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POA Goes to the Mat for Officers Brown Wins Big 

by Chris Cunrtie 

Hallinan Rides Coattails 

One week after filing a motion for 

recusal of the Police Commission 

from hearing the disciplinary cases 

of the officers charged in the Harrison 

Street and Aaron Williams arrests, 

the POA directed its attorneys to file 

a motion for temporary restraining 

order and preliminary injunction in 

federal court to prevent the hearings 

from taking place until the proceedings 

are made to conform to the 

requirements of constitutional due 

process. 

With the cases all having been 

recently assigned to the Commission, 

as the result of some last minute 

political maneuvering by Mayor 

Jordan's office which took some of 

the disciplinary actions out of the 

hands of Chief Ribera, the POA saw 

the writing on the wall - unless the 

court intervened, none of the officers 

was going to know what to expect 

form the Commission when they had 

not been told what discipline was 

being proposed, and the politics surrounding 

the cases was going to continue 

to contaminate the process. 

In the lawsuit, we are asking the 

federaljudge to decide that the hear- 

by Kevin Mullen 

If one were to attempt to gather all 

information on a given subject ofa 

directive, it would be necessary to 

trace back throughprevious years 

.Members of the department 

were hard pressed to differentiate 

between a permanent order and a 

general order. Vagueness in definitions 

result inconfus ion. In some 

cases orders which should be issued 

as permanent orders come 

out as general orders. 

- POST Management Survey of 

SFPD, 1977 

It's highly unlikely that officers 

spend a lot of their spare time thinking 

about written directives. Still, if 

someone had been paying more attention 

to some of the changes that 

have wormed their way into the system 

in the last few years or so, maybe 

some good cops wouldn't be so entangled 

in the disciplinary mess they 

find themselves in day. As things 

now stand, 0CC inquisitors can pick 

through a labyrinth of informational 

"orders" on which to impale honor- 

ings cannot proceed until each of the 

officers is advised of the disciplinary 

action to be taken against them if 

they are found guilty of misconduct. 

In addition to the violation of these 

due process rights of the officers, we 

are alleging a violation of their right 

to trial before an impartial decision 

making body, among other things. In 

light of the facts which have been 

revealed in the last few weeks, concerning 

the involvement of the Mayor 

the Police Commission and the 0CC, 

the risk of bias has become very 

apparent. 

The Commission denied our motion 

for their recusal on December 

13, 1995, and indicated that it would 

not be meeting until the first week in 

January, 1996. On Thursday, December 

14, 1995, while the application 

for the temporary restraining 

order was still being considered by 

Judge Thelton Henderson, the City 

stipulated that there will be no hearings 

on preliminary matters in the 

cases before January 22, 1996. In 

response, we have withdrawn the 

application for a temporary restraining 

order and will go forward with a 

motion for a preliminary injunction 

to be heard before January 22, 1996. 

Somebody Dropped The Ball 

able, working police officers. 

In an 0CC case now before the 

Police Commission, a police captain 

has been charged with failing to post 

a sign notifying drunk arrestees of 

their right to a breath or urine test. It 

seems that the authority requiring 

the sign's posting is a settlement 

agreement in a 1980s court case. 

There must have been some kind of 

an "order" issued at the time, but a 

two day search failed to turn it up. 

The only readily available directive 

on the subject seems to be an undated 

memorandum order supposedly 

issued after the alleged "offense" 

took place. (Deadline pressures prevent 

a longer search, but one is forced 

to speculate about holding people 

accountable for noncompliance with 

directives that cannot be easily 

found.) 

On one level, the whole thing would 

be comical, and, if the situation is as 

reported, Association lawyers will 

doubtless have a lot of fun with it. On 

a more serious level, however, the 

fact that such a charge can even be 

(See ORDERS, Page 11) 

by Al Trigueiro 

POA endorsed candidate Willie 

Brown soundly defeated Frank Jordan 

in the December 12, 1995 runoff 

election in what has to be a major 

victory for the POA and the San Francisco 

Labor community. 

Brown secured all major labor endorsements 

on his way to the Mayor's 

office by insisting, repeatedly and 

unabashedly, that shortchanging 

working people would not be an acceptable 

approach toward resolving 

our City's very difficult fiscal problems. 

Throughout his campaign for 

the Mayor's office, Brown spoke in 

favor of prevailing wages (generally 

union wages) for construction workers, 

defended municipal railway drivers 

and continued to be an advocate 

for police officers. 

Specifically for police officers, he 

pledged over and over again at debates 

and other campaign events, 

by Gary Delagnes 

When we established ourselves 

within the hierarchy of the POA in 

1988, we had many goals. The first 

thing Mike Keys and I decided, at the 

time, was that we would attempt to 

open the process to more people, and 

to let the membership vote on virtually 

every issue. That has been accomplished, 

and even though democracy 

can be painful we have 

stimulated interest never before seen 

by truly allowing the membership 

input into every phase of their Association. 

Mike and I also knew that we 

would need to bring admired and 

respected people to the Executive 

Board to lend credibility to the entire 

Widows and Orphans Page 2 

Around the Department Page 3 

Retired Column Page 4 

Police/Fire Post Page 4 

Board Minutes Page 6 

that he would support our efforts to 

improve the substandard retirement 

benefits of our "tier two" members. In 

addition, he explained that he wanted 

to reform the existing police disciplinary 

system, in part by making 

disciplinary arbitration available as 

a method of appealing disciplinary 

suspensions or terminations. Currently, 

the only appeal a police officer 

has in cases where the penalty is a 

suspension of up to 10 days, is to the 

Police Commission. Longer term suspensions 

and terminations are not 

appealable at all. 

I, together with our Executive 

Board and Board of Directors, look 

forward to working with Mayor Willie 

Brown in the months and years ahead 

in the fight against crime. We are 

particularly pleased that his commitment 

to us extends as well to 

assisting us obtain decent wages and 

POA Will Continue Its Efforts 

IN THIS ISSUE 

(See BROWN, Page 12) 

organization. Al Trigueiro and Steve 

Johnson joined the team and were 

soon followed by Phil Dito. The rest is 

history! 

Proposition "D" paved the way for 

all of our success. We knew early on 

that we would make no substantial 

gains without collective bargaining 

with binding arbitration, and we were 

able to go out and get it against all 

odds. 

Since that time, we have been able 

to attain great strides in salary as 

well as acquiring paid health benefits 

for our families, retirement contributions 

paid for by the City, and 

additional pay for having a POST 

certificate. In addition to that, we 

(See EFFORTS, Page 11) 

Members Speak Pages 8 & 9 

Letters Pages 14 & 15 

Union News Pages 16& 17 

PAL Page 20 

Editorial Pages Pages 22 & 23

Page 2 

Widows and Orphans 

Aid Association 

The regular monthly meeting of 

The Widows & Orphans Aid Association 

was called to order by V. Pres. 

Mark Sullivan at 2:05 p.m., Wednesday, 

November 15, 1995 in Conference 

Room, Ingleside. 

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Pres. 

Sturken, Tr. Kurpinsky & Muon excused. 

All other officers present with 

members P. Pres. M. Duffy & F. 

Forencich. 

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: 

Approved as presented in writing to 

the membership. 

NEW MEMBERS: Motion McKee/ 

2nd Forencich following be accepted 

—ANGELA MARTIN, SAMUEL MAR- 

TIN, JR. APPROVED. 

COMMUNICATIONS: Letter from 

Mrs. O'Bryan thanking the Association 

and Treas. Parenti for the speedy 

forwarding of her benefit. Check from 

United Way from pledges from following 

- CAROLL ANDERSON, 

GEORGE CHEVAS, RUFINO DREO, 

ANTONIO FLORES, JAMES HALL, 

FRANK HARRINGTON, LOVERRE 

LACAP, PAUL LOZADA, DAVID 

MARTINOVICH, JOHN MONROE, 

GEORGE NAZZEL, JAMIE ONGPIN, 

JAMES SPEROS. 

BILLS: TREAS. PARENTI presented 

the usual bills - benefits, salaries, 

taxes, etc. APPROVED. 

Treas. Parenti reported the following 

deaths: 

JOHN BARISONE: Born in Pescadero 

in 1925, John worked as a cabinet 

maker beforej oining the Department 

in 1951, age 25. From the Academy 

to Ingleside for a year, then to Bureau 

of Identification for 19 years. 

Promoted to Assistant Inspector in 

1972, John was assigned to Inspectors 

Bureau, becoming a full Inspector 

in 1977. After 7 years service in 

that Bureau, he retired in 1978, age 

53. He was awarded a Bronze Medal 

in 1972 for the arrest of four suspects 

who had killed a person and 

were in possession of three shotguns, 

one identified as the murder 

weapon. He was 70 at the time of his 

death. 

BRUCE CRAYTON: Born in 

Martinez in 1942, he was employed 

by Pacific Phone before becoming a 

policeman in 1967, age 25. From the 

Academy he went to Park for one 

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year, then to Co K, Accident Investigation, 

for five years. Bruce then 

went to Taraval for two years, Northern 

for two years and then to Crime 

Lab, where he was still assigned at 

this death at age 53. Bruce received 

the following awards - 1969 - 3rd 

Grade for the pursuit and capture of 

an armed holdup suspect; 1969 C/C 

for capture of two armed suspects 

surprised in a robbery; 1973 - 

Bronze Medal for capture of an armed 

suspect who had just robbed the 

Bubble Machine Car Wash. 

PAUL LARGENT: Born in San Jose 

in 1933, he worked for the Post Office 

untiljoining the Department in 1957, 

age 24. From the Academy to Mission, 

one year, Potrero, two years, 

back to Mission for a year, then to 

Park, four years, City Prison, two 

years, Richmond for four years. Promoted 

to Sergeant in 1980, Paul was 

assigned to Ingleside from where he 

retired for service in 1988, age 54. He 

received the following awards: 1965 

- C/C for assisting in removing passengers 

from an airplane accident; 

1966 C/C for arrest of prostitute who 

attacked officer after he had identified 

himself. Paul was 62 at the time 

of his death. 

GINO MARIONETI'I: Born in 

Arcadia in 1918, Gino, sometimes 

known as Beans, was enjoying himself 

playing professional baseball 

when he decided to become a San 

Francisco Policeman in 1950, age 

32. From the Academy to Richmond, 

three years, Co. K (Fixed Post) seven 

years, Central, seven years, Inspectors 

Bureau, where he worked for 18 

years, being promoted Asst. Inspector 

in 1963, Inspector in 1966, and 

also Sergeant in 1966. Beans was 

then at Southern for one year, back 

to Co. K for one year, until he returned 

to Inspectors Bureau where 

he remained until his retirement in 

1988 at age 70. Beans was the first 

person to fight the 65 age on retirement, 

he won, and that is why he 

worked until 70. He was age 77 when 

he passed away. Gino received the 

following awards - 3 C/C in 1958, 

one for arrest of two suspects wanted 

on kidnapping charge; 1959 - 2nd 

grade for rescue of three women from 

burning building; 1974 - Bronze 

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suspects, one of whom had escaped 

from Missouri State Prison 

where he was serving time for killing 

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REPORT OF TRUSTEES: Mr. 

Bricker reported on Portfolio & the 

economy in general. Interest rates 

are low, especially long term. Inflation 

still less than 3%. Industrial 

growth about 3%. Sizeable gain in 

Portfolio due to market action. Have 

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NEW BUSINESS: M/McKee, 2nd/ 

Hurley to amend ART VI, SEC 2 of 

By-Laws to read: "Where no person 

has been designated by deceased, 

his or her spouse shall receive such 

sum of money: if there be no person 

so designated, or spouse, then such 

sum of money shall be paid to "THE 

ESTATE OF DECEASED." AP- 

PROVED 1st Reading. 

NOMINATION OF OFFICERS: 

PRESIDENT: MARK SULLIVAN; VICE 

PRESIDENT: RUDOLPH MILON; 

CPO 

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PRESIDENT ...................................... Al Trlguelro 

VICE PRESIDENT .......................... Gary Delagnes 

SECRETARY ................................. Steve Johnson 

TREASURER .......................................... Phil Dito 

Co. A ............................................... Jim Deignan 

Frank Machi 

Co. B ................................................. Gary Castel 

Co. C ................................................ Dean Sorgie 

Co. D ............................................... Charles Effis 

Rich Pate 

Co. E .............................................. Brian Canedo 

Jack Kowal 

Co. F .............................................. Matt Gardner 

Co. G ............................................ Mike Dempsey 

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December 1995 

TREASURER: WILLIAM PARENTI; 

TRUSTEES: FRANK FORENCICH & 

WILLIAM HARDEMAN. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Motion 

Hurley/2nd Jeffery to amend ART 

VI, SEC Lof By-Laws increasing benefits 

from $14,000.00 to $ 15,000.000 

effective January 1, 1996. AP- 

PROVED. 

GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION: V. 

Pres. Sullivan set next regular meeting 

for 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 

20, 1995 in Conference Room, 

Ingleside Station. 

ADJOURNMENT: There being no 

further business to come before the 

membership, the meeting was adjourned 

at 2:55 p.m. in memory of 

the above departed Brothers. 

Fraternally, 

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December 1995 Notebook Page 3 

Around The 

Department 

A Family thank you: 

The family of Faye Christensen, 

the Captain's Clerk at Taraval Station, 

wish to thank all of those who 

donated blood to her during a valiant 

fight for life which unfortunately 

ended in death on October 30th. 

Faye received 62 units of blood during 

her 2-1/2 month hospital stay, 

almost all of it designated donor 

blood. The immediate family of Faye 

was supported by Faye's Taraval 

Police Station Family during a most 

difficult time. To both of Faye's families 

our deepest condolences... 

Mounted Officer of the Year: 

Stan Buscovich has been named 

"Mounted Officer of the Year" by the 

California Mounted Officers' Association. 

The recognition granted Stan 

honors the mounted unit as well as 

our whole department... 

Finally an end to the story: 

When I mentioned the St. Anne's 

graduate list 2 months ago I was 

swamped with corrections and lists 

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Page 4 Notebook December 1995 

Sitting here at Gino's desk in the 

POA office makes me feel very strange. 

For the past 11 years when I came in 

here Gino was generally sitting at his 

desk typing on a typewriter that 

looked like it came from the old Central 

Station at 635 Washington St. 

In the last issue of the Notebook, 

Al Trigueiro and Al Casciato each 

wrote a beautiful memoir about Gino. 

My relationship with him was a very 

rewarding experience as it has been 

for everyone who knew him. 

During the time Gino and I were 

together working on the seminars, 

we talked about the many policemen 

we have known during our respective 

careers and how each and every 

one added something to our lives. We 

also discussed our families and I'm 

sure you all know how much he loved 

his children and his grandchildren. 

