Police Commission · Jan 7, 2026
Wednesday1 h 10 min4 officials identified1 public speaker8 agenda itemsVideo: SFGovTV
The item that drew the most public speakers: Chief’s Report Weekly crime trends and public safety concerns, 1 speaker, over 18 min.
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Agenda · 8 itemsShowHide
- 0:42General Public Comment
- 5:13Adoption of Minutes
- 5:51Chief's Report Weekly crime trends and public safety concerns
- 24:11DPA Director's Report on recent DPA activities, and announcements
- 40:30Department General Orders to be rescinded
- 43:11Public comment
- 43:27Vote on whether to hold Item 10 in Closed Session
- 1:09:32Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussion in closed session
What happened
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- The consent calendar was taken up, including the Police Commission report of disciplinary actions for the 4th quarter of 2025 and an in-kind donation for recruitment purposes valued at $500,000.3:57
- The Chief’s Report gave a year-end overview, including 28 homicides in 2025 and a 25% decrease in overall crime.5:56
- The DPA Director’s Report said DPA had opened 87 more cases and closed 99 cases since the last commission meeting.23:19
- A Policy Development Division manager from SFPD presented 11 Department General Orders proposed to be rescinded.40:56
- After a motion to rescind the list of general orders, the result was announced as “You have 7 yeses.”42:52
Who spoke
4 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Mattie ScottCommissioner · 4.1 minFirst speaks at 18:15
- C. Don ClayPresident · 1.7 minFirst speaks at 0:35
- Kevin BenedictoCommissioner · 1.3 minFirst speaks at 34:29
- Larry LowCommissioner · 1.3 minFirst speaks at 33:09
Public comment: 1 speaker.
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Hamlet, “Police Commission, Jan 7, 2026: San Francisco.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/sf/police/meetings/2026-01-07. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 7, 2026.



