San Francisco Police Academy’s 289th Class Graduation #018-26

The San Francisco Police Department’s 289th Recruit Class will be sworn in Thursday, August 27, 2026, by San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew. There are 23 graduating SFPD recruit officers. There are also two graduates who will be University of California, Berkeley Police Department officers. 11 graduates are bilingual and fluent in languages such as Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Russian, Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, and Visayan.

The 289th Recruit Class has 11 members who have earned bachelor’s degrees and four who have earned associate degrees. Members of the class have previously been employed in professions such as Police Service Aides, security, personal training, EMTs, and banking, to name a few. Two officers have served in the United States military in the US Marine Corps and Allied Forces.

The 289th Recruit Class has completed 26 weeks of training. Following graduation, the newly sworn SFPD officers will continue at the Academy for four additional weeks of training before beginning a 16-week field-training program at various district stations.