to testify on item number 5? >> good afternoon, jordan davis again. i didn't realize it would be continued but i just want to say that i was one of the many people who was upset and worried about our future when jeff adachi past. and very supportive of this street renaming, but i want to say that this not one of those things that we can say one and done. we need to, as a safety, do better by our most vulnerable. we need to close juvenile hall and close 850 and reinvest in housing services and other life affirming programs that get to the root cause of transgressions we need to make sure that the public defender's office is adequately funded so our real-life -- real-life superheroes are not overworked and not paying -- not dying of heart attacks. street naming his are extremely powerful. once again i support this. if we don't do the work that transgender people are heal

san francisco public defender jeff adachi died in this north beach apartment. he shot video and sold them to abc 7 and other stations. in march, the medical examiner concluded adachi died from a toxic mix of cocaine and alcohol. in april the board of supervisors held a hearing about the release of that police report, wondering if someone leaked it because adachi was a long-time critic of the department. >> to have that type of maligning going on of a public official in san francisco is disgusting. >> reporter: they called for a full investigation and heard from his widow. >> it was despicable what the police department did to myself and my daughter by releasing the police report. >> reporter: three weeks later, officers were banging on his door. his attorney filed a motion to have the search warrants revoked. today the judge set a new hearing date for june, and the sfpd attorney announced they are returning all of his materials. >> is that a victory for you that they are giving back the equipment? >> well, i think it's important when you have something like this

bill scott a causing a freelance photographer committing a crime about the unexpected death of jeff adachiwe have the latest on the new crime against him. >>> reading this article just makes me more angry. >> new developments in a deadly police shooting in the bay area. we were with the family as they read the final report that cleared the two police officers. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >>> well, good morning on this wednesday, may 22nd, 2019. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. >> you want it to stop raining. >>

the goal was to find out who leaked a police report into the death of the public defender, jeff adachi. the jeff said the warrant did not identify carmady as a journalist but a photographer. journalists have constitutional protections. >> just storming into someone's apartment and seizing computers and all sorts of files line. >> we're either asking the chief to voluntarily resign. if he doesn't resign, we are asking that he be fired. >> reporter: the police officers association wants the chief out after what happened. >> it's obviously a case of amnesia. i'm calling his bluff that he did have complete knowledge of the investigation. >> reporter: richard korea is a former commander at sfpd. he's sure the association's accusations are hurting the chief. >> he's their leader. to have a question about his confidence to lead is probably devastating to a leader. >> reporter: meantime in a statement, sfpd said chief scott has made it abundantly clear that transparency and accountability are paramount in this criminal investigation. that is why sfpd is seeking an independent, impartial third

three supervisors have proposed naming the street jeff adachi way. he often walked on the street to get to the hall of justice. this would start the process of getting feedback from those who own the property. it could be months before there is a final vote. >>> a sign of how difficult living in the cabrera can be. people are now turning to rvs in greater numbers. cities now have to address the new way of living as the vehicles take up prized parking spots. the city of mountain view is drafting an ordinance that would ban people who live there rvs from parking on the streets. some call it cruel a >> reporter: francisco skdo yout night? >> no good. >> reporter: it's not good. >> reporter: safety is a concern. the bigger threat is the possible ordinance by the city that would force them to move. >> the parking restrictions that would try to force people out of the city is not a solution. >> with the law foundation. they co-authored a letter with the aclu demanding the city stop advancing an ordinance to ban oversized vehicle parking citywide because it

since apologized for the raid on was part of an investigation into a detailed report surrounding jeff adachi's death. in a statement yesterday, robert hurst invites the president taylor and that scott's apology was the mark of allier d. they would like to see him continue the reform work he started. they released a statement that read in part, "chief scott made it clear that transparency and accountability are paramount in this criminal investigation. that is why we're seeking an independent impartial third party to take over the case." >>> they are facing burglary and other charges after speeding away from authorities in a car filled with stolen goods. on friday sheriff's deputies stopped a driver for driving erratically on highway 1 and 2nd street. authorities say the deputy was getting out of his car when that bmw took off. he quickly tracked down the car after it plowed the teens were hurt, but everyone is expected to be okay. >>> police would only be allowed to use deadly force if it is necessary to prevent death or serious harm to themselves or other. that is a change from the current st

