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Rules Committee delays confirmation of Police Commissioner nominee amid questions on discipline, tasers and Secure Communities
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to continue the mayor’s nomination of Joseph E. Marshall to the San Francisco Police Commission after supervisors and public speakers pressed Marshall about discipline backlogs, past comments about tasers and his public policy stance on Secure Communities.
Chair David Campos and members of the Rules Committee on May 2030 continued consideration of Mayor’s nominee Joseph E. Marshall to the San Francisco Police Commission, citing unresolved questions about discipline processes, community input on use‑of‑force policies and the nominee’s position on a federal immigration information‑sharing program.
Marshall, a current police commissioner, told the committee he has worked to reduce the commission’s discipline backlog and cited recent procedural reforms. "A year ago we had 52 officers facing disciplinary charges. Today, 1 year later, we have 29," Marshall said as he described rule changes that…
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