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Committee pauses on Robert Hirsch police-commission nomination amid quorum concerns; several supporters testify
Summary
The Rules Committee heard extensive public support for Mayor Lee's nominee Robert (Bob) Hirsch to the Police Commission and voted to continue consideration to the call of the chair after supervisors debated timing and quorum implications for ongoing disciplinary and reform work.
The San Francisco Rules Committee opened Item 3 on Mayor Lee’s nomination of Robert (Bob) Hirsch to the Police Commission and heard extended testimony from the nominee and more than a dozen supporters before choosing to continue the nomination to the call of the chair.
Hirsch, a longtime mediator, arbitrator and former labor lawyer, told the committee he has spent years mediating disputes for courts and public agencies and said he viewed patterns of police use of force as systemic rather than solely…
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