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Police commission to consider joint hearing with Entertainment Commission after tourist homicide
Summary
Following a shooting that killed a tourist in a crowded area, the San Francisco Police Commission discussed holding a joint hearing with the Entertainment Commission to close permitting and promoter gaps and to quantify policing costs for unpermitted private events. Commissioners asked staff to place the issue on a near-term agenda.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Aug. 18 heard a report from Chief George Gascon that Part I crimes were down year-to-date but that a recent killing of a tourist in a crowded commercial area raised urgent questions about event permitting and public safety. Chief Gascon said the department has made arrests in the case but the investigation remains open. He told the commission the event "would have completely flown under the radar" of the Entertainment Commission because it was a private underage event promoted outside typical club permitting…
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