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Committee advances ordinance requiring quarterly domestic-violence reports and hears Family Violence Council—s tenth report
Summary
The committee voted to forward to the full Board an amended ordinance requiring quarterly reports from the Police Department and District Attorney on domestic-violence cases, after extensive testimony from Family Violence Council co-chairs, Department on the Status of Women researchers, city agencies and advocates about data gaps, racial disparities, and recommendations for prevention and services.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee advanced an ordinance requiring quarterly reporting by city agencies on domestic-violence case filings and dispositions, and heard the Family Violence Council—s tenth comprehensive report on family violence in San Francisco.
Supervisor Stephanie introduced the ordinance and described the motivation: data received from SFPD showed concern about case outcomes, including a quarter with 131 felony domestic-violence cases presented to the District Attorney and 113 of those reported as dismissed. She recounted publicly cited cases in which felony-level allegations were reduced or dismissed and said victims— reluctance to cooperate often reflects the dynamics of abuse, not the absence of prosecutorial responsibility. The ordinance as introduced would…
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