NEWSLETTER FEB. 6TH, 2013

NEWSLETTER FEB. 6TH, 2013

Thursday, October 25, 2012

MINUTES, 10-18-12 - Public Safety Committee (Supervisor Olague's Office)

Public Safety Committee Meeting 

MINUTES – October 18, 2012

(Meeting with Supervisor Christina Olague’s Office)

Hosted by the Fillmore Neighborhood Association

City Officials Present:
  • Dominica Henderson, Legislative Aide of Supervisors Olague’s Office
Probation Department

Northern Police Station

Action Items:

a. Schedule Meeting with DCYF and Director of Violence Prevention at the Mayor’s Office to find out more about the Theory of Change, Circle of Care, Local Action Plan and the Mayor’s Interrupt, Predict and Organize initiative. 

General Meeting Discussion:
  1. The Mayor’s Office announced on 10/10/12 Diana Oliva-Aroche as Director of Violence Prevention Services
  2. San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council - Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan:
  3. DCYF’s Theory of Change and the “Circle of Care” Model:
  4. DCYF’s Next Steps for Violence Prevention:
  5. DCYF’s Conclusion on Violence:
  6. Other Meeting Notes:
General Meeting Discussion

1) The Mayor’s Office announced on 10/10/12 Diana Oliva-Aroche as Director of Violence Prevention Services:

Diana Oliva-Aroche will organize the community and City agencies in the Mayor’s Interrupt, Predict & Organize (IPO) initiative for the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families (DCYF). 

2) San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council - Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan: 

In 2007, San Francisco completed a local Violence Prevention Plan that outlines a comprehensive and strategic approach to juvenile and criminal justice efforts. In addition to focusing on the needs of youth 18 and under, the plan underscored the needs of at-risk transitioning youth (ages 18-25) who often face obstacles that make them vulnerable to entry or reentry into the criminal justice system. As such, the plan acknowledges San Francisco’s responsibility to create strategies and safety nets for transitioning youth. 

3) DCYF’s Theory of Change and the “Circle of Care” Model:   

DCYF’s Violence Prevention and Intervention “theory of change” will inform the plan’s funding framework. The theory of change shows the series of changes that lead to the desired outcome, and includes changes that are difficult to measure. The theory of change underlies all DCYF’s violence prevention and intervention work. Figure 1 outlines the stages of the theory of change. 

4) DCYF’s Next Steps for Violence Prevention:   

DCYF will next work with the Mayor’s office and current partners (including DCYF) on developing a fully revised, citywide Violence Prevention Plan targeted towards all residents and visitors in San Francisco. This third phase of the revision process should incorporate the work and expertise of City planning councils such as the Family Violence Council and the Reentry Council. Building a Plan that uses other City strategic plans and reports will help increase coordination, and ensure that each City agency builds on its core content expertise and community connections. 

5) DCYF’s Conclusion on Violence: 

Youth and young adults, particularly those from communities of color and low income communities, are disproportionately affected by violence in San Francisco. Young people between the ages of 10 and 25 years old may experience a range of adverse consequences as a result of experiencing or participating in violence. This plan endeavors to interrupt the cycle of violence and increase coordination among agencies that fund violence prevention work in San Francisco. 

6) Other Meeting Notes: 

There is desire for visible among Police Officers.  Very few beat cops now.  Beat cops and community policing got violence down.

There are specific police at housing sites through community policing;

Public to work with the Police Chief;

Police are response;

Police are expected to do a lot

The Community Response Network (CRN) is prevention and response;

Who is plan coming from?

Develop relationships between residents, CBOs and Police Stations to help people feel safe, but also safe from police harassment.

There are a lot of I Phone Thefts. 

Monday, October 15, 2012

MINUTES, 10-04-12 - Public Safety Committee (w

Public Safety Committee 

MINUTES – October 4, 2012  

(Meeting with Northern Police Station and DA) 

Hosted by the Fillmore Neighborhood Association 

Special Thanks to Captain Ann Mannix of Northern Station 

City Official Present: 
  • Northern Police Station
General Meeting Discussion: 
  1. No SFPD Plan Specific for Community Violence in Fillmore
  2. Critical Incident
  3. Individual Police Stations
  4. Challenges:
  5. Possible Next Steps
1) No SFPD Plan Specific for Community Violence in Fillmore 

While Northern Station has engaged, partnered with and supported many community organizations, activities and leaders to help empower the community to address the violence, there is no particular plan for community violence in effect by the SFPD, the Mayor’s Office or civilian groups.   

Safety Plans Come from Downtown

We do have plans for Natural Disaster, Riot, Protests and Presidential visits. 

Response is Police Station, SFPD, City and then National Guard. 

There are two civilian programs to assist during a natural disaster where there will not be enough police:

ALERT - Train people how to do traffic control, set up make-shift shelters, moving people from one area to another.

NERT – Disaster preparedness. 

Tues and Thursday is vice night.  

Each station identifies hot spots. 

Violence moves from different areas of City.  A lot of murders Ingleside but haven’t heard nothing in the Bayview. 

Who is the big dog.  Then they go after the group. 

If the get the big fist, they go back after the little fish.

The chief can reallocate resources.  Stations send officers to another station. 

Every City Workers have a disaster card with a priority status

Police Response - 2 LT, 1 Sg. and 12 Officers

2) Critical Incident

All on duty officer must be here in 15 minutes. 

Regular cops to set up a perimeter.  Isolate.  Then we wait for our tactical team. 

Active Shooter.  Diamond up and Diamond go in

3) Individual Police Stations

Own gas pumps and generator. 

During natural disasters people are going to come. 

Patrols

3 shifts (A) 6am-6pm; (B) 6pm-6am and (C) swing shift

Extra ammunition/ armory

4) Challenges:

Many people don’t feel safe to do anything in the neighborhood

Young people and seniors can’t walk around the neighborhood. 

No jobs. 

Half is going to be incarcerated because they are hard headed. 

Parents need to quite being in denial. Also, School is not priority for young people.

Shootings across from Police Station is a telling statement.

The police don’t see the outrage from community regarding the violence.

Closing out rest of population to Ella Hill Hutch. 

Uninformed people will panic during a natural disaster. 

A lot of these young brothers got to grow up to understand the funk. 

Hot spots to hot. 

5) Possible Next Steps:

We need young people to come to meeting. 

We need women to work with young ladies.  

Identify resources out there.

Create incentives for young people to go to school. 

Assist individuals in the trade union get placed.

Create Jobs, Job Readiness and Job Placement.

Incentive for Education

Disconnect between Segment of Community and Police

Attitude / Emotions of Young People

Self-Worth / Meaning in Life for Young People

Recreation Activities Needed

Work Ethic of Officers and Parental Support

Disaster preparedness – On Your Own for first 72 Hours

More accountable from community, CBO’s and officers, not putting out full effort. 

CBO’s, Police, Parole Officers and community need to connect.

Providers need to come together to leverage resources. 

Young female is still the backbone of the community.

Utilize Neutral Areas

Supervisor London Breed Inauguration - Jan 2013

Supervisor London Breed Inauguration - Jan 2013

RECAP: Workshop Wednesdays" at the Fillmore Mini Park from NOV-DEC 2012

RECAP: Workshop Wednesdays" at the Fillmore Mini Park from NOV-DEC 2012