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Community member urges Police Commission to call emergency meetings after spike in killings
Summary
At the Sept. 24 meeting, public commenter Daniel Landry urged the San Francisco Police Commission to convene emergency meetings and press conferences in response to a recent spike in murders, saying weekly or biweekly reporting is insufficient and offering to marshal faith leaders to address community violence.
Daniel Landry told the San Francisco Police Commission on Sept. 24 that residents in neighborhoods including the Western Addition, the Mission and Bayview-Hunters Point are "very concerned" by a recent rise in murders and aggressive crimes.
"There should be an emergency meeting and there should be even an emergency press conference from this body," Landry said, urging the commission to convene outside normal schedules and to provide more frequent updates than the current biweekly reports.
Landry criticized city leaderships response to violent crime and said the department and city lack a plan for the next major incident. He called for weekly homicide updates and "24 hour emergency meetings," and said he would help coordinate faith leaders if the commission wanted spiritual guidance to address community violence.
Commission members did not make a formal response to Landrys request during public comment beyond noting that a long report on homicides had been presented the prior week. No formal action was taken at the meeting to change the commissions reporting schedule.
The commissions next scheduled meetings and any changes to reporting frequency were not announced during the meeting.
