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Board schedules May hearing on SFPD racist, homophobic text messages; supervisors press for civilian-investigator resources
Summary
Supervisor Marr called for a hearing into racist and homophobic text messages exchanged by members of the San Francisco Police Department, saying the messages show "racism, homophobia, and other forms of bigotry" remain a problem in the department.
Supervisor Marr called for a hearing into racist and homophobic text messages exchanged by members of the San Francisco Police Department, saying the messages show "racism, homophobia, and other forms of bigotry" remain a problem in the department.
The hearing request, directed to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee and named to include President Breed and Supervisors Cohen, Avalos and Campos, is intended to let the department and community organizations discuss strategies to address biases in policing. "We must address that fact," Marr said, adding the…
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