City budget 2014-15, funds are $4 million short

Sell the property to a developer, start over?

From the City of Pacifica/Budget Information, City budgets and presentations. The link includes  adopted budgets from 2006/07. 

Budget Presentation - April14, 2014, Budget presentation - May 12, 2014, Budget Presentation - May 27, 2014.  And of course last night's final presentation, June 9, 2014. (Although the numbers were the same, the budget documents were somewhat confusing to track when compared with the city presentation). 

There is a $4 million unexpected deficit.  $2 million of that unaccounted for.  There is no money to complete the first phase of the Beach Boulevard project. 

The non-government organizations (NGOs) funding includes:  $83,000 to the Resource Center; $3,000 contribution to the Pacifica Beach Coalition toward the annual Earth Day celebration.  Not funded:  $10,000 toward weekend tourist information provided by the Chamber of Commerce, and $75,000 toward seven (7) JPA library hours.  

First phase not happening, no money

$2,127,437 city pension obligations bond restructuring will be loaned from the city sewer enterprise construction fund at the existing low rate (.05%, rather than the proposed 1%). Generally city fees will increase as presented in the budget. Linda Mar State Beach parking fees will increase as follows:  $65 annual pass; or daily, $4 (up to 4 hours), $8 (up to 8 hours). Cash disappointments exist in various city improvement funds, such as in street repair and construction, and Frontier Park methane gas remediation. 

Related budget article - Pacifica Riptide/Lionel Emde, 6/8/14, "City Budget: What DID I do with that $2.2 million?"
 
Related project casualty - City of Pacifica Beach Boulevard Project, "Beach Boulevard Property Revitalization and Redevelopment Plan."  Background.  "Throughout most of the 20th Century, the city’s property at 2212 Beach Boulevard served as the Sharp Park Waste Water Treatment Plant, a facility that provided service for many of the city’s residents.Following the completion of the Calera Creek Water Recycling Plant in 2000, the Sharp Park facility was no longer necessary, and its water treatment components were removed from the site. Since that time, most of the three-acre site has been essentially vacant and used by the city and Recology for truck parking and miscellaneous storage. However, the property has also played several other important roles: The Council Chamber building along Montecito Avenue hosts council and other civic meetings; a parking lot provides public parking access to the beach and Promenade; and the small pump station building on site still plays a part in the City’s waste water system."  Beach Blvd Project Final EIR, 56 pages.   

Note photographs/graphics are from the related City of Pacifica Beach Boulevard Project above.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Snowy Plover "Protection"

The math is simple but disturbing: Every day 227,000 people are born, and at the same time dozens of wildlife species disappear. 

Less simple is getting people to talk openly about the human population problem.

But you can help. Friday, July 11 is World Population Day, and people around the world will be talking about this often-taboo issue. It's the perfect opportunity to draw attention to the connection between our rapidly growing numbers and the wildlife extinction crisis with the Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Condoms.

Here's the catch: We only have two days to choose a team of volunteers to hand out these free condoms for World Population Day. If you're interested in receiving a box of free condoms to help start the conversation about the impact of our rampant growth on endangered species,sign up now.

Sincerely,

Taralynn Reynolds Population and Sustainability Organizer condoms@biologicaldiversity.org

Posted by Steve Sinai

Lionel's view of city budget

Pacifica Riptide/Lionel Emde, Correspondent, 6/8/14.  "City Budget:  What DID I do with that $2.2 million?"

....  "And even better is the loan that time forgot: § Fund 09, Street Construction Fund. "This fund loaned approx. $2.2 million to Fund 22 in 2003. So far, staff has not discovered any repayment of the loan to date so the entire amount is shown as an “outstanding receivable” or “amount due” to the fund. Should we find evidence of any payment, an adjustment will be made."    Read article.  

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Reminder City Council meeting tonight, Monday, June 9, 2014 - FY Budget 2014-15

Attend in person, 2212 Beach Boulevard, 2nd floor.  Or, view on local television or try live feed Pacificcoast.TV, (formerly pct26.com).  The meeting begins at 7 p.m., or shortly there following.  City council updates and archives are available on the City website. 
 
City Council Agenda, 6/9/14.        Full Agenda packet, pdf, 624 pages.

Our Sewer Facility Construction Fund is our loan survival,
because our environment was promoted as our economy.

