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Public commenter urges Fire Commission to agendize Feb. 8 ride-along images by candidate Bilal Mahmud

San Francisco Fire Commission · February 28, 2024
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Summary

A longtime public advocate told the San Francisco Fire Commission that a District 5 candidate posted photos taken during a Feb. 8 ride-along and asked the commission to review whether that use violated the departments ride-along rules and to publish statistics on ride-along requests and approvals.

Michael Petrellas, a longtime public advocate, urged the San Francisco Fire Commission on Feb. 28 to agendize an incident he said occurred on Feb. 8 when a political candidate photographed himself standing beside a San Francisco Fire Department vehicle and paramedics during a ride-along.

"As you can see in these images, he took photos showing himself next to an SFFD vehicle," Petrellas said, and told commissioners he would provide documentation and a…

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