San Francisco Police department and executive director Paul Henderson from the department of Police Accountability. We thank you. Welcome, everyone, to our may 8th, 2024 meeting, we have some great, agenda items on calendar today that we want to get through. So with that, lets call the first item please line item one weekly officer recognition certificate presentation of an officer who has gone above and beyond in the performance of their duties. Officer andrew young, star number 2485. Healthy streets operations center. Hi. Good evening. My name is dennis hong. Im currently the sergeant assigned to the healthy streets operation center, also known as soc. I would like to extend my gratitude to chief bill scott, director Paul Henderson and the Police Commission for the opportunity to recognize the exceptional work done by the brave men and women of the san Francisco Police department. Today, it is my honor to present this award to a member of my team, officer andrew young, who epitomizes what it means to truly be a team player like myself. Officer young is also a San Francisco native, and he grew up in the sunset and the mission district. Officer young entered the department in 2015 and worked patrol at tenderloin, ingleside and central station. In 2019, he joined h soc and has been a permanent staple since. H soc is a unique unit to be in as we work closely and directly alongside with other city agencies such as the fire department, public works, department of emergency management, homelessness and supportive housing. Officer young represents the department in the most positive light. Officer young embraces a special balance of structured intervention and compassion, and has played a key role in advancing the goals of the san Francisco Police department. Officer young has helped San Franciscos most vulnerable population access the much needed services that they need, such as shelter and housing, along with treatment for those with Mental Health disorders and substance abuse, while also reconnecting individuals back with their loved ones from their home states. As i have many positive things to say about officer youngs work, dont just take my word for it here are some of the words from leaders of other city agencies that we work closely with. This is from San Francisco fire department, acting captain sean delis. Quote, officer young is an invaluable part of the asau crew. He approaches the work with professionalism, kindness and a calm manner. It is a great pleasure to have him as a part of the team, unquote. And this from department of emergency management. H soc manager david nakanishi. Quote. Officer youngs ability to engage with the most challenging individuals with compassion, understanding and patience makes them an essential member of the team. His experience and dedication to Service Makes him a natural leader. One sought out for consultation on procedures and the law. His attitude and demeanor makes him well liked by all he engages with, including people experiencing homelessness , residents, business people, fellow officers, and h soc team members. Officer young is well deserving of recognition for his example and dedication to service to the city, and im honored and privileged to work with them, unquote. The streets and sidewalks of San Francisco are much cleaner and safer thanks to officer youngs hard work and commitment to excellence. And with that, officer young, id like to present with you the Police Commission recognition award. Ill say a few words first. Yeah, please. Well, first of all, congratulations. Thank you, captain, for that great introduction. And, but please go ahead and speak. And then im going to turn it over to the chief. Well, thank you very much. Im very honored, you know, its growing up here in the city, its definitely changed over the years. And, you know, im glad to be a part of a unit where we can make, you know, such a large impact to the community that, you know, i grew up in, you know, i couldnt have done this without you know, the support of my, you know, the my teams back there as well. Im very thankful for them to show up. Hey, you know, i have my family and my, you know, girlfriend here as well. So, you know, its very nice to see all the support and, you know, its im just, you know, speechless right now. Thank you so much for the appreciation. Thank you. Chief scott. Thank you, president elias, officer young, i, your sergeant, did a remarkable job. And just expressing what you do and how you do it. And just for the public. I mean, this is not a job that is easy, its very difficult work. There are people that in really desperate need of help. And oftentimes its thankless for a lot of people, you know, who, dont think that the Police Department should even have anything to do with this type of work. But but we do play a role. And you have done that remarkably. And i know five years to be in that unit. And i think you volunteered when we first stood up this team, you were one of the early officers to, to engage in this type of work. And you still at it and youre still doing a great job. So for the entire unit, thank you all for what you do. But for your work, it really deserves this type of appreciation. And notice and thank you. Thank you all and your leadership. Sergeant thank you. Chief, officer young, i want to congratulate you and thank you for your service. I know h is actually like your sergeant said, a very unique unit because its a unit where everyone comes together. I remember when they first created h soc, and i took the tour at dem. Is that where you still stay . Right it was a very interesting and sort of novel idea at that time