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San Francisco officials outline plan to implement DOJ policing recommendations; community urges faster action and independent oversight
Summary
City officials told a joint Board of Supervisors and Police Commission hearing that the SFPD will implement recommendations from a Department of Justice assessment using an integrated project matrix, new data tools and verification sign-offs; community speakers urged faster timelines, independent investigations and robust data auditing.
San Francisco supervisors and members of the Police Commission heard a progress report on the Department of Justice collaborative assessment of the San Francisco Police Department and an outline of how the city plans to implement its recommendations.
Supervisor Jane Cohen opened the Nov. 13 joint hearing and said the goal was to move beyond fact-finding to implementation with firm timelines. The hearing brought together the mayorCFS office, the SFPD, the Police Commission and community groups to review "how the recommendations for change will be implemented," she said.
On behalf of Mayor Ed Lee, Diana Oliva Rocha, director and senior adviser in the mayorCFS office, said the mayor "accepted and promised to implement every single recommendation" from the DOJ-led assessment and related reviews. Rocha cited a $20,000,000 city investment to expand training, buy equipment and improve cultural-sensitivity programs.
Interim Chief Tony Chaplin and Captain Michael Connolly of the Professional Standards and Principal Policing Bureau presented the departmentCFS operational plan. Connolly said the department had integrated ten prior reviews into a single project-management matrix that assigns executive sponsors (deputy chiefs) and project teams to the recommendations. Connolly described a verification…
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