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Police chief outlines 90-day reorganization, community forums and new text reporting system
Summary
At the Aug. 19 commission meeting, Chief George Gascon previewed a department reorganization to be drafted within 45 days and rolled out within 90, expansion of neighborhood advisory boards and community forums, and a new text-based, non-emergency reporting system the department will use for tips and data‑mining.
SAN FRANCISCO — Police Chief George Gascon on Aug. 19 told the San Francisco Police Commission he will present a fuller update on the department’s 18‑month violence‑reduction initiative at an upcoming meeting and outlined a fast‑moving reorganization and community engagement plan.
Gascon said working groups will produce a first draft of a departmental reorganization in about 45 days and that the department intends to roll out the reorganization within 90 days. “Basically within the next 90 days, we’ll have the reorganization,” he said, adding that a new structural concept should be ready…
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