jim byrne to be appointed to the police commission. i met mr. byrne and i asked questions and i'm very satisfied. he understand the trials and tribulations of the immigrant community and, myself, my community. that's what it passed for decades. they have police. they have been caught in turn. many of you know in the news, his answers were very satisfying and i hope he gets appointed to the commission, the police commission and my community looks forward to working with him. thank you very much for listening. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, supervisors. my name is robert wong. i'm a member of the chinese consolidated benevolent here in the chinatown of san francisco. mr. james byrne has a long history as an immigrant attorney that has protected some of our most vulnerable populations in our san francisco communities. when immigrants come to our city and when they need help, we should help them as they have helped us now and in the past. james byrne is an excellent choice for the police commissio

so at this point in the agenda i want to first welcome and recognize jim byrnes. but i also want to recognize commissioner petra de jesus and she has been a reremarkable resource not only to me when i was a board of supervisors, but also on this commission and i personally am going to miss petra and professionally i'm excited about the transition and how she's going to spend her newfound time wednesday evenings. but i want to give the floor to first any colleagues that would like to say good-bye to commissioner dejesus and we will close out with commissioner dejesus leaving some remarks. so i see commissioner elias first. please, the floor is yours. >> vice president elias: thank you. so, today is so sad because when i first got on the commission, petra was the very first person who welcomed me and she welcomed me with open arms. she was always there if you had any questions or didn't sundays something so she has been a huge resource and mentor to me and i want to say thank you from the bottom of . >> commissioner brookter: again, just your willingness to answer t

so at this point in the agenda i want to first welcome and recognize jim byrnes. but i also want to recognize commissioner petra de jesus and she has been a reremarkable resource not only to me when i was a board of supervisors, but also on this commission and i personally am going to miss petra and professionally i'm excited about the transition and how she's going to spend her newfound time wednesday evenings. but i want to give the floor to first any colleagues that would like to say good-bye to commissioner dejesus and we will close out with commissioner dejesus leaving some remarks. so i see commissioner elias first. please, the floor is yours. >> vice president elias: thank you. so, today is so sad because when i first got on the commission, petra was the very first person who welcomed me and she welcomed me with open arms. she was always there if you had any questions or didn't sundays something so she has been a huge resource and mentor to me and i want to say thank you from the bottom of . >> commissioner brookter: again, just your willingness to answer t

so at this point in the agenda i want to first welcome and recognize jim byrnes. but i also want to recognize commissioner petra de jesus and she has been a reremarkable resource not only to me when i was a board of supervisors, but also on this commission and i personally am going to miss petra and professionally i'm excited about the transition and how she's going to spend her newfound time wednesday evenings. but i want to give the floor to first any colleagues that would like to say good-bye to commissioner dejesus and we will close out with commissioner dejesus leaving some remarks. so i see commissioner elias first. please, the floor is yours. >> vice president elias: thank you. so, today is so sad because when i first got on the commission, petra was the very first person who welcomed me and she welcomed me with open arms. she was always there if you had any questions or didn't sundays something so she has been a huge resource and mentor to me and i want to say thank you from the bottom of . >> commissioner brookter: again, just your willingness to answer t