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Who Lurie picks could define his time as mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s chief of public safety, Paul Yep, has served as interim chief in the months since Scott’s departure. 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Former federal prosecutor Wilson Leung filled a vacant seat at the beginning of Lurie’s term. And Lurie selected anti-violence activist Mattie Scott to serve after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">removing progressive police commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone\u003c/a>. (The mayor appoints four members to the commission; the Board of Supervisors selects three.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While reported crime is low in San Francisco — Lurie recently stated \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059728/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-sf-mayor-scrap-event-after-national-guard-comment\">crime is down 30% citywide\u003c/a> compared to last year — the new chief will inherit an understaffed police force, calls for more community policing and millions in overtime spending. 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"content": "\u003cp>A tense week of protests and confrontations between police and anti-ICE demonstrators in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043515/more-protests-held-across-southern-california-as-trump-administration-orders-more-national-guard-to-la\">Los Angeles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">San Francisco\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043653/hundreds-rally-in-oakland-to-protest-ice-raids-support-immigrant-communities\">Oakland\u003c/a> underscores the importance of a decision facing Mayor Daniel Lurie: Who will lead the San Francisco Police Department now that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12039092/san-franciscos-police-chief-stepping-down\">Chief Bill Scott has departed\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department is currently under interim leadership, with former SFPD commander Paul Yep serving as acting police chief while the search for a permanent replacement is underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and local law enforcement agencies have the nation’s attention after President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard and mobilized more than 700 U.S. Marines \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043314/california-to-sue-trump-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-la-after-ice-protests\">against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> and Bass. The city remains on edge after increased enforcement actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moment reminds many of 1992, when the National Guard was sent in at the request of then-Gov. Pete Wilson to quell civil unrest following the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, recent protests \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">resulted in around 250 arrests\u003c/a>, mostly for violence or destroying property. The demonstrations over immigration raids highlight the challenge facing any new police chief in a city with a long history of progressive activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043273\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-13-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police officers face off with protesters during an anti-ICE protest on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mayor Lurie condemned the attacks, saying in a statement that “violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable.”[aside postID=news_12044426 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250614-NO-KINGS-SF-MD-11-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.[aside postID=news_12042515 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFPDFILE-29-BL-KQED.jpg']“I credit his ability to navigate a very complex political environment,” Gascón noted. “He’s a political survivor and that’s good for him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gascón says that being an outsider has its pros and cons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was easier in the sense that I didn’t owe anybody anything,” Gascón said. “I had no allegiances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage to being an outsider, Gascón said, is that he often didn’t know where the internal alliances were.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now with Scott gone, Lurie must weigh what kind of leader the department, and his administration, need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every mayor wants to have who they want as the police chief. They just can’t hire them themselves. There’s a process to it,” said Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the city charter, the San Francisco Police Commission forwards three candidates to the mayor. He can accept one, or request a new search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCray, who was recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/acting-police-chief-paul-yep-picks-command-staff-20376502.php\">promoted\u003c/a> from lieutenant to commander, worked under 11 different police chiefs during her 31 years on the force and notes that being chief “is unlike any other type of police job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to be a little bit of a chameleon,” she said, referring to keeping multiple factions and interest groups happy in a city where politics is a blood sport. “You have to be able to kind of move and groove as things are thrown at you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More protests could test next chief\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, facing a severe shortage of officers and a wave of retirements, the SFPD is at a critical juncture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Glaser, who studies policing trends and best practices at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, said the next chief should be someone who can remain calm under pressure and conflict, as recent protests suggest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the city would be wise to think about somebody who’s going to be able to weather future storms, and I do think that we’re going to see a ramping up of protests in the months and years to come, partly related to the political environment and partly related to the