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Board replaces police commission reappointment with Victor Huang after floor fight; amendment passes then appointment approved
Summary
After a lengthy floor debate in which supervisors exchanged views about experience, community representation and reappointment norms, the Board of Supervisors amended the reappointment motion to substitute Victor Huang for incumbent Angela Chan and approved the appointment as amended.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an amended motion to appoint Victor Huang to the Police Commission, after a contentious floor debate and a successful amendment to remove incumbent Angela Chan from the reappointment motion.
Supervisor Tang moved to strike Angela Chan’s name from the pending motion and substitute Victor Huang; Supervisor Kim seconded the amendment. The amendment passed 7-4. The board then voted on the underlying motion as amended to confirm Victor Huang; the final roll call was 11-0 in favor, and the appointment was approved.
The floor debate included extended statements from supervisors on both sides. Supporters of reappointing Angela Chan emphasized her record of outreach, language access advocacy and efforts to reduce a backlog of commission filings. “She has been a real strong voice representing San Francisco's diverse communities,” Supervisor Avalos said in support of reappointment.
Opponents of the reappointment, supporting Victor Huang, stressed his decades of legal and civil-rights work, a record as a public defender and as a district attorney, and experience organizing and litigating on hate crimes and human-trafficking issues. Supervisor Kim described Huang’s long involvement in the community and legal advocacy, saying he had “taken me under his wing” and noting his work on high-profile civil-rights cases.
The amendment’s passage was 7 ayes, 4 noes. The roll calls recorded the following votes on the amendment (strike Chan / substitute Huang): Marr — no; Tang — aye; Wiener — aye; Yi — no; Avalos — no; Breed — aye; Campos — no; Chu — aye; Cohen — aye; Farrell — aye; Kim — aye (7 ayes, 4 noes). After the amendment passed, the underlying motion as amended carried with 11 ayes on record.
Supervisor Marr and others who spoke against the amendment cited Angela Chan’s prior work on the commission and urged honoring incumbency for demonstrated service; Supervisor Marr said he was “in strong favor of Angela Chan’s record.” Supervisors Tang, Kim, Wiener and others made extended remarks advocating for Victor Huang’s appointment, citing his civil-rights litigation, anti-trafficking work and cross-community organizing.
The appointment moves Victor Huang onto the Police Commission with a term and start dates set according to the underlying appointment motion. The transcript shows the substitution and confirmation under Item 20 on the agenda; the board’s roll-call votes were recorded in the public meeting record.
