now, i thank ross. i thank that little boy for being there. keep ross going. that god did this for you, not to you. my birthday is 9/11, and god did that for me so that you may know me. crucifixion, the second0b87 on. and he does not forsake us. he's done all this foriçd0 us. so thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. speakeriyzñ. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. as akfwc÷ citizen and business , i'm supporting mr. ross mick, --mirkarimi and asking you to please reinstate our s8f"-÷°ñ please. thank you >> hello. nichole -- and i was born and raised inzdm< san francisco andi also teach at stanford i ask you to look at the facts before you. mirkarimi plediif8w guilty. his conviction is beyond his own case. he's the top law enforcement ideally the sheriff would have said because i've -- the crime and i want my department to be seen as a department that will not only hold offenders accountable but ask offenders to hold themselves accountable and since my conviction is relevant to my duties and probation term within my own department that i will oversee, i

somebody called ross a jewel. ross is a jewel.ere almost 10 years. okay. he's a38"@ç leader. he's a leader in the community. okay. and i think thath9[b÷ the mayors abused his power. this was not a violent act. i mean where is the proportionn here? where is the proportion? gentlest men i know, and i don't know him that well. but anyway, iyh!yj think we shod reinstate him. supervisors really nicely said our sheriff. well that's what he is. don't take -- i mean we have a that worked for ross to get him in. and i would suggest to you all not toa'l turn that upside down. okay. we're the people, and we deserve, you know,x<=÷ ross. we deserve ross. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. >> i'd like to thank the board of supervisors for allowing us to speak today,ujs-n2ñ and giver

it is clear that ross, hisii?ild, theo, have been punished beyond whatçñ we may want to even admit to. the loss of timeyçÑ together, ls of income, loss of sleep, the loss of joy for just ordinary days. áui1% the punishment doesn't end there. in, and/or trying to build san francisco have also beenbqv punished by these proceedings against ross and his family. beyond the loss of so much public funds, is to see people that were once friends are now at odds with each other. community allies are at odds in discrediting one another when there is still so much work we all need to do together. many of you are also not escaping negative consequences. i can only appreciate the turmoil you are in. long-standing relationships in jeopardy because we couldn't bridge our different perspectives. the punishment doesn't fit the crime. but even more importantly, it is causing more pain than any of us deserve. reinstate ross as our sheriff. in hopes that theo can be able to witness the power of redemption and live a life enhanced by

i didn'trc vote for ross mirkarimi.c right to have a hearing and have justice. and you have created a backlash of peoplecp&d who are against privatization who are against outsourcing, who are against turning this@dut)uv to the bankers and the billionaires. thankq%Ñ you. >> president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening. chrisi keefer. i attended the ethics commission hearing on ross mirkarimi's the four commissioners that supported the mayor's position not oneh6 represent to you their findings i think it's because they could not articulate their position which shows the murky slippery%2f slope they were on because this is politically motivated set in position leaving behind a gentrified beautified playground for thezpy7 rich. let's talk about official misconduct, the arm grab of ross mirkarimi or grab by the blue angels. whose city is this. for some of you it is the businessv(d elite and their confiscations of wealth and power. the majority here are8 justice, equality, affordability andpal@ democracy. not twitter, not fa

i've known ross for like 20 years, 15, 20 years, ross, i guess. you have to realize -- well maybe i did vote sheriff and i think if anything should happen to the man it should come back to me to decide. don't do their dirty work for them. don't do it. don't fall for the dirty tricks they're going on to make you all look bad, especially the ones that's up for reelection, and maybe of course you can't run anymore, sir. so of course the ones that's up for reelection, you have to realize how did all these agencies get these billboards up, who's funneling money where, if we want to look at the whole thing. but i'm not against -- the domestic violence thing, it's very good. but something is going on in the city, and we do need a outsider in the sheriff's office, a outsider, because they're waiting -- the other officers, the sheriff officers, i'm quite sure are waiting in line, wondering oh, good we get somebody in there that's part of us.ici and ross is an outsider even though he was on the board of supervisors and d.a.'s office but i think he would kee

he overcharged ross to beginyiam with.ur prosecutor, hoping one would stick.÷g4i"p% and yet all that he ended up being convicted of, or chose --igoÑ found guilty of is what he already pled guilty to. the fact is that there arekyÑ: powers behind the thrown. there's people like ron conway and real estate investsq2%$n investors who pull strings in this town and really who7ñn matter of evictions and manaa8q> hope you will do the right thing. i thank you for your time. good evening. >> president chiu: good[df)oÑ evening. next speaker. >> i'm rosayx= moss, resident of san francisco for many years. i've watchedr,7 the strange dem gory going on in the chronicle and the9q whipping up of the population towards some kind of lynching of ross mirkarimi for a longuÑ p time, and i have not been able to believe it. and here i am toc5oi speak to you briefly and urge you, please, all these people, i

