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Police commission opens inquiry into SFPD referrals after Josh Wolf case; chief to present protocol
Summary
After extended public comment and testimony from Josh Wolf, the San Francisco Police Commission asked the police department to present its policies on when investigators contact federal authorities, and members signaled interest in a resolution supporting First Amendment protections for new media.
The San Francisco Police Commission on July 11 heard more than an hour of public comment focused on the 2005 prosecution of independent journalist Josh Wolf and on whether San Francisco police should be required to coordinate or notify civilian authorities before referring local matters to federal agencies.
Commissioner David Campos, who requested the item be added to the agenda, framed the hearing around the apparent tension between state protections for journalists and instances when SFPD personnel referred an investigation to federal authorities. Campos said state law ‘‘provides protections to journalists to…
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