So many times I came in to the POA 

office with a baseball trivia question, 

hoping that I would finally stump 

him, only to be totally amazed with 

his knowledge of the game of baseball 

and its players. 

Besides his baseball and police 

careers Gino as an accomplished 

artist in the making of twisted gold 

wire bonsai trees and Tiffany style 

lamp shades. To add to his talents, 

he also wrote the many biographical 

sketches the retired S.F. police officers 

for the Notebook. Those articles 

came straight from his heart. 

Gino was such a kind and generous 

man and I only heard of one time 

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when he lost his temper; that was 

because a cadet, now a S.F. police 

officer (and you know who you are, 

Dan) brought in a sandwich with 

mayonnaise on it and Gino violently 

threw it in the wastebasket because 

he hated mayonnaise. 

Gino and I discussed having the 

pre-retirement seminars twice ayear 

—in spring and in the fall - and this 

meets with the approval of the speakers 

involved. Instead of our usual 80 

plus attendees, we envisioned about 

40 attendees, and it would probably 

be held at the Police Academy. The 

popularity of this seminar continues 

to increase and has become somewhat 

unwieldy for the speakers. The 

decision concerning these changes 

won't be made until some time in 

early 1996. 

The pre-retirement seminar has 

been "a two man job" since its inception. 

It is my hope that one of you 

retired officers would have an interest 

in filling the spot left by Gino's 

demise. I would be very happy to 

hear from you. This has always been 

done on a volunteer basis and does 

not require a gigantic amount of time. 

Finally, I'd like to say that I know 

Gino is up there in Heaven looking 

down on all of us here in the POA 

office, wishing that he had his old 

junk typewriter back so he could be 

writing articles about the other retired 

officers who are up there with 

him. Maybe there are all playing on 

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"Unquiet soul, why be aggrieved in 

private? 

Our troops are dying out there where 

they fight." 

Homer, The Iliad, VI 

t. Joel Harms sent me a copy of 

a letter he wrote to John Dalton, 

L Secretary of the Navy, in support 

of basing the U.S. Missouri in 

San Francisco. It was an outstanding 

letter and we both urge all of you 

to write similar letters. They should 

be sent to: Honorable John Dalton, 

Office of The Secretary of The Navy, 

Department of The Navy, Washington, 

D.C. 20350. Write the letter 

today! 

Some 75 friends and veterans gathered 

in Olive Park recently to remember 

Plc. Milton L. Olive III, who 30 

years before sacrificed his life for 

those of four soldiers while fighting 

in the jungles near Phu Cuong, Vietnam. 

When a grenade landed among 

Olive and four other soldiers in his 

platoon, the 18-year-old from 

Chicago's South Side picked it up 

and held it against his chest. The 

explosion killed him. 

Olive posthumously received the 

Medal of Honor in 1966, becoming 

one of 78 African-Americans, 20 of 

them Vietnam veterans, who have 

been awarded the medal. The paratrooper 

also received two Purple 

Hearts. Due to an injury, he could 

have gone home, but chose to stay in 

the Army. At the dedication of the 

park in his name in 19 June, 1966, 

Olive received a 50-gun salute, and 

the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 

performed. 

If you would like to obtain a Presidential 

Memorial Certificate for a 

deceased loved one, the Armed Services 

YMCA of Boston is at your 

service. Simply send in a copy of the 

honorable discharge along with your 

name, address and telephone number. 

There is no charge for this service, 

but be sure to enclose a 32-cent 

postage stamp for return of material. 

And be patient. "It takes approximately 

two months to process the 

necessary paperwork," according to 

certificate coordinator Bob Mattson. 

Mail the discharge copy to: Bob 

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Armed Services YMCA of Boston, 

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As of the fall of 1995, the Navy Log, 

the permanent and publicly accessible 

video register, had enrolled the 

names of 225,000 U.S. Navy veterans. 

The Log is an integral part of the 

Memorial and Naval Heritage Center. 

Its centerpiece, the Lone Sailor 

statue, serves as a place for wreathlaying 

ceremonies, among other activities. 

If you served in the Navy, 

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An Air Force Memorial will be constructed 

on Arlington Ridge, adjacent 

to Arlington Cemetery. This site 

was approved last May. Legislation 

authorizing a memorial was signed 

in December 1993. To learn more 

about this effort, contact: Robert D. 

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Force Memorial Foundation, 1501 

Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209- 

1198. Telephone (703) 247-5800 Ext. 

4828. 

The American Legion has created 

a special office to coordinate health 

issues of Gulf War veterans, and has 

appointed a former Marine who 

served in the war to head it. Matthew 

L. Puglisi will serve as the Legion's 

first assistant director for Gulf War 

initiatives, Puglisi, 28, served as a 

forward observer with a Marine Corps 

artillery unit during the war and has 

served on the Legion's national headquarters 

staff in Washington, D.C., 

since January. 

"The Legion was the first veterans 

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problems among our Persian Gull 

veterans," Legion National Commander 

Dan Ludwig said. "Our 

15,000 local posts have always been 

open to our newest generation of 

wartime veterans. This reorganization 

will further improve our ability 

to meet the needs of our Persian Gulf 

veterans and their families," Ludwig 

said. "We're not going to let our Persian 

Gulf heroes become a new generation 

of forgotten warriors." 

Police-Fire Post 456 meets on the 

second Tuesday of every month. 

Meetings start at 1800 hours and 

take place at the POA Building, 510 

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Wish Upon A Star Golf Tournament Is Huge Success 

by Rene LaPrevotte, TAC 

Monday, October 9th (Columbus 

Day) was the first annual Wish Upon 

A Star charity golf tournament held 

at Sharps Park Golf Course in 

Pacifica, California. 

One hundred and one golfers participated 

on a bright sunny day, with 

all proceeds going to California Law 

Enforcement's Wish Upon A star 

Foundation. Combined entry fees as 

well as corporate sponsorships netted 

over five thousand dollars which 

was donated to the charity to grant 

the wishes of catastrophically ill children. 

I want to personally thank the 

following people who either lent their 

time to make the day such a success, 

or to the sponsors who dug into their 

pockets to donate cash or prizes 

which were raffled at the dinner after 

the tournament. 

Thanks to... 

Frank & Evie Mah of Zukas Bar; 

Mike Caruba of The Bayside Bar & 

Grill; Esther Perez, American Licorice 

Co. of Union City; Katherine 

Tarape of Chrome Industries; Dick 

Sooey's Shell; The San Francisco 

Spiders; Dave Patters of Bath and 

Beyond' Bill Koenig of Mann Landscape 

Materials; Richard Conti of 

Southern Wine and Spirits; Art 

Stellini, SFPD; Lianne Corrales, 

SFPD; The Gold Learning Center; 

Jim Kelly of Pat O'Shea's Mad Hatter; 

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December 1 - January 1, 1996 

Fort Mason's Cowell Theater 

rickets $8.00 to $22.00 

To procure seats, Ring... 

City Box Office 415-392-4400 and BASS Ticket 

Group Sales 415-348-1805 (parties of 15 or mi 

Desoto Bail Bonds; Al Graf Bail 

Bonds; Ed Castagnetto Roofing Co.; 

Barry Christian; Cypress Hills Golf 

Course; Glen Eagles Golf Course; 

Matagrano Distributing; Bill Leet, 

SFPD; Mike Donahoe; Tim Hettrich, 

SFPD; Cedrick Goo Kareoki Club; 

Jerry Spolter of Spolter, McDonald 

and Manion; Dave Byers of the law 

firm of David Byers Esq.; Diane of 

Dean's Deli; Mike Salerno of Andre's 

TV; former Assemblyman Bill Bagley 

ofNossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott 

as well as his partners: Raja Sekaran, 

Michael Wilmar and Jose Guzman; 

Kyle Ching SFPD as well as our BBQ 

girls, Kathie Lawson, Cathy 

Honnibail, Pam Moy, Sandy Yarrick, 

Janice and Celeste and the most 

homely BBQ girl of all, Cliff Cook, as 

well as the San Francisco Police Officers' 

Association. 

Because of the unselfishness of 

those who worked so hard we were 

able to grant the following wishes: 

Eddy is three years old. When he 

was seven months old the house that 

he lived in caught fire. His 5 year old 

brother and 3 1/2 year old sister 

were killed in the fire. His two year 

old sister survived after being hospitalized 

for six months. Eddy spent 21 

months in the hospital and has had 

over 100 surgeries. Eddy's life is 

fraught with medical complications 

and his future is quite uncertain. He 

wants to go to Disneyland and meet 

Pinocchio because, just like 

Pinocchio, he wants to be a real boy 

too. S Brenda is 10 years old and suffers 

from cancer of the liver. Her 

treatments have been quite difficult, 

holding little promise but to buy some 

additional time. Brenda's most heartfelt 

wish is to visit her mother who 

lives in Mexico. The breakup of her 

parents marriage caused the separation 

and Brenda has not seen her 

mother for over two years. She is 

being accompanied on her visit by 

her aunt. 

• Celestino is a very bright 10 year 

old who suffers from a cancerous 

brain tumor. He has undergone several 

surgeries, chemotherapy, and 

now receives radiation treatments 

twice daily. His hands have been 

affected by the cancer treatments, 

making writing difficult and painful. 

His ability to walk has also been 

sharply curtailed. His speech, sense 

of humor, and interest in school, 

however, remain amazingly upbeat 

and unchanged. Celestino's wish is 

for a computer so that he can continue 

with his school studies and his 

advanced math classes. 

• Carlos is a 13 year old Down's 

syndrome child who was diagnosed 

with leukemia six months ago. Treating 

his cancer is very difficult because 

his body is unable to tolerate 

the necessary doses of chemotherapy. 

Those of you who were moved by these poignant accounts can make a child's dream come true. Donations to the 

Wish UponA Star Foundationgo almost entirely to the children, not to supporting over-paid executives and huge staffs. 

The illustration below shows you how to fill out the pledge form so that your donation will really count! 

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November. Ian has far exceeded his 

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Ian's wish is to go to Disneyland. 

There are other children with 

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SFPOA Board Of Directors 

Meeting 

Tuesday, 11/21/95 

Call to Order: 1400 Hours same 4 officers before the Police Corn- 

Pledge of Allegiance mission. The Board of Directors 

Roll Call: Present: Machi/Co A, wanted to send a clear message to 

Deignan/Co A, Castel/Co B, Sorgie/ Mayor Jordan in this regard and 

Co C, Pate/CoD, Effis/C0D, Canedo/ there was a motion (M/Castel, 2nd! 

Co E, Gardner/Co F, Dempsey/Co Dito) for our attorneys to act in ac- 

G, Kaprosch/Co H, Limbert/Co I, cord with the resolutionwhich passed 

Shine/Co K, Castagnola/Tac., by voice vote unanimously. (Please 

Sylvester/Hdqtrs., Torres/Hdqtrs., see SFPOA Bulletin 95-79 for the 

Cleary/Narc. , Fox/Invest. , Balovich/ Resolution). 

Invest., Ching/MTPD, Shawyer/TFF, Treasurer's Report 

Millett/SFO, Scully/SFO, Johnson/ The Treasurers Financial Report 

Secty, Dito/Treas., Delagnçs/V- has been delayed pending account- 

Pres., Trigueiro/President ing review. 

Excused: Wright/Ret. Secretary's Report 

President's Report The minutes for September/95, 

Contract negotiations regarding and October/95, have been distribbenefits 

are currently on hold. Presi- uted to all Board members and pubdentTrigueiro 

allowed several candi- lished in the Notebook. Amotion (M/ 

dates for offices (i.e. Superior Court Deignan, 2nd/Sorgie) was made to 

Bench/Assembly/Municipal Court accept both reports as published. 

Bench) to speak before the Board, This motion passed unanimously by 

but the President intends to convene voice vote. 

the SFPOA Legislative Committee to Secty Johnson reported that the 

make appropriate recommendations annual SFPOA Christmas Hospital/ 

for consideration before the SFPOA Community Center visit this year 

Board of Directors will take place on Thursday, 12/14/ 

One of the most important speak- 95. This is the 10th year anniversary 

ers was Joseph Driscoll, a member of of our making sure that every child in 

the San Francisco Fire Department every hospital in San Francisco gets 

(Local 798) , who is seeking re-elec- a small gift and a picture with one of 

tion to his seat on the Retirement our five Santas (we also visit commu- 

Board. Joe has done an outstanding nity centers throughout SF). If anyjob 

protecting the interests of our one is interested injoining our group 

members and it was incumbent for please send a note to Steve Johnson/ 

the Board of Directors to make cer- SFPOA as soon as possible. (Gives 

tain he received an early endorse- you a chance to give something back 

ment to continue his outstanding to the community and will guarantee 

work. There was a Motion enter- your full appreciation of what Christtamed 

(M/Deignan, 2nd/Machi) to mas is all about. 

endorse Joseph Driscoll for his re- Federal Litigation Committee: 

election bid. This motion passed (Shawyer/Sorgie, Co-Chairs) The serunanimously 

by voice vote. geant examination test scores are 

There will be a fund-raising event tentatively scheduled to be sent to 

for the campaigns ofWillie Brown for candidates on Monday 12-18-95 

Mayor and Bill Fazio for District At- The City' s latest offer is to appoint 

torney, sponsored by the SFPOA on positions 1-88 in rank order. Any 

12/05/95, at the Kezar Club on further appointments have yet to be 

Stanyan Street (770 Stanyan) be- worked outby the parties. The SFPOA 

tween 18-2 100 hours - $20. 00 cover intends to actively pursue rank order 

charge. appointments and we do not intend 

There was also a motion to allow to have these appointments impact 

for an additional donation of$250.00 the current complement of Inspector 

to the campaigns of both W. Brown positions. (There are approximately 

and Win. Fazio (Brown Campaign M/ 106 current inspector vacancies, by 

Machi, 2nd/Deignan - Fazio Cam- our estimation.) 

paign M/Dito, 2nd/Pate) Both mo- Financial Requests 

tions passed unanimously by voice There was a request for $1000.00 

vote. for gym equipment for Park Station 

President Trigueiro expressed his (each Station has already been alconcern 

over the recent political ma- forded the same amount by the 

nipulation of a pending administra- SFPOA). AMotion (M/Gardner, 2nd/ 

tive discipline case (i.e. Harrison Canedo) to provide Park Station with 

Street/Co B personnel) where, mi- the equivalent amount as all other 

tially, Chief Ribera had intended to stations (i.e. $1000.00). This motion 

hear charges against 4 officers in- passed unanimously by voice vote. 

volved at his level until, at the ex- There being no further business 

pressed interest of Mayor Jordan, before the Board, PresidentTrigueiro 

the Chief was forced to charge those adjourned the meetingat 1830 hours. 

