San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— After 150 firefighters gave the San Francisco fire chief a vote of no-confidence regarding her job, the city’s fire commission met behind closed doors to discuss her job performance in a closed-door meeting Thursday night.
Fire Commissioner Ken Cleveland said he’s disappointed by the no-confidence vote by some members of the rank and file and has called the action against the embattled Chief Joanne Hayes-White, who has come under recent criticism for reports of slow ambulance response times, “pre-mature.”
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