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San Francisco Police Commission Meeting - October 7, 2026

Police Commission — Wednesday, October 7, 2026
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionPolice Commission
DateWednesday, October 7, 2026
StatusFILED
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Unassigned speaker

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I

Speaker 1

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pledge allegiance to the flag

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of

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the United States of America

Unassigned speaker

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and to the Republic,

Speaker 1

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which

Speaker 2

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stands

Speaker 1

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one

Speaker 2

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nation under God,

Unassigned speaker

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an

Speaker 2

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Speaker 1

0:17

President Clay likes to take roll.

Speaker 2

0:19

Yes, please

Speaker 3

0:20

president.

Speaker 1

0:20

Commissioner Lowe is in route.

0:22

Commissioner Scott?

Speaker 3

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Here.

Speaker 1

0:25

Commissioner Liang?

Speaker 3

0:26

Here.

Speaker 1

0:26

Commissioner Benedicto?

Speaker 4

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Here.

Speaker 1

0:28

Commissioner Lyas is also in route.

0:30

Vice President Techie?

0:31

President Clay, you have a quorum.

0:33

Also with us tonight, our Chief Liu from the San Francisco Police Department.

0:36

And you're all from the Department of Police Accountability.

Speaker 3

0:41

Commissioner Lowe is right here with us also perfect.

0:44

All right.

0:45

I welcome everyone to our October 7th

Speaker 5

0:49

police commission.

Speaker 3

0:50

That's right.

0:53

We have we received new uh equipment here, so I had to turn this on.

0:56

So welcome to our October 7th San Francisco Police Commission.

1:00

At this time, we'll begin our agenda.

1:02

Sergeant.

Speaker 1

1:04

Line item one, general public comment.

1:08

At this time, the public is now welcome to address the Commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the police commission.

1:16

Under police commission rules of order during public comment, neither police or DPA personnel nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public, but may provide a brief response.

1:26

Alternatively, you may submit comment in either of the following ways.

1:29

Email the Secretary of the Police Commission, SFPD.commission at SFGov.org, or written comments may be sent via U.S.

1:35

Postal Service to the public safety building located at 1245 Third Street, San Francisco, California, 94158.

1:42

If you would like to make public comment, please approach the podium.

Unassigned speaker

1:49

Go for it.

Speaker 6

1:50

Hello?

1:51

Yes.

1:51

Hello, good evening, everyone.

1:52

My name is Amelia Harmon, speaking from District 9 in my individual capacity.

1:56

Tomorrow I'll be attending the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee hearing to assess from the agenda citywide drug market conditions, interdepartmental coordination, and resource allocation, including progress made to date, whether improvement in some areas reflects lasting change or the displacement of drug activity to other neighborhoods, and what additional resources or coordination are needed to stabilize conditions citywide.

2:19

I'm looking forward to this hearing.

2:26

It's the same thing that I'm trying to work on in the six-month working group that I'll be convening at the end of this month.

2:32

And I can't help but notice that SFFD is not involved in this hearing, even though the removal of the peer counselors affects the efficacy of the street crisis response team, which ultimately leaves the job more up to our police department.

2:45

And I would just like to share something from across the bay.

Unassigned speaker

2:49

We're

Speaker 2

2:49

improving our emergency response

Speaker 7

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times.

Speaker 2

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We're investing in care first crisis response.

2:55

Our non-sworn macro team answered over 7,000 crisis calls last year, receiving 97% of them without police or EMS intervention.

3:07

Recently, an Oakland mother shared how macro OPD and crisis clinicians worked together to help her son during a severe mental health crisis, delivering care with dignity and compassion.

Unassigned speaker

3:21

We're improving our

Speaker 6

3:23

collaboration for the past five and a half years has been pretty incredible, and I hope that we can continue it.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Police Oversight████████████████████████████████████████████44%
Procedural████████████████████20%
Public Safety███████████11%
Community Engagement████4%
Public Comment████4%
Technology and Innovation███3%
Miscellaneous███3%
Data Management███3%
Technology And Innovation██2%
Summary of Proceedings

San Francisco Police Commission Meeting - October 7, 2026

The Police Commission met on October 7, 2026, to discuss crime trends, disciplinary processes, and policy updates. The meeting included reports from Chief Liu, DPA, and the POA, along with a presentation by DPA interns on AI in policing and a joint presentation on the disciplinary process. The commission also addressed public comments regarding unsolved homicides and Trans March incidents.

Consent Calendar

  • Unanimously received and filed the Police Commission Disciplinary Actions Report for the third quarter of 2026.
  • Unanimously adopted the minutes from the meetings of September 2 and September 9, 2026.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Amelia Harmon (District 9, individual) expressed support for improved emergency response and collaboration, referencing Oakland's MACRO model, and noted that SFPD was not included in an upcoming hearing on drug market conditions.
  • A speaker criticized SFPD for contradictory statements regarding dispersal orders during Trans March, stating that all charges against 18 arrested individuals were dropped due to insufficient evidence, and called for an inquiry into the alleged false claims.
  • A mother of a homicide victim (murdered August 14, 2006) appealed for justice, showing photos and naming perpetrators, and expressed frustration over lack of progress in her son's case.

