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Families and youth describe community safety work and plea for justice at Police Commission
Summary
Public commenters introduced a City‑led Community Safety Initiative (Mo Magic) focused on youth recruitment and neighborhood relations and several family members urged follow‑up in unsolved homicide cases and better communication from investigators.
Public comment at the June 10 Police Commission meeting focused on two themes: a new community‑led summer safety and recruitment initiative and pleas from families of homicide victims for better communication and investigations.
Cheryl Davis, director of Mo Magic, said the summer initiative will run seven cohorts covering subjects from recruitment to Prop 47 outreach and community engagement; she thanked President Loftus and Chief Sur for support and said the program will work with SFPD officers and commanders including Commander O’Sullivan and Lieutenant Dangerfield to build relationships with youth in public housing and communities of color. "We're going to work on how do we build relationships with SFPD… and how do we actually do more recruitment to get more people from public housing, from people of color interested in that?" she said.
Students Jerry Johnson and Jordan Wilson described plans to interview youth across neighborhoods (Hunters Point, Bayview, Fillmore, Treasure Island) to identify barriers to careers in law enforcement and to explore dual‑enrollment opportunities with City College of San Francisco to give students a head start.
Several family members gave emotional testimony about unsolved murders and the toll on victims' families. Paula Brown identified herself as the mother of Aubrey Abacasa (murdered Aug. 14, 2006), recited the names from her son’s case file and urged continued investigation and public attention. Salahakua Chandler, whose son was one of a January 2015 quadruple homicide group called the "San Francisco 4," said families had not received adequate updates from investigators and urged mandatory, periodic contact for victims’ relatives.
Why it matters: the Community Safety Initiative represents a cross‑departmental attempt to engage youth and strengthen police‑community relations; the family testimonies underscore community demand for investigative continuity and victim services.
The commission thanked speakers and asked staff to ensure OCC attendance at future updates; no formal action was taken on the program during the meeting.
