mr. henderson. we look forward to seeing you next tuesday, and we look -- congratulations to the full recommendation. [applause]. >> supervisor safai: okay. please call the next item. >> clerk: next on the agenda is item number four is a motion approving rejecting the mayor's nomination of kate black for appointment to the historic preservation commission for a term ending december 31st, 2018. >> supervisor safai: please come forward, miss black. please proceed. >> good afternoon, chair safai and supervisors stefani and yee. my name is kate black, and i'm very glad to be here today, and i'm very glad mayor farrell has submitted for your approval application to the preservation commission. if approved i will bring over 30 years experience as a planner and architectural his toryian as a commissioner. i know how important it is to be prepared and work hard to listen to all the stakeholders and weigh it into controversial projects with competing objectives and come out at the other side with a sound dec

mr. henderson, please come forward. >> thank you. paul henderson. i know most of you already, obviously, there's a lot of people in the room and in the community that are here supporting me. i'm familiar with all of you already in my previous work at e.p.a. for those of you that may not be familiar or unaware of all of my background, and i won't be long, but i will say that most people know that i'm a fourth generation san franciscan. i was born here, raised here, went to school here. i grew up in bayview, culturally rich area of the city. my mother, who is here, by the way, mom. there she is. also here, from san francisco, former public defender. my grandmother was a civil rights activist here, worked at the office of civil right. i grew up here having a sense that things happen to my community rather than for my comment -- community. and that drove me in education. i went to cathedral. went to saint ignatius, ucla and tulane. i came back and have worked almost all of my professional career here in san francisco. i started off at the district attor

mr. henderson is in the chamber today, but i just want to urge you to support this gentleman. he's a fantastic -- not only law-abiding citizen, but he's been very -- he's just so thoughtful and even-handed when it comes to the application and interpretation of a law and i don't know if you know this, but he's a style icon. and i think he's bringing style back to the department of police accountability. one thing that i want to notice, not only is he very stylish, but he's very personable. and you may recall, two years ago, almost two years ago, we brought a measure to voters to reenvision -- i forgot, what is the department name? >> office of citizen complaint. >> supervisor cohen: that's right. changing it to something that's forward-thinking and it was really creative and progressive in thought and nature. it also allows -- this department allows us an opportunity to audit the police department, a function we've not ever had that ability. so this is not only a professional, but also a man that is just a great human being. i'm delighted to see him moving up in the world and i

mr. henderson. i asked him what he knew about the case. he said not much. he'd talked with mr.ook about it. and mr. cook told him that he, cook, was the chief suspect. but that he thought gideon had done it. well, of course this was -- came to me as a rather shocking piece of news, to say the least. there was another piece of evidence that i thought would help. in the case. and that was this. there was merchandise missing from the pool room and it was a apparent that gideon did not have the merchandise. there was four bottles of wine, some 24 cans of beer and some 12 coke colas. well, no state's witness in the first trial or any of those that i interviewed ever said that gideon had any such merchandise like that on his person. and all said that he was walking. he was afoot. he wasn't riding in an automobile. until he called the cab, of course. so, this combination, these two things, of cook not being sure, not being positive, and the question of where did the merchandise go, i thought would keep any fair-minded jury from saying beyond a reasonable doubt that gideon was guilty.

mr. henderson is arrive from the dpa. >> thank you, secretary. members of the san francisco public, thank you for joining us on wednesday, february 7, 2018 for the regular meeting of the san francisco police commission. would you begin with item one. >> adoption of minutes for november 3, 8, december 6, january 10 and 17 of 2018. >> thank you. in your packet are the proposed minutes as the secretary has read out november 3rd, novembe november 8th and december 6th of 2017, and the january 10th and 17th minutes of 2018. hopefully you have had a chance to review the minutes. any comments or questions? i would entertain appropriate motion. >> move to approve. >> second. >> all in favor. >> public comment first on april approval of the minutes. thank you. seeing no public comment, public comment on item one is now closed. moved by commissioner dejesus, seconded by mazzucco. those minutes are approved. next item. >> reports to the commission. 2a chief report on recent police department activities including major events, weekly crime trends and announce

mr. henderson have his language there? >> i do. but i'm not sure which color this is. >> commissioner ong hing: i want to adopt the dpa's recommendation in this area. >> president turman: miss mayor marin. >> thank you for letting me know what i need to do. >> i'm looking at page six that officers shall be aware of a heightened risk of the use of ecd on certain subjects, we recommended that all of the following language be struck, and that then the next statement be except where deadly force would be permitted, an officer shall be use a ced and then would be, semi colon, and then, sections a through h, which are the high-risk population, such as if a subject is obviously pregnant, etcetera. >> president turman: so from there, what would be the department's position on that? do you want your stuff or -- >> commissioner ong hing: yes, and i'll -- >> so using this -- to elevate this to deadly force, basically all of the individuals are people that fit the categories and under i -- i mean, under the section, basically, it takes away an

