sonia melara. >> president breed: call item 17 too. >> clerk: [reading item 17] >> president breed: supervisor fewer? > supervisor fewer: yes, thank you very much, president breed. colleagues, i will not be able to support sonia melara or joseph marshall to be reappointed to the police commission, with all due respect i strongly feel approval of mayoral appointments only three weeks before voters cast their vote for the next mayor of san francisco is premature. i believe it's imperative we pause and allow the new mayor who will be sworn in july to weigh in on these critical decisions. the police commission is one of the most powerful commissions in the city of san francisco and we need to make sure decisions for appointment are made with careful thought and intention. in light of the unanimous decision to approve major police reforms and in light of the possible departure of our chief of police, this is simply not the time to approve these appointments. thank you. > supervisor fewer: thank you, supervisor fewer. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor fewer. seeing no other names on the roster, madam clerk, call the roll. >> clerk: safai aye. sheehy aye. stefani aye. tang aye. yee no. supervisor breed aye. supervisor cohen. no. supe

or retired seniors. >>> this morning, the san francisco police commission is effectively paralyzed after a surprising board of supervisors vote last night. the board rejected the reappointment of joseph marshal and sonia melarawithout the two, the commission has only three members which is not enough to hold meetings or make any decisions. their work includes taser use policy, doj reforms about police shootings and a search for a new police chief if bill scott gets lapd's top job. >> they've done a great job for the residents of san francisco. this is all politics and it's embarrassing for the board of supervisors to do this. >> instead of just rubber stamping and going the easy route which is what mayor farrell was proposing, i think we need to put a little more thought and energy into selecting highly motivated new candidates. >> other supervisors who rejected the reappointment say they think the new mayor should make the decisions after the june election. >>> look at this huge plume of ash. i want to get you the latest on hawaii's big island. a new burst of volcanic ash spewing from kilauea. we know overnight a new fissure opened up. that brings the total of cracks up to 20 at this point. there's a code r

joseph marshal and sonia melara. without the two, the commission has only three members which is not enough to hold meetings or make any decisions. their work includes taser use policy, doj resforms about police shoot tension and searching for a new police chief if bill scott gets lapd's top job. >> they've done a great job for the residents of san francisco. this is all politics. >> instead of rubber stamping and going the easy route which is what mayor farrell was proposing, i think we need to put a little more thought and energy into selecting highly motivated new candidates. >> other supervisors who rejected the reappointment says they think the new mayor should make those decisions after the june election. >>> a big break in an identity theft ring that victimized almost 30 people in the south bay. a stolen credit card used at this hilton garden inn in cupertino helped crack the case. officers arrested five people. they say the suspects had stolen credit cards, checkbooks, electronic card readers and meth. investigators san jose they'll contact all the victims they know about. >>> happening today, 15 california off