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Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:

Supervisors grilled the assistant police chief yesterday over “systemic failures” and abuses of police overtime. Joe Rivano Barros reports that the SFPD’s $92 million request for more overtime prompted even staunch police ally Sup. Matt Dorsey to say, “We have to fix this.”

Read our 2024 back story on the audit showing that a small number of police officers got a disproportionate amount of overtime, while others called in sick to work private security jobs.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, Mission Station Cpt. Lisa Johansen, and officials from five city agencies met with 150 frustrated neighbors last night about conditions around the 16th St. plaza. Johansen said CHP, BART police, the sheriff’s department and undercover agents were deployed, but acknowledged that problems persist.

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

A group of police officers in tactical gear stand in front of a black SUV on a city street.

S.F. supervisors ask: Why hasn’t SFPD addressed overtime abuse?

“Every year, we see the same problems.”

A woman in a white blouse speaks into a microphone while standing beside a seated man with a beard, against a background of black curtains.

16th &Mission is patrolled by an alphabet soup of agencies. Why are things still so bad?

“It just feels like we’re hopeless.”

Back Story

Police officers are sweeping the street, detaining a man next to a marked police car during daytime, with buildings visible in the background.

2024: SFPD overtime surges to $108M amid potential abuse

“One sergeant, the audit found, called out sick on 38 of the 52 Wednesdays of the fiscal year.”

16th St. Plaza Crackdown

A person wearing sunglasses, a red plaid jacket, and blue jeans stands against a gray wall, holding a light-colored tote bag.

Day 52 of the crackdown: Calm plazas, loud concerns

“Nothing shocks me.” 

SNAP

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San Francisco

by Michael Santiago

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Tomorrow: Bachata in the Mission, at Bissap Baobab, May 2, 8PM-midnight

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