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Pepper Spray On The Way 

by Bill Hernby, nextJanuary, pepper spray and Mace 

can be purchased over the counter. 

A couple of years ago, in order to What this does, supposedly, is regot 

your hands on chemical sprays duce the cost to consumers for both 

such as Mace and pepper spray you products. Part of Speier's arguments 

would have to take a course of in- were that both gases were overly 

structions, generally given by peace expensive, anywhere form $30.00 to 

officers. The class not only certified $60.00 including the course of inyou 

in the use of the gas, but it gave struction. With the passage of AB 

law enforcement an opportunity to 830, Speier expects the costs to drop 

see who was interested in buying the to about $10. 

stuff, and as a matter of course, keep Speier also said "Pepper spray will 

some of the bad guys from picking up be available to the general popula- 

Mace and pepper spray. tion without them having to jump 

Then along came Assemblywoman through any hoops." This is true of 

Jackie Speier who felt everyone course, but it will also be true that 

should be able to protect themselves the bad guys, and the not so bad - 

with mace and pepper spray. Speier's but stupid guys will get their hands 

bill, opposed by most of law enforce- on Mace and pepper spray. 

ment, prevailed, by requiring every- Next year will see an increase of 

one to pass a "test" - of sorts - crimes committed with chemical 

before they could buy the gas. The sprays - which may be better than 

test was administered by the mer- blowing the person away, but I don't 

chant selling the gas Along with the believe hand guns and semi-autotest 

was a short video on the proper matics will be replaced with chemiuse 

of the sprays. cal sprays - they will just be added 

This turn around not only opened to the arsenal. 

up the use of Mace, but made a lot of Peace Officers will also be on the 

peace officers teaching tear gas receiving end of these chemical 

courses very unhappy and less con- sprays. Especially in riotous incisiderable 

revenue. dents, we can look for the rowdies to 

Not satisfied with her first suc- blast police officers with both Mace 

cess, Speier came back this year, and pepper spray. Get out the gas 

and through legislation, eliminated masks boys!! 

the test altogether. So, beginning 

Memorandum 

Date: December 6, 1995 

To: All Department Heads 

Appointing Officers 

Department Personnel Officers 

Employee Organizations Representatives 

From: Wendell L. Pryor 

Human Resources Director 

Subject: Disaster Service Workers 

The purpose of this letter is to remind all City employees that they are 

designated by both State and City law as "Disaster Service Workers." In the 

event of a declaration of emergency, any employee of the City and county of 

San Francisco may be assigned to perform activities which promote the 

protection of public health and safety or the preservation of lives and 

property. Such assignments may require service at locations, times and 

under conditions that are significantly different than the normal work 

assignment and may continue into the recovery phase of the emergency. 

Please post and otherwise widely disseminate this reminder to all City and 

County employees. 

Should you have any further questions, please contact me directly at 557- 

4902 or Ray Wong of my staff at 557-4833. Thanking you in advance for your 

cooperation and assistance. 

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Fed Bureaucrats Ban Armed 

Off-Duty Officers 

by Ray Shine, Co. K 

Recently, Chief Tony Ribera issued 

department bulletin #95-268 

which prohibits off-duty San Francisco 

Police officers from carrying 

firearms in areas of exclusive federal 

jurisdiction. Those prohibited areas 

include Fort Mason Center, the Maritime 

Museum, Fort Funston and virtually 

all of the Presidio. The remaining 

expanses of the Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area are considered 

to be areas of joint jurisdiction 

and include the Muni Pier, Marina 

Greens, and Ocean Beach. This prohibition 

was no initiated by Chief 

Ribera but at the insistence of the 

U.S. Park Police. 

So why has there suddenly been a 

line drawn in the sand, and how will 

it effect the working relationship we 

have long enjoyed with the Park Police? 

The decision to pointedly re-declare 

this firearms prohibition was 

made by the command staff of the 

local Park Police office. These administrators 

- law enforcement professionals 

turned bureaucrats - will 

have you believe that it is all a matter 

of law and ordinance. The federal 

brass defend their decision by referring 

to long existing but seldom enforced 

that prohibit guns on government 

property. 

They also refer to their duty as the 

keepers of the government's liability. 

The next time, for example, that an 

off-duty San Francisco police officer 

shoots a person while on the federal 

turf they can refer to this bulletin, 

then turn around and kiss of a sizeable 

percentage of the civil repercussions 

onto municipal authorities. 

Of course, the question then arises: 

Has any off-duty S.F. officer ever 

shot anyone on federal property and 

have they ever done so without just 

cause? And by the way, would the 

drawing or discharge of a weapon by 

an off-duty S.F. officer who was defending 

the life of a Park Police officer 

be deemed sufficient just cause by 

the federal bosses? 

Now, one must wonder... 

But the real reasons for their sudden 

enforcement of this prohibition 

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maybe decidedly less conscientious. 

This is a squabble that has been 

brewing for a long time. My sources 

tell me that the whole thing is really 

about overtime and of-duty or secondary 

employment within the federal 

bailiwick. 

This gun ban is their way of stirring 

up the pot. Throw into the mix a 

sour relationship between the Park 

Service and the Park Police, a softboiled 

version of the so-called "D.C. 

mentality" of the Park Police commanders, 

and an unripened respect 

for law enforcement by the local office 

of the U.S. Attorney and the 

whole thing becomes hall-baked and 

hard to swallow. 

It is important to remember that 

this whole thing was initiated by the 

command staff of the Park Police. 

The rank-and-file street officers are 

dismayed and embarrassed at this 

turn of events and have said as much, 

individually and collectively through 

their spokeswoman, Officer 

Constance Leonard. 

The men and women who actually 

patrol the federal jurisdictions realize 

that they share a common ground 

with us - that battlefield known as 

officer safety, where the call for a 

working dependence on one another 

rises above the noise of desk-pounding 

paper shufflers. 

I am just one of hundreds of S.F. 

officers who has enjoyed the field 

support of individual Park Police officer 

over the years. Most of the time 

that support has been unsolicited 

and routinely given. I have turned 

around and they were just suddenly 

there, looking out for me, watching 

my back at a traffic stop or a take-on. 

Since they are one officer units, backups 

and roll-bys are integral facets of 

their patrol procedures. 

On one foggy night several years 

ago I was even backed-up by an offduty 

Park Police officer in front of the 

Cliff House. Of course at the time I 

didn't check to see if he was packing 

anyheat. I didn't care. Iwasjustglad 

and very thankful that he was there 

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I hope I can return the favor someday. 

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Mr. Al Trigueiro, President 

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Dear Mr. Trigueiro, 

The members of the Police Officers' Association of the District of 

Columbia, stationed at the San Francisco Field Office, wish to make 

known to you and the officers of the San Francisco Police Department, 

our dismay in regard to the recent SFPD Department Bulletin 

(95-268, dated 11/7/95) distributed to your department by Chief 

Ribera. 

While the bulletin is factually correct, the USPP Officers want to 

stress we did not initiate this issue. The PADC does not support the 

manner in which this issue was initiated and pursued by upper 

supervisory personnel. Unfortunately, the street officers are frequently 

the ones to bear the fall out from bulletins such as this. 

The San Francisco Field Office has enjoyed an extremely cohesive 

and mutually beneficial relationship with the San Francisco Police 

Department. We have attended training provided by your department, 

received assistance from street officers countless times, and participated 

in interagency functions. Since the transitions of the Presidio to 

a National Park, the park has been able to supply various sites for 

several training exercises, as well as participants in those exercises. 

We hope this cooperative spirit will not end. 

We believe any problem that caused this bulletin to be distributed 

could have been handled in a very different manner. I welcome any 

communication on the matter. 

Sincerely, 

Constance A. Leonard, 

Chief Steward, PADC 

Criminal Investigations Branch 

U.S. Park Police, San Francisco Field Office 

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They do not reflect the official views or 

policies of the SFPOA. 

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THE MEMBERS SPEAK 

Where Is The Payback????? . . . . . Loyalty: To Whom? 

by John J. Grizzel, Solo Motorcycles! 

Retired 1991 

After reading the article in the November 

issue of the Notebook, under "Close 

Encounters," involving Officers Peter 

Walsh and Jason Jefferson, I was appalled 

not to see an article stating an 

arrest was made or any police action was 

taken to prevent this from happening in 

the future. Every available police officer 

in the city and county of San Francisco 

should be formed into a unit and descend 

upon the projects with a vengeance. 

Enforce every law, tow every illegally 

parked vehicle, serve every warrant 

Make the citizens of the Project realize 

this action will not be tolerated. Impress 

upon them that very severe repercussions 

will follow if this behavior continues. 

This is what happens when an area is 

allowed to do as it pleases and the police 

officials turn the other cheek or just wish 

to avoid it so as not to cause an incident. 

Some years ago while on duty and 

issuing a traffic citation on Union Street 

between Fillmore and Webster, patrons 

of a bar began pelting me with bottles. 

Upon reporting this to my Sergeant, he 

formed 12 solos into a column of twos 

and drove down Union St. from Fillmore 

to Gough and back. In plain sight of the 

offending bar.. .Officers proceeded to issue 

traffic citations for every section in 

the vehicle code and towed every illegally 

parked vehicle in sight. 

Just this one show of force and unity 

resolved this incident. For the next ten 

years of my career while patrolling Union 

St., there was never another incident of 

this type. The show of force does work! 

I am sure the people with small children 

and the hardworking citizens in the area 

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Loyal: Faithful to a cause orideal. Source: 

Middle French, Loyal or Latin, Legalis 

—Webster's 9th Collegiate 

Dictionary, 1994 

In the last few years I have heard the 

increasing use of the term, "Company 

Loyalty", insinuating that we owe absolute 

allegiance to a person or persons no 

matter what the circumstances. Since 

joining the anointed class I have carefully 

reviewed my position and perspective on 

where I fit within the big picture at 850 

Bryant. Quite frankly, I don't see a lot of 

difference between a lieutenant, a Sergeant 

in a station or being a patrol officer 

in a neighborhood. What I see change 

are the attitude and perspective of other 

members. Some remain constant and 

take nothing for granted or at face value. 

Others take themselves too seriously 

and put the organization above human 

values, forgetting that the problems they 

inherited will be passed on to their successors 

unless they try to correct them. 

To this extent, I have evaluated my "loyalties" 

and have found I only have three 

that count: 

1. Loyalty to myself; my values and 

ethics that put family and personal integrity 

first. In other words, the truth. There 

are times I may blow smoke at myself, 

but at least I try to be constant. 

2. Loyalty to my customers; be they on 

the inside or outside. The people we deal 

Thanks To All Of You 

by Gary Delagnes 

I would like to thank all of the people 

who took the time to attend the fundraising 

event for Gary Fagundes, Steve Landi 

and Jim Adevedo. I was taught as a 

young policeman that we are a family. 

When a family member goes through a 

tough time you don't abandon them. I 

look at Gary, Steve and Jim as friends, 

and members of my police family. I be- 

with are our first priority and should not 

be forgotten for self-serving interest or 

ego or empire. Whenever we are dealing 

with a subordinate, a peer, a superior, a 

member of another partnership agency 

or a member of our community we cannot 

sacrifice honesty for political expediency. 

3. Loyalty to our profession; the "cause" 

of being a Peace Officer. Crime fighting 

is only a tool; the Penal Code defines us 

as "Peace Officers", as did Sir Robert 

Peel in 1829. 

The duty to prevent crime and disorder 

is our cause and calling. It transcends 

all organizations and goes to the 

root of our personal values and ethics. 

This creates the full circle of loyalty which 

must be understood by all members of 

our organization and the entire bureaucracy. 

Our Byzantine structure has forgotten 

these precepts and become ensnared 

in the machinations of politics 

which would discard truth for the polemics 

of Salem witch trails or the excesses 

of the "Directorate" of revolutionary 

France in 1797. Politicians in this town 

forget that there is an accounting at the 

ballot box. Their lack of commitment or 

loyalty to people for self serving righteousness 

or empire building has a habit 

eventually of being "rewarded" by the 

people with retirement. So when anyone 

may say to me, "Where's your company 

loyalty", I can proudly state, "I have my 

loyalties straight: my conscience, my 

customers and my profession". 

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I have know these three individuals for 

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THE MEMBERS SPEAK 

Investigating the Failure of Community Policing 

byTom Feledy, Ingleside Station 

"Seamless Government", as described 

by Dr. Russ Linden of the University of 

Virginia, means "one-stop shopping" for 

citizens. Problems are solved by the first 

government worker they contact, like the 

airline reservation who now also books 

your hotel room and the rental car - or 

even a seat on a competing airline if 

theirs is full. 

In 1992, John Lewis of Pacific Bell in 

Los Angeles conducted the Infotel project, 

and discovered they could reduce costs 

by 20% and provide better customer 

service if they began to pursue these 

organizational strategies: 

• Break down barriers between employees 

in different units. Make it easier for 

employees to understand the impact 

of their actions on other employees. 

• Reduce the number of "handoffs" by 

making workers more versatile. This 

allows one worker to take care of as 

much of a problem as possible, and 

helps eliminate errors. 

• Restructure activities to instill teamwork, 

instead of the old "assemblyline" 

mentality. 

Contrast this with how SFPD's bureaucracy 

presently "serves" those members 

of the public unfortunate enough to 

become a victim of crime. First, the victim 

has to give their story to the dispatcher 

taking the call, then again (some time 

later) to the cop writing the initial report. 

If the officer thought their story was important 

enough, the victim is rewarded 

with a slip of paper containing a case 

number and a phone number to call in the 

days to come. The officer leaves, finishes 

the report at the station, and routes 

it to Headquarters. There it is photocopied 

and assigned to some inspector the 

officer most likely has never met, who 

already has a bunch of other cases just 

like this one. Each report has a victim 

who thinks their's is the most important 

case in the world. It takes the citizen 

several weeks just to get a copy of a 

police report - not from the inspector, of 

course, but from yet another office at the 

Hall of Justice. Don't bother calling or 

faxing —just mail your check and wait for 

the U.S. postal service to deliver. 

Imagine yourself or a member of your 

family in the position of the unfortunate 

victim, and you can probably see a number 

of ways to improve things. Let's bring 

the service up to the level of most modern 

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Your initial public contact - the officer 

taking the report from you - would 

be responsible for as much of the case as 

possible, including follow-up investigation. 

You feel better already, knowing the 

time you spend talking to this officer is 

not wasted, because you're talking to 

someone who can get things done and 

give you the information you need. Your 

officer would "manage" the investigation 

of your crime, with support from specialized 

technical units who respond to the 

scene, and investigators from the officer's 

district station. This same officer would 

be responsible for maintaining contact 

with you, serving you with any subpoenas 

when it comes time to testify in court, 

and generally ensuring that your relationship 

with the criminal justice system 

is a productive one. 

