Police Commission

Commission Enters Closed Session, Declines to Disclose Discussion

Commissioners voted 7-0 to meet in closed session on litigation/labor matters and 6-0 not to disclose the discussion.

Commissioners Ask DPA for Mediation Outcome Data

Vice President Tekkey asked DPA to report how many complaints are mediated and their outcomes; DPA agreed to provide data.

Why it matters: Mediation resolves complaints outside discipline, so its volume and outcomes are a missing piece of accountability reporting.

POA Flags Discipline Grievances, Will Submit Them in Writing

The police union said DPA rarely grants investigative hearings and criticized SFPD's absence from the streamlining task force fight over discipline authority.

Why it matters: Rare POA presentation previews union grievances that could become a future agendized review of discipline rules.

DPA Seeks Commission Help Replacing Discipline Tracking Spreadsheet

DPA says it has had COIT funding for three years to build a data-sharing API with SFPD but still tracks discipline outcomes in a 600-row Excel file.

Why it matters: Manual spreadsheets risk errors and lost outcomes; SFPD says it is open to a fix tied to a forthcoming records management system RFP.

Chief's Hearing Backlog Falls From 124 to 9 Cases

SFPD, DPA and the POA walked commissioners through officer discipline, crediting a 2025 rule change and negotiated settlements for clearing the hearing backlog.

Why it matters: Adding commanders as hearing officers in 2025 cut pending chief's hearings from 124 in 2023 to 9, speeding accountability for sustained misconduct.

DPA Interns Call for SFPD Bans on Facial Recognition, Predictive Policing

DPA's summer intern cohort recommended four guardrails for SFPD's forthcoming AI General Order: no facial recognition, strict privacy, algorithm validation, no predictive policing.

Why it matters: Interns found SFPD's AI notice 25-064 lacks four safeguards required by state Penal Code 13663, a gap a future General Order would need to close.

Commission Plans Rewrite of SFPD Reporting Rules, Drone Policy Returns

Benedicto is updating 20-year-old Resolution 2706 on SFPD reporting, and drone policy DGO 10.12 returns next week with responses to public comment.

Why it matters: These policies determine what data SFPD must report and how drones and First Amendment activities are governed.

Commissioners Push SFPD to Put License Plate Reader Rules in General Order

SFPD is rolling out new ALPR limits through department notices, while commissioners demanded a General Order, the internal audit, and a public hearing.

Why it matters: ALPR access rules affect mass-surveillance concerns; commissioners noted the 30-day access window exceeds a cited 7-day standard and that notices bypass public review.