might want to ask the members of the police officers association who are the most hateful towards jeff adachi. i've read their journal continuously and there were numerous attacks in that journal against even jeff adachi living in a neighborhood that was too rich for someone in the public trust. i mean, the attacks have been a scene. the entire department needs retraining in the shield law. it was passed by legislatures in 1935. it was affirmed by 70% of the vote in 1980 by the people. 70% of the vote. it is obvious that the intent of the leak was to defame our beloved and courageous public defender. chief, i'm appalled. the lack of respect, the cruelty to the family of the deceased, specifically his wife and the community at large is frankly disgusting. many politicians were blinded by their desires to remedy the situation and seem to have a memory lapse about freedom of speech. with the white house declaring a war on journalists and claiming they're the enemy of the people, we need to really protect our journalists here in san francisco. your entire department needs a training in the shield

freelance journalist who obtained a leaked copy of her report about the death of public defender, jeff adachig the conference yesterday, the chief said photographer, brian carmody crossed a line when he obtained that report from a source and sold it to local tv stations including ktvu. police got a search form in search warrant to see his cameras, computers in his home. joining us now to talk about the cases our legal analyst, michael cardoza. it is good to see you. widespread criticism about the rate. the police chief came out yesterday and doubled down saying they had evidence that the freelance videographer in this case, crossed the line. what do you think the underlying crime is going to be here? but i think what they are saying is a stolen police report and he is complicit in that in other words, he conspired to have someone steal that police report and give it to him. i don't know what proof they would have of that. he is not giving up his source nor does he have to. now, instead of getting the arch warrant, what the police could have done would be subpoena, bring somebody, you know, br

this comes after the chief into the death of public defender jeff adachi. lisa has the story. >> reporter: with a search warrant and a sledgehammer in hand, san francisco police officers tried to force open the doors of free lance journalist brian carmady's home and office earlier this month. they seized computers, cameras and notes. the goal was to find out who leaked a police report into the death of the public defender, jeff adachi. >> we made some mistakes. >> reporter: the chief admitted this and said the warrant did not identify carmady has a journalist but rather a photographer and communications director. journalists have constitutional protections. professor margaret russell teaches the first amendment at the university. >> just storming into someone's apartment and seizing computers and all sorts of files is way over the line. >> we're either asking the chief to voluntarily resign. if he doesn't resign, we are asking that he be fired. >> reporter: san francisco's police officers association wants the chief out after what happened. amnesia. i'm cal

it stems to the death of san francisco public defender jeff adachi.ce journalist bryan carmody obtained the report and sold it to abc 7 and other stations. in april police asked carmody to release the source, but he refused. they seized his home seizing thousands of dollars of equipment. earlier this week a judge ordered police to return carmody's equipment. chief scott previously said carmody was under investigation for criminal conspiracy, but now the police chief is issuing an apology in an interview with the i-team's dan noyes. >> reporter: two weeks after office officers served a search warrant on bryan carmody's san francisco home and office seizing 68 items including cameras, computer, cell phones and note, bill scott has made a decision about the raid. >> the statement said that you looked at this for the past 48 hours. what concerns did you come away with? >> well, we made some mistakes. we had some concerns and there were concerns with language in particularly one of the warrants. >> chief scott said the warrant did not identify carmody as a