situation in the Middle East,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042524\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250418-SFPDFile-45-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie walks with Captain Liza Johansen, from the Mission Police Station, and Santiago Lerma, with the Department of Emergency Management, during a public safety walk in San Francisco’s Mission District on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added that research shows that managing protests effectively requires a “lighter touch” and good communication with protest organizers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You need a lot of restraint on the part of the chief and the ability of the chief to convey restraint to his rank and file,” Glaser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Lurie announced Scott’s departure, he called him a friend, adding, \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>I cannot thank you enough for what you’ve given to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">Crime rates in the city remain historically low\u003c/a>, including a significant drop in property crimes compared to 2023, when Lurie made public safety a centerpiece of his campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will consider nominating one of seven candidates to fill a vacancy on the Police Commission, the body that will ultimately help choose Scott’s successor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott’s record is a tough act to follow. And if the new chief fails to live up to expectations, it’s Lurie who will take the political hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstration \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044426/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\">attracted large crowds throughout the Bay Area\u003c/a>, stressing law enforcement resources. It all costs money at a time San Francisco is facing a nearly $800 million budget deficit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is in this moment of political peril that Lurie must select a new police chief. Even under the best of circumstances, selecting a police chief can be a fraught decision for mayors, who have to balance competing demands of several constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lessons from history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1988, newly elected Mayor Art Agnos — who \u003cem>this \u003c/em>reporter was working for at the time — faced a similar challenge. That September, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta — a friend and political ally of Agnos — was attending a protest outside the St. Francis Hotel, where Vice President George H. W. Bush was giving a speech. Bush was also the Republican nominee for president at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a scuffle with SFPD, the 58-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/dolores-huerta-hurt-at-protest-sept-16-1988-4809592.php\">Huerta was hit by a police officer’s baton\u003c/a>, rupturing her spleen and fracturing two ribs. It brought the department’s crowd control tactics into sharp focus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044395\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/DoloresHuertaHistoricPortraitGetty-1536x1070.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of labor activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers group, with a union flag that reads ‘Viva La Causa,’ circa 1970s. \u003ccite>(Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I will not tolerate anything that is not part of authorized crowd control tactics,” Agnos said after reviewing videotapes of the event. \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-16-mn-2389-story.html\">He ordered police chief Frank Jordan to investigate\u003c/a> the incident and recommend changes to crowd control policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan, distancing himself from the mayor ever so slightly, contended that the 85 or so officers dressed in riot gear acted within department policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following year, in a historic twist reverberating today, Agnos signed San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policy, placing sharp limits on local law enforcement agencies’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Agnos’ first decisions after getting elected was keeping Jordan as police chief — a holdover from his predecessor, Dianne Feinstein, despite Agnos’ frosty relationship with her. It was a fateful decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan was an amiable, non-threatening sort of chief, but he was never “Agnos’ guy.” When Agnos’ main opponent promised to fire Jordan if elected, Agnos said he would keep him, a political calculation to gain support in more conservative westside neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan later resigned and ran for mayor, defeating Agnos in 1991 in a campaign dominated by concerns over homelessness, crime and drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Insider vs. outsider?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Max Carter-Oberstone is a progressive attorney \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028726/reformist-sf-police-commissioner-is-ousted-giving-lurie-greater-control-of-oversight\">recently ousted from the Police Commission by Lurie\u003c/a>. The mayor didn’t give a reason, but Carter-Oberstone had publicly clashed with former Mayor London Breed — something most mayors don’t appreciate in their appointees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says whoever is chief in San Francisco must deal with several politically engaged constituencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got the mayor, you’ve got the police commission, you have the police officers union, the rank-and-file, the command staff, and then of course various constituencies among the residents of the city who each have their own views,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028391\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250224-SFPD-POLICE-COMMISSIONER-PROTEST-MD-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone listens to speakers at a rally protesting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s attempt to remove Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Former SFPD police chief George Gascón, who was appointed by then-Mayor Gavin Newsom after leading the department in Mesa, Arizona, said understanding local politics is essential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot be a chief of police if you don’t understand local politics,\u003cem>” \u003c/em>Gascón said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that rank-and-file cops are often wary of someone from outside the department becoming chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to find people wanting an outsider when there’s a perception that the internal structure is not addressing the needs of the organization and the people it serves,” Gascón said. “Generally, outside chiefs don’t last long\u003cem>.