here on the fourth floor of city hall and that powerpoint presentation is just getting underway. those officers are talking about what this city is doing right and san francisco considers methods to be the gold standard. the first focus is, are we doing everything we can to teacher officers what they can do to avoid the use of force at all? reporter: they are learning how methods trains its officers and the move comes after a series of incidents where officers killed or injured mentally ill people. mental illness is still a library for me as to how many people are mentally ill in the streets and how we interact with them. reporter: the police chief is looking into more training and less lethal equipment like stun guns which he says could save lives and reduce injuries. i do not want it to be the mistake that taser s will to speak used on mentally ill people. that is not the case. reporter: they are also urging the police and chief to adapt training similar to that