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Blogger tests new SFPD press pass policy
By: Brent Begin
Examiner Staff Writer
08/31/09 4:02 PM PDT
Last week we reported that the SFPD public affairs office is going to start paying a little more attention to new media such as blogs and Web sites under Chief George Gascón.
Well, at least one San Francisco blogger took the SFPD public affairs office up on the idea. Michael Petrelis, a longtime activist journalist who covers the AIDS epidemic and gay rights issues, called Gascón’s office to see if what the Police Department had said was true.
Petrelis and others have never been issued press credentials, and now they’re testing the new chief. Even Supervisor Bevan Dufty is championing Petrelis’ cause.
Well, he got a prompt response from none other than Gascón himself. At 9:09 p.m. on Friday, the chief said it’s all under review.
“Mike, I'm having my staff review your request,” wrote Gascón, promising to get back to him this week. “Take care.”
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