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Commission urges city to endorse AB 1648 to restore wider access to police discipline records
Summary
The Police Commission adopted a resolution urging the mayor and Board of Supervisors to support Assembly Bill 1648, a state bill to require broader disclosure of sustained peace officer records; public commenters were split between police‑privacy concerns and civil‑rights groups pushing for transparency.
The San Francisco Police Commission voted to adopt a resolution urging Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Board of Supervisors to endorse Assembly Bill 1648, legislation authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno that would alter how peace‑officer disciplinary records are released statewide.
The resolution’s author told the commission the measure seeks to restore public access that was curtailed by court decisions and would return the city to a more transparent discipline process. John Tennant, general counsel for the…
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