[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1229-E1230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BRIAN BRADY

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2004

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent Brian 
Brady who is retiring as Chief of Police of Novato, California. He has 
served in this capacity since 1992, undertaking many innovative 
projects in the city and earning the respect of the community.
  Educated at Golden Gate University and Sonoma State University, Chief 
Brady served in several cities in California and New Mexico before 
coming to Novato in 1982 as Captain of both the Operations and Services 
and Administration Divisions. With a commitment to the principles of 
Community Policing, he assisted in the development of the city's first 
Police Advisory and Review Board and the Multi-Cultural Oversight 
Committee. A broad community collaboration that involved all officers, 
including service on boards of directors, Community Policing resulted 
in constant interactions, constructive dialogues and creation of 
additional successful programs such as:
  School Resource Officers project uses uniformed officers on campus as 
part of the day

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to day operations at high schools and middle schools.
  Project X is a youth team building project in which officers work 
with an Auto Shop Class at San Marin High School to build and maintain 
a drag racing vehicle. It has been painted to look like a police car 
and has been raced successfully, bringing money back to the program.
  Girls Forum, developed after incidents of sexual assault, offers 
self-defense classes as well as instruction in self-esteem with women 
officers as role models. It is also supported by Soroptomist and 
Rotary.
  Chief Brady's tenure will be especially remembered for his leadership 
in confronting hate crimes. I had the privilege of observing his work 
first hand after the racially motivated stabbing of a young Asian man 
outside a supermarket in Novato. Under his direction, the Police 
Department treated the incident as a hate crime from the outset by 
assigning top staff to the case and comforting the victim. Novato held 
public meetings to address the crime, resulting in the filming of Not 
in Our Town II, in which the city's response to hate crime is featured 
as an example to the nation. He continues to promote the use of 
diversity materials, including those that deal with lesbians and gays, 
in local classrooms.
  Mr. Speaker, Brian Brady's inclusive vision for police work promotes 
the best in our communities. It is an honor to consider him a friend 
and to have shared in some of his inspiration and success.

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