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supervisor campos: the last thing i would say, speaking as someone who previously served on the police commission, in the last few years the police commission has undertaken many changes within the police department, a lot of innovation, a lot of things that allow this department to be the best department possible, to think outside the box. i hope that going forward we are also going to select someone who is going to continue those efforts, because it is important for us to make sure that as a department will continue to move forward. president mazzucco: in response to that, we have ...

neighborhood, we need the police. but the police also need us. thank you so much. [applause] supervisor campos: if i may ask the next youth to please come forward. again, if you can bundle your testimony so we move the hearing quickly, thank you very much. do not be nervous. if you can speak into the microphone, raise the mike. thank you. >> my name is nicky hatfield. i am part of the justice program and the neighborhood center. this is what i think community policing should be in our neighborhoods. police should take the initiative to break-barriers. i think it is sometimes an us an...

strategies. i just thought i should clarify that. president mazzucco: thank you. i have in my prior employment worked as a prosecutor here. we have one of the most talented police departments i have ever seen. i compare our officers to federal agents i have worked with. there is a lot of talent. the reverse. different education backgrounds. it was tough to make a decision about who we were going to interview. but we had the baseline of 10 years of significant command experience. we have taken that seriously. effect came up. the san francisco police department is different than a lot ...

helping us youth and the community members. supervisor campos: next speaker. >> good evening, board of supervisors and community. my name is michaela. i am 16. i am coordinator in training. i have researched community policing on the internet, and it is a particular area that is being watched by the same policemen so they can be comfortable with the residence. that is a way of reducing crime and violence in that neighborhood. yet i do not see it in a lot of neighborhoods, especially mine. it would be nice if some policemen would be friendlier toward youth. this would help our communi...