Official PublicatiOn Of the San franciScO POlice OfficerS AssociatiOn This Publication was Produced and Printed in the USA ✯ Buy American ✯ Support Local Business VOLUME 44, NUMBER 9 SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 2012 www.sfpoa.org President’s Message Supervisor Eric Mar Disrespects Slain Police Sergeant By Gary Delagnes, what they saw as “racial oppression” Washington were also present that SFPOA President was to kill as many authority figures fateful evening and had varying roles as possible. Of course then as now, the in the attack. These pillars of society In the summer of 1971, Sergeant most accessible authority figures in had committed or conspired to com- John V. Young was senselessly gunned our society happened to be uniformed mit hundreds of felonies in the San down at the public service counter in- police officers. We became their prey! Francisco Bay Area during that time, side of the Ingleside Police Station. The For many years it was believed in including the attempted murder of murderers were members of a group of law enforcement circles that the actual seven other police officers. Among career criminals, most of whom had triggermen in the Ingleside attack were those attacks was the August 28, 1971 ties to the Black Panther Party and/ Herman Bell and Anthony Bottom. attempted ambush of our own Ser- or the Black Liberation Army. During It was also common knowledge that geant George Kowalski, now retired. the late 60s and early 70s, these two Richard Brown, Ray Boudreaux, Henry The crime spree also included the groups believed the best way to fight Jones, Francisco Torres, and Albert bombing of St. Brendan’s Church on October 22, 1970, and the attempted bombing of Mission Police Station on March 30, 1971. Their other crimes Vote for brian Stansbury for ranged from armed robbery to aggra- vated assault, all within the city limits of San Francisco. retirement board In addition, Herman Bell and An- thony Bottom were both given life I am a life-time member of RECCSF and a nearly forty year advocate for have been passed to forgive former sentences following convictions for injured/disabled city employees. As a writer, I have authored articles on police officer and member of the Board the murders of two New York Police all aspects of our Retirement System. I have attended Retirement Board of Supervisors Dan White if he had Officers, Waverly Jones and Joseph lived, for the murder of Harvey Milk meetings through the tenures of executive directors Dan Mattrocce, Piagentini on May 21, 1971. The gun and George Moscone because he was Granville DeMerritt, Clare Murphy , Gary Amelio, and now Jay Huish. that killed those officers was recovered too old? I am enthusiastically supporting and endorsing Brian Stansbury for the from them when they attempted to kill I highly doubt it, nor should it ever position of Retirement Board commissioner. Brian has the experience Sergeant George Kowalski just three happen! necessary to most successfully serve and has both the motivation and months later. It was an unbelievable act of hypoc- energy to serve with distinction. When sufficient evidence was fi- risy and political grandstanding, and nally collected some 36 years later, • Brian’s father, a retired Stockton police officer, has, due to that city’s showed an almost incomprehensible these domestic terrorists were finally bankruptcy, lost his family’s health care benefits and is in jeopardy lack of empathy and respect for San charged with the murder of Sgt. John of having his retirement benefits significantly diminished. This event Francisco police officers in general, V. Young. Unbelievably, an outpour- has been a driving force in Brian’s decision to seek a position on the and the family and friends of Sgt. John ing of support came forward for these Retirement Board. Brian has pledged to use the utmost of his abilities Young in particular. so-called “San Francisco Eight.” The and experience to see that what happened to his father never happens On the day of that resolution — theory was that they were now old to a CCSF retiree; June 9, 2009 — I made a vow that as men and whatever crimes they may long as I was president of the SFPOA, • Brian has investment experience in the private sector — he worked have committed should be forgiven and as long as I was a San Francisco at Lockheed Martin in strategic planning and there helped shape a after so many years. It was truly a police officer, I would do everything multi-billion dollar investment strategy; he was recruited to work for black eye, even for San Francisco, to in my power to see Eric Mar removed Merrill Lynch, one of the world’s largest investment banking institu- somehow lionize and forgive cold- from the Board of Supervisors. I