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Board honors Chief Bill Scott as he prepares to depart; supervisors cite DOJ compliance and falling crime rates
Summary
Supervisors praised Chief Bill Scott at a June 3 Board of Supervisors meeting, highlighting the department's progress on reform and compliance findings by the Department of Justice and the California DOJ, and noting citywide declines in several crime categories during his tenure.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors used part of its June 3 meeting to formally recognize San Francisco Police Department Chief William "Bill" Scott ahead of his final day on June 22. Supervisors across the political spectrum praised Scott's leadership, credited the department's reform progress during his tenure and read out statistics on declining crime that were cited by the board president.
Board President Mandelmann opened the remarks by recounting Scott's hiring in January 2017 and the challenges that followed, including a U.S. Department of Justice review and a period of heightened public scrutiny. Mandelmann cited a California Department of…
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