And, like a satisfied Saturn customer, 

you might even find yourself receiving a 

newsletter in the coming months, describing 

crime trends and prevention in 

your neighborhood, published by your 

district station (like the one Ingleside and 

some other stations have been sending 

out for the past year). Maybe you'll get a 

questionnaire in the mail, asking you to 

rate the quality of the service you received 

from the unit that handled your 

case. Depending on the feedback you 

give, the unit OlC might just call to discuss 

the issues with you personally! 

Modern technology, with its tremendous 

power to distribute information to 

the field, makes this scenario attainable 

- but not so long as we remain mired in 

antiquated thinking and hobbled by poor 

leadership. 

Chris Braiden, a former police superintendent 

of Edmonton, Canada, observed 

that community policing - from 

which the above scenario is developed 

- can't work in an autocratic department. 

On the contrary, community policing 

only Works if officers in the field are 

able to make decisions and take action 

with support, not interference, from 

above. Technology is a big part of this 

scenario, because it obviates the need 

for so may layers of middle management. 

The traditional "pyramid" organization 

has the Chief at the top, and you at the 

bottom. Management consultant and 

writer Tom Peters tells us modern organizations 

like Federal Express have 

learned that in today's world, it's often 

better to turn this pyramid upside down. 

They put the front-line workers at the top 

controlling much of the decision-making, 

and the chief at the bottom, where he 

ensures the organization's mission by 

providing necessary support for front lien 

troops. 

Unfortunately our chief, instead of providing 

support, seems to be more interested 

in micro-managing district operations, 

and taking away district officers for 

one special task force after another. As a 

result, he's practically guaranteed that 

community policing will fail. Why? Because 

community policing can't work 

when stations don't have enough cops, 

and when staffing is always changing. 

And often the hardest working and most 

knowledgeable officers are picked for 

task force details, creating an "energydrain" 

as well as a staffing shortage. 

Most recently, it was the depletion of 

gang-experienced officers from stations 

to staff the "G.E.S.S." task force. Before 

that, it was Muni, and before that, Housing, 

and so on. 

And when the Chief sees, but fails to 

break down old "cultural" barriers that 

keep investigators physically isolated 

from patrol officers - and then further 

depletes stations by transferring experienced 

35-car officers to Bureau jobs at 

the Hall - it's no wonder that those few 

officers left in field patrol shrug their 

shoulders and tell concerned citizens: 

"Call downtown if you have questions". 

Officers on the street rarely know what 

happens to their victim's cases because 

there's no notification system in routine 

use - and no incentive to create one. If 

the citizen wants to prosecute, they have 

to call downtown, otherwise the case will 

be forgotten ("filed"). The only notable 

exception I know of is the new Domestic 

Violence unit, where inspectors like Pete 

Maloney are going backthrough old "filed" 

cases in an effort to reach out to victims 

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pages are solely those of the author. 

They do not reflect the official views or 

policies of the SFPOA. 

The effect of bureaucracy is that citizen 

confidence in patrol diminishes with 

each contact. It hits rock-bottom when 

investigators fail to attend community 

meetings to answer questions about 

cases. Patrol officer who do attend meetings 

will tell you that their communities 

are losing patience with bureaucracy, 

and its tired response: 'We're working on 

it". 

For those who wonder, "Why should 

the public be kept informed about investigations?", 

think of where information to 

prosecute crimes comes from. Most 

cases go nowhere without witnesses - 

witnesses who are members of the public 

themselves. Keeping the public informed 

maintains the "two-way street" of 

information - the difference between 

thinking of relationships and not just contacts. 

Sometimes that means providing 

information about cases active in their 

neighborhoods, and sometimes it means 

offering crime prevention information, or 

what to do to help preserve crime evidence 

when you become a victim. 

Community policing will continue to 

fail here in San Francisco until we can get 

a chief for whom community policing is 

more than just a "philosophy" to placate 

politicians. The barriers between us and 

the public are well knows, but what is 

being done to eliminate the internal barriers 

that divide us as a police force? 

We need a chief who will change the 

top-down hierarchy and antiquated organizational 

processes of this department, 

to put investigative support where 

it needs to be - in the hands of the 

working cops on the street, instead of 

bureaucrats at the Hall. Our chief should 

be thinking horizontally instead of vertically, 

to break down barriers between 

Department units, increase officer versatility, 

and replace assembly-line processes 

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Fellowship of 

Christian 

Peace Officers 

he positions of sergeant will 

soon be awarded to officers 

T that took the last test. Protests 

will be arbitrated, but after this phase 

some will be chosen for the sergeants 

position. I'm praying that after the 

officers have been selected that all of 

us will rally behind them and wish 

them well. I've learned from the Bible 

that if we harbor any resentment or 

jealousy, that a root of bitterness will 

grow in our hearts and will cause us 

to have poor judgment, physical ailments, 

and damaging relationships 

at work and at home. Ifyou follow the 

teachings of Jesus Christ, go ahead, 

wish those awarded the positions 

God's blessings. Give them the respect 

and honor the position requires. 

All of US must go on from here serving 

each other and the public. We 

really can't let temporal positions 

here on earth affect our job performance. 

I know all of you are professional 

and the valor revealed in Sergeant 

Steve Johnson's column shows 

you are the very best. Look forward to 

the next exam. Never quit taking 

them. You could be chosen next. 

The Christmas Season is upon us. 

You know none of us can ever out 

give God. He did the ultimate by 

requiring His Son Jesus Christ to be 

born in human flesh, so that Jesus 

would die on the cross, shedding His 

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of our sins would be paid for by 

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teachings of Jesus Christ, found in 

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This year with politics taking the 

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could use a good Christmas story to 

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which deserves to be told. Merry 

Christmas to all. 

As we celebrate this holiday season 

with family and friends, we should 

take a moment and reflect upon not 

only those things that we are grateful 

for, but also on those less fortunate 

than ourselves. For the ranks of the 

unemployed and homeless are increasing 

rapidly. We see them on our 

streets every day. As such, I am 

reminded of a Christmas story that 

Mother Teresa once told. 

Years ago, a small boy who was 

found begging in the streets of 

Calcutta was brought to her shelter. 

When the sisters found him he was 

dressed in tattered rags, dirty, and 

malnourished. Mother Teresa upon 

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and given new clothing. When supper 

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the others and could not believe the 

bounty of food that was laid out 

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silence as he ate more than his share, 

and secretly hid pieces of food - 

under his clothing. Later they 

watched as he went to the bed that 

had been provided for him, and when 

all appeared safe, transferred the 

table scraps under his pillow. 

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advanced against a respected department 

manager says that something 

is very wrong with the disciplinary 

system - something which 

bodes ill for working police officers. 

It's really an old problem - albeit 

one that was supposed to have been 

corrected long ago. There are probably 

a few officers around who remember 

what the written directive 

systemwas like before the mid- 1970s. 

(This is an admittedly boring topic, 

but please bear with me.) The basic 

system at that time consisted of a 

Rules and Procedures Manual (the 

"thou shalts" and "shalt nots"), supported 

by a two decades' accumulation 

of permanent orders, general 

orders, and assorted other written 

directives. Among other findings in a 

1977 POST management reports on 

the deportment, its survey team 

found enough orders ofvarious types 

- for which officers could be held 

accountable - to "fill several field 

orders." 

Given the confused system, a vindictive 

boss could pour through a 

mountain of obscure general, bulletin, 

teletype, or memorandum "orders" 

to fmd something to hang an 

officer with. That was the situation 

when Charles Gain was appointed 

Chief of Police in 1976. His was a 

controversial tenure on many counts, 

but no one who was there at the time 

can fault him on his absolute and 

unbending fairness to officers in disciplinary 

matters. He would probably 

be amused to know that some 

officers now look back on his time as 

the "good old days." 

As part of his attempt to bring 

fairness to the system, Chief Gain 

oversaw the revision of the written 

directive system. Under the system 

he devised - the parent to the current 

setup - there was to be one 

directive on each major subject area. 

The heart of the system was a set of 

general orders - the noncompliance 

with which could subject an officer to 

disciplinary action - which contained 

the basic permanent procedures 

of the department. 

General orders were supplemented 

with a system of subordinate special 

purpose orders and other written 

EFFORTS 

(Continued From Page 1) 

have created bilingual pay, additional 

time off for physical fitness and many 

other benefits that did not previously 

exist. We have accomplished more in 

the past seven years than I ever 

thought possible. The three goals 

that remain to be accomplished are a 

Tier "2" upgrade, discipline arbitration 

for our members, and renovating 

our building at 510-7th Street to 

make it a complex of which we can all 

be proud. I am confident that all 

three of these important goals can 

and will be accomplished by the end 

of 1996. 

We recently did our own survey - 

looking at where we are now and 

where we would be under the old 

formula, without Proposition "D" for 

a senior patrolman utilizing health 

benefits for his family the difference 

in monthly pay - approximately 

*1.200 per month. That's progress! 

Unfortunately POA involvement is 

both incredibly time consuming and 

emotionally taxing. The truth is many 

members talk a good game, but really 

are not willing to step up to the 

plate and do what it takes. Phil Dito 

directives. To avoid the problems of 

the bad old days, the use of memorandum 

orders in place of general 

orders was explicitly prohibited. I 

system refinements implemented 

during Chief Con Murphy's tenure, 

memorandum orders were to be permitted 

on a emergency basis, provided 

however that "as soon as practicable, 

a proper order shall be issued 

to replace the memorandum." 

At the same time, it was decreed 

that "Bulletins are not used for instituting 

new policies or procedures or 

for directing members to perform 

particular functions; these areas are 

the proper subject of an order." The 

reason is obvious, especially in light 

of recent developments. Bulletins and 

memoranda can be churned out endlessly 

on a host of topics, and there is 

no way an officer, or anyone else for 

that matter, could keep track of all 

the directives themselves, let alone 

their content. 

Somewhere along the line, the 

important distinction between informational 

and directive material has 

fallen by the wayside. Section 3.01 

1. B. of the current general order governing 

the Written Communication 

System now states that: 

Department Bulletins contain 

directives and information issued 

by the Chief of Police which are 

distributed Department Wide. Department 

Bulletins may contain 

training information, general information, 

special orders, event 

orders or deployments, and may 

supplement or amend Department 

General Orders. (emphasis 

added.) 

Somehow or other, wittingly or 

not, the same deadly vagueness 

which allowed for unjust discipline 

in the past has found its way back 

into the system in the last few years 

or so. Now, by boot strapping from an 

endless supply ofbulletins (More than 

300 are issued a year - almost one 

a day) to the "thou shalts" and "shalt 

nots" of general orders, 0CC investigators 

can transform procedural oversights 

and omissions into "offenses" 

chargeable before the Police Commission. 

The possibilities for someone with 

an imagination and a suspect agenda 

are truly wonderful. In one case on 

and I have decided to move on with 

our lives. Luckily, two people have 

stepped forward to take our place. 

Chris Cunnie and Chuck Limbert 

have exhibited unquestioned loyalty 

to the POA and have dedicated their 

time and energy to our overall philosophy 

for the past three years. Both 

have been instrumental in our many 

accomplishments, and have earned 

the honor of representing you the 

membership at the Executive Board 

level. Both are in patrol, Chris at 

Central Station and Chuck atTaraval 

Station. Both have their hands on 

the pulse of the membership and 

both have one agenda, you the members. 

I proudly support and urge you 

to support Al Trigueiro for President, 

Chris Cunnie for Vice-President, 

Chuck Limbert for Treasurer, 

and Steve Johnson for Secretary. I 

am confident the tradition of dedication 

and selflessness that is so 

vital to the success of our organization 

will be continued with this 

slate. 

Thank you again for your many 

years of faithful support. 

point, in which a violent arrestee 

died in custody on June 4, 1995, 

officers are charged with failing to 

comply with the provisions of Department 

Bulletins 94-141 and 94- 

177, both of them multi-page documents. 

Ultimately, the Police Commission 

will determine the facts of 

the case, but what is pertinent here 

is the process by means of which the 

practices described in the bulletins 

have been transmogrified into "orders." 

Department Bulletin 94-141 (Airway 

Management/CPR) was issued 

on 6/27/94 and contains informational 

and directive material on the 

topic, couched in a mixture of mandatory 

("must") and suggestive 

("should") language (Reference: DGO 

3.02, Terms and Definitions). A second 

document, Department Bulletin 

94-177 (Sudden In-Custody Deaths), 

issued on 8/18/94, which uses the 

same mixture of suggestive and directive 

types of language, suggests 

that handcuffed persons "should be 

transported in the sitting position or 

lying on his/her side". The gravamen 

of the case in question, as it pertains 

to some of the charged officers, is 

that the arrested subject allegedly 

was not transported in an upright 

position. 

The general order which governs 

the pertinent topis is DGO 5.0 1, Use 

of Force. As last revised, on 10/04/ 

95— alter the in-custody death occurred 

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But there's the rub. DGO 5.01 was 

previously revised on 8/25/94 - 

that was two months after the issuance 

of the first of the above referenced 

bulletins, and a week after the 

second, but prior to the in-custody 

death. But the now included mandatory 

provision requiring that a prisoner 

be transported in an upright 

position was apparently not deemed 

important enough for inclusion in 

that version of the general order. Not, 

that is, until after an arrestee died in 

custody. 

There maybe an upside to all this. 

By overreaching as it quite obviously 

has in these cases - whether for fear 

of political repercussions or whatever 

- the 0CC has shown its partisan 

hand, and demonstrated its willingness 

to pursue officers on what 

are questionable charges at best. 

With that in mind, the Police Commission 

should take avery close look 

at all charges brought in these cases, 

particularly including the curiously 

universal claims of untruthfulness 

to investigators. There's something 

wrong there. 

Whatever comes out of the whole 

thing, in the interest of simple fairness, 

the Commission should also 

take another look at the provisions of 

DGO 3.01, particularly section I., 

subsection B., which now permits 

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working conditions for police officers. 

The election of Terry Hallinan to 

the District Attorney's office is clearly 

another"onlyin San Francisco" event. 

His father, Vincent Hallinan, was a 

legend, both as a great criminal defense 

attorney and as the attorney 

who successfully represented Harry 

Bridges, perhaps this City's greatest 

labor leader. Bridges is best known 

for his leadership ofthe General Strike 

in 1934, but accomplished a great 

deal more throughout his career. 

Terry Hallinan also became a criminal 

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administrator. He has not worked 

well with police officers or with the 

POA in the past. He has been one of 

those local politicians who proclaim 

themselves to be pro-labor, except 

when it comes to police officers. For 

example, Hallinan supported and 

voted for collective bargaining and 

interest arbitration for all city employees, 

but voted against it for police 

officers. He also supported and 

voted for disciplinary arbitration for 

all other city employees, but would 

not support it for police officers. 

