Approach is changing and my understanding and my experience with the Entertainment Industry is that when there are legitimate concerns and issues that they are willing to work with the Police Department and hope that Going Forward that the Police Department is going to work with them there really is a twoway street and i think that this venue provides an opportunity for us to have that discussion. I think that at times, the way in which we have talked about this, has been tooone sided and the focus has been so much on the negative and not enough recognition of the positives and the fact is that the vast majority of businesses that do this kind of work are responsible. And want to do the right thing and they are in fact doing the right thing as well. Supervisor mar . Thank you. I will be brief. I think that this is a great hearing, im looking forward to hearing both from the Entertainment Commission and the police on how they are working together to keep our merchant areas, especially t
Majority of businesses that do this kind of work are responsible. And want to do the right thing and they are in fact doing the right thing as well. Supervisor mar . Thank you. I will be brief. I think that this is a great hearing, im looking forward to hearing both from the Entertainment Commission and the police on how they are working together to keep our merchant areas, especially those with late Night Entertainment safe. I know in my district, since the old days on geary and a lot of partying and different incidents i have not seen the incidents from the past but i know that the former rocket room was one place where there were a number of incidents and i appreciated not only the Richmond Police station and also the staff of the Entertainment Commission for really encouraging Effective Security and good communication with the club owners and the residents as well. So i have appreciated how the system has worked. It is not perfect, but i know that better communication and really, c
Entertainment industry, you had less or more cooperation with the industry. And at times, i certainly felt that the Police Department was not doing enough to cooperate with the Entertainment Industry and my hope is that that approach is changing and my understanding and my experience with the Entertainment Industry is that when there are legitimate concerns and issues that they are willing to work with the Police Department and hope that Going Forward that the Police Department is going to work with them there really is a twoway street and i think that this venue provides an opportunity for us to have that discussion. I think that at times, the way in which we have talked about this, has been tooone sided and the focus has been so much on the negative and not enough recognition of the positives and the fact is that the vast majority of businesses that do this kind of work are responsible. And want to do the right thing and they are in fact doing the right thing as well. Supervisor mar
That broad perspective, front and center, thank you. Thank you, supervisors and i know that we are going to hear from folks. I do want to make couple of comments and i think that it is important for us to have some hearing and to continue to monitor what is happening in terms of violence relating to the Entertainment Industry. And i have to say though that i do think that this is one of those issues where maybe some of us have a different perspective and a different opinion and i actually believe that while indeed there are examples in every district where things happen and things go wrong, i dont think that they are limited only to the Entertainment Industry, and to night life. I think that the reality is that just about every business there is the possibility of something going wrong and an incident leading to violence, and my own personal view is that some of the concerns in terms of linking violence to the Entertainment Industry and to night life, in particular, in my estimation ha