jeff adachi's sudden death. now the freelance photographer says his rights have been violated. bryan carmody sold it and video of the scene to several news organizations here in the bay area. now san francisco police launched an investigation into where that lake came from. bryan said when he couldn't reveal his source, the police raided his home on friday taking more than 50 items from his home and office including camera equipment and computers which he said is keeping him from doing his job as a journalist. >> there were two major stories that's our company would have covered complete bly in the last few days. >> the rights that are protected under the california journalist shield law are also the rates of the public to mow what their government is up to. someone may have broken department policy in releasing the report. but i'm aware of any law that would create a criminal violation for the release of the police report. >> his lawyer will file his motion to quash the search warrants and get the return of his possessions. >> san francisco mayo released a statement saying i b

officers were trying to find outer who leaked the police report in the death of jeff adachi. the cause was a combination of drugs, alcohol, and heart problems. freelance journalist brian carmady said he sold information to several media outlets. we found it unethical and we did not buy it. police and fbi agents used a sledge hammer to break down his gate and entered with guns drawn. they searched the house from attic to garage and confiscated cell phones, computers, and a copy of the police report in the safe in his office. >>> i'm emily turner at the live news desk. in just the last hour, emmy award winning comedians have linked up with city leaders to save an iconic comedy spot in san francisco. in just the last hour, there was a press conference with dave chapelle trying to save the punch line. that is is a comedy club on battery street not far from where i'm standing now. it has occupied this spot for decades. 47 years in fact. and the operators say the building owners are refusing to negotiate a new lease. now, they are teaming up with dave chapelle and supervisor aaron

a confidential police report that had unflattering details in the death of the public defender jeff adachi. >> carmody continues to be viewed by investigators as a possible co-conspirator in this death rather than a passive recipient of a stolen document.>> reporter: the chief said the possible motive was to sell the report the news organizations for profit or damage his reputation.>> we had an investigative theory. we had some evidence. >> reporter: the case has gained national attention and raise questions about whether police had sufficient evidence and probable cause to justify a search warrant that would override the californshield law with protects their right to conceal sources. police will need to present hard evidence.>> we would need a substantial amount of information not just a surmise that this has happened. we would need somebody that had been an informant i think it would say this is what actually happened.>> reporter: there are situations when the shield law would not apply.>> if you came to an agreement with somebody in advance to say you take that i will disseminate it if

10th was part of an effort to find out who leaked a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi. bryan carmody, who works as a video stream or somehow obtained the police report and sold it to several media outlets. kpix found it unethical and we did not buy it. >>> a san francisco federal judge has partially blocked president trump's plan to fund construction of a border wall. this is new. a preliminary injunction blocks a transfer of about $1 billion from the defense department accounts. the order by judge haywood gillam applies specifically to plans for about 50 miles of fencing in texas and arizona. however it does not prevent the administration from capping other funding sources. the president declared a national emergency in february to get money without approval from congress. >>> a doctored video of house speaker nancy pelosi that surfaced this week has been viewed by millions of people. the melissa caen says some social media giants are refusing to take it down. >> reporter: we are here at twitter headquarters in san francisco, just one of the social media companies ref

ago as part of an investigation into who leaked a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi. dozens have criticized the raid. today's move is a major change four t for the chief, coming days after a conspiracy allegation. we're going to have more on this developing story throughout the night. >>> we're also following breaking news along the coast. a slow start to the memorial day weekend. highway one reopening after being closed for about two hours. that crash near the devil slide tunnel. several people injured. traffic is flowing but it's a slow commute. >>> a beautiful day across the bay area, but don't get used to it. we have a mixed bag for the weekend. our live traffic cam on this get away. get ready for rain and a cool down. jeff ranieri joins us with the updated forecast. >> right now you can see on the satellite and doppler radar we have fog at the immediate coastline. pretty widespread. i've also been monitoring a thunderstorm over mt. hamilton. it is starting to die down. right now i think we will stay dry in morgan hill and gilroy. but off in the distance you can

