Interim SFPD chief sticks around to help replacement, while boosting his own pension

Paul Yep, the former interim chief of the San Francisco Police Department, remains with the agency in the role of transitional chief, ostensibly to guide the new chief, Derrick Lew.

But Yep is still getting a chief’s pay and a boosted pension.

When Lew’s role was announced in early December 2025, Yep sent the rank-and-file a message stating that he would stick around to help the new chief learn the ropes. What he didn’t say was that he’d also be getting a massive pension spike…

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