Police commission forwards proposed SFPD district boundary map to mayor and supervisors, opens 90‑day public comment

The San Francisco Police Commission voted 5–0 on Feb. 19 to forward the San Francisco Police Department’s proposed district-station boundary map to the mayor and Board of Supervisors and to post the proposal for a 90‑day public-comment period that cannot end before May 20, 2025.

The motion, made by Commissioner Benedicto and seconded by Commissioner Clay, directs the commission to publish the proposal at the commission office, on the commission section of the city’s website, and at the public library as required by the charter. President Cindy Elias called the vote after an hour-long presentation by SFPD executive director Catherine McGuire and the department’s consultant team.

The proposed map is the product of more than a year of work that SFPD said included an executive steering committee, an internal subject-matter working group and public input gathered through community meetings, a translated survey, and a public mapping tool hosted by the consultant. Executive Director Catherine McGuire told the commission the final…