\u003c/em>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who came to San Francisco from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, broke that mold.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:16 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s longest-serving police chiefs is stepping down from the job, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill Scott, who has led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-police-department\">police force\u003c/a> for more than eight years, will depart after assisting in a six-week transition and search for a replacement. He is moving to the newly formed Los Angeles Metro Transit Community Public Safety Department, \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/police-chief-bill-scott-resigns-from-sfpd/\">\u003cem>Mission Local\u003c/em> reports\u003c/a>. Paul Yep will serve as interim chief beginning next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On behalf of the city, I want to thank you, Chief Scott, for your steady leadership, your commitment to reform, and your dedicated service to the people of San Francisco,” Lurie said, announcing the news at City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott was selected to lead the department in 2016, after two years riled by a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11621361/s-f-district-attorney-clears-three-police-shootings-two-of-them-fatal\">series of high-profile police shootings\u003c/a>, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11752153/san-francisco-to-pay-400000-to-settle-lawsuit-over-police-killing-of-mario-woods\">death of Mario Woods\u003c/a> and increased community scrutiny. Then-Mayor Ed Lee tapped Scott to undertake reforms and transform the department into a “21st Century police force,” he said at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who also led the department throughout Mayor London Breed’s time in office, came to the Bay Area after 27 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he had most recently served as deputy chief. He arrived in San Francisco planning to make changes within the department — similar to reforms he spearheaded in Los Angeles — but his tenure has been tumultuous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the pandemic and the rise of the fentanyl crisis, Scott was blamed in part for increasing overdose deaths and public drug use, as well as rising car break-ins and property crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039124\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief of Police William Scott speaks during a press conference regarding sideshows in the Bay Area at the San Francisco Police Department headquarters on Aug. 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott, by all accounts, is an honorable and hardworking police chief, but he was not a very effective police chief. Under his watch, the productivity and the efficacy of our police department continued to decline,” said veteran San Francisco political consultant Eric Jaye. “We have, at this point, one of the least productive police forces in California, if not America. And that was happening before he arrived, but that accelerated under his leadership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dissatisfaction with the department and city leadership culminated in the 2022 recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> and was a key factor in Breed’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017844/exit-interview-london-breed-reflects-on-more-than-6-years-as-san-franciscos-mayor\">failed 2024 mayoral reelection bid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, over the last year, San Francisco has seen a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">dramatic drop in crime\u003c/a>, and just this January, the department announced that it had completed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020778/state-ends-oversight-sfpd-after-long-reform-effort-followed-fatal-shootings\">eight-year-long reform\u003c/a> process in collaboration with the Department of Justice. In 2016, SFPD began a review of its practices following the series of police shootings and intensifying dissatisfaction, and throughout Scott’s tenure, it has worked with the DOJ to implement more than 270 recommended reforms.[aside postID=news_12037898 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-19-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“The accomplishments demonstrate that the SFPD can be a national model for policing in the 21st century, showing that reform efforts build community trust, which improves public safety,” the department announced in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s chapter of the NAACP acknowledged Scott led the department through difficult times, including protests following the killing of George Floyd, and thanked him for his service to the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott served our city with distinction, compassion, and consistency,” Jonathan Butler, NAACP San Francisco Branch President, said in a statement. “Importantly, Chief Scott consistently demonstrated his commitment to the work of the NAACP San Francisco Branch — participating in many of our meetings and showing up as a partner in our shared pursuit of justice and equity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite efforts to reform, the city’s over-policing of Black residents, including disproportionate pretextual stops, persisted under Scott, said James Taylor, a professor of politics at the University of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott largely came in response to the Mario Woods movement, and it is significant that he was in the position during Mayor London Breed’s administration if, for nothing else, the symbolic importance that he represented as an African-American chief of police,” Taylor said. “But having a Black person as the head of SFPD did absolutely nothing to curtail the disproportionate minority contact SFPD has, and it’s worse than any police department in the state of California on police stops.