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Police commission delays decision on disclosure of officers' disciplinary settlements
Summary
After hours of testimony and debate over how to respond to the Copley decision, the San Francisco Police Commission voted to continue a proposed policy on public disclosure of stipulated disciplinary dispositions to Nov. 15 to allow more drafting and negotiation.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Nov. 1 delayed action on a proposed policy to increase public disclosure of stipulated disciplinary dispositions, voting to continue the matter until Nov. 15 after extended public testimony and a heated exchange among commissioners.
The debate centered on how to balance officer privacy under Penal Code section 832.7 and the public's interest in oversight following the recent Copley court decision. Mark Schlossberg, police-practices policy director for the ACLU of Northern California, told the commission it should publish as much information as the law permits and recommended categories of data — including case number, alleged violations, a brief factual summary, disposition, proceeding type and penalty — so "the public has a good idea about what type…
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