also tions, where he made critical investment decisions involving billions blooded killers. knew that I would not receive the help of dollars; To add insult to injury, and in of other members of the Board of Su- an incredible show of disrespect for • Brian’s investment experience shows that he is more than capable of pervisors who do not have the spine to every San Francisco Police Officer, a making critical decisions as a Retirement Board commissioner charged join us in this fight. I have asked past newly elected member of the Board with overseeing our $15.4 billion trust fund; and present members of the board to of Supervisors, Eric Mar, proposed a help and they refused. This is my last • Brian well knows the importance of the basic and supplemental cost-of- resolution (co-authored by Chris Daly, shot at this guy and I’m not letting go living adjustments (cola) which allow CCSF retirees to maintain their Ross Mirkirimi, and Sophie Maxwell) until I have succeeded or failed one purchasing power. Retirement Board commissioners make investment asking that charges be dropped against last time. decisions which directly effect the ability of the Retirement System to the seven surviving members of the Eric Mar is up for re-election on No- pay the supplemental cola. The trust fund must produce excess earn- “SF-8”. vember 6, 2012. We have a candidate ings (over 7.5%) and now, under Proposition C, be 100% market-value Never mind the fact that two of in District 1 who can defeat him by funded. This is where Brian can truly, given his broad-based invest- these low life’s already sat in prison the name of David Lee. We owe it to ment experience, achieve and perform on behalf of CCSF retirees. At for the aforementioned murder of two the family of John Young and every its peak, the Retirement System trust fund had a value of $17.4 billion. New York Police Officers; never mind San Francisco police officer, past and that this group of losers attempted or Brian knows that his job, as commissioner, is to build the trust fund present, to avenge the outrageous ac- conspired to kill seven other police of- without taking unnecessary market risk. tion taken by Eric Mar and his idiotic ficers along the way; never mind that, • Brain is a police officer, now in his fifth year of service, currently as- cohorts three years ago. We can walk old or not, they are common thugs, signed to Richmond Station. His duty is to “protect and serve.” Like his precincts and drop literature in the not martyrs. Richmond District as a way of saying father, he considers this a sacred duty. He has pledged, when elected, Do you think these idiots would to Sgt. Young that you are not forgot- to “serve and protect” the CCSF Retirement System. have proposed the same legislation ten. Details will be forthcoming on I urge you to cast your ballot for Brian Stansbury. protecting Nazi war criminals from how you can help so please try to give Mike Hebel Jewish Nazi hunters because they were a couple of hours back to honor the too old? No way. Nor should they! Attorney, Certified Financial Planner, POA Welfare Officer memory of Sgt. John V. Young. Do you think this legislation would Page 2 POA Journal September 2012 Minutes of the august 16, 2012 SfPOa board Meeting* 1. Sgt. at Arms Valdez called the ■ Up for discussion; ■ Discussion of revising Union 11. New Business: meeting to order at approximately • DA Investigators possibly By-Laws for number of Reps due to ■ Discussion of cancelation of 1202 hours. joining the POA the restructuring of the department overtime for the America’s Cup 2. Sgt. at Arms Valdez led the mem- • Other associates similar to (Personnel at each unit). and the detailing of on duty bers in the Pledge of Allegiance. the DA Investigators to ■ Discussion regarding upcoming personnel to the event. explore joining the POA. ■ Rep Russ Gordon to form a com- 3. Secretary Montoya conducted roll Rep vacancies and Executive Board. ■ Lawsuit against Prop C by retired mittee to research the detailing call. Members interested should voice their SFPD members continues. interest. of Officers to events and possibly 4. Approval of the July, 2012 Min- • Firefighter Retirees involved affecting District Stations. utes. Motion by Secretary Ser- 8. Lou Barberini addressed the Board in the suit. 12. Meeting adjourned at 1413 hours. rano and seconded by Breen. regarding his candidacy for the • The suit is over a Cost of Respectfully Submitted, Minutes were approved with the Retirement Board. Living Adjustment (COLA) Tony Montoya correction: Rep. Ray Allen was ex- ■ Retracted his application as he • Active members would be Secretary cused from July meeting. dramatically affected if the discovered Brian Stansberry was running for the position.