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The comments matter because petitioners said Rose Pak had discriminated against Falun Gong practitioners, and they characterized outside pressure, including from the Chinese consulate, as a factor in local parade and naming decisions. Speakers asked the board to send a joint letter to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce urging independence from foreign-government influence and to support including Falun Gong groups in the Chinese New Year parade.

Bo Chin, who identified himself as a San Francisco resident and Falun Gong practitioner, said the practice is founded on principles he summarized as “truth, compassion, and tolerance,” and urged supervisors to consider the perspectives of Falun Gong adherents when deciding on the station name. Other speakers — including Li Yang, Hong Zhang, Chris Kitsy and others — described personal health benefits they said they experienced from practicing Falun Gong and accused the Chinese Communist Party and local consular influence of pressuring parade organizers and community institutions.

One public commenter urged the Board to \"write a joint letter to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and urge them to make a simple but very important decision. Keep the foreign government's interference out of our city's decision making process and keep Falun Gong as part of our community.\" That appeal was voiced repeatedly in different forms by several speakers.

Speakers said Falun Gong groups have been welcomed in many U.S. parades and that only a few local events — they cited the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade and the Japantown Cherry Blossom Parade — had excluded the group. Several practitioners described successful participation in other local events, including a recent Veterans Day parade.

Board members did not take a formal vote during the public-comment period. The request to send a joint letter to parade organizers and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was presented as a public appeal rather than as a formal board motion to be acted on at the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sanfrancisco Government tv - 147919680011/15/16 - Apr 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Multiple Falun Gong practitioners addressed the Board during public comment, asking supervisors to oppose alleged interference from the Chinese consulate and to support allowing Falun Gong participation in community events and naming discussions for Chinatown Central Subway station.","taxTitle","San Francisco County, California","taxId",2862,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596459,"Multiple public commenters accuse SFPD officers of repeated misconduct, urge independent investigations",7552,1533000,9085000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3006157-e517dcf8a2a65f0422a8168fbf337257&start=1533&end=9085","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3006157-e517dcf8a2a65f0422a8168fbf337257/thumbnail_1533000.jpg","/articles/6596459/San-Francisco-County/California/Multiple-public-commenters-accuse-SFPD-officers-of-repeated-misconduct-urge-independent-investigations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596459-c35d773aa19e0e48e43950952d1cde21/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946642&Signature=UjgKZ9N-BOWVRUhozZZa29a0s~hAZaUrPuJkPFP-j3wMNanrYLEDgSUdzKC~VRE4IPqessKwCRFbkS9v-AqWEGbbY2a-HV7dyFnBoQTZ-Adrc9jIuzXJoYx7jkdwnd1L9bJxs4iTokAZyTSDQqQUK5UgeyW7zdnHkaUu3oEdpKcDETcfAKLKd7lmhXRYVDZbKHNCmESmCKKiMHBjqG0qG8VCCfUS3DR5mkUZ9TEtal3RDoGqUzmzKIPHB13UtUyqht4atgXiavb2EIem4CFo88oY8ghasP~BbXl8fGZAF0cLh48ZFwDiIRNNh8CsqzHhMwvVYjNPesXuqcS0XOoyTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A string of public commenters at a joint meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Police Commission accused specific San Francisco Police Department officers of repeated misconduct, cited civil suits and Office of Citizen Complaints activity, and urged expanded independent investigations and accountability.

The claims drew sustained public attention because multiple speakers described similar types of encounters — from alleged on-street harassment and excessive force to a protester dragged by hair — and said repeated complaints and civil litigation had not produced disciplinary outcomes they considered adequate.

David Carlos Oliveri, identifying himself as with San Franciscans for Police Accountability, told the hearing he was \"shocked\" that an officer who had been accused of brutality remained in a leadership role within the department’s union. \"I'm not sure how the commission could possibly work with somebody like this who has a record himself of violence,\" Oliveri said, referring to allegations about an officer described in testimony as the partner of the Police Officers Association vice president.

Multiple speakers named Officer Joshua Cabillo (transcript spelling varies) and Sergeant Anthony \"Tony\" Montoya. Commenters described a set of incidents they said showed a pattern: a 15-year-old killed in South San Francisco connected in speakers' accounts to the same officer; long histories of complaints, mediation outcomes they characterized as inadequate, and civil settlements. One commenter said a protester was dragged by the hair and suffered bruises; another described multiple personal encounters that resulted in a complaint that the speaker said was mediated with no finding against the officer.

Speakers repeatedly criticized the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC), now called the Department of Police Accountability, for what they described as limited follow-through and for a system that leaves early investigative work with SFPD. A public commenter paraphrased an OCC investigator as telling them the department would not investigate patterns across complaints because \"that would not be fair,\" and that only the chief could look for patterns through internal early-intervention systems.

Several speakers urged the DA’s office to staff a fully independent investigations unit and for the Board and commission to press for resources. Interim Chief Tony Chaplin and Captain Michael Conley said the mayor funded positions for an independent investigations bureau at the district attorney’s office and that the DA had posted job announcements and was interviewing candidates; Chaplin said a memorandum of understanding between the department and the DA was in its final phases.

Commenters also raised the Police Officers Association’s role. Several said the union’s political spending and public statements have hampered reforms; others said the union can be a constructive stakeholder but needs to align with contemporary policy changes. Supervisor Aaron Peskin (referred to in the meeting as Supervisor Peskin) and Commission President Susie Loftus discussed the difficulties of balancing union representation and systemic reform.

