marks and halloran, vice president san francisco police officers association. i wanted to address comments made here before this commission last wednesday from the director of san francisco open government. mr. harte made several disparaging remarks regarding two members of the san francisco police officers association. mr. harte's claim that inspector miranda misrepresented a case to the deputy city attorney and that sergeant goss portrayed himself as arrogant and hostile. i'm here to set the record straight. inspector miranda has served 31 years in this department and is coming up on retirement. he has worked 17 years in the field operation bureau, in investigations he's worked juvenile, special investigations division, missing persons, and currently while facing retirement in the next four months, he has been asked by this administration to go back to special investigations to handle a very sensitive case.

miss salazar worked in close collaboration with the san francisco police association to educate the officers about medation. she spoke with numerous organizations about implementing programs, including the kansas city office of community complaints, the sarastota florida police panel and the austin, texas police monitor. >> the occ website has been an area of attention during my five-year tenure and with the diligent work of information technology and business analyst chris, was significantly improved our website. and continues to be a vital, out reach tool for us. and we have posted on the website, commonly asked questions and answers about the occs and we have a calendar of public out reach activity and our annual and quarterly reports to the police commission, our community out reach plan, informational prosures in english, and other languages. and our medation brochure in the top five targeted languages. the police commission hearing notice and 40 locations through san francisco where occ complaint forms can be obtained. for several years budgetary constraints have gotten in the way of o

. >> cheryl: joining me right now, from the san francisco police officers association. recent shootings are just horrifying to so many of us and i know you, as well. it's your business to protect people. what are your thoughts? >> i think sandy hook was more powerful effect because of the children and the young children. i've been a cop for 35 years. i've seen the devastation that weapons cause, that guns cause. i've seen children die. people don't understand, one when one life is taken, it affects hundreds of other lives for the rest of their lives. gun violence is reaching epidemic proportions in this country. the combination of mental health issues and people with mental health issues getting their hands on weapons, it's an epidemic. >> there is a lot of talk. we saw what was going on in marin county and some counties have gun buy-back problems and discussions about assault weapons, is that going to make a difference? >> any time we can get a gun off the street, it's one less gun to do potential violence. if the country wants to get serious about this, i think it's a

san francisco police department. the asian police officers association and the district attorney's office. they hope to distribute 1,000 of these bags in the coming days. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as many as 1 million people are expected to attend tomorrow's chinese new year parade in san francisco. and that could mean gridlock on city streets as paradegoers make their way to the rout. there will also be street closures. officials as always advise you to take public transportation. >>> the fda has approved the first of its kind breast cancer drug. the drug consila combines drugs. the cocktail combination remains intact until it delivers a potent cancer fighting drug to the cancer cell. there are no side effects such as hair loss, nausea or vomiting. >>> marco rubio abruptly resigned this morning. this means the democrats don't have the 2/3 majority needed to pass tax changes or override vetoes. however the loss is expected to only be temporary. special elections are being held next month in two districts previously represented by democrats an

san francisco police say this is just a reminder protecting officer's personal information is critical. the president of the police officers association says dorner's actions are not the norm, officers over the bay area face retaliation. >> we have two cases going on right now where we have full-time protection for two cops threatened by gang members. so this does happen. >> dorner's police and military training of course giving him a tactical edge in this chase. he knows the strategy police are using trying to hunt him down and he has no intention of surviving. that is forcing police right now to rethink their operations. we'll of course continue covering the story all morning long. coming up at 5:30, the direct connection between this case and a man consulting the oakland police department. the threat dorner made aimed at former l.a. police chief bill bratton. >>> this morning the east coast is bracing for one of its strongest storms in years as some areas could see up to two feet of snow by tomorrow. ripple effect is being felt here in the bay area. dozens of flights to new york and boston are now canceled. "today in the bay's" chr

san francisco. and not just what we are presently doing. but building for the future. and in working for the chief and the police officers association.e have already established a six-year hiring plan. many cities across the country haven't figured out how to do that. we have did so. this january i was so proud to see 43 additional officers graduate from the police academy. how long ago have we seen that happen. we are investing in you, the police department. because we know that if we have a successful police department, one that is growing, and one that incurs faith and confidence from residents and friends and businesses. we will be that much more successful. it's my personal pleasure to join you today. i have a couple of officers i get to pin. they have sacrificed their time working with me on the security detail. they had get used to some weird things i had to do. whether it was eating chinese food and cheese cake at the same time. or trying to handle the very high levels of meetings i was required to attend. they were very forthright in their jobs and duties. and i have yet to get the pie in the face. you got to history for tha

associated with a tenant. a man look folk his brother said he discovered the bodies at 3: 3:15. cornell bernard will have a live report in 30 minutes. >> san francisco police are investigating a shooting in the tenderloin district. it happened around 8:00 last night. a 37-year-old man was shot several times in his torso. he was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive. no word from police on any suspects or a mettive for the -- motive. >> the man accused shooting a morgan hill teen will enter a plea in court to murder and kidnapping in the disappearance of the teen. he was arrested last may on charges of murdering the 15-year-old although her body has never been found. she vanished on the way to school on march 15. he may enter a plea on charges of attempted kidnapping for attacking three other when in twine. >> palo alto police are searching for a man who tried to grab an 11-year-old riding her bicycle. it happened on monday night. the girl was 10' from the man when he tried to grab her. she screamed and peddled faster. here is a stretch, described as caucasian, in his 30's, 6', weighing 150 pounds with light colored hail and balding or receding

associated with marijuana. they don't think that the general public is in any danger. >> in sonoma county, ann notarangelo, thank you. >>> san francisco police may be closer than ever to closing the kevin collins case. tonight they have named a person of interest in the decades old disappearance of the 10-year-old boy. kpix 5 reporter phil matier tells us investigators suspected him from the start. >> reporter: but he proved to be a very elusive character even though his history would have put him in the spotlight from the beginning. >> reporter: at the time he was known as wayne jackson but the man in the spotlight now for the abduction of kevin collins 30 years ago went by many names before dying of natural causes in the sunset in san francisco in 2008. >> this case is a case that haunts the san rancisco police department and the city and has pretty much throughout the entire careers of everybody that's standing here. >> reporter: a fresh look at the crime by the cold case unit let to the searched of his old haight district home last week where jackson and his roommate lived just blocks away from where 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared