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Police Commission to hear sit‑lie concerns at Feb. 24 community meeting; commissioners press for enforcement data
Summary
After debate about jurisdiction and joint hearings with the Board of Supervisors, the Police Commission tentatively placed the proposed sit‑lie ordinance on its Feb. 24 community meeting agenda and asked the department for two years of enforcement statistics, arrest/prosecution outcomes and cost details to inform any legislative proposal.
Commissioners at the San Francisco Police Commission debated how best to vet a proposed sit‑lie ordinance — whether the Police Commission should hold its own hearing, ask for a joint hearing with the Board of Supervisors, or let the supervisors lead the legislative process.
Commissioner Petrie de Jesus and others urged that the commission gather facts before legislation is drafted: what laws currently apply, how enforcement has functioned, how many arrests or citations occurred in recent years, and what the…
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