Posted on 12/20/2008 12:42:05 PM PST by csvset
San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong, who rose through the ranks to become the city's first female chief nearly five years ago, will announce her retirement today on a radio program hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
She plans to step down in April, once she reaches her fifth anniversary as San Francisco's top cop and after she helps with the search for her successor, she said. Fong has served in the police department for more than 30 years.
The announcement ends speculation about her long-rumored departure and comes as the city approaches its 100th homicide of the year.
Fong told The Chronicle that she is not being pushed out by the mayor, who has publicly supported her, or by her critics, including members of the rank-and-file, middle managers in the SFPD and the police officers' union.
"None of us can be chief forever," said Fong, 52. "I felt I've accomplished a lot."
Still, she acknowledged in the interview, "It has not been an easy four or five years. There are people who thought they should have been chief."
The critics, she said, can apply for her job. "Now they'll have the opportunity."
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Its fun to work in the S-F-P-D...
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