The POA did not endorse Hallinan 

and instead supported Bill Fazio's 

candidacy. Nonetheless, Hailinan is 

going to be our D.A. It will be necessary, 

if we are to effectively prosecute 

criminals, that we have a certain 

level of support from the D.A. and 

that he have support from us as well. 

I have invited him to meet with us, 

first with our Executive Board and 

then with our Board of Directors. I 

am doing this because I think it 

necessary for us to clear the air and 

attempt to establish a positive working 

relationship. We will see and will 

report our progress. 

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POA Election Endorsement Letters 

Editor 

Notebook 

SFPOA 

510 7th Street 


Editor: 

I urge the membership to vote 

for Al Trigueiro for President and 

Chris Cunnie for Vice-President in 

the upcoming POA election. 

Having served in both of those 

positions in years past, I am 

familiar with the sacrifices one 

must make to lead the membership 

of the Police Officers' Association. 

Both Al and Chris have shown 

the ability and knowledge to deal 

with the many issues that face 

police union leaders in San Francisco. 

I have disagreed with some of 

their initiatives in the past, particularly 

with working conditions 

and civil service matters within the 

Bureau of Inspectors, but I am 

convinced that beyond their unique 

abilities to lead the membership, 

the are men of open minds who 

will work with opposing points of 

view to reach the best possible 

consensus of the membership. 

Please vote for Al and Chris. 

Paul C. Chignell 

Editor 

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SFPOA 



Dear Editor: 

I would like to voice my support 

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Over the past several years I 

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and I have found them each to 

have a strong work ethic, a total 

commitment to the membership, 

and an absence of personal agendas. 

I urge each member of our 

association to support these 

brother officers who have labored 

tirelessly for many years on our 

behalf. 

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Seven years ago the San Francisco 

Police Officers' Association under the 

leadership of newly elected President 

Mike Keys set a course which reflected 

the wishes of its membership. 

The emphasis then as it is now was to 

seek the level of wages, benefits and 

working conditions which were being 

attained by other law enforcement 

agencies throughout the Bay 

Area and statewide. We as an organization 

had fallen drastically behind 

other agencies (92nd in the state, 

according to a 1989 Department survey) 

and it was the newly elected 

leadership's responsibility to regain 

for the membership a position of 

financial respectability. 

Since that January in 1989, we as 

an Association have made tremendous 

strides, accomplishing most of 

the goals that were set by the leadership. 

The passage of Proposition D 

(Collective Bargaining with Binding 

Interest Arbitration) in 1990 was the 

major vehicle by which we have been 

able to bargain for improvements in 

our wages, benefits and working conditions. 

Holding onto Proposition D 

has also been quite an accomplishment 

since mean spirited politicians 

have tried unsuccessfully three times 

in the last five years to take it away 

from us. In 1993, eighty-five (85) 

newly hired officers were given their 

pink slips, but the Association was 

successful in negotiating a settlement 

which kept those officers on 

thejob. Other accomplishments have 

included the defeat of Proposition K 

in 1989 (allowing for more responsibilities 

for the Sheriffs Department) 

and the maintenance of the 10-Hour 

Day! Rotating Watch-Off Schedule 

which Mayor Jordan and the Police 

Commission wanted to take away. 

Mike Keys, Gary Delagnes, Phil 

Dito, Steve Johnson and AlTrigueiro 

have worked together over the past 

seven years in building the Association 

into an organization which ad- 

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vances the interests of its membership. 

Gary Delagnes and Phil Dito, 

the current Vice President and Treasurer 

respectively, will be passing 

the torch in January, but they have 

indicated that they will remain active 

in the Association much to the benefit 

of all. Their time, talents and 

countless hours of work have made 

the Association strong and a force to 

be reckoned with. 

Al Trigueiro is seeking re-election 

to the position of President, Chris 

Cunnie (Co. A) is seeking to replace 

Gary as Vice-President, Chuck 

Limbert (Co. I) is seeking to replace 

Phil as Treasurer, and Steve Johnson 

seeks re-election to his current position 

as Secretary of the Association. 

This team will continue to work well 

together to accomplish the goals demanded 

by the membership. One of 

the major goals which will be attained 

in the near future is upgrading 

of the Tier II retirement system. 

The issue of the negotiability of retirement 

benefits must be dealt with 

first and it will be. The team of Al, 

Chris, Chuck and Steve have been 

working for the past several months 

along with other members of the 

Negotiating/Steering Committee to 

put together our second contract 

which will be even more critical to 

our well-being than our first. When 

the next contract is finally resolved it 

will include resolutions to issues that 

will provide our members with much 

improved working conditions. 

In late January, the membership 

will be asked to decide on its leadership 

for the next three years. We 

respectfully ask for your support and 

vote! 

Sincerely, 

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Chuck Limbert & Steve Johnson 

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The election of the San Francisco Police Officers' Association 

Executive Board and Board of Directors will take place between 

Monday, January 22, 1996 and Friday, February 9, 1996. Ballots 

will be counted on Tuesday, February 13, 1996. 

Any active member of the Association who has been a member for 

at least one year is eligible for election. Those members wishing to 

submit their name in nomination may do so by sending written 

correspondence to the General Election Committee at the POA office 

by December 19, 1995. Nominations may also be made at the 

General Membership meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 

19th, 2:00 p.m., at the POA Building, 510 7th Street. 

In accordance with Article VII, Section 4 of the SFPOA By-Laws: 

When an election is to beheld, the Board of Directors shall appoint 

a General Election Committee. This Committee shall consist of not 

less than five (5) members, nor more than ten (10), whose duty it shall 

be to receive nominations, to review the eligibility of nominees, draw 

an election ballot..." 

The following members are hereby appointed as the General 

Election Committee: 

Greg Lynch Marquita Booth Frank Lee Linda Wittcop 

Cani Lucas Henry Kirk Allan Duncan John Loftus 

Don West Jill Connolly 

Voided Ballots 

The last ballot counting for Mayor, District Attorney, 

Sheriff and Assembly endorsement had over a hundred 

ballots declared void. 

This was due to members writing comments on the 

ballot, ballot envelope and/or not printing or signing their 

name on the mailing envelope. 

To ensure your ballot is counted in upcoming elections, 

please adhere to the instructions that come with your 

ballot. 

Reelect Joe Driscoll 

Retirement Board Member 

The San Francisco Police Officers 

Association has endorsed Joe 

Driscoll, for reelection to the Board of 

the San Francisco Employees Retirement 

System (SFERS). Besides his 

21 years in the Fire Department and 

14 years as an officer of Fire Fighters 

Local 798, Joe has served for 10 

years as a commissioner (trustee) on 

the Retirement Board. 

The years spent working on union 

issues at the bargaining table, at the 

Board of Supervisors and on Charter 

amendments before the voters of San 

Francisco prepared Joe for half of the 

trustee's job - understanding the 

design and delivery of benefits and 

services to active and retired employees. 

The other half of the job - overseeing 

the $ 6.7 billion investment 

portfolio - Joe prepared for by earning 

his masters degree in finance as 

well as serving as a trustee of one of 

International Fire Fighter's pension 

funds. The SFERS fund has exceeded 

its investment goals over the last 10 

years by more than 200 basis points, 

yet Joe has been working. with the 

Board and staff at SFERS to improve 

that performance even further. The 

biggest improvement in our benefits 

can come from income generated by 

our own pension fund. 

All active and retired police offic- 

ers will have the opportunity to vote. 

Starting December 26th, the Registrar 

of Voters will mail ballots to your 

home, which will be the current address 

that the Retirement System 

has on file for you. Attempts will be 

made to send ballots returned by the 

U.S. Post Office, through the City 

payroll system to your work site. 

This change in voting procedure requires 

you to make an extra effort in 

voting MAIL YOUR BALLOTS BACK 

in the enclosed envelopes to the Registrar 

of Voters. If you bring your 

ballots into work they can be returned 

through Department channels 

without using postage. The important 

thing to do is VOTE! The 

election ends January 31, 1996 so 

do not wait to send your ballot back. 

Joe Driscoll has also been endorsed 

by the San Francisco Labor 

Council, the Building Trades Council, 

Fire Fighters, Transport Workers, 

Carpenters, Plumbers, Service 

Employees 250, Teachers and other 

unions. 

Joe cannot win without our help 

and we need Joe to continue to guard 

all employees interest at the Retirement 

System. Please, take the time 

to mark and return your ballot for 

Joe Driscoll, for Retirement Board. 

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was very touched by your kind 

words and the spirit of unity that 

you displayed. 

A special thanks to those whose 

cards and calls helped me get 

through the difficult times. I can't 

believe the number of people who 

showed their concern and support: 

Chief Ribera, Mayor Jordan, police 

officers, deputy sheriffs, dispatchers, 

attorneys, friends, family, and 

even strangers. It means so much 

to me to discover that people think 

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Dear Mr. Trigueiro, 

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your contribution of $250.00 to the 

Family Violence Prevention Fund 

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will allow us to continue our 

important work to end violence in 

the home, and entitles you to an 

annual subscription to the FUND's 

newsletter and a discount on all 

FUND publications. 

As you may know, the FUND 

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LENCE, to an American public that 

is more receptive to learning about 

this issue than ever before. This 

precedent-setting national campaign 

touches the lives of thousands, 

emphasizing the need for 

community involvement to help 

stem the tide of violence in our 

homes. 

The FUND's television, print and 

radio public service announcements 

have been distributed to 

22,000 media outlets and are 

appearing throughout the country. 

With your help, we will work to 

reach all Americans with our 

message. A staggering social 

problem, domestic violence has 

become an epidemic in this country, 

with enormous and devastating 

effects on every sector of American 

society. 

By supporting the work of the 

Family Violence Prevention Fund 

you are helping to ensure that we 

continue to make a difference in 

the lives of the millions of women 

and children who every year become 

the victims of domestic 

violence. Your contribution will 

enable us to continue our work 

against domestic violence in the 

health care, justice and public 

education arenas. 

Once again, thank you for your 

generous support. Warm regards 

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Dear Al Triguiero: 

Thank you for your recent 

$5000.00 donation to our Labor 

Neighbor 1995 Political Campaign. 

Your contribution enabled us to 

phone over 20,000 potential voters, 

door knock 16,000 union households, 

mail and distribute more 

than 120,000 educational pieces to 

San Francisco union families. 

Election day, November 7, accomplishments 

could not have happened 

without your efforts to raise 

funds for our winning program. 

Labor Neighbor's continued success 

in the December 12, 1995 

run-off election and our collective 

commitment to building labor's 

power depends on union resources. 

We appreciate your stanch support. 

Very Truly Yours, 

Karen J. Ridley 

Program Director 

Al Trigueiro, President 

SFPOA 

Dear Al: 

Thank you for your generous 

contribution to my campaign for 

the Assembly. 

My campaign for the 12th 

District is going very well. I have 

been endorsed by Senators Dianne 

Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, 

Congresspersons Nancy Pelosi and 

Tom Lantos, State Senators 

Quentin Kopp and Milton Marks, 

Assemblymembers Willie Brown 

and John Burton, City Attorney 

Louise Renne, Public Defender Jeff 

Brown, Sheriff Michael Hennessey, 

Assessor Doris Ward, Treasurer 

Mary Callanan, all of my colleagues 

on the Board of Supervisors, and 

all of the members of the Board of 

Education and Community College 

District. 

In addition, I have received early 

endorsements from the San Francisco 

Building Owners and Managers 

Association, San Francisco 

Medical Society, San Francisco 

Police Officers Association, San 

Francisco Firefighters, California 

Highway Patrolmen, Richmond 

Democratic Club, California Organization 

of Police and Sheriffs, San 

Francisco Labor Council, League of 

Conservation Voters and California 

Federation of Teachers, to name a 

few. As I have been campaigning over 

the last several months, I have 

learned that the issues I'm most 

concerned about - public safety, 

job creation, ethics in government, 

protecting our urban environment 

and controlling the cost of government 

- are the issues which the 

people of the 12th Assembly District 

are most concerned about. 

Over the last several years, we 

have made much progress on these 

and other important issues. I am 

looking forward to continuing to 

serve you in the years to come as 

your next representative from the 

12th Assembly District. 

Thanks again for your continued 

support. It means a great deal to 

me. 

Sincerely, 

Kevin Shelley


Letters 

SFPOA 

510 7th St. 


Dear Members: 

We are writing to express our 

deep gratitude for your support at 

our parole hearing in Vacaville 

either through your presence, 

letters, petitions or prayers. Because 

of your efforts, the Board of 

Prison Terms ordered a 3-year 

denial and an extensive psychiatric 

evaluation of Steven Burns due to 

a total lack of emotion and remorse. 

This 3-year period will allow 

our family the time needed to 

recover from the ordeal of attending 

4 hearings in only 5 years. Our 

sincere appreciation for your 

friendship. 

We wish you a happy, healthy 

and holy holiday. The Salarno Family 

Mike, Harriet, Regina and Nina 

Letters to the Editor 

S.F. Examiner 

P.O. Box 7260 

S.F. Ca. 94120 

Dear Editor: 

In regards to the letter by Ron 

Norlin on Wed. Nov. 22, "Why Cops 

Back Brown". Mr. Norlin takes 

exception to the Police Officers' 

Association endorsement of Willie 

Brown for Mayor. As I understand 

it, the POA asked our membership 

to endorse Brown because they 

knew that he would be best for San 

Francisco. Yes, our POA is concerned 

with fair and adequate 

wages and benefits for police 

officers. But more importantly, 

they are also concerned with how 

the Mayor's dealings with the 

Police Department effects San 

Francisco and the people who live, 

work, and visit here. The POA was 

convinced that Willie Brown would 

never attempt to lay off 85 police 

officers, or be opposed to a fully 

staffed police department, or force 

officers to take off 3 furlough days 

that took even more officers off the 

street. The present administration 

did all of this. 

As for Mr. Norlin's negative 

view on a fundraiser hosted by 

some officers (not the POA) for the 

officers who have been accused of 

wrongdoing, the last I looked 

people in this country are innocent 

until proven guilty. Funny enough, 

this even holds true for police 

officers. This case will go to court 

and the legal system will deal with 

it appropriately. For these officers 

to be prematurely convicted in the 

press, is just plain unjust. Sincerely, 

Robert M. Swall 

Mr. Anthony Ribera Chief 

San Francisco Police Department 

850 Bryant Street 


Dear Tony: 

I am writing to let you know the 

great cooperation the Building 

Trades unions received from the 

San Francisco Police Department 

on our November 30th rally. 

All the departments and officers 

worked with us from the Permit 

Bureau down to the Traffic Controllers. 

The help received could 

not have been better. 

