We just received this announcement in our inbox. The police blotter will never be the same again! Good luck, Captain Silverman, the neighborhood will miss you.
Captain Simon Silverman
I’m writing to let you know that Friday March 11 will be my final day at Richmond Station. Paul Yep will be taking over as the captain of Richmond and I am very pleased to have such a great person assuming care of the district. Paul is smart, thoughtful, dedicated and kind. He comes to you with a wealth of experience throughout the SFPD, most recently as the police academy coordinator where he was in charge of the program and staff that trains our newest officers.
Capt. Yep and I will work closely to make the transition a smooth one where nothing falls through the cracks.
Capt. Yep can be reached at paul.yep@sfgov.org and 415-666-8000.
I’ll be moving to the Field Operations Bureau and supervising city wide operations during the overnight hours. I’ve loved my time at Richmond and have enjoyed working with you. Please keep in touch and don’t hesitate to let me know if I can be of service.
Capt. Simon Silverman
I’m so sad…. it was too good to last very long… Captain Silverman not only added great commentary to the weekly police logs, but was so supportive & involved in our community. Captain, you will be missed in the Richmond!
Those of us who read the police blotter will sorely miss your details, sense of humor and irony! We wish you the best on your new position. Welcome to Captain Yep!
Good luck, Captain Silverman, we’ll miss you.
Welcome, Captain Yep!
Welcome Captain Yep and farewell Captain Silverman. The weekly blotter won’t be the same but as Captains have rotated through our District faster than ever in recent years, each successor has brought less trepidation and Jack Webb in their writing.
Everyone recognizes the hero who runs into a burning building to save people, but I think the real hero’s are the ones who keep us safe day in and day out.
Thanks to you my 4 year old son can run around the neighborhood freely, enjoying his childhood in a nice safe neighborhood.
You Captain Silverman are the real hero, really, thank you for everything you have done for our community, and best of luck in your new position, I’m sure you will be a success, as you certainly have been for the Richmond District.
Oh no! Does this mean our weekly blotter won’t be as hilarious?! Officer Yep has very funny shoes to fill!
Seriously sad news – Hope Yep as a good sense of humor! 🙂
Good on ya, Capt. Silverman, and congrats! Field Operations is fortunate to have him on board. We’re bummed to lose him and the funny takes on the blotter, as indeed Capt. Yep has big shoes to fill. But welcome, Capt. Yep, to the Richmond!
Thank you, Captain Silverman, for the great community communication. Your humor, concern, and professionalism will be missed. Best wishes on the new assignment.
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I am crestfallen. Wishing you all the best Captain Silverman, you’re the best!
Good Luck in your future assignment Captain Silverman. You are a class act and I will miss your stewardship in the Richmond. Thank you for your service.
Noooooooo! I was just thinking that maybe, just maybe, Captain Silverman would be the exception to the revolving door of Captains that The Richmond has had. No one seems to stay longer than two years, max. What’s with this? How can the PD hope to develop relationships with the community when the stints are so short? Captain Silverman, far more than his predecessors, actually put his personal touch on the blog. I appreciated his wry sense of humor. No one is indispensable, of course, but his exit is a loss to our district. Best wishes, Captain, and thanks for your service here.
Captain Sliverman will be dearly missed — he and his officers have been fantastic and responsive to my family’s concerns. I welcome the new captain — he has big shoes to fill.
I will miss the Captains great comments on the incidents of the week. I wish him well.
One thing that I have not liked since my time on the Richmond District Community Police Advisory Board is the fact that we have station captains run through like a revolving door.
In any organization it takes at least five years for a manager to assess the issues, come up with alternatives, implement the preferred alternative, and then assess its effectiveness.
Without mandating that all station captains must serve for 5 years, we do ourselves a disservice. How do we know who truly is good at management and who is not?
What I have observed is that some of the captains move up into middle management and some just warm the seat for a year or so to retire with a larger paycheck.
I think it would be constructive for the neighborhood to discuss the issue of length of tenure of the local captain and if a consensus emerges then take it up with the Mayor and Chief and see if we can get them to go along.
Gonna miss your witty quips!
JD, I agree with your assessment. It is not say for some of us to get to weekday/weeknight meetings, unfortunately. It would be great if there were a way to accommodate working people who want a say but need some other way to “voice and vote” on these community issues.
Thank you so much Captain Silverman. I love this blog and the participation of the SFPD! Keep up the great work.
I’ve truly loved the hilarious and tongue in cheek police blotter commentary over the past year or so. I hope it can continue.
At the Richmond Library we will miss our collaboration with Captain Silverman and his support of the library and community. While wishing him the best, I will personally miss his interesting community reports each time he hosted his monthly meetings at the Library. We will all have a chance to meet the new head of the SFPL Richmond Station, Captain Paul Yep, at the next community meet on May 17th at 7pm at the Richmond Library. It should be a well attend gathering.