In this meeting a sub-committee of the CIC proposed a structure for a citizens' advisory board, to hear complaints against police and any and all other city departments or agencies, to request investigations, and then to make recommendations. It was then agreed that another executive sub-committee would be appointed to undertake the implementation of the proposed advisory board.

The second half of the meeting was devoted to the urgent issues in the area of housing, particularly in poor neighborhoods, where many attested to drastic rent increases, poor conditions, and evictions, with those displaced facing critical housing shortages. Hardest hit were families with several children, and welfare assistance was barely sufficient to cover rent, leaving very little for food, clothing, and other necessities. The director of San Diego Welfare, southeast San Diego property owners, tenants, and the chairman of the Urban Coalition's Housing Task Force all contributed to an analysis of the problems faced by all concerned, and, while several suggestions were made, there were no ready answers. The housing issues were to be taken up again in the next CIC meeting.

The meetings were moderated by CIC Executive Director Carroll Waymon, and his voice is often the first one heard in the audio recordings of the meetings. The tape constitutes the minutes, but a summary is on nine pages of stenographic notebook, mostly consisting of names paired with tape recorder counter numbers from 485 to 612. There is mention of imposition of curfew, the House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC), as well as "Top Notch" (probably realtors), and figures on the housing allowance in welfare payments. Several representatives of property owners in San Diego and the owners themselves speak.

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