l. julius turman day in san francisco. [applause]. >> and we're not done yet. we have some special guests here, too. so on behalf of the san francisco police commission, i'm not going to read this certificate of appreciation. this is to you, julius, for your hard work, and for everything you've done as a commissioner, and you know, i give this to you with great pride. you know, our friendship. i see former president susie loftus is here today. you know, in my career, i have served with some notable and incredibly successful people. on this commission, president loftus, president sparks. i've served in the department of justice with judge ryan, robert mueller. i served in the d.a.'s office with kamala harris, and you're there in my life as people who have defined who we are and who the city is. i have to tell you from the day i first met you, i found you to be honest. the first day you meet someone, you go he's okay, or no he's a blankety-blank. you know, in a city that believes in a lot of identity politics, you are a michigan wolfe wolferine, a former u.s. ass

l. julius turman sincere rerepresenting the city of san francisco at its best. he has served the city and county of san francisco in various capacities, joining the police commission in 2011, stepping into the vice president, and then serving as the president of the body over a year. president turman might run commission meeting with a pragmatism of suffers no fools demeanor, he has been witness to comments delivered as jives, poems, raps and beats, whereasture mass was instrumental in overseeing the police reform efforts, successfully revising several key policies, including use of force, body worn cameras, written communications and complaints against officers, ensuring the department operates the highest national standard, and whereas recruitment is often an arduous process, turman exercised his acute judgment of character, supporting chief william scott after a tremendously long and collaborative journey that included public input as well as filing key positions at the dpa and the commission office. whereas according to the sometimes ungodly hours of the jul