San Francisco Supervisor Calls For Police Chief To Live Within City Limits
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – There's an effort underway in San Francisco to require the Chief of Police to live in the city.
It used to be that the police chief always lived in the city. But the requirement was dropped in the mid-1980s because it made recruitment more difficult.
The non-binding resolution to bring the old rule back was put forward by Supervisor Norman Yee. It's set to go before the full Board of Supervisors next week.
Yee said the heads of first responder agencies should live within city limits so they're right there in case of emergency.
Just 27 percent of the San Francisco Police Department's rank and file actually live in the city.
Mayor Ed Lee is currently considering three candidates for the post of chief.
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