i have no rocket -- ross mirkarimi for years and -- i have nallen ross mirkarimi ifor years -- i haveknown ross mirkarimi for years and i think he will make a very good cheer. this has been a witch hunt. i hope we will put this much energy into other matters that have been referred to this commission, as the civic league sunshine complaint 11-049, the parks and rex department, notice of willful for guerrier -- willful failure and its conductor this was referred to you by the 2011 sunshine task force and has yet to be aired by this commission. i respectfully ask you why that is. i ask you to show everyone you are not today following a political agenda. please, follow up on the complaint i mentioned, 11-049. this will show that you're trying to follow your heart. and please reinstate ross mirkarimi. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is michael o'connor. i am a small business person. i just finished two terms on the small business commission and i'm a resident of district 5. i witnessed the above and beyond call of duty that -- approach that then supervisor mirkarimi t

roope mirkarimi -- mr. mirkarimi responsible for his actions, others will get away with this. please, think about your recommendation to the board of supervisors. victims' lives could be held in the balance. i urge you to support the mayor's decision. >> my name is barbara and i'm part of the domestic violence community. san francisco is known for taking a stand against causes that which we find important. we cannot allow in this city a person who has clearly abused his power and used his strength against women to work as a representative of government. his conviction clearly creates a conflict of interest. as a city, we cannot allow a person who has pled guilty to domestic violence to represent law enforcement and expect the public to trust him. but what message are we sending to other cities? if he remains sheriff, ross mirkarimi will set a precedent in his department about the seriousness of domestic violence and what type of behavior will be tolerated. i urge the use of -- you to support the mayor's position. thank you. >> i am an advocate for domestic violence victims. in

. >> i think those are the text messages share of mirkarimi produced'e mirkarimi produced.d you review the declaration? >> no, i didw>mw÷/[ not. good >> did you review the sheriff's declarations? >> i did not. >> did you review any of the experts declarations in this case? >> i did not. >> thank you, but you filed one, is that correct? >> i watched a couple of the sessions, and that is it. >> you remember which sessions? >> when ross mirkarimi was testifying. >> you watch his testimony live? >> on tv, yes. >> did you see any other sessions to? >> i saw a little bit before the television was cut off. >> was there any other section of you watching? >> no. -- was there any other section you watch this? >> no. good >>> did you file this decln at sheriff mirkarimi's request? >> my attorney asked me to do a declaration, and i only talk to my attorney about it. >> the you know who requested your attorney to ask you to file a declaration? >> i do not see. >> did your attorney tell you why he was asking you? >> there is a microphone right there if you can speak to that. >> the city

i am supporting ross mirkarimi. very simple, please reinstate ross mirkarimi.ublic resources for this case. at the end, please let the people decide, not the mayor. thank you for your efforts. >> hello. my name is from the perilbrenda. of work and public health and work in a clinic for women are abused. he admitted he did something wrong. he admitted and own up to it and confessed to it, but i have patients that have been thrown out of windows, done all kinds are allowed to work. they did not take a livelihood away from the has been so they cannot the of the things that were done in the case and the level it has gone too are outrageous. for the people that want to fight for those women -- i know women who really need to be fought for. he did not hear about their case. it is not in the press. they suffer in silence. and the same people are here attacking ross. i do not understand it. it should not happen. i hope you guys do the right thing. the wrong thing would be to allow this witch hunt to go on, the political which front -- which front. -- which htch hunt. w

bi share due to reinstate ross mirkarimi.q'ough to the front that i can hear she was a complete, total stranger and pretender it was not even known to share of mercury me. -- sherifriff mirkarimi. ross has committed no crime of moral purpose to it. four of you are attorneys, and i believe you recognize ross was tried on a technicality of the law and potential domestic violence scenario. more than 4000 cases, as you heard some of these cases are turned over to the district attorney. of these, a few hundred a year are prosecuted by the district attorney. the reason the one similar one where we can find in any kind of instance it was reported, there is no recanting here by ilion thilliani. a. you would find out what props were used before calling the police. i left with each of you a copy of the handout. you have made an issue of ross not coming out on did report or five talking to the public. -- january 4 or 5 talking to the publics. >> i am a former united states attorney at the justice department and graduate of college of la