Budget summaries and detailed reports, all pdf files   

City Council Agenda Item 9.  Budget Information for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.

 Staff  Report Printout, 8 pages.

a.  Attachment 1_General Fund  Budget Summary FY 2014-15, 1 page.

b.  Attachment 2_All Fund Budget Summary Descriptions, 5 pages.

c.   Attachment 3_Reserve Policy, 1 page.

d.   Attachment 4_Capital Budget Projects, 44 pages. 

e.   Attachment 5_Recommended Fee Increases 2014, 9 pages. 

f.   Attachment 6_Loan for Pension Obligation Bond Payments, 1 page.

Note:  some spreadsheet pages turned vertical you may want to print.   Note:  photograph from High Desert Chronicles at Luna Hill.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Land use model for a structurally deficient city economy

Where's the plan? 

From the City of Pacifica website, Draft General Plan Update - March 2014, see last category, "Local Coastal Land Use Plan". "Coastal land use and development", Part 1, page 4, Figure 2-1 graphic. (also see Part 2).  

"Pacifica land status: Permanent Open Space 48%, agriculture, undeveloped or vacant (some of which may transition to Open Space) 22% = Total 70% empty space. 

Residential 21%, commercial and mixed use 4%, public/community/institutional 4%, industrial 1% = Total 30% housing, business, civic."

The structural land profile of this city is beyond challenging.  Less than 5% of land is set aside for commercial and industrial use. How did that happen, and where is the plan to take this city to a better economy?  Progress is way overdue.

Related -  City of Pacifica website, Economic Development Plan Draft Report, Pacifica Economic Development Plan Draft Report, update (Wahlstrom and Associates, 6/7/13): Item 4 " Business attraction potential", pages 14-19; item 5 "Potential to develop new business space", pages 20-28.       Note:  photograph from Go urban dog.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

City Council meeting, Monday, June 9, 2014

Attend in person, 2212 Beach Boulevard, 2nd floor.  Or, view on local television or try live feed Pacificcoast.TV, (formerly pct26.com).  The meeting begins at 7 p.m., or shortly there following.  City council updates and archives are available on the City website.  

City Council Agenda, 6/9/14.        Full Agenda packet, pdf.

Closed session, 6:00 p.m.

Item 9.  City budget almost complete

CA government code 54957.6.  Conference with labor negotiator. Agency negotiator, Glen Berkheimer.  Unions:  Firefighters Local 2400, Battalion Chiefs Local 856, Department Directors Local 350. Wastewater Treatment Plant Employees Local 856. Miscellaneous Local 856.  Managers Local 350.  Police Officers Association, Supervisors, Management Local 350. 

Open Session, 7:00 p.m. 
Consent Calendar
1.     Approval of  disbursements, fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, 5/16/14-5/22/14.
2.     Approval of  City Council Minutes, 5/27/14. 
3.     Continue 4/7/10 proclamation of a local emergency due to 380 and 400 Esplanade Avenue cliff erosion.  Photos 6/3/14.

4.     Linda Mar Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Linda Mar Blvd from Highway 1 to Adobe only), advertise sealed bids, 2014/15. Funding from Surface Transportation Act funding to the states, administered by Caltrans.  Staff report.

5.     Eisenberg, Olivieri and Associates, Inc., consultant agreement amendment 1, with San Mateo County to develop the San Pedro Creek at Pacifica State Beach Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Best Management Practice Implementation Plan (bacteria monitoring), total cost $38,400, ($14,400 from NPDES Fund 16, $14,400 from Sewer Charge, Fund 18, $9,600 from the County of San Mateo).  Staff report.

Special presentations - Terra Nova High School Robotics Team.  And, proclamation:  Amateur Radio Week.

