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Committee forwards Mario Woods remembrance resolution amid calls for federal probe of police killings
Summary
Supervisors forwarded a resolution declaring July 22 as Mario Woods Remembrance Day and asked for greater police accountability; multiple public speakers urged an independent U.S. Department of Justice review of Mario Woods and other police‑involved deaths.
The committee voted to forward a resolution declaring July 22 as Mario Woods Remembrance Day and to register the Board's condolences to the Woods family. Sponsor Supervisor David Campos framed the resolution as symbolic recognition and as part of a broader push for meaningful police reform and accountability.
Campos said the resolution also reflects a wider concern about how the city handles police‑involved fatalities and cited other local cases such as Alex Nieto and Emil Carperes Lopez. Several public commenters, including Patrick Monette Shaw and Father Richard Smith, urged the Board to seek independent federal oversight. "I am very hopeful that the supes will pass a resolution, calling for a federal investigation of all 3 of these and perhaps other, police killings as well," Father Richard Smith said, adding that "the truth is very often in short supply" in local police accounts.
Patrick Monette Shaw praised the resolution and commended supervisors for seeking an apology and independent review. Public comment included calls to ensure transparency, to invite the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate use‑of‑force policies, and to avoid conflicts of interest where local police or prosecutors lead investigations.
Supervisor Campos moved to forward the resolution as a committee report to the full Board for consideration on January 26; the motion carried without objection.
