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Public commenters press for transparency; OCC reports caseload changes

San Francisco Police Commission · August 18, 2010
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Summary

During public comment, open-government advocates criticized the department's records index and OCC case processing; OCC Director Joyce Hicks reported OCC opened 576 cases and closed 544 to date with 413 pending and 45 sustained findings.

During the general public comment period the commission heard repeated requests for greater transparency and better public access to records. Ray Hartz of the San Francisco Open Government Coalition told the commission he had previously brought the department and the commission before the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force for failing to maintain an accessible index of records; he cited a 2003 OCC report alleging withholding of information and urged the…

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