when mirkarimi bruised his wife's arm.e pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge and lopez insists she was not a victim of domestic violence. >> are you saying there are degrees of domestic violence? levels of domestic violence? >> well, i think we're ignoring something that is very important in domestic violence. is that intent. if you want to hurt someone, he never wanted to hurt me. >> lopez says no one asked her opinion before charging her husband. the two called efforts to remove him a political witch hunt. >> you open the door from going after to any enemy or opponent for someone they want to stifle, wound or remove. >> the action moves to the board of supervisors where mirkarimi spent seven years. he needs three votes of support to be reinstated. they're looking at progressive allies. >> there are people whose names are always in play as to will mirkarimi get three votes among them. >> but it is an election year for all of the supervisors. that could determine outcome. >> i think 11-0 is possible. progressives and nobody

of the ross mirkarimi? not to my knowledge. >> you did not text with political consultants, board members, media contact salmos? >> absolutely not. >> your declaration states met lopez contacted me, and i had several phone conversations regarding of domestice3dd? related incidents that have occurred with her husband, ross mirkarimi. does that sound right? >> yes. >> if my technology was working i would have this electronically. it is an attempt to take the first stagpage of exhibit 83, ad that is something all council has agreed 0 that compiles communications between a number of people on january 4, and it is all communications we are aware of, texas, phones, e-mails -- texts, phones, emails, and the people in records from are ross mirkarimi, you, and kellie williams, so that is what exhibit 83 is, and there are seven pages of small text lines, so i have tried to pull some of these out. if you want to take out your binder. >> ok. >> exhibit 83 is there in full. i just want to know that in case you want to d

i watched mirkarimi during the whole process. i have seen him be very ethical, very gentlemanly through the whole process. i have not seen anybody even coming close to him as his actions being ethical. i hope that you can see him in action. follow what he has done during the whole process. he has seen a lot of injustice, but acted very ethically. ithanks very much. >> good afternoon. my name is barry. i live in san rafael, but i have been following these hearings on line. and at the same time, looking at your background. on the web site you have your biographees. each of you were appointed by a different entity. three of you were appointed by parties that have a very important concern in this process. i think it is important, whenever your decision, that you talk about the fact that the person who appointed you may decide that you may not be wanted it to stay on this commission. i have filed a couple of complaints about a former mta board member, who is no longer on the board. who actually helped bring a lawsuit against the city

mirkarimi spoke. he is a compassionate man he has his heart in it the people in the city in our communities. not a lot of people do these days. i hope you keep that in mind. >> i am glad to see ross back with his wife and his family. i am the executive director of a youth program called united players. personally, i don't know what happened. but don't nobody know what happened except him and his wife and god. i do not that we should put judgment on anybody. it's as in the bible that if i tell you about the splintered in your eye, what about the log in your eye? i'm not here to speak about the issues. i'm here to tell you what i know about him personally. about him personally. i have been here 17 years now

bi share due to reinstate ross mirkarimi.ough to the front that i can hear she was a complete, total stranger and pretender it was not even known to share of mercury me. -- sherifriff mirkarimi. ross has committed no crime of moral purpose to it. four of you are attorneys, and i believe you recognize ross was tried on a technicality of the lawa

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last week, voting mirkarimi was guilty of official misconduct. he pleaded guilty in march to misdemeanor false imprisonment. this stemmed from a heated argument with his wife on new year's eve. a spat resulting in mirkarimi grabbing her arm, leaving a bruise. and a question in the poll is one in this november election might want to look at closely. since this will be the board deciding the fate. the poll asks if a member of the board voted to keep mirkarimi as sheriff are you more likely or less to vote for them in the next election? 19% answered more likely. and 51% said they would be less likely to vote for them. 23% responded it won't make a difference. and there is a vote by the board of supervisors in favor of ross mirkarimi retaining his position would be like saying there are acceptable forms of domestic violence. >> one interesting result is that mer men than women said mirkarimi should be removed from office. >> and this commission expected to vote shortly. and the resolution i must say is nonbinding but may influence the way superviseor