From: Rachel Kertz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 5, 2022 2:40 PM
To: connor spence
Cc: Lindsay Lara <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: San Rafael Police Brutality
Hi Connor,
Thank you for taking the time to email me about an issue of which we all care deeply, and of which I am deeply saddened. The police chief has released a Community Letter that addresses the incident.
I hope you've had a chance to read it. Please feel free to reach out to me again on this issue or anything else.
I've included our Lindsay Lara on this message so it can be included in the public record.
Best,
Rachel
From: Connor Spence <
Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2022 12:09 PM
To: Rachel Kertz <[email protected]>
Subject: San Rafael Police Brutality
Hi Rachel,
Thank you for taking the time to come and enjoy the roller rink. I apologize that my first email has to be about something more serious, but after having witnessing two police officers beating a man over a open container violation I feel the need to voice my concern as a member of this community. https://www.reddit.com/r/byebyejob/comments/x50a72/two san rafael police officers placed on p aid/?utm source=share&utm medium=ios app&utm name=iossmf I was browsing reddit this morning and came across this post about two police officers, Daisy Mazariegos and Brandon Nail beating a man over a container of open alcohol and then charging him with resisting arrest. I understand that they have both been placed on paid admistrative leave, however knowing how these proccedings go I am willing to predict that these two officers will either continue serving after an internal investigation has been made or they will be fired but still have certification to continue serving in another department. This is a problem not only in our local department, but with most police departments across the country right now and police officers, just like normal people, must be held accountable for their actions. I am in agreement with CEO of the Canal Alliance Omar Carrera that a bipartisan external investigation must take place and if the officers are found acting out of line these officers must go through trail. I was hoping to speak about this matter at the next city council meeting, but did not see an appropriate public forum to discuss this. Please consider adding this to the next city council meeting or one in the near future. I feel incredibly privlaged to be able to have a business in the city of San Rafael and I centered my business around community building, but if these are the types officers that the city employs then I have a severe lack of confidence or trust in the San Rafael Police Department or the city of San Rafael to do the right thing for it's community. Thank you for taking the time to read this email and I hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend, Connor Spence
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Connor Spence
CEO of NorCal Ice LLC
(415) 686-6133
https://www.officialnorcalice.com/
From: Rachel Kertz <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 8:09 AM
To: Lindsay Lara <[email protected]>; Jim Schutz <[email protected]>; Mayor Kate <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: Mateo - SR PD
For the record…
Rachel Kertz
Councilmember City of San Rafael
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From: Mark Solomons
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 8:00:00 AM
To: Rachel Kertz <[email protected]>
Subject: Mateo - SR PD
Rachel
This is Mark Solomons using my personal email
Not
(The email is a combination of Luke (Skywalker) and Shiva as the god Shiva and also the Jewish practice of sitting Shiva) Now that you know who it is (!), I wanted to let you know that I will be at the city council meeting tomorrow night and I’m wondering who will be there from the police department if anyone? I think there is a mob mentality that surfaced after watching the video very similar to the public reaction to seeing Noah Mohan‘s video and DA Frugoli‘s unwillingness or inability to press charges.
As in that case I was moved to initiate a petition and I wondered if you’ve seen it already. If not here’s a link to it
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/police-brutality-in-san-rafael-fire-them It’s also I think very unfortunate that Hispanic heritage month will be recognized during this meeting and perhaps there’s a way to move that earlier in the agenda and speak to the inappropriate behavior of this particular police officer. As NOT representative of the way we treat Latinos… Just a thought
Good luck tomorrow
I would not want to sit in your seat as the recipient of public anger.
Best
Mark