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SFPD says 263 of 272 DOJ recommendations are in substantial compliance; board continues hearing to May 12
Summary
SFPD managers told the Board that 263 of 272 DOJ/CalDOJ recommendations are in substantial compliance, with nine items remaining tied to a data dashboard and data governance work; the Committee of the Whole continued the hearing to May 12, 2026 to allow follow-up.
San Francisco Police Department officials updated the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 about progress implementing recommendations from the 2016 U.S. Department of Justice assessment and subsequent CalDOJ review. Aja Steves, manager of SFPD’s Policy Development Division, told the Committee of the Whole that the department has reached "substantial compliance" on 263 of 272 recommendations and that nine remain open, most of them connected to a data dashboard and data governance work.
Steves described steps the department has taken to centralize data teams under a director of crime strategies, begin drafting a department general order (DGO) on data management, move the CRI (sustainability/compliance) function under policy, and plan updates to DGOs related to performance improvement and early intervention. She also said the department intends to recruit a chief information officer and to seek a new vendor to deliver a data dashboard capable of meeting the department’s needs for performance and supervisory accountability.
Supervisors questioned SFPD officials about racial disproportionality in traffic and pedestrian stops, accuracy of data entry, the department’s early intervention and officer-evaluation systems, and lateral hiring practices. SFPD said it is adding data fields beyond state requirements to improve demographic and context capture and that it has auditing and discipline processes to address previously identified inaccurate reporting.
Multiple supervisors pressed whether the reported compliance can be sustained. SFPD said sustainability depends on properly staffing civilian data positions, completing DGOs and training supervisors to interpret the new dashboard, and hiring the CIO. The department said it expects to post a national recruitment for the CIO role in the coming weeks.
After public comment, Supervisor Walton moved to continue the Committee of the Whole hearing to May 12, 2026 to allow further data reporting and follow-up; the motion, seconded by Supervisor Fielder, passed unanimously (11–0).
What’s next: The board continued the hearing to May 12, 2026 and directed SFPD to return with follow-up materials, including updated data on stops and metrics used in evaluation and early intervention systems.