the rate part of an effort to find out who leak a police report on the death of a public defender jeff adachi. >>> skyhigh rent has caused plenty of tech companies to give up on san francisco, but now some heavy hitters are moving in. glassdoor moving its headquarters into the city, following other companies like pinterest, door dash and susie steimle on what is drawing these companies to san francisco. >> reporter: so often telling you stories about companies that can't afford to stay in the bay area, picking up and leaving. this one is the opposite. glassdoor is moving from mill valley to san francisco. trading in this tranquil marsh in mill valley for this 24 story office building in san francisco's financial district. >> the company has been growing a lot and think about future growth plans and the best place for us to be, san francisco the replace. glassdoor an online job board that made a name for itself a transparency. the company gathers reviews from current and former employees of candidates can get an idea of what it is actually like to work at a certain company. the president and c

connection to the department effort to figure out who leaked the confidential report on report on jeff adachi. brian carmody says he was given the report by a confidential police source. he has not revealed the source. nbc bay area news has a longstanding relationship with carmody process. we bought video related to the story including the police report. during a graduation ceremony last night when asked about california's shield law which is designed to protect journalists forces. chief scott says the department made mistakes. >> we have some serious concerns about -- we may have violated the shield law absolutely. we have to -- dig into everything in the investigation. that haso well. >> and response of the union president charged that chief scott ultimately is responsible for the raids. the police chief's office issued a statement this afternoon that reads in part, an additional investigation by the department of police accountability will examine how this case has been handled on all levels, including the command staff through the chief of police. now i was able to talk very briefly with

a freelance news photographer over the leak of the police report on the death a public defender jeff adachi. brian carmen released this video of officers using a crowbar at a sledge hammer to break the lock on his security gate on may 10th. the video shows police did not give any warning that they were coming in. in a tweet, george gascon questions the use of the search warrant, absent evidence that the journalist broke any law. mayor london breed is also questioning the rate but she says she supports who finding out who leaked the document. >>> police were called to rhode island street between 16th and 17th in a neighborhood at about 12:15 this afterno the building with a piece of metal resembling a knife, but as word spread someone apparently believed there was an active shooter inside the building and called 911. it turned out to be a false alarm. the building was searched and cleared by about 3:00 this afternoon. >>> san mateo police arrested this man. they say he impersonated the police officer at two shopping centers over the weekend. investigators say 27-year-old allen of san mateo w

computers, cameras, and phones, believed to be connected to the death investigation a public defender, jeff adachi. >> chief bill scott says applications for search warrants did not sufficiently identify bryan carmody as a working journalist. betty yu spoke with the chief tonight. >> reporter: it t scott said there were clarifications that should have been made to bryan carmody's role at the time of the raid. he was identified as a freelance videographer and communications director. >> we did have concerns. there were concerns with language and one of the warrants in particular. we did make mistakes. we do owe an apology, i am an apology. >> reporter: chief bill scott says he owes the apology to the people of san francisco, and to bryan carmody. the journalist home was raided this month in an effort to find a confidential source that leaked public defender 1025's police report. his death was attributed to cocaine and how call, and heart condition. it's nice graduation, the chief said after a top to bottom 48 hour review of the department's criminal investigation -- >> we have serious concerns. we

remember a couple months back a police report regarding the death of san francisco public defender jeff adachi and the issues surrounding his passing. the question was who leaked that report. was a leaked or stolen with profit in mind? what was hinted in the police report was later confirmed by a medical examiner's report that when public. that report revealed the public defender died of a combination of drugs, alcohol and heart problems. in the days immediate the following his death in the north beach apartment freelance journalist brian carmody said he saw information on the police report to several media outlets the kpix found it unethical and we did not buy it but carmody says police and f.b.i. agents used a sledgehammer to break down his gait and entered with guns drawn as they search the house from the attic to the garage. officers confiscated cell phones, computers and a copy of the police report from the safe in his office. today, police chief bill scott alleged carmody had crossed the line thank you and he may actually have conspired with somebody within the police department to make