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037951\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie attends a press conference announcing the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office’s plan to resume warrantless searches of criminal defendants who have been released and awaiting trial, outside of City Hall on April 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Officers’ Association and Scott have also clashed at times over certain policing policies, like avoiding seating handcuffed suspects on the ground. But in a statement on Wednesday, the group thanked him for his service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we may not have always agreed on issues, we valued and respected each other’s roles,” said SFPOA President Tracy McCray. “We always believed that each of us was doing what we felt was best for public safety and best for our officers, and that we were committed to hiring and retaining the best officers for the SFPD. We wish him well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said that Scott will aid him in a six-week transition as he selects a new chief, who will be chosen from a list of options proposed by the citizen Police Commission.[aside postID=news_12038968 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20230521_ksuzuki_baytobreakers-599_qed-1020x681.jpg']“I am committed to building a leadership team in SFPD that builds on our early progress, strengthens and deepens the ranks of our officers and command staff, and uses all the tools available to continue our comeback,” Lurie said. “And I look forward to working with the Commission, the Board of Supervisors, our officers, and communities across the city to do just that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the selection process, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020118/lurie-names-sf-first-chief-public-safety-tapping-former-police-commander\">Paul Yep\u003c/a>, who has been serving as City Hall’s public safety czar for the last four months, will return to SFPD as interim chief. He previously served in the department for 28 years, including as captain of Central Station, overseeing parts of Chinatown and the city’s downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yep resigned from his post as captain in 2018, shortly after a civil lawsuit alleged he rear-ended someone in Burlingame while driving under the influence in a city-owned vehicle and used his position to intimidate the other motorist. In court filings, Yep vehemently denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2024, Yep, who grew up in San Francisco and now lives in San Mateo, campaigned alongside Lurie and has become a close ally to the mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Yep is serving as interim chief, Lurie said on Wednesday, “at City Hall, we have an experienced, capable team that will continue the work Paul has been doing” as policy chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:16 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s longest-serving police chiefs is stepping down from the job, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill Scott, who has led the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-police-department\">police force\u003c/a> for more than eight years, will depart after assisting in a six-week transition and search for a replacement. He is moving to the newly formed Los Angeles Metro Transit Community Public Safety Department, \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/police-chief-bill-scott-resigns-from-sfpd/\">\u003cem>Mission Local\u003c/em> reports\u003c/a>. Paul Yep will serve as interim chief beginning next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“On behalf of the city, I want to thank you, Chief Scott, for your steady leadership, your commitment to reform, and your dedicated service to the people of San Francisco,” Lurie said, announcing the news at City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott was selected to lead the department in 2016, after two years riled by a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11621361/s-f-district-attorney-clears-three-police-shootings-two-of-them-fatal\">series of high-profile police shootings\u003c/a>, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11752153/san-francisco-to-pay-400000-to-settle-lawsuit-over-police-killing-of-mario-woods\">death of Mario Woods\u003c/a> and increased community scrutiny. Then-Mayor Ed Lee tapped Scott to undertake reforms and transform the department into a “21st Century police force,” he said at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott, who also led the department throughout Mayor London Breed’s time in office, came to the Bay Area after 27 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, where he had most recently served as deputy chief. He arrived in San Francisco planning to make changes within the department — similar to reforms he spearheaded in Los Angeles — but his tenure has been tumultuous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the pandemic and the rise of the fentanyl crisis, Scott was blamed in part for increasing overdose deaths and public drug use, as well as rising car break-ins and property crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039124\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039124\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/240830-SFSideshowLegislation-28-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief of Police William Scott speaks during a press conference regarding sideshows in the Bay Area at the San Francisco Police Department headquarters on Aug. 