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Rules committee advances Yvonne Lee nomination to San Francisco Police Commission
Summary
The Rules Committee heard testimony supporting Yvonne Lee’s nomination to fill an unexpired term on the San Francisco Police Commission, discussed police oversight and community trust after recent high-profile incidents, and moved a committee recommendation to confirm the mayor’s pick to the full Board.
Ross Perguremi, chair of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee, convened a special hearing to consider Mayor Newsom’s nomination of Yvonne Lee to the San Francisco Police Commission to serve the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending April 30, 2010. The clerk read the motion to confirm the nomination, and Lee appeared at the hearing to describe her background and priorities.
Lee, who said she was appointed previously to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, framed her candidacy around civil-rights experience, community organizing and service to linguistically isolated residents. "Keeping our city safe cannot be taken on by any one entity alone," she said, adding that she would work with the police chief, precincts and community stakeholders "to get a…
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