i want to thank captain mowser and for hosting us tonight and i want to thank the members of the community for showing up tonight. we are here for you and would like to hear from you tonight. it's wonderful that you are here. i have been on the commission for about 2-and-a-half years. and just about 9 months ago i did a right along in the mission district and it was a very notable experience of those that i have had on the commission. a lot of diversity in terms of people and activities. it was really a very busy night. so it's wonderful to hear, yet some more about the mission district in particular. my day job is as a business mediator. i have lived the majority of my life in san francisco and raised my son here. about 20 years ago my husband was shot in a mass shooting here and since then i have been working against gun violence for gun violence prevention for an organization founded about 20 years to prevent gun violence. so again it's a pleasure to be with you here tonight. thank you for showing up. thank you, commissioner chan. >> thank you, i have been on the commission for 3 years.

but, having captain mowser and his officers at mission statement makes me feel better. thank you. >> good evening. my name is mark glik. i'm a small business owner, a resident of san francisco for the last 8 years. a regional facilities manager for a retail company and i'm a veteran. i'm coming here tonight because i'm concerned about my neighborhood. i live at 14th and geror. i have seen 2 drive by shootings, one was 2 weeks ago and one week ago. i called the police several times and was able to give a partial license plate number. in the 8 years i have lived there, there has been a couple gunshots i have heard but it seems it's a lot more common and makes me concerned about walking around the neighborhood at night. this was during the day, sunday around 4:00 and saturday around 2:00. it's very concerning to me that there is that level of violence so close. one, stray bullet went through the lobby of my building and i'm on the second floor so it's right below my apartment. so, there used to be foot patrols there several years ago. i haven't seen any in that particular

you can wait until you hear from captain mowser. we are going to call line item no. 3. >> captain mowser inform address the conditions of the district. >>> president , members of the public. welcome to the district. it's our pleasure to host tonight's meeting. i want to give a special thanks to everett middle school for hosting us tonight and providing this beautiful auditorium which really evocation this mission. the mission is a rich district. it has 91,000 residents and covers 200 square miles. by the very distinct neighborhoods of the castro, valley and the mission. the mission has become a major tourist destination as visitors flock to the areas for nightlife, parks and restaurants for many cultural events. next slide. the mission district comprised of 6 patrol covering those areas including the boundaries of port row on the eastern border. within those 6 patrol sectors we have 5 beats. our 41 as you can see services the area of castro and market street corridor, 42 services the area of upper 24th street, 43 services the area o