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Sunday, September 01, 2013
SFPOA Mourns Passing of Officer Norman Rice, Central Station
By Martin HalloranPresident On behalf of the men and women of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, I extend sympathy and condolences to the family and many friends of active duty officer Norman Rice, age 50. Read More
Sunday, September 01, 2013
KMA 438
Welcome back brothers and sisters. Much to cover so lets get right into it. I say to all be safe and stay frosty. Read More
Sunday, September 01, 2013
When Organized, Labor Will Prevail
As you read this, Labor Day 2013 has just recently passed. Since this is my first Labor Day as your President, and since the highlight of this past week has been the opening of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, I felt compelled to offer my thoughts surrounding this holiday and about organized labor throughout the country and in our great city. Read More
June 11, 2013
Annual Family Benefit Solicitation
The San  Francisco Police Officers' Association is proud  to announce its annual benefit  event, the "Grand National Rodeo" to be held at the Cow Palace on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7:30p.m. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Police Officer Association membership benefits and activities. Read More
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Modern SFPD Crime Lab Named in Honor of Dedicated Criminologist
Shoji Horikoshi – 1927 -- 2013  On July 15, 2013, retired SFPD Criminologist Shoji Horikoshi lost a valiant fight with cancer and died at a residential care facility in San Francisco. He was 86. Read More
Thursday, August 01, 2013
KMA 438
Welcome back ladies and gentleman to this month’s entry into the fast and furious world of San Francisco law enforcement.  As there is so much to let you know about, lets get right to it. Read More
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Helping Our Own
The following members of our law enforcement family need our help: Deputy City Attorney Tim Benetti Read More
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Chief's Corner
On Christmas Day, 2007, a Bengal Tiger escaped from her open-air enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo and attacked three visitors, killing one, shortly after closing time. Members of the San Francisco Police Department responded, engaged the tiger, and no one else was injured. An unbelievable situation that no one could have ever conceived would have taken place when they joined the SFPD. Read More
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Speak, And You Shall Be Heard
In my short tenure as the President of the POA, I have learned some hard but valuable lessons. The hardest lesson that I have learned so far was from the sting of defeat. I speak, of course, of the rejection of the first Tentative Agreement by the membership back on June 7th. I admit it; I took that blow right on the chin. I never saw it coming. Read More
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Book Review - "All Things Shining"
ALL THINGS SHINING: READING THE WESTERN CLASSICS TO FIND MEANING IN A SECULAR AGE By Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly Reviewed by Dennis Bianchi Read More
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Book Review - "Six Years"
SIX YEARS By Harlen CobenReviewed by Dennis Bianchi Read More
June 1, 2013
Mission District Officers to Receive Peacemaker Award
By Ryan Schwartz For Community Boards Read More
Saturday, June 01, 2013
KMA 438
By Russ Gordon Read More
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Chief's Corner
We saw the end of an era this month with the retirement of POA President Gary Delagnes. Gary spent 34+ years in service to the citizens of San Francisco, and to the men and women of the SFPD. I met Gary Delagnes in 1981 at Central Station. When I met him, I was just out of the Academy. Our hourly rate of pay was $11.21 an hour, and I was happy to get it. Read More
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen, Gary Delagnes has Left the Building
As a young schoolboy learning the history of the United States of America, I often went and asked questions of my mother. Although my father had a keen knowledge of U.S history, he was born and raised in Ireland and did not experience being brought up as an American kid. My mom, on the other hand, was born and raised in San Francisco during the depression and World War II. Read More
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
THE BURGESS BOYS
By Elizabeth Strout Reviewed by Dennis Bianchi Elizabeth Strout has written three best-selling books, one of which, Olive Kitteridge, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2008.  Her stories take place in New England, particularly New York City and the state of Maine, the places in which she resides.  Read More
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
BENEDICTION
By Kent Haruf Reviewed by Dennis Bianchi Read More
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
It's Legacy Time for Gary Delagnes
by Paul Chignell, Legal Defense Administrator, SFPOA Read More