My compliments to you and the 

San Francisco Police Department. 

Looking forward to working with 

you in the future. 

Sincerely, 

Stanley M. Smith 

Secretary-Treasurer 

The Other Side 

Editor, 

San Francisco Chronicle 

On Saturday, November 25, 

Officer Pat Tobin and Officer Vic 

Silveira located two vehicles containing 

six robbery suspects who 

were armed with several guns, four 

of which were Mae- 10 assault 

weapons. Officer Tobin and Officer 

Silveira, along with the support of 

their backup officers, successfully 

coordinated the arrest of these 

armed and dangerous robbery 

suspects. This was but one of 

hundreds of outstanding and 

heroic incidents involving members 

of our department who are still at a 

grave disadvantage being outgunned 

and under-equipped and 

rarely, if ever, have their professional 

achievements been properly 

acknowledged by your paper. 

Your editorial of November 28 

keys on isolated incidents that are 

far from resolved. And your comment 

that "San Francisco deserves 

better" prematurely concludes that 

the members of our agency leave 

much to be desired. 

I disagree with this conclusion. 

San Francisco already has the 

best. You just haven't given your 

readers to opportunity to see the 

other side. 

Steve Johnson 

SFPOA 

Anthony D. Ribera, Ph.D. 

Chief of Police 

City and County of San Francisco 



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participation in our staff training 

day on November 15th. I would like 

to acknowledge the following 

officers and reserve officers for 

demonstrating proper robbery 

awareness to 28 of our front line 

staff and managers: 

Officers: 

Richard Alves #462 

William Dyer #464 

Tom Lee #798 

Keith Singer #1384 

Al Tong #2169 

Randall Young #678 

Lynda Zmak #2109 

Reserve Officers: 

Bon Puno 

Jeff Carranza 

Robert Kim 

Kenneth Louie 

Rodney Palaby 

Michael Quinn 

The Patelco staff attending this 

class gave your officers rave reviews 

and indicated they appreciated 

all the information they 

learned. As a financial institution 

we recognize the value of having 

our local department be willing to 

offer their expertise in robbery 

preparedness and post-robbery 

procedures. Your Robbery Apprehension 

team should be commended 

for the work they do on 

the street and in our business 

community. 

Sincerely, 

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appreciation to San Francisco 

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support the volunteer program. 

Thank you for your donation in 

support of our many programs. We 

appreciate your support. Sincerely, 

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Al: On behalf of the San Francisco 

Domestic Violence Justice Committee, 

I would like to thank you and 

the POA for co-sponsoring the 

refreshments provided at the 

recent "Stalking Training: seminar 

held at the 7 Hills Conference 

Center at San Francisco State 

University. 

This training is the second in a 

very successful series of domestic 

violence related "Training of Trainers" 

seminars co-produced by the 

SFPD, S.F. District Attorney's 

Officer, Family Violence Prevention 

Fund, S.F. Commission on the 

Status of Women, Department of 

Adult Probation, Domestic Relations 

Unit of the S.F. Neighborhood 

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the Voluntary Legal Services 

Program of the S.F. Bar Association. 

Training goals were met and 

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by their positive evaluations. 

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Dear Editor 

I am dismayed with the recent 

articles by Steven Ratto and Ray 

Shine in the "Notebook". I don't 

know whether to laugh or to cry. 

It's bad enough having to read 

about attacks on our profession by 

the liberal newspapers. Now we get 

to read about it from our fellow 

members. What ever happened to 

camaraderie and solidarity in our 

profession? I am not saying that 

Ratto and Shine don't have legitimate 

beefs but does the rest of the 

world have to read these backbiting 

attacks? I hear enough of this 

negative manure at work every day 

and I really don't want to read 

more about it in the POA newspaper. 

You should print articles that 

will edify and unify the membership, 

not create dissension and 

division. What do you think the 

advertisers who advertise in the 

Notebook think about us when 

they read these backbiting articles? 

If I were an advertiser, I would 

think twice about putting in an ad 

after what I just read in the last 

two editions of the Notebook. Let's 

work together to make our profession 

professional! 

Sincerely, 

Calvin F. Chow 

Airport Police 

S.E.I.0 Local 911 

Editor's Note: The reason the 

Notebook has a section called 

Members Speak is to allow members 

to speak out on a variety of 

topics. The articles that appear in 

Members Speak may or may not 

reflect POA policies, but they do 

represent thoughts and opinions 

from members that they want 

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SEIU Scholarships Programs 

Taisha Lewis recalls sleepy mornings 

when her mother and stepfather, 

members of SEIU Local 144, got 

up early for the 90-minute commute 

to clean Manhattan hotels. 

"Growing up in the projects, I never 

thought I would achieve as many 

goals as I have," says Lewis. Now an 

English major at the University of 

Virginia, she has an SEIU Edge Benefits 

scholarship. 

"And it all started with the union. 

Because of the union, my parents 

have had stability. I've had health 

insurance. And now, financial support 

for college." 

Each year, members of SEIU and 

their children may apply for one of 20 

scholarships - nine for $1,000 and 

11 for $3,000. Increasingly, SEIU 

members are taking advantage of the 

program themselves. Sarah Singer of 

Local 500 is returning to college after 

25 years. "I want to finish by zeroing 

in on skills that will help me at work," 

she says. 

Other SEIU members receiving 

scholarships this year are: Sandra 

Kantack, Local 1980; Thomas 

Kirchner, Local 1; and Benny Belvin, 

Local 73. Sons and daughters ofSEIU 

members receiving scholarships are: 

Felicia Martinez (Joseph Martinez, 

Local 100); Mina Kim (Jaimin Kim, 

Local 660); John VanderSluis 

(Maryellen VanderSluis, Local 614); 

John Weiss (Deborah Weiss, Local 

1980); Joshua Metzler (Paul 

Seelbach, Local 517M): Jill Howey 

(Brian Howey, Local 466M); Kellen 

Zale (Edward Zale, Local 668); Amy 

Fox (Peter Fox, Local 453); Shulamit 

Kleinerman (Linda Kleinerman, Local 

509); Eduardo Cabrera (Fidel 

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(Gloria Nezahualcoyotl, Local 660); 

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Scholarship materials for this year's program will be available in October. 

To apply, applicants must be SEIU members or children of members. 

Membership must be for three continuous years as of September 1. 1995. 

For recent affiliates to SEIU, membership in the affiliated union must be for 

three years. Applicants can apply for one of the following programs: 

$3,000 scholarship: 

This program is open to high school seniors or college freshmen attending 

a four-year accredited undergraduate college or university. Eleven recipients 

will receive $750 per year of study. Academic achievement (i.e. grades, 

SAT or ACT test scores) and faculty recommendations will be used to judge 

applicants. 

$1,000 scholarship: 

Nine non-renewable awards are available to applicants enrolled as a 

sophomore, junior or senior at an accredited undergraduate college or 

university. This award can also be used at an accredited community college, 

trade or technical school. Applicants must submit a typewritten 500 word 

essay describing career goals, and their relationship to the union and labor 

movement. 

To receive an application, members and/or their children must complete 

the scholarship coupon found in the Fall issue of Union magazine or in the 

SEIU scholarship brochure. Completed applications must be received by the 

International no later than March 15, 1996. I have enclosed an order form 

for you to request scholarship promotional materials. 

SEIU/Long Island University Scholarship Program 

SEIU jointly sponsors a special scholarship program with Long Island 

University (LIU) located in Brooklyn, New York. Three scholarships, covering 

full tuition costs for four years of study, will be awarded to individuals who 

meet LIU's requirements. 

Applicants who wish to receive a LIU scholarship application should write 

to: Allan Chavez 

Dean of Admissions 

Long Island University 

One University Plaza 

Brooklyn, New York 11201 

Applicants should indicate that they are applying for the Service Employees 

International Union (SEIU)/Long Island University Scholarship 

program. LIU will send more information directly to the applicant within four 

weeks. 

Union Mastercard Scholarship Program 

SEIU members, their spouses and children are also eligible for the Union 

Mastercard Scholarship. It is funded by the Bank of New York, Delaware, 

sponsors of the SEIU Mastercard program, and administered by Union 

Privilege (UP) of the AFL-CIO. This program is open to the members of the 

AFL-CIO International Unions who participate in the Union Privilege 

Mastercard program. 

The Union Mastercard Scholarship program provides up to $150,000 in 

scholarships. Winners receive one-time only cash grants of $1,000 to 

$4,000. Only one-year of union membership is required and you do not need 

a SEIU mastercard to apply. 

To qualify, applicants must be accepted into or be attending an accredited 

university, college, community college, trade school or technical school. 

Graduate students are not eligible. 

SEIU members or children of SEIU members applying for one of SEIU's 

scholarship programs will automatically receive a Union Mastercard 

Scholarship application. The deadline for submitting this application is 

February 28, 1996. All award decisions are made by Union Privilege (UP). 

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 

Lynn Bryson, Member Services Coordinator, (202) 639-7632. 

1996 SEIU Scholarship Order Form 

Name: 

SEJU Local Union Number: 

Address: 

City: State: _______ Zip Code: 

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the quantity): 

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by Drew Mendelson, 

Assistant Managing Editor 

Pride 

non News 

Labor Gets Wired 

The E-mail message posted from 

New York's Public Employee Federation 

(PEF), an SEIU local, was terse 

and just a little bit desperate: "Help! 

The state wants us to buy a 

chiropractic HMO plan, ACN, that 

nobody's ever heard of here. Is it 

good, bad, dangerous? We need this 

for the bargaining table today. Anybody 

know?" 

Here at CSEA, a continent away 

from New York, somebody read the 

message and did know. And the word 

went back within an hour: "ACN, the 

American Chiropractic Network, has 

contracts with several Public Employees' 

Retirement System health 

plans. Nobody reports and problems 

and the benefits are comprehensive. 

Here's a number to call for information." 

As a result, the PEF negotiator 

was able to go back to the table ready 

with that facts about ACN. 

That exchange took place recently 

on the AFL-CIO's LaborNET, organized 

labor's own private lane on the 

information highway. In existence 

some three years, LaborNET - a 

private subsection of the national 

on-line service CompuServe - has 

grown beyond 1,400 members and 

has become the labor movement's 

quickest and most sophisticated internal 

communications tool. 

One of Many 

The query and reply about the 

chiropractic network was one of several 

dozen posted daily in LaborNETs 

public message sections. Similar 

message strings, each with numer- 

ous participants, can be found on 

LaborNET. Topics discussed are as 

diverse as pension benefits, labor 

sit-ins at House Speaker Newt 

Gingrich's Atlanta Office, the federal 

budget, privatization and contracting 

out. 

The message strings can be whimsical 

as in LaborNET's running interchange 

over the nature (and debatable 

reality) of the North American 

jackalope (ajackrabbitwith the horns 

of a deer). They can also be deeply 

serious such as the ongoing debate 

over who should succeed the AFL- 

CIO President Lane Kirkland. 

Flaming - the hot-tempered exchange 

of messages - is rare on 

LaborNET, but the exchange of ideas 

can be heated. A currently running 

message thread, for instance, pulls 

few punches over whether or not the 

labor movement has a future in an 

increasingly nonunion world. 

Sixteen different libraries of laborrelated 

data are available for downloading 

by LaborNET members. 

Among these are the complete text of 

Vice President Gore's National Performance 

Review, list of products 

and companies boycotted by the AFLdO, 

the text of major labor-related 

items currently before Congress, directories 

of union-made products and 

union hotels nationwide. 

Users May Contribute 

Other libraries cover congressional 

voting records on labor issues, recent 

developments in worker pension 

rights and political action campaigns. 

A final library allows 

LaborNET users to contribute news 

articles, photographs, reports, campaign 

updates and the like. Other 

libraries, including one dealing with 

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health and safety, are in preparation. 

LaborNET also offers private sections 

for use by individual unions. So 

far the Newspaper Guild, the International 

Brotherhood of Electrical 

Workers and the Communication 

Workers of America (CWA) have established 

their own sections, with 

half a dozen others in preparation. 

CWA uses LaborNET for swift, nationwide 

coordination of its contract 

negotiations. CWA's sections were 

crowded during the recent negotiations 

with AT&T. The Service Employees 

International Union (SEIU) 

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Local 1000 - is moving closer to 

establishing a private LaborNET section 

of its own with all SEIU members 

entitled to join. 

Billed as a national electronic 

union hall, (and international as well 

with subscribers from Canada, the 

United Kingdom, Australia, Europe 

and a sprinkling of other foreign locations) 

LaborNET is a comprehensive 

cross section of American labor. 

Virtually every affiliate of the AFL- 

CIO is represented along with all 

state AFL-CIO organizations. 

SEIU's Involvement 

SEIU's own involvement - even 

without a private section - is growing. 

On LaborNET you can contact 

SEIU headquarters in Washington, 

D.C., the research department and 

nine SEIU local unions including 

CSEA. 

LaborNET participation is overseen 

by the AFL-CIO and is open to 

all bona fide union members, union 

staffers and others whose work connects 

them with the labor movement. 

Watching labor's increasing involvementin 

the LaborNET and other 

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on-line information services including 

the Internet, CSEA Civil Service 

Division Director Perry Kenny commented 

on the need for an information 

technology plan for the union. 

"It is past time that we get CSEA 

computer connected," Kenny noted 

recently. "I'm amazed and impressed 

at what is out there and how effective 

it would be for us in collective bargaining 

and in communicating among 

our members." 

To begin this process, Kenny has 

appointed an ad hoc committee on 

computer standards to put some order 

into efforts to get on-line. 

The committee is made up of Dan 

Reibson, field representative for the 

Department of Education in Sacramento; 

Debora Remington, staff services 

analyst for the Employment 

Development Department in Sacramento; 

Linda Atkins, bridge architect 

associate for Caltrans in Sacramento; 

Cindy Morales, information 

systems technician for the Department 

of Corrections in Susanville; 

and Earl Greenfield, machine operator 

I for General Services in Sacramento. 

A growing number of labor organizations 

and local unions have established 

computer bulletin boards, including 

the California State Council 

of SEJU, whose bulletin board has 

background information on workerrelated 

legislation, SEIU campaigns 

and general labor news. CSEA posts 

its news and bargaining updates 

there as well. There is also a public 

message section and an E-mail option. 

"We're getting wired," said Kenny, 

"and that can only be positive for 

CSEA." 

Reprintedfrom California Pride, 

September! October 1995 

\1 BEGAN HELPING YOU PREPARE FOR 

TOMORROW 16 YEARS AGO 

Today We'd Like To Say 'Thank You' 

ITT Hartford and The San Francisco Police Officers' Association have made 

a great team over the years. 

Together, sixteen years ago, we took a close look at the financial challenges 

of retirement. In group seminars - and individual conferences - we discussed 

retirement planning and what it meant to you. Then we went to work. 