Speakers requested concrete changes: more vigorous record-keeping of complaints, the use of external audits of departmental data, expedited timelines for disciplinary policy updates and more public reporting about OCC findings. Several community members said they had filed OCC complaints and civil suits; some described expensive towing or lost property as a collateral harm of contested enforcement actions. The meeting's public-comment period included representation from San Franciscans for Police Accountability, residents who described personal encounters, and community organizations that support victims of police misconduct.

Police command staff reiterated their commitment to better data collection and to working with the DA and the Department of Police Accountability on investigations. The hearing produced no formal disciplinary actions; speakers and supervisors said they would continue to press for independent investigatory capacity and faster policy work.","During a joint Board of Supervisors/Police Commission hearing, many speakers alleged a pattern of abusive conduct by officers they named, asked the city to strengthen independent investigation capacity and questioned the Police Officers Association's influence.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596464,"San Francisco leaders present integrated plan to implement DOJ police recommendations",8097,3173000,11270000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3006157-e517dcf8a2a65f0422a8168fbf337257&start=3173&end=11270","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3006157-e517dcf8a2a65f0422a8168fbf337257/thumbnail_3173000.jpg","/articles/6596464/San-Francisco-County/California/San-Francisco-leaders-present-integrated-plan-to-implement-DOJ-police-recommendations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596464-37efc16697ec7aec2d9fb8786a3cbab7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946642&Signature=CvEFFueF~TpPi47WSwc4GmmRYCtVV-Vxiyzj3qm8h4sQJcYbcG4GU7JfS591fDajYgERSqtq-INykQkSN8lWtFrsRtxhwGaq5M-eIY-zlIBpoSROuqGHZ3ICpf7fM5tm35Tvbbw2lIRxT~1zeBBj4lFQebkCrlJ098-fB1bmFvYOQ8pxpFyG4nk2Zk5RPYjiI-YVcyK4lKwyywndEdz~OYUdegmJO9Vm0AmeR0AgQgmUY6-2ve6bNYJ05xXPDwYCjrWFumsW~d38GE73Eap5ceG2W4c9-gXraQw36~LTNIDmq743blXotjN8Gt4pjZuOj88UXD4pswNJ80mRLQRqsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During a joint meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the San Francisco Police Commission, city officials described a structured plan to implement recommendations from the U.S. Department of Justice and several local reviews of San Francisco Police Department practices.

The plan matters because the DOJ assessment, the Blue Ribbon Panel and other reviews together generated hundreds of recommendations — officials say the combined set totals about 479 recommendations — and the city outlined how it intends to prioritize and verify work to rebuild public trust.

Diana Oliva Arroche, director of violence prevention services in the mayor’s office, told the hearing the DOJ’s collaborative assessment produced “94 findings, 272 recommendations” and that Mayor Ed Lee accepted and pledged to implement every recommendation. Interim Chief Tony Chaplin and Captain Michael Conley (Connolly) of SFPD’s Professional Standards and Principal Policing Bureau described a project-management approach to do that work.

Captain Conley said the department created an “integrated matrix” that groups all recommendations into the DOJ’s five objective areas and assigns each a bureau executive sponsor, a project manager and reporting timelines. He said about 44 recommendations were classified as high priority and had been assigned to executive sponsors within about 10 days of the report’s public release, with status updates expected within roughly three weeks. Conley said a verification package will require executive sign-off and final approval by the chief and the mayor’s office when an item is completed.

Officials highlighted several near-term operational moves. Diana Oliva Arroche and Captain Conley said the department has deployed body-worn cameras to district stations, with nine of 10 district stations reported fully outfitted \"at the end of this week\" and a plan to train and equip support units in January 2017. Conley confirmed all recruits receive crisis intervention team (CIT) training and said SFPD is expanding CIT, hostage negotiation and de-escalation training that emphasizes “time, distance and barriers.” He cited a series of recent incidents in which officers contained subjects and relied on negotiators and crisis teams to resolve situations without loss of life.

Conley described an SFPD smartphone application that city staff said is being piloted to capture standardized demographic and use-of-force data. He said Southern Station was the first beta deployment and called early results “phenomenal.” The department plans to work with academic partners to analyze the data; officials said the procurement process (RFP) for that partnership had not been finalized and no release date was given.

Several supervisors and commissioners pressed for specifics: how culture change will be measured, how the department will ensure rapid policy changes and how soon outside analysis of policing data will begin. Supervisor Jane Cohen (referred to in the meeting transcript as Supervisor Cohen) urged a fast timeline and asked that the city move within “30 to 60 days” to secure an analyst or team to help interpret collected data.

Captain Conley said the mayor had issued letters requiring city departments to assist SFPD implementation and described a multi-step execution flow: task assignment to working groups, planning and research with internal and external stakeholders, a professional-standards review, and chief-level sign-off before matters reach the commission. He said the department is continuing collaboration with DOJ staff and community partners to refine priorities.

The hearing included requests from community representatives for additional transparency and faster action on verified problem areas. Several speakers asked the city to prioritize independent investigation capacity and to ensure data collection is timely and auditable. Chief Chaplin said the city has funded positions for an independent investigations unit at the district attorney’s office and that the mayor and DA were finalizing a memorandum of understanding; he said the DA's office had begun hiring for the unit.

City officials declined to give an exact date for when all recommendations would be completed but reiterated the new project-management and verification steps as the mechanism for tracking progress. The Board and Commission scheduled additional oversight hearings and asked staff to provide interim status reports.","City officials told a joint session of the Board of Supervisors and Police Commission that they have organized an implementation matrix to act on the Department of Justice assessment and related reviews, and outlined near-term steps on data collection, training and body-worn cameras.","actionData","errors"]

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Falun Gong practitioners urge supervisors to resist outside pressure in Chinatown station naming

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