Candidate for
Mayor; City of San Francisco

A native San Franciscan, I graduated from George Washington High School and went on to earn degrees at City College and Golden Gate University, finishing with a Ph.D. in Public Administration.

During my 28 year career with the San Francisco Police Department I served as Commanding Officer of Mission Station,Captain of the Finance Division and then as Chief of Police for 3 1/2 years. As the city's top law enforcement official, I helped to reduce crime by nearly 30%.

I have been a professor and an administrator at the University of San Francisco since 1996. In 2001, I was appointed Director of the International Institute of Criminal Justice Leadership at USF. My wife Cathy, also a San Francisco native, and I have 3 children and make our home in the Sunset Dis