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott, by all accounts, is an honorable and hardworking police chief, but he was not a very effective police chief. Under his watch, the productivity and the efficacy of our police department continued to decline,” said veteran San Francisco political consultant Eric Jaye. “We have, at this point, one of the least productive police forces in California, if not America. And that was happening before he arrived, but that accelerated under his leadership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dissatisfaction with the department and city leadership culminated in the 2022 recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> and was a key factor in Breed’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017844/exit-interview-london-breed-reflects-on-more-than-6-years-as-san-franciscos-mayor\">failed 2024 mayoral reelection bid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, over the last year, San Francisco has seen a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036408/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-touts-progress-crime-homelessness-first-100-days\">dramatic drop in crime\u003c/a>, and just this January, the department announced that it had completed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020778/state-ends-oversight-sfpd-after-long-reform-effort-followed-fatal-shootings\">eight-year-long reform\u003c/a> process in collaboration with the Department of Justice. In 2016, SFPD began a review of its practices following the series of police shootings and intensifying dissatisfaction, and throughout Scott’s tenure, it has worked with the DOJ to implement more than 270 recommended reforms.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The accomplishments demonstrate that the SFPD can be a national model for policing in the 21st century, showing that reform efforts build community trust, which improves public safety,” the department announced in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s chapter of the NAACP acknowledged Scott led the department through difficult times, including protests following the killing of George Floyd, and thanked him for his service to the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott served our city with distinction, compassion, and consistency,” Jonathan Butler, NAACP San Francisco Branch President, said in a statement. “Importantly, Chief Scott consistently demonstrated his commitment to the work of the NAACP San Francisco Branch — participating in many of our meetings and showing up as a partner in our shared pursuit of justice and equity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite efforts to reform, the city’s over-policing of Black residents, including disproportionate pretextual stops, persisted under Scott, said James Taylor, a professor of politics at the University of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chief Scott largely came in response to the Mario Woods movement, and it is significant that he was in the position during Mayor London Breed’s administration if, for nothing else, the symbolic importance that he represented as an African-American chief of police,” Taylor said. “But having a Black person as the head of SFPD did absolutely nothing to curtail the disproportionate minority contact SFPD has, and it’s worse than any police department in the state of California on police stops.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037951\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250428_WARRANTLESSSEARCHES_GC-27-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Daniel Lurie attends a press conference announcing the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office’s plan to resume warrantless searches of criminal defendants who have been released and awaiting trial, outside of City Hall on April 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Officers’ Association and Scott have also clashed at times over certain policing policies, like avoiding seating handcuffed suspects on the ground. But in a statement on Wednesday, the group thanked him for his service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While we may not have always agreed on issues, we valued and respected each other’s roles,” said SFPOA President Tracy McCray. “We always believed that each of us was doing what we felt was best for public safety and best for our officers, and that we were committed to hiring and retaining the best officers for the SFPD. We wish him well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said that Scott will aid him in a six-week transition as he selects a new chief, who will be chosen from a list of options proposed by the citizen Police Commission.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I am committed to building a leadership team in SFPD that builds on our early progress, strengthens and deepens the ranks of our officers and command staff, and uses all the tools available to continue our comeback,” Lurie said. “And I look forward to working with the Commission, the Board of Supervisors, our officers, and communities across the city to do just that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the selection process, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020118/lurie-names-sf-first-chief-public-safety-tapping-former-police-commander\">Paul Yep\u003c/a>, who has been serving as City Hall’s public safety czar for the last four months, will return to SFPD as interim chief. He previously served in the department for 28 years, including as captain of Central Station, overseeing parts of Chinatown and the city’s downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yep resigned from his post as captain in 2018, shortly after a civil lawsuit alleged he rear-ended someone in Burlingame while driving under the influence in a city-owned vehicle and used his position to intimidate the other motorist. In court filings, Yep vehemently denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2024, Yep, who grew up in San Francisco and now lives in San Mateo, campaigned alongside Lurie and has become a close ally to the mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Yep is serving as interim chief, Lurie said on Wednesday, “at City Hall, we have an experienced, capable team that will continue the work Paul has been doing” as policy chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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I’m hopeful that cooler heads will prevail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott reiterated his reasoning, which he said over and over has nothing to do with influencing the ongoing jury trial in which SFPD Officer Terrance Stangel faces assault, battery and other felony charges for the 2019 beating of a Black man in response to 911 calls reporting domestic violence. Pretrial testimony in that case from a district attorney’s investigator, however, led to what the police chief described as a “collapse in trust” that reached a “breaking point” that has “catastrophically damaged the confidence” of city police officers in the district attorney’s investigations. 