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Residents press SFPD on housing safety and memorial posters during Mission District public comment
Summary
Two residents raised safety and victim‑support concerns during public comment: a North Beach resident alleged tampering and a hazardous gas incident in her building and asked for investigation; another speaker asked the commission to secure permanent venues for homicide‑victim posters and follow up on promises from city partners.
SAN FRANCISCO — During public comment at the San Francisco Police Commission’s May 17 community meeting at Mission Police Station, two residents urged the commission and SFPD to follow up on neighborhood safety and victim‑support needs.
Rita Lark, identifying herself as a North Beach resident, said last weekend someone entered a building boiler room, released gas and the gas reentered her unit. She told the commission that missing keys and what she described as "crooked staff" are ongoing problems at her building and asked for an investigation; she said the incident aggravated respiratory symptoms and affected a household pet. The commission noted the matter and Vice President Mizuho said the case has been assigned to the cold case unit and that staff would follow up with Commander Lazar and the police association.
A second speaker (identified in the transcript as Miss Brown) described the ongoing challenge for families of homicide victims of finding a permanent public venue for memorial and reward posters. She urged the commission and city partners to place posters in schools, on buses and at other public venues so families do not have to carry laminated posters year after year.
Vice President Mizuho provided the anonymous tip line number (415‑575‑4444) and encouraged residents to provide names and other information to officers so staff can follow up. Commissioners thanked the speakers and said they would pursue appropriate follow up with commanders and partner agencies.
What’s next: Commissioners and station command said officers would receive information from residents and that staff would follow up with the cold case unit and relevant city partners; no formal action or vote on these items was taken during the meeting.
