The San Francisco Police Commission voted 4-3 to adopt a new policy limiting “pretextual” traffic stops known to target communities of color, despite a
San Francisco police officers will be required to limit enforcement of nine minor traffic infractions, unless they are accompanied by other infractions or more serious crimes.
“The folks who have opposed this policy have not been able to point to one shred of actual evidence to support their position,” he said. Commissioners first approved the policy in a 4-2 vote in January 2023, then unanimously approved it in April with apparent support from Police Chief Bill Scott. But for more than a year, the policy has been in closed-door labor negotiations, known as “meet-and-confer,” with the police union that have produced little change to the document.
Walker also suggested that the commission should not tell police “what to do,” although the commission is mandated by the city charter to set policy for the department. Ultimately, she, James Byrne and Larry Yee voted against the policy. Opponents to San Francisco’s policy pointed to SB 50’s failure as a reason why the commission should refrain from passing its own policy tonight. Others suggested that civilian commissioners don’t understand law enforcement and should not create policy.
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