Rules Committee forwards Angela Chan for Police Commission seat after colleague withdraws
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Summary
David Wagner withdrew his application and the Rules Committee forwarded Angela Chan’s nomination to the full Board for confirmation; Chan emphasized language access, youth violence prevention and opposition to Secure Communities during her hearing.
The Rules Committee voted to forward Angela Chan’s nomination for a seat on the San Francisco Police Commission after applicant David Wagner withdrew in her favor.
David Wagner told the committee he was stepping aside because he believed Angela Chan would "be the exact kind of voice that the city needs" on the commission. Angela Chan, who identified herself as "a staff attorney managing the Juvenile Justice and Education Project at the Asian Law Caucus," described her work drafting department general orders on language access and juvenile justice and her experience doing community outreach and bilingual Know‑Your‑Rights materials.
Chan told supervisors she would prioritize building trust between immigrant communities and law enforcement and said she opposes Secure Communities, the federal/state fingerprint‑sharing program. "Secure Communities is extremely problematic," Chan said, adding that it "casts too wide of a net" and harms efforts to build police‑community trust.
Committee members, several colleagues and public commenters praised Chan’s bilingual skills, experience with immigrant and youth communities, and track record on language access. Supervisor Mark moved to forward the nomination as a committee report; the motion was taken without objection and will be transmitted to the full Board for confirmation.
What happens next: The full Board will consider Chan’s confirmation at a later meeting; if confirmed she will fill the term ending April 2034.