ross i'm going to come clean.ecame my sheriff. you are the sheriff of san francisco and i'm asking you supervisors to do something!x that's difficult. you have to look at the facts in this case. i've been sitting at my%p%@g÷ omputer all afternoon and said i've got to get down here. this did not rise to the level of $eñ ethical misconduct. that's a fact. chroniclu-5lcá 65% ofxzi favor the reinstatement. as i understand sheriff hennessy had an assistant=qa sheriff who was convicted of manslaughter and still serveduqqw honorably. this is not the rye thing to do and i know this is difficult to do to stand up@j and look at the facts, vote on the facts, not from your heart, not to be funnyy:ñ or flip. this is very serious. this is an incredible, hard-working man who has aémyc beautiful wife who is a star with her own income in her own country. they haveqpao a son who may never get over the trauma of this. i am sorry. i oath. at that time you became my sheriff. please reinstate my ]cb sheriffgñcém. >> good evening. my na

the1m voters chose ross to be our sheriff.supported, s-w?( with, and still supported that you do your job tonight. let ross get to his job iaf>sq move us forward. thank you >> hello. good evening, supervisors. my name is zach marks. i've beenwjvmd shocked watches person after person voting for reinstatement. i voted for.8j mr. mirkarimi because i thought he was a wonderful supervisor and one week later was quite disappointed from what i% in the news so i feel i was somewhat tricked into voting for mr. mirkarimi. i just am shocked that people coming up here one after another q

c, ross was theóhóxrx only one n ross' job, the mayor's job, and ross was the only official to get elected and was not appointed. and election day does)2j0p nott you in office. i think -- >> president chiu: thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. next speaker. thank you very much. thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is jillian everrington. i have lived in district 5 for 30 years. during recent years when ross mirkarimi was supervisor i noticed tremendous positive change in this district, especially a huge reduction in crime, due to his very hands-on approach. he had genuine concerns for people of all types, especially the disadvantaged. i was always impressed by his communication skills and interest in neighborhood issues. additionally, by his monthly newsletter that kept us informed. altogether, a great leader. i believe ross mirkarimi has a multitude of skills to bring to his role as sheriff. academic, intellectual, years of very relevant work experience, and a strong, clear mind, to manage this extremely challenging role. i

from ross mirkarimi has been suspended with pay after he has not been proven guilty.cute someone that is not guilty. mayor ed lee has communiunion just to -- in his family, by taking away his salary. with how he take care of his family. he has done all this -- mirkarimi be proven guilty. i am asking for -- mirkarimi to be installed right away. i speaker say woman would be afraid to refer domestic violence. the truth is woman who be afraiñ to report domestic violence because -- what happened toc eliana's family because there are a lot of people who -- is not their business4anká like -- please bring --wu'z mirkarimi. thank you so much. >> president chiu: thank you. >> could i have the overhead the overhead. >> supervisor chiu: if you speak into the microphone. >> ms. riserdfú6Ñ said that the language of the charter speaks for itself.ó<1=k the mayor's open brief on page 13 -- >> president chiu: speak into the microphone. here. misconduct is defined as a definition when this is actually charter amendment. that it's a definition when it's a charter amendment. the actual

if ross mirkarimi is not removed from office after admitting abusing his wife it9]8x would definitely stop women from reporting, especially immigrant women, who already scared to ask for help. because of their immigrant status. i have a big problem,t??xy i men i've been listening to everybody saying that it was just a bruise, he just grabbed her. i have a problem with that. what do i tell my clients, go back, it was just a bruise, i have a big problem with that. i wouldn't begb4ih doing what im doing now if i told this to myw clients. so please, i urge you to remove ross mirkarimi. thank you. >> hello. my name is -- i am a domest!z violence advocate. i work with victims to report that are sometimes afraid to report. concerned that failing to hold mirkarimi responsible for his actions will have a silencing2íç effect on survivors citywide and beyond. i believe that they wouldubv beo scared to come forward, and even more so in cases where victims stay in danger, inb situation. please, i urge you to remove ross mirkarimi fromx@Ñ office as victims rights could be held in the balance. thin

thiskm+ju is not about ross miri as a person. this is about ross mirkarimi as our sheriff. sustain the charges of official misconduct. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. >> good evening. wow.wicx rspect, respect. about people with mental illness. proposition 63 isuuÑ% the mentl right here in san francisco. people with mental illness have been suffering for a long time. proposition 63 was passed to have funds available for people with mental illness. and san francisco, the money for proposition 63 is not being spent right. that money is being abused and misused. and no one is paying attention to it at all. it is billions and billions of dollars that is going without use. and this board of supervisors, it is san francisco, you guys should be the first to know about it, to hear about it, to make sure that it is being implanted right. it is not. i am a very condition siewrm and a witness -- consumer and a witness on the forefront of different organizations, the community behavior health, the the mental health association, right here in san francisco. information, get on

