‘It’s shameful’: SF police union declares impasse in bargaining over ‘pretext stop’ policy

San Francisco’s police union has declared an impasse in bargaining with the Police Commission over restrictions on the use of minor traffic violations as a pretext for investigating more serious offenses.

A change in the so-called “pretext stop” policy, adopted in 2023, affects its collective bargaining agreement, the San Francisco Police Officers Association argues, because it interferes with police officers’ ability to perform their duties.