Through laptop computer demonstrations, videotapes, workbooks and 

brochures, we looked at the basic problem facing Police Officers: how do you 

accumulate sufficient funds for 20, 30 or even 40 years of retirement? And we sat 

down with you to come up with answers. 

In time, you started to rely on us for our unquestioned financial stability. 

You used our selection of professionally managed investment options to help 

you accumulate your retirement savings. And you grew to expect a strict regimen 

of customer service that put your needs first. 

Along the way, something important happened - you came to trust us. 

You knew ITT Hartford was committed to making your retirement years enjoyable 

and fulfilling - the best years of your life. You believed we were truly interested 

in helping you achieve financial independence in retirement. 

Today, we'd like to express our gratitude for that trust. Thank you for asking 

us to help in one of the most important financial endeavors of your life. And allow 

us to renew our pledge to never take your trust lightly. 

As your retirement planning teammate, we've also pledged to help you 

prepare for the financial rigors of retirement. Which brings us to our next point. 

What are your deferred compensation plans for 1996? 

To find out how we can put the deferred compensation program to work 

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Those of us who know the depth of John's hollow let know that a lot of money 

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In River City 

by Bill Hemby, 

COPS Legislative 

Advocate 

Session Starts In January 

Hang On To Your Hat 

y sense of optimism may be 

dashed rapidly sometime in 

M January, but right now, I 

hope the 1996 Legislature can rise 

above the political bickering that 

marred this year's session. 

Legislators will be returning from 

their customary three month vacation 

to again take up the business of 

running the state of California. That's 

a little scary, based upon what went 

on this year. 

Starting at the top, we have a 

governor again. Pete Wilson, having 

bombed out of his bid to be president, 

is back taking on the mundane 

job of running the largest state in the 

union. That may be good or bad! The 

governor, because of term limits, is a 

lame duck leader - even though he 

has some three years left in office. He 

is at odds with the right wing of the 

Republican party because he decided 

to seek the presidency - against 

their wishes. 

Republicans are poised to slash 

and burn everything the Democrats 

builtup over the last 20years. Democrats 

are not enamored of him, and 

see no reason to accommodate the 

governor as they have in the past. 

Pete is not even liked by some national 

party leaders. 

It remains to be seen if Wilson can 

take up the challenge of leading the 

GOP for the next three years. He may 

have lost control. California is slowing 

pulling out of its recession, but 

the recovery hasn't happened yet. 

That means for the foreseeable future, 

funding will still be at a premium. 

Because of the loss of the 

military complex that supported California, 

we may never get back to the 

days of plenty. So, unless this governor 

can come up with new ways of 

raising tax revenues, California will 

continue to downsize its government. 

The Assembly, still in disarray, 

has a new Speaker. Brian Setencich, 

the Republican freshman assembly 

member from Fresno. Setencich is a 

professional basketball player, 

turned politician. He took the reins 

from ostracized Republican Doris 

Allen, who resigned the speakership 

in frustration and rage, when her 

fellow Republicans turned on her. 

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Allen just lost her Orange County 

Assembly seat in a recall election. 

The other big question is whether 

Setencich can hold onto the 

Spealcership himself? The conservative 

right, led by Curt Pringle, R 

Orange County, is champing at the 

bit to take the leadership post from 

Setencich. He and his conservative 

friends are still livid over Allen stealing 

the Speakership with Democratic 

votes. Allen, with the Democrats put 

Setencich in office. Her seat has now 

been taken over by someone who will 

support the conservative cause, so 

Setencich maybe history comeJanuary. 

Assembly Democrats are no better 

off. With Willie Brown the new mayor 

of San Francisco, he will become an 

echo of the romantic past. That will 

spell the end of an era. Brown was, 

and because of term limits, probably 

will remain, the last of the power 

politicians. Six years is not sufficient 

time to establish a dynasty. Leadership 

over in the Democratic party is 

at a premium. Los Angeles Democrat 

Richard Katz has taken over the reins, 

but Richard is out in 1996. 

Until the Speakership is settled, 

and committees are redrawn to satisfy 

the Republican majority, I see 

little or no business getting done on 

the Assembly side. That in itself may 

be a blessing for public employees, 

as I also see a concerted effort on the 

part of Republicans to strip public 

employees of their hard earned benefits. 

On top of that list are police and 

firefighters. 

The Senate, has its own mini-revolution 

brewing. The Democrats have 

a slim majority, with Senate Pro Tern 

Bill Lockyer holding the reins. Next 

to Governor Wilson, Lockyer is fast 

becoming the most powerful politician 

in the state. If he can hold on to 

his Democratic edge for the next few 

years, the Senate, at least may remain 

calm while all around it goes to 

hell. 

Rob Hurtt, a conservative Senator 

from Orange County, has taken control 

of the GOP in that house. If 

Republicans take the majority in the 

Senate, we are in for a very rough 

time of it. 

1996 is also an election year. Every 

Assembly seat is up for grabs as 

is half of the Senate. Either party can 

gain control. The mood of the voter is 

sullen. With Congress playing its 

juvenile games, if the California Senate 

and Assembly continue to follow 

suit, you can look for another sweep 

of elected politicians. That may be 

good for the Democrats—but who 

knows? 

At any rate, the upheaval will continue. 

I don't see any semblance of 

sanity coming to Sacramento in the 

near future. Welcome to 19961 

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No Negotiation On Retirement Issues 

Supreme Court Turns Down 

POA Request 

Al Trigueiro, President 

San Francisco Police Officers' Association 



Re:POA Litigation - Negotiability of Retirement Benefits 

Dear Al: 

Enclosed is a copy of the California Supreme Court order denying 

our Petition For Review of the decision of the Court of Appeal that 

Proposition D does not require the City to negotiate and arbitrate 

over retirement benefits. 

The fact that the Supreme Court ordered the Rep9rter of Decisions 

not to publish the Court of Appeal decision is an indication 

that the Supreme Court believes the Court of Appeal decision is in 

error. The Court of Appeal had made clear that it sought to have its 

decision published. 

However, for reasons such as a large backlog of other pending 

cases, the Supreme Court does not want to address the issues 

presented by this case at this time. This is a fairly common practice 

which the Supreme Court follows when it is asked to review a Court 

of Appeal decision which is incorrectly decided. By ordering that the 

Court of Appeal decision be "depublished," the Supreme Court 

prevents that decision from becoming precedent that will govern the 

outcome of other cases. 

However, the parties to the case are still bound by the Court of 

Appeal decision, even though the Supreme Court has questioned its 

validity by ordering that it be depublished. There have been many 

complaints that this procedure is unfair, but the Supreme Court 

continues to follow it. 

Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions about 

these matters. 

Very truly yours, 

DAVIS, RENO & COURTNEY 

Vincent J. Courtney, Jr. 

First Appellate District, Division Five, No. A063464 

SO43662 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, Etc., 

Respondent 

V. 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Et Al., Appellants 

Petition for review DENIED. 

Kennard, J. is of the opinion, the petition should be granted. 

The Reporter of Decisions is directed not to publish in the Official 

Appellate Reports the opinion in the above-entitled appeal filed 

August 1, 1995, which appears at 37 Cal. App. 4th 283. (Cal. 

Const., art. VI, section 14, rule 976, Cal. Rules of Court.) 

Chief Justice Lucas 

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For additional information, 

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San Francisco PAL Basketball 

The San Francisco PAL Basketball 

League was up and running on October 

5, 1995. Games were held on 

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 

at eight gyms throughout the city: All 

Hallows, Buchanan YMCA, Columbia 

Park Boys Club, Mission Recreation 

Center, Presidio Middle School, 

St. John's, San Francisco Boys Club 

(Page St.) and SOMA (South of Market). 

The program included 106 teams 

this year, an increase from last year. 

There are six 6th grade divisions, 

four 7th grade divisions, and six 8th 

grade divisions. There were a total of 

16 girls teams, with a separate girls 

division at each grade level. 

The basketball season took place 

in October and November. Playoff 

and championship games were scheduled 

for November 30th through December4th. 

Trophieswill be awarded 

to the first place team in each division. 

Many people made this league 

happen including all the gym directors 

and coaches. Special thanks to 

Kevin McInerney, Mike Gallegos, Tim 

Figueras, Oscar Jimenez, Kevin 

Murphy, Sean Warren, Mike Jones, 

Bob Twomey, Ben Henderson, Mark 

Ballard and last but not least Cindy 

Quan, newest PAL staff member 

(Monica is on maternity leave - it's a 

girl), who was unfailingly nice to all 

who caused headaches. 

San Francisco PAL Awards Dinner 

The San Francisco Police Activities 

League held its Awards Dinner 

on November 8, 1995. Over 500 

coaches volunteered in various PAL 

sports in 1995 and the following were 

the recipients of 10-year Coaches 

Service Awards: Paul Burger, Foot- 

PAL 

ball; Michael Gallegos, Basketball; 

Ava Garrick, Cheerleading and Tonia 

Woodson, Cheerleading. 

Paul Burger has for the past eight 

years commuted from Vallejo to 

Kimble Park to make the games and 

practices. Paul is so dedicated that 

he opted for the graveyard shift at 

work so he could accommodate the 

football schedule. During his time as 

coach, there have been over 850 practices 

and games and he has missed a 

total of five practices. He has never 

missed a game. 

Tonia Woodson had an early start 

in sports. Her father, Billy Garrick, 

was a long time coach in PAL and all 

his kids including Tonia participated 

in PAL. Although she played basketball, 

softball, and track, at Lincoln 

High she cheered for three years. At 

City College, she cheered for two 

years. When her sister, Sophia Isom 

asked her to help as coach in 1985 

she had no reservations in helping. 

Toniais now the head coach of the Jr. 

Midget team. She is very proud of her 

squad and is a devoted coach. She 

likes working with all the girls and 

considers them a part of her family. 

Eventually all the girls adopt her. 

Ava Garrick, like her sisters and 

brothers comes from a PAL family. 

Her father, Bill Garrick, started her 

in track and softball many years 

past. In 1985 Ava began coaching in 

the Cheerleading program. She 

started as a floater, then helped with 

the Mascots, Jr. Pee Wees, and the 

last 3 years has been head coach of 

the Pee Wees. She joined the police 

department in 1986 and has risen to 

the rank of Sergeant. 

Mike Gallegos is a native San 

Franciscan who went to St. Ignatius 

High School and University of San 

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Francisco. He has coached baseball 

and basketball for the past 13 years. 

He has worked primarily in heavily 

urban areas. He is extremely good 

with the kids and spends a lot of 

extra time helping them. Through 

the years, his gratification has come, 

not from championships (though 

those are nice), but from kids now 

turned adults who remember him 

coaching them and keeping them off 

the streets. 

Nine youngsters were honored as 

outstanding and/or most valuable 

players in their particular sport. They 

are: Cassandra Patterson, Basketball; 

Katie Caulfield, Basketball; Scott 

Corcoran, Basketball; Caniille Young, 

Cheerleading; Trent Williams, Football; 

Jesus Aguilar, Law Enforcement; 

Jasmine Thude, Soccer; 

Angeline Young, Soccer; and Michael 

Hendricks, Soccer. 

Cassandra Patterson serves as a 

standout point guard and captain of 

the Mission Playground Lady Bulldogs 

girls basketball team. Her 

strengths are: excellent ballhandling, 

pinpoint passing, great leaping ability 

and superb at making steals while 

playing on the defensive end of the 

court. 

Katie Caulfield has been playing 

PAL Basketball for the past two years. 

She is the best point guard in the 7th 

Grade Division. She is an excellent 

"A" team volleyball player, pitches for 

a CYO softball team and is a top 

scorer in the CYO Soccer team. Katie 

is a member of the Student Council, 

write for the school newspaper and is 

on the "A" honor roll at St. Cecilia. 

According to her coach, she is a 

player who always seems to be in the 

right place at the right time, is intensely 

competitive, savvy enough to 

keep her cool and is respected by her 

teammates. 

Scott Corcoran is one of the top 

8th grade basketball players in the 

entire city. He is a highly skilled 

player who contributes on the court 

in every way possible. He is an effective 

scorer and rebounder. His passing 

skills and knowledge of the game 

are above average as well. He has 

great stamina and never tires. His 

coach says that he had become a 

leader to the younger members and 

truly has a good heart. 

Camille Young is an excellent base 

for cheerleading stunts. She is precise 

in her execution of cheer moves, 

she has a strong voice and good 

leadership qualities. She always has 

a smile and is a role model for the 

younger ones. She plays tennis, basketball, 

baseball, soccer and has a 

blue belt in Karate. Throughout her 

involvement with cheerleading, 

Camille has maintained a 4.0 GPA. 

According to her coach, Camille is an 

outstanding young lady who accepts 

all challenges and does what is required 

without complaint. 

Trent Williams joined the football 

program in 1994 and what he has 

accomplished in two years is outstanding. 

Trent became an impact 

player in his first year of tackle football 

against players who were older 

and more experienced. He came back 

this year and assumed the leadership 

role. He led his team in tackles 

and is the most devastating blocker 

in the league. According to his coach, 

a football MVP is chosen from those 

who have been in the program at 

least three or four years. Trent is the 

exception. It is hard to measure his 

real value to the team because of all 

the intangibles that he does on and 

off the field, like calming down a 

teammate who might lose his temper 

or inspiring a player who has made a 

mistake and feels bad. Trent will be 


successful in whatever endeavor he 

chooses and he will be an outstanding 

player in high school. 

Jesus Aguilarjoined the PAL Cadet 

program in 1994 because he 

wanted to improve his life. He had to 

set a good example as a role model for 

his three nieces and he wanted to be 

the first member of his family to 

graduate from high school. Jesus' 

commitment to the Cadet program is 

such that he has attended all 52 

weekly meetings and has participated 

injust about all of the 90 community 

and police-related events. He has 

also logged close to 100 hours volunteering 

atMission Station. Jesus loves 

baseball and he has developed the 

ability to play any position and can 

take his at-bats from either side of 

home plate. He plays on the varsity 

baseball team and he was selected to 

be a member of the National High 

School BaseballTeam. Heworks as a 

counselor at Mission Playground and 

coaches 9- 10 year olds in baseball. 

Jasmine Thude plays for the Under 

14 Coastside Pumas and has 

always given 100% effort on and off 

the field. In drills and scrimmage 

sessions which are almost always a 

grind, Jasmine brings an intensity 

which stimulates her teammates to 

play better. She is an outstanding 

mid-fielder as well as defender/ 

sweeper and does occasionally substitute 

as goalkeeper. Her playmaking 

from the mid-field leads to many 

assists and her presence on the field 

in the transition part of the game on 

sheer takeaways and winning 50/50 

balls is top notch. Earlier this year, 

she made a key save as a goalkeeper 

on a penalty kick taken against her 

by a Class I All-Star team from British 

Columbia. Her coach says that at 

midfield she is the Carlos Valderama 

(Columbia's famed mid-fielder) and 

on defense she is the Dunga (famous 

Brazilian defender) of her team. 

