The Department introduces e-Palm Cards to enhance police effectiveness and efficiency, allowing officers to dedicate more time to patrol and community engagement. The use of e-Palm Cards aligns with Proposition E, a voter-approved public safety measure, which directs the Department to streamline administrative tasks and reduce redundant reporting.

I am pleased to announce the following members will be promoted effective November 9, 2024.

CAPTAIN 
Sean Frost 
Stephen Jonas

LIEUTENANT 
Joshua Kumli 
Irene Cristi 
David Goff 
Kin Lee 
Kenneth MacDonald 
Jessica O'Connor 
Matthew Ortega 
Chandra Peregrina 
James Tacchini

California Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Title 8, Section 5097, Hearing Conservation Program, states that employers shall administer a continuing, effective Hearing Conservation Program whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour, time weighted, average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels.

Members who are in the Hearing Conservation Program include officers assigned to the Range, Canine Unit, Honda Unit, Marine Unit, SOG (including TAC, EOD, and Specialists), Solo Unit, and Airport.

Additionally, select employees of the Crime Lab who are:

The purpose of this directive is to announce the revision of Department General Order 5.05 Emergency Response and Pursuit Driving, adopted by the Police Commission on September 18, 2024. Members will be held accountable for this policy starting Friday, November 22nd , 2024.

The major updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

5.05.03, Definitions, revisions are as follows:

The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is now accepting applications for Command College Class 76. This 14-month program is designed to prepare law enforcement leaders for upcoming challenges by focusing on forecasting, innovation, and strategic leadership. The program emphasizes the STEEP model (sociological, technological, economic, environmental, and political) to help leaders proactively identify and address emerging issues.

The Homeland Security Unit (HSU) maintains a fleet of command vans (CV) for use at both planned and unplanned events. Incident commanders (IC) are encouraged to request the use of a command van whenever it will help manage an event. This could include critical incidents, large demonstrations, or prolonged incidents where an on-scene command post would help the outcome of the incident. It is the decision of the on-scene IC to determine if a CV is necessary.

This amended Notice has the correct version of DGO 5.03 which states that an incident report IS NOT required when members conduct a detention or a detention involving pat searches. Instead officers are required to articulate the reasonable suspicion for the detention and justification for the pat search on their BWC.

Flu Vaccination 
To protect you, your family and your co-workers from this year's flu virus, all interested department members (sworn & professional staff) can have the vaccine administered at no cost. There are many ways to get your flu vaccination.

Members are reminded that only the Staff Services Division can make an official request to the DMV to have a member's home address made confidential.

Effective immediately, sworn members issued a permanent state Disabled Persons (DP) or Disabled Veterans (DV) parking placard or license plates for personal use must notify the Police Department's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator at (415) 837-7221, or via email at [email protected].

Acquiring a DP or DV parking placard/license plates suggests a sworn member's ability to perform essential job functions may be impaired by a medical condition, or that performing essential peace officer duties may pose a substantial risk of harm to the sworn member or the public.