i think harvey milk would vote to reinstate ross?uld never conduct ak5ss witch hunt againsa former highly -- supervisor. when did an arm grab become an assault. there's big money behind thejíh( removal of mirkarimi. namely the realtors associationd interest in carrying out massyç evictions of foreclosuresùd and martial law. also ifv=n#; decide to remove m just keep in mind that the city of san francisco will!b4çl be vulnerable to huge lawsuits going forward. you understand this right? so thank you for yourohu consideration and listening to my concerns. please vote to reinstate him as vote. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you. nexta(c speakertsnkc. >> good evening, supervisors. i'm peter warfield, head of library usersÑ7fár association. we support the reinstatement of sheriff ross mirkarimi, and ask d8Ñ vote for reinstatement. we are concerned that the removal of the electe$c@ sheriff would be a dangerous precedent for all of the reasons that you've heard previously. we3jzgh also understand the hypy of the mayor in using the eth

okay, ross. >> ross says you're using this cougar defense, which is a joke. >> he is showing his wife's steamy calendar off in court, hoping to paint her as an unfit mom. >> my lawyer submitted a seven-page document. one paragraph said i was looking for annal an alternative to jail because of the relationship my daughter and my wife. >> it is all about ross trying to save his own ass. >> believe it or not, that was just the tip of the iceberg. ross says his decades-long marriage was actually great until his wife turned into a cheating, sex-obsessed party girl. >> my ex-wife, laura, and i are divorced and we are still living under the same roof. >> ross and i have been divorced about five months. we were definitely living the millionaire lifestyle, but i didn't have access to the money he made. i felt like i was one of his children. >> from 2008 to 2010, laura and i had a major break down. she was seeing this guy. >> i had one emotional affair with somebody online. rossi ventually threatened him and he was gone. we were going to mediation, i want a divorce. >> she chose to take on this p

i'm here to speak on behalf of ross mirkarimi.won't forget how supervisor mirkarimi fought hard for public safety and how he coauthored legislation. we won't forget how ross worked closely with domestic violence groups before this incident took place. we won't forget how domestic violence groups chose not to hear aliana lopez on the truth. we won't forget how they separated a family for seven months. we won't forget how the mayor intentionally used his rarely used provision of the city charter to suspend ross from his job and take him out. we won't forget how 150 women [speaker not understood] to support him. will you? please reinstate ross mirkarimi. thank you. (applause) >>> good afternoon, honorable supervisors. i want to thank you for all that you do. i am in fear of democracy. if we elect you, how do we know you will stay in office and not be sent to the ethics commission? how can you as peers and coworkers [speaker not understood]? aren't you concerned about the precedence this may cause by putting you in the glass house and

i'm not here to defend ross, specifically.ling, with the mayor, to try someone at a level of ethics, and i agree with some of the other speakers, i think we have to hold everybody to that same standard. and there are a lot of people in this city that work hard for the city, and there are a lot of people that have hidden agendas. and that's throughout the departments. and i think it bears that if you make this decision to take one person down ethically that you should look at everyone else and yourselves. and i think that's just a part of voting for your conscience and being entirely fair about this process. so none of you are here because you have a bad agenda. and i don't believe ross had any bad intentions to become sheriff. something happened in his private life, and i'm not sure whether that really supports this huge circus that has now surrounded our city, has involved you. you all look stressed out. i can't imagine being the president of the board dealing with this. but i wish you godspeed and hope you make the right dec

: ross mirkarimi arrived at his office at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. >> new day. we want to move forward. mend fences. >> reporter: his first appearance since he was suspended in march. board of supervisors put him back in the post last night. >> this could have been avoided by ross mirkarimi not having engaged in the conduct he was engaged in. >> reporter: mayor ed lee made clear the tension ahead. >> we are fulfilling our obligation to work together. >> i took the mayor seriously when he was on the stand under oath he said that can he work with me upon being reinstated and his answer was yes. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi is meeting with the interim sheriff. >> a lot of issues, reports that are coming due. work on realignment. >> reporter: and we confirmed ross mirkarimi will receive 7 months worth of back pay, separate from his salary. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and now that he has his job back he is facing a new challenge, coming up, what the district attorney is asking ross mirkarimi to do when he returns to his job. >>

. >>> embattled san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is back on the job tonight after a fight against ethic charges. ktvu's david stevenson is live where his return could be tricky. >> reporter: mayor ed lee had harsh words today as the sheriff moved to transition back into his job. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi said he was ready to reconcile with the city departments. >> it is a new day. we want to move forward, mend fences. >> reporter: mayor ed lee suspended him. the votes of four supervisors enabled ross mirkarimi to regain the job. >> i believe that they sought out an excuse for an inexcusable act that was confirmed by the criminal courts. >> reporter: mayor ed lee said there are hard feelings between his office and ross mirkarimi. >> this city requires us to work together. i will continue doing that. >> i look forward to working with the mayor, and the district attorney. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi says his experience over the last 9 months will make him a more effective sheriff for everyone. >> i want to reach out and plan to in a direct and personal way with any of the leaders o