Public Hearings

6.      Appellant asserts that the 2014-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is not consistent with the general plan, including 1) Calera Parkway Highway 1 project, 2) findings of the Planning Commission are inadequate, case reference: Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Community v. County of Los Angeles, 11 Cal. 3d 506 (1974),  3) decision is inaccurate and incomplete. Staff recommendation: deny the appeal, and sustain the Planning Commissions findings.  Summary and Resolution (13 pages, pdf).
7.      Resolution adopting the City of Pacifica 2014-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as consistent with the General Plan.  Summary and Resolution (5 pages, pdf).
8.     Approve the annual report from the Pacifica Hotel Business Improvement District (BID), FY 2014-15 (same as rates levied in FY 2013-14, no change).  Summary and Resolution (4 pages, pdf).
9.     Budget, FY 2014-15.  Other Funds, including Waste Water Treatment Department, Reserve status. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) including Capital Budget, Fee increases. And whether or not to fund four (4) community service organizations (Non-government Organizations, NGOs). Implementation of interfund loan between the Sewer Facility Construction Fund and the General Fund (pension obligation bond payments). Establish the Parking Enterprise Fund.  Staff report  (8 pages, pdf), and Budget information attachment link. 
10.    Update and amend the Intrusion Detection and Robbery Alarm Systems ordinance:  code changes, and fees for false alarms to police.  Summary and Resolution (6 pages, pdf).
11.     Appointments to Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, and the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee (interviews conducted by City Council 6/3/14). Applicant List (1 page, pdf).

Adjourn.    Note photoshop photograph is  from Entrepreneur. 

Posted by Kathy Meeh

San Francisco funds many NGOs, now asking for accountability

San Francisco Chronicle/C.W. Nevius 5/31/14.  "Nonprofits must produce results if they want city funding."
 

Could you please be accountable?

"San Francisco's social help network is wide, robust and wildly expensive. A 2009 study found that the city was funding 804 nonprofit vendors at a cost of $483 million. At the time, that was two to three times as much per person as Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Mateo counties. And that was five years ago. If you don't think the numbers have gone up, you haven't been paying attention - this year the cost is above $500 million.

Mayor Ed Lee signing the balanced 2013-15 budget

And it doesn't end with getting the original funding. Once a nonprofit is on the ledger sheet, it's unlikely that it will be removed the next year - even if performance isn't up to standard. That is if someone can figure out how to measure their goals. Accountability isn't a city strong point - we're better at throwing money at problems and hoping things all work out. So here's a crazy idea. Suppose the social service network were run like a business. Suppose that at each round of funding, clear and definable goals were set.

....  The nonprofit has to come up with its own measuring metric - and if the results fall short, there are consequences. Lurie suggests that city government "doesn't have the bandwidth" to do that. Why not? If we're spending $500 million a year, surely there's enough to buy a little extra oversight.

....  "Sometimes we've tried a group and it didn't work," Lurie said. "But I would say the model works. This is why we're attracting investors. There are decisions to be made, and we expect there will be more. But I believe we have built a culture of accountability." Accountability. What a concept."   Read article.

Related -  San Francisco budget, 7/24/13.  "Mayor Edwin M. Lee today signed San Francisco's two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and 2014-15 after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved it yesterday. The two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and 2014-15 totals $7.9 billion annually, and it closes budget shortfalls of $124 million for FY 2013-14 and $256 million for FY 2014-15. The Mayor and Board of Supervisors worked closely together to develop this budget, and collaborated with residents, community organizations, City Departments and City employees to deliver the balanced budget on time."  Mayor Ed Lee, 2013-15 budget disclosures.

Note:  Daffy Duck graphic from Schools matter, "Florida toughens Pre-K standards".  Mayor Ed Lee signing City and County of San Francisco 2013-15, two year budget from the related articles above.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Mizpha community service volunteer donations

Pacifica Tribune Letter to the Editor, 5/27/14.  "Thank You Pacifica" by Jeanne Matysiak (Mizpah Director)

Shelldance Orchid Gardens

"Editor: The Mizpah Community Service Volunteers would like to express our grateful appreciation to Nancy Davis of Shelldance Nursery for hosting our annual tea party and craft fair. The event honored the amazing Marv Morganti's birthday and his continued service to our community.

This past week Mizpah scholarships were awarded in memory of Theresia Simpson, a long-time Mizpah member. More than $6,000 in scholarships were presented to graduating seniors from Terra Nova and Oceana, $2,200 was given to the Pacifica Resource Center as well as smaller contributions to the Friends of the Library, Docents of the Sanchez Adobe, City Free Swim Program, and more. 

Our sincere appreciation to all of the community members who helped the Mizpah ladies raise these funds for our community."

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Reference -  Mizpah Facebook,  includes 12 photographs from the 2014 Mizpah Tea and Craft Fair held 5/3/14.  Note:  the above photograph is from this page.  Find the Best, "Mizpah Fellowship, Inc., Pacifica, CA."   Shelldance Orchid Gardens.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

HMB teenager shot by deputy

San Jose Mercury News/Crime and Courts/Erin Ivie, 6/4/14.  "Half Moon Bay woman, 18, fatally shot by deputy after lunging at him with knife, authorities say." 

