BIOS Steven Bradford California State Senator Senator Bradford grew up in Gardena, where he resides to this day. In addition to his civic and public service commitments in the 35th Senate District, he continues to be directly engaged with programs he began as a member of the Gardena City Council – the Junior Golf program and the Gardena Jazz Festival, for which he serves as the Founder and Chair. Senator Bradford is a graduate of California State University, Dominguez Hills. He currently serves on the board of the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. In 2020, Senator Bradford was named Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety. As Chair of the Public Safety Committee, Senator Bradford has authored legislation to increase law enforcement transparency and accountability. He authored SB 2, arguably the most significant police reform bill California has seen in the last decade. The Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021 created the first statewide process to allow for the decertification of police officers who abuse the public trust and commit serious acts of misconduct. He has also authored legislation that allows children to consult with legal counsel prior to interrogation and before waiving their Miranda rights.
Max Carter-Oberstone Vice-President, San Francisco Police Commission Max is the Vice-President of the San Francisco Police Commission. He is also an attorney who specializes in appellate litigation. He has litigated matters across a wide range of subject areas, both criminal and civil, with a particular emphasis on constitutional litigation. He was a Senior Associate in Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's Supreme Court & Appellate Group, and before that, an Associate Deputy Solicitor General at the California Department of Justice. In 2021, Max was an Orrick Justice Fellow at the Policing Project at NYU Law School, where he drafted model legislation on a range of policing-related topics. He also designed and implemented the Policing Project's Fourth Amendment impact litigation strategies. A native San Franciscan, Max graduated from Georgetown University with a double major in Finance and French, and has a J.D. from Stanford Law School. He clerked for the Honorable John T. Noonan jr. on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and for the Honorable Susan Y. Illston on the District Court for the Northern District of California.
Carl Tennenbaum - MODERATOR Committee for Law Enforcement Accountability Now SFPD (Ret.) Born and raised in San Francisco, Carl joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1981. During his 32 years as a police officer, Carl specialized in community policing and public outreach, with an emphasis on restorative justice and alternatives to incarceration. Carl worked in patrol, as an administrative assistant to the Chief of Police, and as an undercover narcotics officer. Upon leaving police work and moving to Sonoma County, Carl continued his commitment to criminal justice reform and police accountability through his work with the Law Enforcement Action Network (LEAP), a non-profit organization of legal professionals dedicated to improving community/police relations. In 2022 Carl was a candidate for Sonoma County Sheriff, where he highlighted the continuing deficiencies of the Sheriff's Office and law enforcement practices in general. Carl has been a member of Sonoma Committee for Law Enforcement Accountability Now (CLEAN) since 2023, working to bring improved transparency, accountability, and oversight to local law enforcement through policy changes and alternatives to police intervention.
