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Board approves ordinance allowing sheriff deputies to provide supplemental services to retail and commercial establishments with oversight and 90‑day reporting
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 7 passed an ordinance permitting voluntary overtime deployment of sheriff's deputies to provide supplemental services for retail and commercial establishments under a new Chapter 10A framework, with mandated oversight, a 60‑day initial routing through SFPD and a required 90‑day implementation report.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 7 passed an ordinance (Item 13) allowing the sheriff to provide supplemental law‑enforcement services to retail and commercial establishments under a new Chapter 10A framework, with restrictions, oversight and a required implementation plan to return to the Board within 90 days.
The ordinance, introduced and explained by Supervisor Safaei, passed first reading after a 7‑3 roll call (ayes: Peskin, Safaei, Stephanie, Chan, Haney, Mandelmann, Mar; noes: Preston, Ronan, Walton). Supervisor Safaei said the measure is intended to expand the pool of available officers who can be hired for overtime details at retail and commercial establishments amid concerns about organized retail theft and staffing demand from private entities.
Supporters said the ordinance includes guardrails: an initial administrative flow that routes requests through the police department for the first 60 days, a required written staffing plan for any…
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