Welcome i am in the Archives Department of labor. We are so pleased to host such a Wonderful Group and one of her favorite events. And you can do that online anytime or in the hallway today. So let me remind you of how the festival works, we will have an author speak no for 30 minutes followed by a ten minute question and answer. And then i will walk the author to sign books and you can purchase the book and meet the author and discuss the book even more. Sorry first author is sandra, she is a veteran teacher industry and, for two decades she lived abroad in the United States army germany, and a leader as International School of europe, africa and asia. She and her doctorate in history, ohio state university. Her focus on gender, African American history, and the publication of her book, glory in the spirit, how for black women took on the army in world war ii. She is active in the National Movement in the bill of rights effort to protect ohios natural resources. Her occupation, travel
Legitimacy of police as well as our entire criminal justice system. With these town halls, we work to embody the foundational tenets of what procedure justice is all about. We will release facts known to us at this time about this incident. We will try to do so in a manner that is impartial and neutral. We will answer questions from members of the public as well as members of the news media and we will listen to public feedback. Acting commander mark m will be presenting the facts of this case in a few minutes before before turning the floor over to him. However i want to emphasize that this incident is subject to multiple independent and Ongoing Investigations. As such, there may be some information we cannot release at this time either because of the release of the certain information is prohibited by law or the release of certain information could compromise an Ongoing Investigation or because certain facts have not yet been established with certainty. In other words, we are not abl
Avenue. Before proceeding, id like to announce to our viewing and listening audience that this town hall is being translated into spanish, cantonese and american sign language. Asl for members of our community who speak those languages without suggesting a premature judgment on the appropriateness of the force used in this particular incident. Todays presentation will include details from an officer involved shooting incident that ended tragically claiming the life of 41 year old ryan bluford. Id like to express my deepest condolences to mr. Bluford surviving family members for the tragedy theyve experienced in the San Francisco Police Department. We recognize that our sworn duty as Law Enforcement officers imposes no more solemn obligation on us than to honor and respect the sanctity of human life. We also know that as Police Officers, we are sometimes required to use force, including deadly force at times in the performance of our duties. We recognize, too, that officer involved shoo
And that brings us to the end of our agenda and the beginning of our summer break. Madam clerk could you read the memoryium. Meeting adjourn in the memory the following loved individuals on behalf of supervisor safai, for the late wilin dallason gardener. Behalf of entires preston and entires supervisor peskin the late chest are hartmachine. On behalf of supervisor supervisor peskin the late joyce ma nalo. William hardin. Charlie morestelar and toney bennett. We are adjourned. I am supervisor melgar. I am the supervisor for district 7. [music] i am a immigrant to San Francisco. My family came when i was 12 from el salvador during the civil war. This place gave us security, safety and an opportunity to thrive, so i love the city deeply, and as a mother of three kids who have grown up as city kids, im grateful for everything the city has to offer for people like me and families. I have been politically involved my whole life, either in government or a non profit worker and i care about t
Afternoon. Were here today for a virtual town hall regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred on wednesday, july 26, 2023, in the intersection of catalina street and fairfax avenue. Before proceeding, id like to announce to our viewing and listening audience that this town hall is being translated into spanish, cantonese and american sign language. Asl for members of our community who speak those languages without suggesting a premature judgment on the appropriateness of the force used in this particular incident. Todays presentation will include details from an officer involved shooting incident that ended tragically claiming the life of 41 year old ryan bluford. Id like to express my deepest condolences to mr. Bluford surviving family members for the tragedy theyve experienced in the San Francisco Police Department. We recognize that our sworn duty as Law Enforcement officers imposes no more solemn obligation on us than to honor and respect the sanctity of human life. We al