sonia melara. i would like to give you highlights of my work in the last almost four years. friends have asked me why would you want to do this again. my response has been i have been a part of probably some of the most difficult times in the history of the police commission, the department and the city. however, i would not change it for anything as the changes that have taken place are just being implemented and i want to see them bear fruit. with dr. marshal who is also here today, we are the two non-lawyers on the commission who bring a different community perspective to this body. when i asked mayor lee why he would want me on the commission he pointed to my background as he had known me for many years. i have worn many hats in my life but i will outline just a few. i'm here as a former small business person, a social worker, an immigrant, a woman and a resident of district 7. i bring this perspective to the commission and believe that the public safety, that public safety must be a balance be

. >> clerk: item 16 is motion to approve the mayor's nomination for reappointment of sonia melara. >> president breed: call item 17 too. >> clerk: [reading item 17] >> president breed: supervisor fewer? > supervisor fewer: yes, thank you very much, president breed. colleagues, i will not be able to support sonia melara or joseph marshall to be reappointed to the police commission, with all due respect i strongly feel approval of mayoral appointments only three weeks before voters cast their vote for the next mayor of san francisco is premature. i believe it's imperative we pause and allow the new mayor who will be sworn in july to weigh in on these critical decisions. the police commission is one of the most powerful commissions in the city of san francisco and we need to make sure decisions for appointment are made with careful thought and intention. in light of the unanimous decision to approve major police reforms and in light of the possible departure of our chief of police, this is simply not the time to approve these appointments. thank you. > supervisor fewer: thank you, superv

i oppose the commissioner's reappointment for pretty much the same reasons i oppose commissioner melara, so just putting it out there, i don't want to read a whole statement so don't reappointment him, thank you. >> supervisor safai: next speaker? >> i'm karen fleshman from san franciscans for police accountability and i also speak in opposition to the reappointment of dr. marshal to the police commission. like dr. marshal i come from a background of youth development and community organizing. i am an attorney and nationally recognized expert on racism and unconscious bias. i serve on the working group with commissioner marshal. i urge you not to reappointment him because he served in his position since 2004 under his tenure sfpd has been rogue and ranked 8th nationally in per capita officer involved shootings. two unrelated investigations show the depth of bias at sfpd. where has dr. marshall been? when i asked at the work group if the officers had been disciplined he told me he didn't know. i urge you also to learn more about bias and about the law. bias is not a disagreement or calli

the board rejected the reappointment of joseph marshal and sonia melara.ithout the two, the commission has only three members which is not enough to hold meetings or make any decisions. their work includes taser use policy, doj reforms about police shootings and a search for a new police chief if bill scott gets lapd's top job. >> they've done a great job for the residents of san francisco. this is all politics and it's embarrassing for the board of supervisors to do this. >> instead of just rubber stamping and going the easy route which is what mayor farrell was proposing, i think we need to put a little more thought and energy into selecting highly motivated new candidates. >> other supervisors who rejected the reappointment say they think the new mayor should make the decisions after the june election. >>> look at this huge plume of ash. i want to get you the latest on hawaii's big island. a new burst of volcanic ash spewing from kilauea. we know overnight a new fissure opened up. that brings the total of cracks up to 20 at this point. there's a code re

the board rejected the reappointment of joseph marshal and sonia melara. without the two, the commission has only three members which is not enough to hold meetings or make any decisions. their work includes taser use policy, doj resforms about police shoot tension and searching for a new police chief if bill scott gets lapd's top job. >> they've done a great job for the residents of san francisco. this is all politics. >> instead of rubber stamping and going the easy route which is what mayor farrell was proposing, i think we need to put a little more thought and energy into selecting highly motivated new candidates. >> other supervisors who rejected the reappointment says they think the new mayor should make those decisions after the june election. >>> a big break in an identity theft ring that victimized almost 30 people in the south bay. a stolen credit card used at this hilton garden inn in cupertino helped crack the case. officers arrested five people. they say the suspects had stolen credit cards, checkbooks, electronic card readers and meth. invest