investigators have been trying to identify the person who leaked a report on jeff adachy. "the examiner" has been told the mayor has not asked the chief to resign and is not asking for his resignation. >>> testimony continues in the ghost shipl. a man who signed the lease with derick almena yesterday. she says her son called her several times in tears. he wanted to leave the artist collective but he talked him into stayg. almena laughed when she asked him to get the building up to code. they are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the december 2016 fire. >>> on the peninsula sheriff's deputies need your help to catch a man who exposed himself at a school, happened yesterday morning at taylor middle school in millbrae. two girls said they saw a man with his pants down touching himself in the school's parking lot. he appeared to be in his 20s and was standing next to a gray or white honda sedan. deputies searched the area but did not find him. >>> new evidence sales force transit center could be close to reopening. "the chronicle" reports the center is brin

reporter: police were looking for evidence of who leaked a police report on the death of public defend jeff adachi. california law protects journalists from search warrants that are armd imed at revealing sources and the outcry has pushed the mayor to call for this investigation. the head of the police union is calling for chief scott to resign. initially, chief scott said that the raid on the journalist's home was legal, but this past friday he apologized and said mistakes were made. today the mayor was asked if she still ha faid faith in him. >> i think at this point my goal is to focus on restoring the public's trust by providing an outside entity for the purpose of dealing with this particular issue. so thank you all so much. >> reporter: nbc bay area has a long-time relationship with brian carmandy. in this case we bought video from him that included the police report from adachi. i asked chief scott if he knew about the raid before it took place and if the two judges who signed the search warrant were aware that carmandy was a journalist with a press pass. >> that will all come out in an ind

journalist brian acted illegally by conspiring to obtain a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi. but the chief adds his officers did not consult the district attorney about obtaining a search warrant. >> there are some lessons to be learned here. we're very humble about taking a critical review of this, but the intent and the thought process of why we did what we did is because he we believe that he was complicit in committing crimes. >> the chief says the law is complicated when it comes to the state's shield law which protects reporters from identifying their sources. nbc bay area has a long-time relationship with that journalist, brian carmody. we bought video h f that maxing owners in emeryville imploring city leaders to hit kp the minie from jumping up in july. at risk, they say, is really staying in business. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us live in emeryville. cheryl, a passionate debate. >> reporter: that's right, this ordinance is so controversial because everyone here in the bay area is struggling to make a livable wage. >> councilmember? >> aye. >> councilmember do

the potential theft of a confidential report on the death of former san francisco public defender jeff adachi police say they raided the home and business of brian comedy on may the 10th as part of their investigation that raid has drawn criticism from a number of supporters of a free and independent press. today chief william scott said that he respects the rights of journalists but that the raid was part of a larger investigation into criminal behavior in relation to the release of the report. the subject of this investigation. our san francisco police department employees. a secondary focus of this investigation is whether mr. carmody. >>was an active participant in the commission of the criminal acts the on his role with the news media. as the investigation developed mr. carmody was and continues to be do you by investigators as a possible co-conspirator. and this death rather than a passive recipient of the stolen documents. >>the chief also acknowledged that this incident does serve as a learning lesson for the department comedy is now allowed to retreat retrieve the items which were se

journalist home in connection with the unauthorized release of a police report on former public defender jeff adachi is death officers with a search warrant raided the home and the office of freelance journalist, bryan carmody earlier this month. they seize cameras, phones and computers in search of whoever leaked the information to him a few days ago the chief said that there was concern comedy conspired to steal the confidential report. now the chief is questioning whether the handling of the case violated california's shield law in a statement today. she's got said in part. he is specifically concerned by a lack of due diligence by department investigators in seeking search warrants inappropriately appropriately address saying mister comedy status as a member of the news media. he also said at the request of san francisco mayor london breed. we are seeking an independent impartial investigation by a separate investigatory body that he concluded by saying we understand that faith an sfpd has been shaken and we will work hard to restore it. >>2 men are in critical condition tonight after being shot