. >> if you give your name to sergeant yamaguchi, we'll figure out who you need to talk to and broker that. >> ok. you also need to consider this is one of the reasons why the people in my community will not talk to the police. have a blessed day. >> thank you, ma'am. next speaker. good evening, sir. >> good evening, everyone. as i understand, my name is shawn myers, i'm here with my wife, sarah meyers. >> mr. meyers, speak into -- this is general comment regarding the police department. i know you're here for another matter and are free to talk about any matter. >> that was it. >> we recognized you. thank you, sir. any other general public comments? yes, ma'am. >> thank you. i'd like to thank the commission for allowing me to speak this evening. i had just a couple of questions and i understand that you're not obliged to answer me. i recently had to file a complaint with o.c.c. against a nsfpd officer. i had learned this officer who harassed and intimidated me had a record of violence. there was an earlier incident in which he beat a suspect who had already been detained so severely

many nonprofits and being there for every important fundraiser like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchis dreaming foundation and being part of the osaka sister city association, founder member of course, and asian-american journalist association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what they do every day. and i remember a very unique story. as i was a first-year law student at berkeley, jan was covering this whole issue about affirm active action and whether or not asian americans were still going to be part of affirmative action in the law school admissions. after i had been successful in passing my first semester of my required law school, i was out with the asian law caucus and other asian lawyers and asian law students protesting the admissions criteria, the elimination of agents from the admissions criter

. >> kristi yamaguchi was there. >> it was good times. >> nobody saw you for 15 hours afterwards. >>to me, she said, what is the origin of the name? >> she did not! >> and i said, i believe robertson is scottish. >> what is the origin of barenaked ladies? >> it just made us laugh. we were 18 years old. >> that's all you think about when you're 18. >> that's all you think about when you're ages 13 to -- well i'm 40 and i haven't stopped thinking about it. >> we called you and you've got some of your band members here and others are on vacation. you guys are going to do a unique version, an awe koustic version. >> we call it "the today show" version. >> which means what, exactly? >> it will be available on our upcoming hits release, as such. we're going to do it stripped down and acoustic. it's fun to play like that. >> so the passion is still there for you, right? after two decades, anything gets tired. it doesn't seem to be for you. >> my job is to entertain people. and you know that. i play music. and i sing songs and i love what i do. >> even when you're not in the mood, you get ou