SFPD Bayview Police Captain's Meeting

There were about 30 residents at last night's SFPD Bayview Station meeting.

Here's a snippet of what happened during the hour-long meeting:

Captain Chignell was delayed by a shooting that happened in the Bayview right before the meeting. When he arrived, he mentioned that about 2500 people now get the Bayview Police Station newsletter that now goes out three times a week. To sign up to receive it, you can email SFPDBayviewStation@sfgov.org. He mentioned that several guns had been taken off the streets this past month. He also mentioned that more police resources are dedicated to the area around Palou/3rd St than any other in the Bayview PD's jurisdiction.

Capt Chignell reminded people that if we see a problem (open container, urinating in public, illegal gambling, drug deals), that you should find a safe place and call the police immediately. The more you call, the more that crimes of all nature are logged, and the more accurately the city can deploy services to trouble spots. He also mentioned the "Hot Prowl Burglaries" (where the perp comes into a home while the resident is present) happening in Potrero Hill. There are two sergeants assigned to finding the perps. If you see anything or have had a burglary in your home or business, call police and report it!

Taneta Thompson, the Deputy District Attorney who works out of the Bayview Police station a couple of days a week talked about the Community Court system. She suggested that those who would like to become 'panelists' contact Jackson Gee at jackson.gee@sfgov.org

Greg Crump of DPW was there to talk about blight and illegal dumping. He mentioned a $350K grant to target 25 hot spots. He said you could find on the sfdpw.org website out where these sites are, but I had to do a google search to finally find where the sites are:

http://sfdpwcalrecyclegranttracker.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/illegal-dumping-
targeted-hotspots-dpw/

DPW Dumping Hot-Spots

This grant was to target illegal dumping in the Bayview, and so that's where the majority of the 25 'hot spots' are located. That doesn't mean that DPW won't come if you call them to a spot near you, and the more you call about a trouble spot, the more they'll have it on their radar and will be more proactive in cleaning it up.


Crump's take-home message was that if you see a problem, it is your responsibility as a citizen to call 311 or tweet SF311. Don't be discouraged by the reply saying that it is DPW's goal to clean things up in 3-days. They simply say this to cover their butts (I'm paraphrasing). Usually they try to get out there in 1-2 days.

 
Someone from DPT was supposed to be at the meeting, but never showed up. He will likely be at next month's 6PM Bayview SFPD meeting, held Tuesday, Dec 6, so if you have a DPT question/complaint, you should come. The Captain would like to have the meeting somewhere other than at the station, so if you know of somewhere to host it, please send a suggestion to SFPDBayviewStation@sfgov.org