Angeline Young wanted to join a 

soccer team so much that she registered 

as an individual player with 

PAL. She was determined to do this 

in spite of the fact that in a team 

sport any individual will find it hard 

to join an existing team which has 

been playing together for six years 

especially if you are new to the sport 

at age 13. Undeterred she showed up 

for every practice and worked hard to 

learn soccer skills. She enjoyed soccer 

so much that she was asked to 

help with the kids in a summer soccer 

camp and without hesitation, 

she gave up two weeks of summer 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. She is still 

playing with this team in the Under 

16 Division and helps with the 

younger group of kids after school 

three times a week. Angeline enjoys 

painting and jewelry making. She 

plays the piano and the french horn. 

She graduated last spring from 

Hoover with a 4.0 average and is 

currently a freshman at Lowell. 

In his sophomore year Michael 

Hendricks was cut from the J.V. 

Basketball team. Basketball's loss 

was soccer's gain. Michael has played 

in PAL Soccer for the past two years 

on the Crusados team. Considering 

the fact that he had not played soccer 

since the 5th Grade, Michael has 

improved tremendously. He is the 

starting goalie for the Under 19 soccer 

team and is playing varsity this 

year. Michael worked three weeks at 

a summer camp for children to earn 

money for a goalie camp. He found 

time to umpire baseball games, runs 

cross-country and has a B average in 

all his classes. According to his coach, 

Michael is a fine young man, well 

mannered and a dedicated soccer 

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The Gang That Couldn't 

Shoot Straight 

Editor - In response to "Gun Fund," the Matter & Ross item on the San Francisco 

Police Department (Sunday, November 12), permit me to play devil's advocate for 

a moment. 

While it is terrible that Officer James Guelff was killed in that firefight while 

reloading his revolver, let me ask thefollowing. How many bad guys did he anchor 

before having to reload his revolver? 0h, none? Where did his six rounds go? What 

about the rounds of the other officers in the firefight? 

Look, we expect inept, untrained bad guys to spray the area with bullets. This is 

why we have people who can shoot wear police uniforms in order to take these bad 

guys down as expeditiously as possible. 

This incident, and another incident where police fired 127 shots at a would-be 

bank robber-getting a grand total of three hits, onefatal, and completely trashing 

the inside of the bank - tells me that the money being raised would be better spent 

getting SFPD officers shooting lessons so that they can actually hit something with 

six shots rather than getting new guns that enable them to put three times as much 

lead in the air between reloads. 

Andy Breglia 

Fremont 

Editor's Note: This letter-to-the-editor was printed by the S. F. Chronicle 

recently. Its ridiculous reasoning was answered forthrightly by several 

members of the SFPD. Their responses are printed below. Mr. Breglia (of 

Fremont ... as I hope everyone noticed), I pity your confused state of mind. 

What The Police Are 

Really Up Against 

Editor - Mr. Andy Breglia's critical 

review of our ability to dispatch armed 

suspects when necessary (Letters, Sunclay, 

November 19) showed the understandable 

but misled perspective of a 

civilian who has apparently never had the 

nerve-shattering experience ofparticipattag 

in a firefight. 

And, if Mr. Breglia had ever been exposed 

to a critical incident involvingweapons, 

he would have more respect for the 

limitations of human skills under stress. 

There are many times when police officers 

must make a split-second decision 

involving the choice of whether or not to 

use lethal force, and at the moment of 

that decision there is also present a real 

fear of being killed and a numbing fear of 

never again seeing your family. 

Our members rely on their demonstrated 

professionalism to overcome these 

fears and face the reality of having to 

make these difficult decisions every day. 

Itwas also unfortunate that Mr. Breglia, 

in his letter, questioned the capability of 

Officer James Guelff at the time Jim was 

struggling for his life against a heavilyarmed 

psychotic. 

Mr. Breglia should be extremely thankful 

for the courage Officer Guelff displayed. 

I'm certain Jim's young son and 

daughter would appreciate that consideration, 

especially since Nov. 13, 1995, 

marked the one-year anniversary of Officer 

James Guelffs ultimate sacrifice to 

the citizens of San Francisco. 

Mr. Breglia is certainly welcome to join 

us anytime on a tour through the streets 

of San Francisco in a police car. I'm 

certain his perspective would change. 

Steve Johnson, 

Secretary, S.F.P.O.A. 

Devil's Advocate Misled 

Editor - I was outraged by the letter to 

the editor entitled 'The Gangmat Couldn't 

Shoot Straight." The letter was a "devil's 

advocate" position, opposing increased 

firepower for the San Francisco Police 

Department. 

Referring to the shooting death of police 

officer James Guelff last November, the 

writer wonders why the officer did not 

"anchor the bad guy" with his six-shot 

revolver. "Where did his six shots go? 

What about the rounds of the other officers 

in the firefight?" 

I wonder if this gentleman knows that 

the perpetrator of Officer Guelffs murder 

was not only heavily armed but wore 

high-tech body armor as well as a helmet. 

Later examination showed that seven 

shots hit the killer's torso and legs; another 

two hit the helmet. Moist of these 

would have been fatal, without the armor. 

The bottom line is that Officer Guelffs six 

shots were ineffective against such armament. 

The writer also says, "Look, we expect 

inept, untrained bad guys to spray the 

area with bullets. This is why we have 

people who can shoot wear police uniforms 

in order to take these bad guys 

down as expeditiously as possible." 

This murderer was armed with assault 

rifles, an Uzi and military-style body armor. 

As officers fired, the killer responded 

to their muzzle flashes, at one point returning 

a single police shot with 30 

rounds. This bad guy was anything but 

untrained and inept. He fired strategically 

(around windows rather than 

through them, knowing that police were 

taking cover next to the window). 

My brother-in-law, John Payne, was 

the officer shot in the chest by one such 

bullet. 

I suppose that I am most upset by this 

writer's comment that money should be 

spent "getting SFPD shooting lessons so 

that they can actually hit something with 

six shots. . ." 

Officer Guelff died in the line of duty 

and Officer Payne was seriously wounded 

because a deranged murderer was well 

armed and prepared to kill. 

The suggestion that "shooting lessons" 

would have averted the situation or that 

the SFPD is "The Gang That Couldn't 

Shoot Straight" is insulting. These officers 

put their lives on the line every day for 

US. 

This is one devil's advocate that can go 

to hell. 

Denis Fama 

Millbrae 

Reprinted from the San Francisco 

Chronicle, November 19 and November 

26, 1995. 

Damn Good Shots 

Editor - I'm responding to A. Breglia's 

letter "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot 

Straight." 

Yes, it is "terrible that Jim Guelff was 

killed." It happened in the line ofdutyjust 

over a year ago. 

Breglia asks how many guys did he 

(Guelfi) "anchor" before having to reload 

his revolver. Anyone who could read knew 

that there was only one suspect involved, 

but I guess you didn't know it. Breglia also 

asks where the six rounds Jim fired went... 

almost certainly, most of them went into 

the bullet-proof vest that the suspect, 

Victor Bountwell, was wearing. This guy 

then asks what about the other officers 

involved in this firefight ...where did their 

rounds go? Same answer: most of them 

were getting hits that would have been 

fatal had Bountwell not been wearing the 

vest and a military-style helmet. 

I can't comment on the bank shooting, 

because I wasn't there. . .just as you weren't 

there either. 

Breglia also comments that the city 

should spend money giving us shooting 

lessons, instead of giving us new guns. 

Please allow me to respond: a person 

who comes to San Francisco armed with 

a gun, and with the intent to cause the 

death of a police officer or a resident, will 

not succeed. The majority of our officers 

are pretty damn good shots! 

Officer A. J. Hartzer 

Park Police Station 

Ma 

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ON THE STREET/Tom Flippin 

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Funny 

But True 

by Tom Flippin, Editor 

A San Francisco bank robber is a 

candidate for the Dumb Crook Of 

The Month. This guy carefully cased 

two different banks and even picked 

up a deposit slip at one of them. But 

his carefully planned robbery began 

to fall apart when he presented a 

holdup note, written on a Bank of 

America deposit slip, to a teller at 

Wells Fargo. The quick thinking teller 

told the dummy, "Sorry, this is a 

Bank of America slip; we can't honor 

this. Why don't you try them; they're 

just down the street." Off went our 

hero, to try his luck at the other 

bank.. .while the teller called the 

cops.. .who happily greeted him with 

open arms (and handcuffs) as he 

walked in the door. 

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More candidates for the Dumb 

Crook prize: 

A simpleton in Waco, Texas got the 

attention of a store clerk by putting a 

$20 bill on the counter and asking 

for change. Then he pulled a gun and 

demanded all the money in the cash 

register. The clerk gave it to him (all 

$15, that is) and the mastermind 

fled.. .leaving his own $20 behind. 

Next, we have the dope who was 

identified by a victim as one of the 

three men who broke into her apartment 

and held her at gun point. 

When confronted by police with the 

woman's testimony he protested, 

"How could she tell it was me? I had 

a mask on." 

And finally, a Connecticut crook 

made it really easy for the cops who 

stopped him near a convenience store 

that had just been held up. When 

they him asked what he was doing in 

the area, he replied, "I just left that 

store over there that I robbed." 

) J 

NVIP ^o 

A West Virginia resident should 

probably be entered into an Iron- 

Man Contest somewhere. The 38year-old 

man had been drinking beer 

for some time, when he decided to 

clean his guns. He was cleaning his 

.32 caliber handgun when it suddenly 

went off, striking him in the 

right foot. Since it "didn't hurt" he 

finished up and started working on 

his .380 pistol. That gun also went 

off, again hitting his foot, but this 

time, "The bullet stung a little, but 

not too bad." So he pulled out his 

.357, and shot himself in the foot for 

a third time, before he could even get 

started cleaning it. The guy later told 

police, "That one really hurt because 

the bullet was a hollow point." 

111"^ 

LJ 

A news story out of Seattle shows 

that there can be justice sometimes, 

after all. Police were called by the 

owner of a motorhome, who reported 

that someone was trying to siphon 

gas from his vehicle. When the cops 

arrived on the scene they found what 

appeared to be sewage spilled on the 

ground, along with a large puddle of 

vomit. Nearby they found the 

suspect... curled up in a ball and sick 

as a dog. The man admitted to attempting 

to steal gas and told the 

officers that he plugged his hose into 

the motor home's sewage tank by 

mistake. When he started to suck the 

"gas" out.. .well, let's just say there is 

justice in the world. The owner of the 

vehicle declined to press charges, 

telling police it was the best laugh 

he's ever had. 

Police in Bridgeport, Conn. arrested 

an 18-year-old man on avariety 

of weapons charges.. .after they 

managed to stop laughing, that is. 

The cops were called when someone 

reported a shooting on a street corner. 

They found Kevin Hall lying in 

the street tightly clutching his groin 

and observed a large hole in his 

pants, which were still smoking. Hall 

first claimed to be the victim of a 

drive-by shooting. However, his girlfriend 

told police that Hall was attempting 

to show her his sawed-off 

shotgun.. .which was concealed inside 

his pants. Unfortunately for Hall, 

the weapon fired when he tried to 

pull it out. After a quick search, the 

cops found the shotgun in some 

nearby bushes. After being treated 

by a local hospital for cuts and burns 

on his genitalia, Hall was jailed by 

officers.. .who all had big smiles on 

their faces. 

;34n 

'tu&y greetings 

On behalf of the Board of Directors 

of the Association, I extend to each of 

our members and their families a 

heartfelt wish for avery Merry Christmas 

and the happiest of New Years. 

1995 was a difficult year, but 1996 

portends to be better for all of us. 

Stay safe and enjoy the holidays. 

Al Trigueiro 

A Specialist's Christmas 

by Mark Lundin, Specialist Team 

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the City 

The crooks were still working; they offered no pity. 

Their crimes were quite widespread, and plotted with care 

In hopes that the coppers too late would get there. 

Citizens were nervous, and quite filled with dread 

While visions of carjackings danced in their heads. 

Q-2's and Q-50's bundled up all alike 

(Except for some CPOP'ers, who still rode their bikes.) 

When throughout the City, an urgent call was sent forth 

"Specialists are needed, and must approach from the north!" 

From Central and Northern, and Po-trero too 

Came men with crossed rifles, with a grim job to do. 

The moon glinted not on their parkerized steel 

Nor was any noise heard from a jump-booted heel. 

To the CP they came, and began to prepare 

Riflemen and shotgunners, teamed into pairs. 

The Night Captain was relieved, to say the very least 

As the Specialists geared up, his shuddering ceased. 

More rapid than eagles did the Spec teams deploy 

"Secure the perimeter, be ready to destroy." 

Now Geraty! Now Flaherty! Now Palada and Lalor! 

On Boyle! On Banta! On Cleary and Taylor! 

To the end of the block, and over that wall!! 

Now, quietly, quietly, do a low crawl! 

As shadows that silently glide o'er the ground 

Did Specialists the entire objective surround. 

The perimeter was solid, and buttoned up tight 

The teams played it smart, and stayed out of sight. 

And then in a twinkling, information flowed 

From observers to command post, always in code. 

"He's now on Side Four, at coordinates 4, 2, and 1 

'22 that - he's moved. He's now at 3, 2, and 1. 

He's dressed all in red and has a great white beard 

He's smoking a pipe, and he's acting real weird. 

He's got a big sack - and he's starting to open it 

Who knows what heinous crime he's about to commit?" 

He's aWM, 60's, 5 97", 215 

Wait a minute, now - this is a familiar scene. 

It happens almost everywhere at about this time of year 

The suspect and his sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer. 

"RED LIGHT! RED LIGHT! - ITS SANTA CLAUS, YOU FOOLS!" 

"Don't harm a hair on St. Nick's head - 

I've asked him for new tools!" 

As if he'd heard me, the jolly elf paused 

Not knowing the tactical response he had caused. 

Then back to the sack full of presents he bent 

While up to the roofline my binoculars went. 

They were up there all right; eight tiny reindeer 

Patiently waiting for the old charioteer. 

Down below, he had finished - and now came a neat trick 

Right up the chimney went dear old St. Nick. 

This critical incident was a definite: "No Merit" 

I packed up my gear, and unloaded my Ferrets. 

Away from the roof Santa flew like a shot 

(While his reindeer were small, slow they were not.) 

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight: 

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night." 

(originally published December 1992, Specialist Team newsletter.)

December 1995 - San Francisco Police Officers Association

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