Discussion Items

  • Chief's Report (Crime Trends & Community Engagement): Chief Liu reported a 19% decrease in part one crime year-to-date, but a 11% increase in homicides (2 compared to 19). He noted three recent homicides in Bayview, Southern District, and another location, with one arrest made. A DMAC operation on September 30 led to 84 arrests. Chief Liu also updated on efforts to schedule a public town hall with the Office of Transgender Initiatives regarding Trans March events. Commissioner Scott expressed concern about rising homicides and advocated for community meetings within 48 hours of incidents. Commissioner Benedicto questioned the implementation of new ALPR safeguards; Chief Liu stated they would be issued as department notices (DN) and unit orders, with restrictions including 0-day retention and required CAD/case numbers, but no current plan for a Department General Order (DGO). Commissioner Lyas asked for the ALPR audit findings and existing DN, citing best practice concerns.
  • DPA Director's Report: Policy Director Jamal Anderson reported that DPA is conducting an independent ALPR audit and participating in the DGO 8.10 working group on First Amendment activities. DPA closed 58 cases and opened 99 in the reporting period. The summer internship cohort presented their policy project on AI in policing.
  • Commission Reports: President Clay reported visiting the firing range and attending a lateral officer graduation. Commissioner Benedicto is updating a 20-year-old resolution (2706) and noted October commem orations. Commissioner Lowe and Vice President Techie continued station visits to discuss community engagement and technology use.
  • DPA intern Presentation on AI: The summer intern cohort (including Adrian, Kevin, Alessandra) presented four recommendations for an ethical AI framework for SFPD: prohibit facial recognition, prioritize data privacy, mandate algorithmic validation, and prohibit predictive policing. They emphasized risks of bias in AI and called for rigorous oversight.
  • Joint Presentation on Disciplinary Process: SFPD Internal Affairs (Cmdr. Harvey), DPA (Sharon Wu), and the POA (Captain Chignell) presented the discipline process from complaint to final discipline. Cmdr. Harvey highlighted that pending Chief's hearings dropped from 124 (April 2023) to 9 (September 2026) due to policy changes. DPA requested support for an API data-sharing project to replace the current Excel spreadsheet, citing inefficiencies. POA emphasized collaboration and accountability but raised concerns about DPA's underuse of investigative hearings and the need to preserve the current discipline system after a recent streamlining task force proposal was defeated.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent calendar and minutes approved unanimously.
  • Commissioners requested that the ALPR policy updates be agendized for public comment at a future meeting, and that the ALPR audit findings be shared with the commission.
  • DPA's request for support on a data-sharing project was noted; SFPD IAD expressed openness to further discussions.
  • POA will submit written concerns regarding procedural issues, including DPA's investigative hearing process and the MOU between the DA and SFPD.
  • The commission voted unanimously (7-0) to go into closed session and subsequently voted not to disclose any discussion from closed session.

Meeting Transcript

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, which stands one nation under God, an indivisible with liberty and justice for all. President Clay likes to take roll. Yes, please president. Commissioner Lowe is in route. Commissioner Scott? Here. Commissioner Liang? Here. Commissioner Benedicto? Here. Commissioner Lyas is also in route. Vice President Techie? President Clay, you have a quorum. Also with us tonight, our Chief Liu from the San Francisco Police Department. And you're all from the Department of Police Accountability. Commissioner Lowe is right here with us also perfect. All right. I welcome everyone to our October 7th police commission. That's right. We have we received new uh equipment here, so I had to turn this on. So welcome to our October 7th San Francisco Police Commission. At this time, we'll begin our agenda. Sergeant. Line item one, general public comment. At this time, the public is now welcome to address the Commission for up to two minutes on items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the police commission. Under police commission rules of order during public comment, neither police or DPA personnel nor commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public, but may provide a brief response. Alternatively, you may submit comment in either of the following ways. Email the Secretary of the Police Commission, SFPD.commission at SFGov.org, or written comments may be sent via U.S. Postal Service to the public safety building located at 1245 Third Street, San Francisco, California, 94158. If you would like to make public comment, please approach the podium. Go for it. Hello? Yes. Hello, good evening, everyone. My name is Amelia Harmon, speaking from District 9 in my individual capacity. Tomorrow I'll be attending the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee hearing to assess from the agenda citywide drug market conditions, interdepartmental coordination, and resource allocation, including progress made to date, whether improvement in some areas reflects lasting change or the displacement of drug activity to other neighborhoods, and what additional resources or coordination are needed to stabilize conditions citywide. I'm looking forward to this hearing. It's the same thing that I'm trying to work on in the six-month working group that I'll be convening at the end of this month.

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