18 year old teen treated for depression,
stopped taking her medications.
She lunged at the deputy with a knife, dead

"HALF MOON BAY -- An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy Tuesday night after she lunged at him with a knife as he encountered her in the street, authorities said.The woman, identified as Yanira Serrano-Garcia, of Half Moon Bay, was shot and killed by sheriff's deputy Menh Trieu, with whom she got "in a confrontation" about 9:23 p.m., San Mateo County Sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt said. 

....  "I don't know why they couldn't have done better things instead of getting a bullet through her and trying to shoot her," said Saul Miramontes, Serrano-Garcia's cousin. "She was kind of sick -- you know, at least they could have Tasered her or at least tackled her." 

Yanira's home with parents

The incident marked the second officer-involved shooting in San Mateo County this year, making 2014 the first year since 2006 with more than one officer-involved shooting. The last officer-involved shooting occurred March 18 in Pacifica, when 34-year-old Errol Chang, who was also mentally ill and armed with a knife, was shot and killed by a Daly City SWAT officer."  Read article, includes Channel 7 video, comments from her cousin 42 seconds.

Related article- Half Moon Bay Review/Staff, 6/4/14.  "The incident occurred around 9:23 p.m., after a family member called 911 for medical help. As deputies began heading toward the home, the call quickly escalated in severity. In less than a minute, dispatchers were warning deputies the situation was a “5150” – a welfare code designating a dangerous person with a mental disorder. A short time later, deputies were warned the woman had a knife. .... Residents in the area said Serrano had a mental disability and was prescribed medication. Sheriff's officials say this was not the first time they had been called out because she had exhibited violent behavior. Serrano had a tendency to walk or ride a scooter around the neighborhood, sometimes speaking to herself, neighbors say. She previously went to El Granada Elementary and Cunha Intermediate schools, and later continued taking classes at a special education school, according to a neighbor and classmate who asked not to be named.

Related article - KTVU, channel 2, and Wires/Alex Savidge, 6/4/14.  "Deputies responded to a report of a violent female subject possibly armed at the Moonridge Housing Complex on Miramontes Point Road east of state Highway 1 around 9:20 p.m., San Mateo County Sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt said. Relatives said the 18-year-old woman's family called 911 because she wasn't taking her medication.  Her aunt told KTVU the young woman, who family identified as 18-year-old Yanira Serrano-Garcia, suffered from depression. A deputy who arrived at the scene and confronted the woman feared for his life and shot at her, Rosenblatt said.

Note photographs from articles above:  Yanira Serrano-Garcia from KTVU;  Yanira's home from Half Moon Bay Review.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

District Attorney Report on Errol Chang

http://www.fixpacifica.com/docs/Errol_Chang.pdf

Submitted by Mike O'Neill

Affordable housing future in our city?

Pacifica Tribune Letter to the Editor, 5/27/14.  "Top 10 concerns"  by Gloria Stofan (SFOP/PIA Leader)

Sure these houses are affordable,
PUD maintenance fees are low too

Attitude

"Editor:  I was very happy to read City Councilmember Mike O'Neill's responses to the top concerns facing Pacifica (Tribune, 5-7-14). On his list was the lack of affordable housing, particularly for the workforce. In Pacifica, the lack of affordable housing for the workforce is becoming more and more critical.

Many people now find themselves forced out of the housing market and into the rental market which then pushes up the rents and these are people who are key to the local economy, for example, teachers, nurses, ambulance dispatchers, mail carriers, medical assistants, mechanics, librarians. The list goes on. The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment is now at $2,400 which means that an income of $46 per hour is needed to afford the median-priced two-bedroom apartment.

