City Officials: Department and Police

city officials: Like other law enforcement agencies around the country, the department has poor relations with minority communities, according to Brandon Sun. William Scott, a deputy chief with the Los Angeles Police Department, pledged at a San Francisco City Hall news conference on Tuesday to move the department forward by working with rank-and-file officers who may be leery of change. The 27-year police veteran's appointment comes at a critical time for the San Francisco Police Department, which faces a daunting list of reforms recommended by the Department of Justice. Change is always a challenge, particularly in this profession, and I think one of the biggest challenges will be just that change, Scott said, flanked by Mayor Ed Lee, police and elected city officials. Throughout the past year, activists have descended on the mayor's office and embarked on an extended hunger strike to protest police killings, including the shooting of Mario Woods, a black man, last December. Some things will change, some things have to change, but what I see is that there's an organization here that recognizes that and is willing to be open to that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.