What's Wrong with the SF Police Department?Ted Tarverbyline‚ Jan. 29‚ 2007EDITOR'S NOTE: Ted Tarver is a former SFPD officer who in November won a $1.1 million judgment against the Police Department for disability discrimination, after they refused to re-hire him after an on-the-job injury. While Gavin Newsom has accomplished a great deal during his term as mayor, he has failed in one critical area. He has failed to understand that the continued underlying problems within the San Francisco Police Department were caused by his failure to appoint an outside Chief of Police and Command Staff to bring reform to a troubled agency. The San Francisco Police Department does not need an administrator; it needs someone who has the proven capability to command a police department, someone with demonstrated leadership skills, unquestioned by the rank and file. |