This year the city is involved in preparing a housing plan that the State of California requires to be completed by the fall of 2014. This plan is prepared only once every eight years, which means this plan will not be reviewed again until 2022. Therefore this year, the city now has an opportunity to develop new approaches to this community's housing crisis. By reviewing the housing plan, the city can create a plan that can become a "driver for action" in the coming years and catalyze changes that effectively address a critical and deepening community need.  Thank you councilmember Mike O'Neill for your statement and your concern."
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Reference -  SFOP/PIA, "Bay Area for all." "Who we are. The San Francisco Organizing Project/Peninsula Interfaith Action (SFOP/PIA) is a grassroots coalition of congregations and schools working to create innovative solutions to the economic and racial injustices facing residents on the San Francisco Peninsula. We engage families, youth and seniors in public life to create a safe, healthy, and thriving communities for everyone. Together with other PICO affiliates around the state and country, SFOP/PIA is creating a new vision that unites people who believe in justice across neighborhood, race, class, family structure and religion.  read more." 

Note photographs:  Attitude from  In El Dorado County News/Sacramento Bee/Loretta Kalb,7/31/12, (a shaggy affordable housing housing lawsuit outcome against the City of Folsom).  Subdivision from  Affordable Housing Institute: US, (the new construction subdivision is from Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa).   

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Menlo Park is building multifamily residential housing, offices and retail (mixed use)

The Almanac/Sandy Brudage, 5/30/14.  "Menlo Park:  housing complex previewed.  Greenheart plans 195 market-rate apartments on Hamilton Avenue."

721-881 Hamilton Avenue, architectural rendering

"The Belle Haven neighborhood is seeing an influx of proposed housing complexes, and with a cyber cafe, dog wash and play areas, and "a rather large spa," Greenheart's planned development on Hamilton Avenue looks like it will keep up with the neighbors in terms of creature comforts.  Located near Facebook's upcoming west campus, Greenheart's project will place 195 apartments on 6.5 acres, with an address of 777 Hamilton Ave., about three blocks from Willow Road. The developer bought 21 parcels from numerous property owners, including the city of Menlo Park, during the past two years to create the site.

....  He said that given that the complex's tenants are projected to be working within walking distance, Greenheart expects the location to help minimize traffic impacts by reducing the number of people commuting to work at places such as Facebook.  Zip cars, bike sharing and Facebook's shuttle program are expected to help. 

....   Farther down the road on Haven Avenue, Facebook in partnership with St. Anton is building a 394-unit complex complete with a doggie daycare, pub and bike repair shop. Next door, Greystar LLC has proposed building 146 apartments."    Read article.

Reference -  City of Menlo Park.   Menlo Park Projects.  City-Data.com.   Google map.

1300  El Camino Real, architectural rendering

Marsh Road and Highway 101 remdering

Related - Daily News/Bonnie Eslinger, 3/18/14. "Seven apartment building could rise behind Facebook's 'West Campus' in Belle Haven."  A developer is proposing to construct seven market-rate apartment buildings in eastern Menlo Park and wouldn't mind seeing some employees from the neighboring Facebook campus move in. "I think it's likely to be pretty popular," Steve Pierce, a principal with developer Greenheart Land Co., said Monday. "We expect quite a few Facebook employees. They'll be able to walk, or they'll probably be skateboarding and using their Razors," he added, referring to a brand of scooters favored by young hipster professionals. Greenheart Land Co. wants to build seven 3-story apartments totalling 195 units on 6.5 acres at 721-881 Hamilton Ave. between Carlton and Windermere avenues, just west of the "West Campus" that Facebook is building in the Belle Haven neighborhood. Facebook's main campus is on the other side of the Bayfront Expressway, where it intersects with Willow Road.

 Daily News/Bonnie Eslinger, 11/20/13  "Menlo Park's downtown plan survives city council's review with minor tweaks, 11/20/13.  "And about half a mile away at 1300 El Camino Real, developer Greenheart Land Company wants to turn seven acres into 216 apartments, 194,000 square feet of offices and 16,000 square feet of retail space, according to plans recently submitted to the city.

Silicon Valley Business Journal/Nathan Donato-Weinstein, 7/24/13.  "St. Anton's new Menlo Park apartment project comes with built-in sports pub, doggy day care."  "Menlo Park has gone at least 20 years without a single significant new apartment building. But now a little rain is about to break the city's drought of multifamily residential development.  St. Anton Partners has received major city and state approvals to rezone a 10-acre industrial site for a $120 million apartment project that will add nearly 400 housing units to the Peninsula city. ....  The attraction for the company is clear: Located in the "Haven industrial area" near the intersection of Marsh Road and Highway 101, it is about 2 miles down Bayfront Expressway from the jobs bonanza that is the expanding Facebook corporate headquarters.   .... St. Anton is planning for 10 to 12 percent of its units to affordable, Geremia said, allowing it to take advantage of a state "density bonus." But the entire project is decidedly upscale, with a tech-worker-friendly bent: Think resort-style pool and cabana area, rooftop deck, concierge service, yoga rooms, and "iCafe." (St. Anton is widely known for its work on affordable as well as "blended" projects.)"

