SFPD DGO 8.10 Working Group Meeting Agenda: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026, 2 PM - 4 PM

In-person: Public Safety Building, 1245 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94158, Room 1025

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AGENDA

  1. Call To Order and Roll Call
  2. General Public Comment
    1. The public is now welcome to address the working group regarding items 
      that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the working group and not 
      on today’s agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the working 
      group as a whole and not to individual members of the working group. 
    2. Working group members are not required to respond to questions from the 
      public but may provide a brief response. Individual working group members 
      should refrain, however, from entering into any debates or discussions with 
      speakers during public comment.
  3. Review of SFPD Reference Documents [Discussion]
    1. Summary of Proposed Updates, DGO 8.10
    2. DGO 3.02 Terms and Definitions 
    3. DGO 5.07 Rights of Onlookers 
    4. DGO 6.13 Hate Crimes
    5. DGO 8.01 Major and Critical Incident Evaluation and Notification
    6. DGO 8.03 Crowd Control
    7. DGO 8.09 Media Relations 
    8. 19B Non-City Entity Surveillance Camera Policy
  4. Working Group Roundtable [Discussion]
  5. Future Agenda Items
    1. Arrest Data Review
    2. Event Management Process
    3. Working Group Suggestions
  6. Confirm Next Meeting Date: [Discussion and Possible Action]
    1. Thursday, October 22, 2026, 2 PM - 4 PM, PHQ Room 1025
  7. Adjournment

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Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library, and on the City's website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine.

Language Access
Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and/or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon request. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services, please contact the SFPD Language Access Liaison Officer at 1-415-575-6042 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Late requests will be honored if possible.

Disability Access
We welcome suggestions about how to make meetings more accessible. Community members needing assistance to fully participate or access this meeting, please contact SFPD ADA Coordinator Penny Si at least 72 hours before the event date via email at [email protected] or telephone 1-415-837-7221 or TTY 1-415-575-5827 to discuss your accessibility needs.

Lobbyist Ordinance
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Ringing and Use of Cell Phones
The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. The Executive Sponsor may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar soundproducing electronic device.

Agenda and Supporting Materials
Agenda and Supporting Materials for this meeting can also be found at the San Francisco Police Department’s Policy Working Groups Webpage.