New Park Station captain emphasizes community policing, promises action on Albert Lake and traffic enforcement

Captain John Feeney, the newly assigned commanding officer of Park Station, told the San Francisco Police Commission on a Park District community night that he will prioritize “community engaged policing,” youth outreach and targeted traffic enforcement to address persistent problems in the Haight‑Ashbury and surrounding neighborhoods.

Feeney gave the commission a district snapshot and a short list of initiatives he said he wants to implement, including a Park Station Council, a Park Station Youth Council, a pilot “park volunteer policing” program for officers to spend time in neighborhood parks, and expanded use of the Honda/dirt‑bike unit for park access. He said robberies in a recent reporting period were down about 60% but that burglaries — especially bicycle thefts — have risen and now account for a large share…