to break down the silos and have everyone in a centralized area where you all Work Together and it was really, i think, powerful, and the fact that youve been doing this for several years now speaks, i think, volumes because you get called out on everything. Its not just you know, like police work, whatever. You know, people imagine that to be. But i think its a lot of humanitarian things that you do there at h soc, because that was the goal of addressing the 311 calls or the calls from fire or everything else. So, its im sure every day is a unique day for you when you come to the office. So thank you. So much for your commitment to h soc and for making it, really a welloiled machine, because i remember, as i said, when it first started the idea, and now to see it come into fruition is a great thing. Second, i want to thank your family, because of their sacrifice, not only do you put your life on the line every day and come and do this work by putting on that uniform, but i think its they also, are there to support you and be there when you get home. And the things that you miss and the stress that youre under, they deal with. So a huge thank you to them as well for allowing you to do your job and being the best that you can be. A third, thank you for your team for showing up again. I think this speaks volumes to what kind of, unit the h soc is, its a very collaborative unit, and you can tell that by the fact that your team is here, i would have you introduce each of them so you can, you know, embarrass them that way. But if you dont want to, thats fine as well. Well just say welcome. And then finally, i will say that as a san franciscan native, that you are. The one important question were supposed to ask you is what high school are you into . Right i was really waiting for that because thats really the thats the test to see if you really are a native or did you go to daly city, right. No, i, i went to galileo. Okay all right. So you passed. So again, congrats, nations. Thank you for the hockey team for being here and supporting your fellow officer. And to the family with that, commissioner benedicto, thank you very much. President elias, and i want to start by thanking Sergeant Huang for that wonderful introduction and explaining to everyone what the h soc team is and what it does, i first met Sergeant Huang when i attended the active attacker training, and im pretty sure he wasnt the one that shot me with a paintball. So we wont we wont hold it against him there, but, echoing what president elias said. Congratulations, officer, and thank you for your work with h soc. It is. We talk a lot at this commission about issues with with the department and that we want more Community Policing that we want more crossagency collaboration. We want more things that look like the cross staffing of the crisis intervention teams. And h soc brings all those together. Its an example of the Community Policing. Its an example of crossagency collaboration and things, working in innovative ways, in ways that involve other agencies, but also still recognize, the Law Enforcement component. Im so glad that your family and your team is here as well. And yeah, i think the recognizing you and really the whole h soc team for the work that that group does, you know, whether its homelessness or whether its Mental Health issues or addiction. We have to recognize that Law Enforcement alone isnt enough. We have whole of Community Problems. And ive often said that whole of Community Problems require whole of community solutions. And h soc is an example of a part of a whole of community solution. And thank you so much for your work making that a reality, officer. Thank you, commissioner yi. Thank you very much. There. President cindy elias, first of all, i want to congratulate you, i guess, for all the hard work you have done, especially coming up here from the city to myself, also want to thank the sergeant for putting you forward and the team that behind you, including the officers and the family. So i know all the challenges you go through. Every i dont know all the challenges, but i know that you face many challenges day in and day. Day out. So at the end of the day, i just want to say make sure you come home safe and continue good work here in the community. Looking forward to seeing you out in the streets more. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thank you. Vice president , officer young, just just wanted to congratulate you and thank you for your service to our city, theres nothing that i that i was going to say that hasnt already been said, but just wanted to recognize the especially difficult work that h soc does, on my way to the hearing room today, i wrote up the elevator with some of your colleagues, and i actually asked them if they were the ones receiving the award today because they seemed so excited to be attending this meeting, but they said, you know, of course. No, they were just here to support their colleagues. So i think that that just goes to show how well regarded you are within your unit and the collegiality of the unit. So, its great to have you here and congratulations. Thank you. Thank you, sergeant. For members of the public who would like to make Public Comment regarding line item one, please approach the podium. And there is no Public Comment. Next item. Line item two. General. Public comment. At this time. The public is now welcome to address the commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonights agenda, but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Police Commission under Police Commission. Rules of order. During Public Comment, Neither Police nor epa personnel nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public, but may provide a brief response. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment in either of the following ways. Email the secretary of the Police Commission at sapd. Commission at sf gov. Org or written comments may be sent Us Postal Service to the Public Safety building located at 1245 third street, San Francisco, california 94158. If you would like to make Public Comment, please approach the podium. Heres my collection. Youll have to adjust it. Is it is it on there . You keep. Do you have a surprise for us . That is a. You own his. Okay. Im on. I guess, yes. Good evening. Okay, so its the first time im going to do this, and please dont let me do it again, because i dont do this. Its not my way of changing stuff, but its a necessity. So so im going to ask the mayor here what . What is the meaning intended of this here . Are you here is 49 north, not 40 900 square foot. What is the what do you intend to say here . We need an explanation. Or you cant skip it because it couldnt be completed by you. You cant approve something that big, i mean, you need to approve it. Theres no way the artist is not coming and doing this like this. So you are familiar with this . What is this . I dont know, okay, you saw it. Its enough. Good. Okay can go back here if you like. Another thing i would like to mention, i think its english. Guys. Sidewalks is for work. So you see more and more six years old on scooters. So when do you give them tickets . Its become a real problem. Its english. Sidewalk is to work for pedestrians. Look its the same. I dont want to take care of all this. I mean, but you have to do something in downtown. Its crazy. Last thing i see, i see everything there is all of a sudden, many garbages were taken away. Whats going on here, mayor . In different district is true. So it doesnt concern the police. But still i had to say it. Have a good night. We need explanations of this thing. Yeah. I want to directly address the voters of San Francisco. As i plan to do for each meeting of the Police Commission that comes to order, because weve missed three of the last four, i talked to one member of the commission. He thought me taking attendance was funny. Well, there are only window onto the Police Department, so please be there every time, particularly the mayors appointees, im going to repeat, like, a broken record, to the voters. The Police Department is broken. It does not do the job it was created to do, the reason that they do not do this is because they do not have an elected police chief. Right now, youve got a chief thats appointed by the mayor, picked by this commission, four members, the majority of whom ha ha, are, are picked by the mayor. So you get the mayors choice. There are 471,000 of you. You deserve a choice in Police Commission in the police chief choice. It might be this guy. I mean, he might run and be a completely different person if hes elected in his own right. But elect a police chief. You want foot patrols . We had foot patrols in this town a few years back. Tragically, a, several officers were killed in oakland in, a traffic stop that went bad. And, the cop there got killed, the assailant, disappeared. 100 cop cars came, but, they couldnt find the guy until one woman came up and told them where she where the guy was. And you know what she said . She said , oh, i waited till i saw a cop. I knew i knew a hundred police cars. She didnt know anyone without foot patrols. You do not know the public . Good evening. Police commissioner and police chief. My name is chris klein. Im here asking for your support and to request a referral to the District Attorney for indictments on several elected officials. First, i need to let you know that i have over 25 years of investigating high tech crimes and have previously partnered with state and federal funded task forces to include react and nc three tf here in northern california. These elected officials illegally gave out credentials to Public Health and safety systems, which has weaponized Public Health. These systems, such as one system used primarily by homelessness and supportive housing, and sherlock, used primarily by Human Service agency, can send data to a person to alter their Mental Health, their normal situational awareness, alter their ptsd, and done to force compliance on bad policies and ideas by using ultrasound to cause pain, swelling, injuries, and sometimes death. These systems are military Grade Technology and systems. Yesterday, these systems were used on a driver that caused a child and an adult to be struck and injured. That vehicle was headed for me and was approximately 45ft away before the police made an arrest of the driver with their guns drawn. These few even used the systems to illegally hack into the sfpd system rgb spectrum. Again im requesting the Police Commission and police chief to make this a priority and submit referrals for indictments on all parties involved today, i have spoken at the fire commission, the disability and aging commission, and now here at the Police Commission. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. Good evening. Chief for those who dont know me, my name is j connor b ortega. And while im not here as a candidate, i am here as a concerned San Francisco resident. As always, i want to take this time to thank the men and women of the san Francisco Police department for the incredible work they do to keep us safe from criminals by doing a job the rest of us cannot do our officers truly are the wall that keep the monsters at bay and i also want to join everyone this