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
So i have appreciated how the system has worked. It is not perfect, but i know that better communication and really, coordination with both of the endties of the police and the Entertainment Commission has been very successful in the Richmond District i feel. Why dont we, unless we have anything else. Why dont we turn it over to the Entertainment Commission staff. Thank you, supervisors. I think that we are still in good morning, josyln cain and i handed out a lot of memo and a lot of what is in here is said and i am pleased to present the fifth report to the board of supervisors on this subject of entertainment issues of Public Safety in San Francisco. As president chiu mentioned this process began if 2009 and we reported through 2010, and then, in 11, and 12 did not, have not been back. And so, that is why the numbers and the memo that you have got in front of you basically limited to 11 and 12 and up to date through 13. And just the context we did basically give you some raw numbers
We are trying to rectify it in the 1060 session and they feel compelled to grant the permits after the Police Department gets up there and explains the different issues and the supporting documentation and it seems to be a disservice to the public. And so we are working on that. And so that point, i will have our deputy chief loftus discuss that more. But all in all, i am, i have a regular daily conference with either vaj or josyln and i believe that we are on top of all of the issues that come up. Broad way, as you know has been an issue, in the last three or four months, and because we took immediate action from director cain and we shut down one of the places on an emergency 72hour suspension that place never reopened and i believe that reduced our problems significantly. And so we are mainly when we go out, we are concentrating on polk street corridor and the union street and the broad way street geary street and 16th street corridor. Could i ask you a question. What exactly, you s
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