Police commission demands outside analysis of traffic-stop data after reporting gaps

The San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday pressed police leaders to resolve gaps in traffic-stop data that critics say undermine oversight of racially biased policing.

Vice President David Campos and other commissioners pressed Chief Fong and senior staff after a newspaper article questioned whether the department had been consistently producing the monthly traffic-stop reports required by a prior commission resolution. Commissioners said the question went to the heart of public trust and the commission's ability to carry out its charter oversight.

Chief Fong told the commission the department has continued collecting traffic-stop information and that the raw data compiled through February have been provided to an outside analyst, identified in the record as Dr. Fadell, for review. "All of the data that has been collected up until the end of the month of February has all been provided to Dr. Fadell, and she is analyzing that," he said. The chief also accepted responsibility for a lapse in presenting consistent…