mr. gordon henderson? >> mr. speaker, some london boroughs are rentingouses in kent for use as temporary accommodation for homeless families. my local authorities are then expected to provide those families with the support they need. this is putting a train on kent's schools, hospitals and social services who receive no extra funding to provide that support. would my right honorable friend agree with me that the london mayor and london boroughs should be providing more homes in the capital so that london families can be looked after by them instead of placing the burden on hard-pressed council taxpayers in kent? . >> he's right to speak up on behalf of his constituents on this issue. london authorities must secure temporary accommodation within their own borough as far as is reasonable practical. we've also changed the law so the council must take into account the impact a change in location would have on a household, but he's absolutely right, we do want to see the london mayor and other london boroughs being a

mrs. henderson is here with us today. betty, please join me. [applause] >> dear mrs. trump, on september 22, 2017, opioids took the life of my son, billy. the day after my son's death, i had to go to the metal -- medical examiner's office to claim his body. no mother should ever have to claim their child's body. i'm sure that you as a mother would have some understanding of the depths of despair that i experienced on that day. mrs. trump, i'm asking for your help of claiming these lost souls before drugs take them from this earth. i pray that we give piece to families in knowing that they told their loved ones how much they are treasured. betty, thank you for having the strength to reach out in the midst of your grief. your story touched me and i know it has now touched everyone in this room. just as you said in your letter to me, let us all take a moment to now and celebrate your son's life. thank you very much. [applause] trump: let's all keep betty and her son in your minds today as you work through some of the issues. sadly, she is not alone in her grief and we ne

mr. henderson was, that he goes on to write a thank you letter to mr. anderson which is amazing, because mr. anderson had a photograph -- had a phonograph and played it for douglas. and he played the voice of the reverend weirs, whom douglas knew, and he goes back and writes a letter and calls the callsraphic neda mine -- the photograph a divine creation. he says it is possible that human voice can live or ever. and when you read that he is talking about himself. for 53been an oratory years, but he didn't get recorded. why didn't somebody recorded? 11 much guarantee, by the way. he was fascinated with -- and it and so on can never be measured, although i started to do this and i quit. he may also have been, along with mark twain, the most widely traveled american public figure of the 19th century, in sheer miles. does that matter? no, probably not. who cares, except number freaks? by the 1890's, in sheer miles and countless number of speeches, he had few rivals that s as a lecturer in the golden age of oratory. and it is likely more americans saw freder

mrs. henderson is here with us today. betty, please join me. [applause] tromp, on september 22, 2017 h, opioids took the lie of my son billy. death, after my son's had to go to the metal examiner's office to claim his body. no mother should ever have to claim their child's body. i'm sure that you as a mother would have some understanding of the depths of despair that i experienced on the day. p, i am am asking for your help of claiming these lost souls before drugs take them from this earth. families give piece to wing that they told their loved ones how much they are treasured. you for having the strength to reach out in the midst of your grief. and i knowtouched me it is now touched everyone in this room. just as you said, lies all take takeent now -- let us all a moment to now and celebrate your son's life. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> let's all keep betty and her minds today as you work through some of the issues. sadly, she is not alone in her grief and we need to change that. thank you for your hard work and commitment

henderson, kentucky on our independent line. what do you think about the shakeups within the trump administration? caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. i think that mrtrump is incompetent. i believe that mr. tillerson brought some semblance of balance to the administration. iran or north tacticalplayed the imagery that putin did, there would be all kind of talk about those countries. on there was elected mutism the part of mr. trump. he was selectively mute. he had no response whatsoever to the number one enemy to america, especially to the gop. the shakeup is due to the gross and competence-- of mr. trump, and the impulsive decisions that he makes because he has noticed -- no experience, no desire to learn. he was so critical of obama golfing, but he has broken the ,udget of the secret service traveling the country golfing. his children make deals against the american taxpayer -- on the bill of the american taxpayers, and he is using this to gain nothing but economics and to spread hatred. host: tim is a republican calling from alabama. what are your thoughts about the moves within the president's administration? saying that, i was if they fired mc

henderson complete a treble at the festival this year with might bite. the former south african president jacob zuma is to face prosecution on 18 charges of corruption. mrarty, the ruling african national congress. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johannesburg. these corruption charges have been hanging over him for many years. it's clear when he was pushed out of office there was no deal to give him any kind of immunity from prosecution. yes, that's correct. the former president jacob prosecution. yes, that's correct. the former presidentjacob zuma is now in deep trouble. he is facing 16 charges of corruption, including fraud, racketeering and money—laundering. that's what the head of the prosecuting authority just announced a short while ago. president zuma, considering he is now out of office, he doesn't have the state machinery to support him. although, because some of these crimes happened while he was president of the republic, there is some understanding that the government may continue to pay for his legal fees, which are just becoming, ballooning into huge amounts of money. that they will pay for those fees until the end of the trial. and i