Note renderings:  721-881 Hamilton Avenue from the Daily News 3/18/14 article above. 1300 El Camino Real from The Almanac News, 11/5/13.  Marsh Road and Highway 101 from Business Insider, 10/3/13, (several views).

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Mountain View is not building enough housing, and what exists is expensive

Housing shortage, and the high cost of housing, is a common regional planning conundrum.  And it seems our cities are are not stepping-up fast enough to accommodate population growth.  Not there, and not here.

Charming downtown area in Mountain View

San Francisco Chronicle/John King, 5/31/14.  "Mountain View stuck in past when it comes to housing policy."

With the likes of Google and LinkedIn filling dozens of buildings near Highway 101, Mountain View can lay claim to having some of America's most innovative addresses. But when it comes to mapping a future with housing options for the talented people

who work within its boundaries, the South Bay city of 75,000 is stuck in the past.

During the next 15 years, Mountain View's plans allow fewer than 8,000 housing units to be added within its city limits. Within the same time frame, more than 20,000 new jobs are expected to be created - an imbalance that's sure to exacerbate the strains on a community where monthly rents on the newest one-bedroom apartments start at $3,400.   Read Article.

Reference Mountain View - City of Mountain View, CA,  City-Data.com, Wikipedia.

Note:  photograph of Castro Street, Mountain View by Sara Maddox from Traveling worm blog.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Planning Commission, Monday, June 2, 2014 Cancelled

Planning Commmission Notice of meeting cancellation, 6/2/14.  "Notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission of June 2, 2014 has been cancelled." 

Posted by Kathy Meeh

Two SWAT team members cleared of criminal charges in Errol Chang shooting

San Francisco Chronicle/Vivian Ho, 5/30/14.  "Daly City officers cleared in killing after standoff."

Six member police/SWAT team armed with guns
against one irrational guy armed with knifes.
Other officers, appeals, civil charges?

"(05-30) 15:10 PDT PACIFICA -- Two Daly City police SWAT team officers will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting a man accused of stabbing an officer at the end of a six-hour standoff in Pacifica, prosecutors said Friday. Officers Mario Busalacchi and Stephen Woellkers shot and killed 34-year-old Errol Chang at his home on San Pedro Avenue on March 18 after several failed attempts to take him into custody, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaff said in a letter to Daly City police Chief Manuel Martinez.  ....  "... The officers were part of a team responding to reports from Chang's mother, saying that he "needed psychiatric help because he was paranoid," Wagstaffe said.

Chang's family told investigators that he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had been behaving irrationally for several days prior to his death. He had fired the family gun into the ceiling, the incident that his father said led him to hide the weapon and ammunition.  ....  Chang's doctor did not respond to calls for assistance at the time.

....   "It is our belief that both officers conducted themselves in a professional, reasonable and proper manner and to the last moment sought to avoid the very result demanded by the conduct of Errol Chang," Wagstaffe wrote."   Read article. 

Related updated article - San Mateo County Times/Erin Ivie, 6/2/14.  "San Mateo County DA:  Officers 'justified' in fatal shooting of mentally ill Pacifica man." "The homicide of Errol Chang, while tragic, was legally justifiable homicide," said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. "The use of lethal force was absolutely necessary to save the life of Officer (Mario) Busalacchi ... The conduct of (Busalacchi and Officer Stephen Woelkers) can only be described as exemplary, and the community was well served by their actions. Through the course of his office's investigation, Wagstaffe said he learned both Busalacchi and Woelkers "likely" fired eight shots into Chang's chest. The two Daly City SWAT officers weere assisting Pacifica officers." 

Related:  This article is from the link posted on Ian Butler's Wavelength interview (5/12/14) with Matt Chang, brother of Errol Chang who was killed March 18, 2014. For related articles of the shooting, see Fix Pacifica search:  Errol Chang. 

Note:  photograph above, other photographs, text and video by brianw453@ski-epic.com see "2014 Errol (3/18/2014)" ski-epic. 

Posted by Kathy Meeh