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The chief pointed to a litany of other alleged violations of the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, that included delayed information in other cases and the failure of the district attorney to coordinate with police when charging an officer that led to a scramble to disarm and remove officers from public contact after they were facing felonies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The men and women of this department and the nonbinary members of this department, when they’re telling me that this is a crisis, when they’re telling me that our faith in this system, this investigative process is shaken, I think that should be listened to,” Scott said. “I think that is important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The police chief also referenced a wrongful termination lawsuit brought in November by Hayashi’s former boss, former district attorney’s independent investigations bureau Lieutenant Jeffrey Pailet. The lawsuit alleges Pailet was fired after he pushed back against attorneys in the office for pressuring investigators to “include false, misleading and/or misrepresented information and/or exclude relevant information, in its search warrants and supporting warrant affidavits to be attested to by SFDA investigators in violation of law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That allegedly happened not only in the Terrance Stangel prosecution, but also in a pending case charging SFPD Officer Kenneth Cha with manslaughter for the 2017 shooting of Sean Moore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commissioners did not appear convinced by Scott’s expanded list of grievances, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You blindsided us,” Commissioner John Hamasaki said of Scott’s sudden press release announcing he would cancel the agreement with the DA’s office last week. “You’re again blindsiding us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nHamasaki and other commissioners said that the chief’s allegations appeared to target only technical violations, if any, of the agreement. Pointing to a judge’s ruling that no evidence was withheld in the Stangel case, multiple commissioners said repeatedly that they didn’t see how any investigation was substantively derailed by the district attorney’s alleged violations of the agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District Attorney Chesa Boundin called in to public comment as the meeting stretched past 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The decision to withdraw is a massive violation of public trust and a huge step backwards in police reform and police accountability,” Boudin said, repeating his response from last week that the police department regularly violated parts of the agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t pick up my ball, walk off the field and go home,” Boudin said. “I don’t go to the press. I call the chief to try to work it out. And we’ve had a really good open channel of communication until last week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott and Boudin met Wednesday, both officials said, to discuss the dispute, but they have not reached a resolution. State Attorney General Rob Bonta has put a toe into the fight, writing in a letter to both Wednesday that he would do “all I can to assist both parties in resolving any issues that have recently been identified as challenges to the progress achieved to date.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The carefully worded statement indicates two things: First, the attorney general is not yet consenting to take over these investigations directly, which Scott asked for when he announced plans to cancel the agreement with the district attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, the state attorney general’s office has an interest in maintaining independent investigations of San Francisco police shootings. As noted by several commissioners as well as residents who called into public comment, the agreement Scott says he’ll cancel is a crucial piece of ongoing reform of the SFPD that’s overseen by the state Department of Justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the politics and sour grapes, Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone summarized the concern going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re going to take the extreme step of tearing up the MOU, how could we do that without having a plan in place?” Carter-Oberstone asked Scott. “What is going to happen if, God forbid, an officer shoots someone one month from now and this MOU has lapsed? This was not, in my view, the most responsible course if you thought that it was necessary to pull out of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Does anybody care what the workforce who has to do the work, how they see this?” Scott said in response. “Regardless of whether a plan is in place or not, what I’m hearing from you and this commission is to stay in a situation that your entire police department does not trust. 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Put simply: more cops on the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are areas in this city that need constant, 24-hour police presence while we make those arrests,” Scott said, portraying a chaotic environment of rampant open-air drug use and street crime.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11892879,news_11892123,news_11889586\"]If Breed’s budget request for more officers goes through, one thing is likely to change, Scott said: The police will stop ignoring open-air drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People will not be allowed to smoke meth, to smoke fentanyl, to inject heroin in their arms in public spaces,” he said. “And it’s very important that we are consistent and that we sustain this effort, because to do it for two weeks is not going to help us long-term.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But more police officers on the street will require significantly more funding, a move that comes roughly a year and a half since Breed championed a much different plan to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862094/sf-mayor-breed-unveils-plan-for-reinvesting-120-million-from-police-into-black-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">divert $120 million\u003c/a> away from law enforcement. 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