an Francisco’s police union has turned against its president, pressuring him to resign as rumors of financial impropriety upended his attempt to return to his leadership role from extended medical leave.
Tony Montoya has stepped down as president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, his successor Tracy McCray announced Wednesday in an internal email to officers obtained by The Standard.
Montoya’s departure represents a changing of the guard in a union that tried to rehabilitate its relationship with City Hall under his tenure. Montoya was by no means a champion of reform, but he struck a more conciliatory tone than his predecessors whose vocal criticism earned them a reputation for undermining change…(more)