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Press-credential dispute and public concern over Sean Moore bodycam footage dominate public comment
Summary
Commissioners and public commenters pressed SFPD leadership over the removal of credentialed journalists from a department press conference and raised sharp concerns after body-camera footage in the Sean Moore officer-involved shooting appeared to conflict with earlier department statements.
An exchange at the Jan. 18 Police Commission meeting focused on press access and transparency after a department press conference earlier that day. An (unnamed) commissioner reported calls that a credentialed journalist, Sana Saleem of 48 Hills, had been asked to leave the press room. "We're looking for transparency and trust, and journalists are journalists," the commissioner said, adding that Saleem is a credentialed member of the press and that Code Pink activists appeared to remain in the room.
Interim Chief Tony Chaplin responded that department staff believed the…
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