Many say the move is politically motivated as progressives are set to be the minority
A push by some progressives on the Board of Supervisors to fast-track Cindy Elias' reappointment as police commmissioner is bringing sharp criticism from moderates.The president of the San Francisco Police Commission is up for another term in April. But there's a push by some progressives on the Board of Supervisors to fast-track her reappointment, which is bringing sharp criticism from moderates.
Except that now Supervisor Aaron Peskin has pushed ahead with a vote to have Elias reappointed, four months before her term expires. "This is just bare politics, it's as simple as that. The current board, which is leaning to the progressive side, is afraid that in the coming month, there will be new members that might not share that philosophy, and they want to preempt the idea of somebody else becoming a critical vote on the police commission," explained ABC7 News contributor Phil Matier.
On Monday, the three members on the rules committee voted on the issue to reappoint Elias, with Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, a moderate, in opposition.Supervisor Connie Chan, a progressive, defended Elias as someone with needed institutional knowledge.
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