mr. waggoner would be an outstanding addition to the police commission. he strongly deserves your favorable consideration. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. nie. >> my name is glendon and i'm here to speak on behalf of david waggoner. i serve on the milk board as their outreach coordinator. whenever we need language, i turn to david be he serves up aggressive language. i turn to him for rights and people of color. whenever there's a question, i turn to david and he always has a fair answer and is willing to talk both sides, which i think is a great asset so i recommend that you forward david waggoner. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. hyde. commissioner, thank you so much for being here. >> greeting, supervisors. i only came forward because you had indicated my name in advance but today i'm here in spirit. you all have my letters of who i'm supporting. i won't speak today on behalf of one candidate just because i deeply, deeply care about two who are highly qualified. but again, each and every one of you have my letter of whom i am supporting. supervi

mr. waggoner is the clear choice. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. oh, ok. >> i was not sure if i was next. supervisor kim: if i called your name, please stand up. >> thank you. i needed to sit. supervisor kim: i understand. >> i have known and enjoyed working with david in san francisco community affairs since he was in law school. this was also my, moderate. -- this was also my octo-mom lawyer. his practice involves representing severely mentally ill persons in san francisco. as a member of the san francisco national lawyers guild board and speaking before you, i am appearing before the police commission today to request that you approve david's nomination. david waggoner has served in many capacities the people of san francisco, who otherwise would be disenfranchised. at an executive board meeting last night, there was no problem endorsing him. i was honored to be chosen. the national lawyers guild is the oldest racially-integrated organization in the united states. you do have four qualified candidates. however, david waggoner is the best person

mr. david wagner -- waggoner. thank you. if you could briefly introduce yourself, your background, and some of the priorities he would like to accomplish. >> thank you for the opportunity to talk to you this afternoon about my interest in serving on the police commission. before i begin my background, i would like to recognize the outstanding work of several other commissioners on the commission for the lgbt community. including theresa clark, one of my mentors, david campos. and the 2011 new leaders fellow. i am a former vice president of the national lawyers guild. i was the president of the harvey mlik lgbt law club last year. i am the son of a firefighter. in the brother of the military police officer who was serving the country in japan. my respect for the rule of law and for public safety is personal and it goes deep. i have tremendous respect for the hard-working men and women of the san francisco police department who do underappreciated work every day. i grow very poor in section 8 housing in kentucky. and the young