More rain before christmas, you want to have our free weather app. That way you can track the weather even when we are not on the air. Mark breaking news two people shot in a boston neighborhood. Vanessa this happening on Center Street in jamaica plains. John is there live. What can you tell us . Reporter right now melissa or vanessa i can tell you inside this housing complex, those two member were shot. Boston police still on the scene right now, this taking place around 3 30 inside the apartment building. Police swarmed the area around 277 Center Street after a report of shots fired and the victims inside the building. Investigators found mu tim casings in that building. The two victims we are told one a man in his 30s, the other a man in his 40s were taken to a local hospital. One hit in the shoulder, the other in the thigh. Saying where and when this happened is concerning. We are going to be canvassing. We are going to canvas the area for witnesses, but its troubling. Its still br
Ballot measure when it goes before vote es. I thought long and hard about it, but im concerned about how this ballot measure attacks some of the low income communities without a clear direction of how these monies are going to be specifically used for these particular community. By distributing them through the various departments theres no clear oversight or accountability and nothing that makes it clear to me that anything is going to change so today i wont be supporting it and i will appreciate the comments of all of my colleagues here. I realize there are fact or data, theres information, theres a lot thats out there. Not everywhere opposed to this bat lol measure is associated with the Beverage Industry and i want to make that cheer because i feel as if this is being forced down peoples throats and was that, like, a pun or something . [laughter] but ultimately i think that already better ways in order to address this problem. Had it before for sugar in general i would be more open
Presentation to the public so i understand the process. We dont have that well hopefully not have those. I know what is strike and ive been up here for a long time i dont think the people understand the length of time its for investigation the disclaimer various from or varies from case by case which what is striking the da investigation could take up to two years old thats what it is im just saying. I dont mean to interrupt for us thats our kind of third party is would not behove us the closure of the investigation is it do not upon the finding so it is the length of time i think is involved here and probably frustrating the nature of the investigations so maybe reiterating how all the parties involved but the time a completed investigation to 2012 it takes you know and we close the gape know we close the gap since i started here it used to take more time were always trying to do it but we want to process to be thorough as possible so like i supervisor i was surprised what all the par
Is really important for the buy in that the internal affairs is not involved with the unit we need to have the officers confront with the things on their side. I understand i mean from a i understand that the investigators california, not involved but from a privacy prospective id like rather not. Their tracking inlands and milestones and things like that and following up and i have talked to them about i dont get into the specifics but talked to them about followup with folks and that detract that. Commissioner melara that is our work this commission has mandated through the department we realize weve learned through oppression for example p d doesnt kick into for 90 days on watch for the initial period thats been monitored the commission asked for that. Commissioner the od other thing dealing with the cloud the more education it is what the process is by having a fixed process and the blue process carved that was prepared by roll call train a bio monthly class two day class for offic
Suhr and members of the public last week the attended mayor Ed Lee Press Conference on the fund of Pedestrian Safety initiative to provide beams for the Police Department and Additional Academy plaza classes will also grant occ additional positions if approved by points board of supervisors for the 20152016 budget the occ will have 0. 255 position one journey investigator and one attorney and one Information Technology technician assistant a 2 position to increase an attorney Port Commission to full fully funded position i appreciate the mayors approving the occs request as well as the budget director kate howard for understanding the occs staffing challenge id like to thank commissioner president loftus and the Police Commission for helping to move the request forward and lecture i was advised by the Budget Office that the occ could fill one of the vacant investigator positions the occ has been struggle with the 300,000 debt adjustment and attraction fork that prevents it from hire a