my name is maisha everhart, i'm a san francisco resident and have long standing personal and professional rmgss in t-- relationships from the city. i currently work for bart where i work with san francisco elected officials and community stake holders. i'm currently working with bart pd to increase their coordination with sfpd to address public safety and quality of life issues in san francisco. i have applied for the san francisco police commission because i would like to see the city of san francisco set the standard for the 21st century policing as out lined by the d.o.j. during the obama administration and i'm interested in assuring that all of the remaining d.o.j. recommendations get implemented. i am most interested in focusing on use of force, specifically shootings and tasers, community policing, addressing bias, police hire and promotions. i was encouraged to apply to the police commission by former president of the san francisco police commission, julius turman. he emphasized to me that it was not only important to implement the remaining d.o.j. r recommendation but we also eval

first of all, maisha everhart. we have shared visions regarding an apparent need for greater accountability and transparency and to ensure that justice is impartial especially when dealing with people of color. sexdly it's important that we have a strong police commission and have people that are dedicated and are here for the right reasons and attending police commission meet beings. miss everhart has shown that she has the understanding of treating people with dignity and respect and in her employment with b.a.r.t., she has responsibility the susuch do, to be a liaison to the community and many other business owners and ensuring that there's a greater understanding about procedural justice and knew trneutrality. i think she's been a strong proponent for the city of san francisco. and it's also, i believe, time for the voices of women of color to be heard within the police commission. also i'm here to support januar john hamasaki. who has attended police commission meetings despite the fact he wasn't selected the