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Rules Committee pauses SFPD drone policy after questions on legality and privacy
Summary
The rules committee heard a presentation Sept. 9 from SFPD on a drone inventory and use policy required under AB 481 and Prop E; committee members and public commenters pressed the department on compliance with state law, retention rules and deployment limits and voted to continue the item for one week.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Rules Committee on Sept. 9 received a detailed briefing from the San Francisco Police Department on its newly submitted unassisted aerial vehicle inventory and use policy, then voted to continue the item for one week to allow further questions and give an absent supervisor a chance to weigh in.
Carl Necida, the department's principal legislative liaison, told the committee the policy supplements the December 2022 equipment use policy and is intended to address technical compliance with AB 481 following the passage of Prop E in March 2024, which authorized SFPD to use drones. "In compliance with Prop E and AB 481, the department has before you today an unassisted aerial vehicle inventory and policy," Necida said.
Acting Lieutenant Eric Batchelder outlined operational details: SFPD has deployed six…
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