Congratulations to our 15th PAL Summer Cadet Class! On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, another successful Cadet class was welcomed to the SFPAL family. The graduation was at beautiful Lake Merced and Assistant Chief David Lazar emceed the event. The room was filled with proud families and excitement as they watched their kids receive their hard-earned stars. Pictures of the event can be viewed here.
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, Kezar Stadium was filled with laughter and giggles as close to 500 kids toed up on the start line to participate in the Annual Kids’ Games event presented by Target. The event was held in partnership with the SF Recreation and Parks Department and was our biggest event yet. All kids crossing the finish line received a ribbon, and the top performers of each heat advanced to the medal round for a chance to climb the All-City Medal Stand. The event would not have been possible without the support of our many volunteers, SFPD officers, SFPD Cadets, PAL Cadets, and our board members. We would also like to thank our sponsors: Chomps, Wipe Out Bar and Grill, The Police Credit Union of California, A Runner’s Mind, GoGoSqueez, Kaiser Permanente, and our Executive Board Members. It was a great day, and many great memories were made! You can see our event pictures here and view our highlight video here. 
Here are the results from this year’s final heats:
GIRLS AND BOYS 4 NO HEATS
GIRLS 5
50 meters was too confusing as the first heat, so we got no results.
100 meter: Ashley Cheng 27 / Charlotte Chou 14 / Amanda Lee 19
BOYS 5
50 meter: Jasper Huang 62 / Brian Dao 58 / Caleb Gerstein 48
100 meter: Tristan Anderson 881 / Elvis Wu 56 / Anson Chen 51
GIRLS 6
50 meter: Emily Kim 100 / Hannah Coleman 83 / Emily Chen 90
100 meter: Hannah Coleman 83 / Emily Kim 100 / Emma Gentry 78
BOYS 6
50 meter: Elliot Nii Lemmi 179 / August Liang 149 / Grey Muller 166
100 meter: Ellit Nii Lemmi 179 / Grey Muller 166 / Mason Kent 164
GIRLS 7
50 meter: Freyja Lew 231 / Avi Woodard 235 / Willow Lew 232
100 meter: Freyja Lew 231 / Avi Woodard 235 / Willow Lew 232
BOYS 7
50 meter: Charlie Chen 282 / Caden Chan 339 / Nathan Tam 294
100 meter: Nathan Tam 294 / Charlie Chen 282 / Patrick Coleman 401
GIRLS 8
50 meter: Kylie Sato 221 / Ariel Young 353 / Danielle Gears 377
100 meter: Kylie Sato 221 / Emily Situ 382 / Elizabeth Huang 359
BOYS 8
50 meter: Jake Giangrave 436 and Crosby Fung 455 / Wesley Yu 438 and Aiden Shao 392 / Jason Zang 514 / Caleb Finkelstein 877
100 meter: Crosby Fung 455 / Jake Giangrave 436 / Brandon Calcagno 278
GIRLS 9
50 meter: Rachel Lei 474 / Carrie Fong 491 / Malia Ringseis 503
100 meter: Carrie Fong 491 / Malia Ringseis 503 / Katherine Kwok 489
BOYS 9
50 meter: Sebastian Martine-Drakelee 569 / Adam Cheng 555 / DeShon Harrison 560
100 meter: Adam Cheng 555 / Sebastian Martin-Drakelee 569 / Winston Wu 562
GIRLS 10
50 meter: Gayane Arabatyan 595 / Eden Woodard 597 / Yuelin Zhou 593
100 meter: Eden Woodard 597 / Gayane Arabatyan 595 / Yuelin Zhou 593
BOYS 10
50 meter: Rex Love 615 / Yuchen Zhou 612 / Cameron Ghosh 636
100 meter: Rex Love 615 / Cameron Ghosh 636 / Yuchen Zhou 612
GIRLS 11
50 meter: Jady Au 664 / Nathalie Gelvezon-Murk 680 / Audrina Huang 669
100 meter: Jady Au 664 / Nathalie Gelvezon-Murk 680 / Audrina Huang 669
BOYS 11
50 meter: Noah Saunders 707 / Omar Moore 688 / Joshua Wong 694
100 meter: Noah Saunders 707 / Omar Moore 688 / Austin Quiltar 727
GIRLS 12
50 meter: Samaya Shabber 735 / Katya Boone 744 / Siena Benazzo 733
100 meter: Katya Boone 744 / Samaya Shabber 735 / Siena Benazzo 733
BOYS 12
50 meters: Kyle Rosalejos 747 / Roy Luong 754 / Junxuan Wen 760
100 meters: Kyle Rosalejos 747 / Xavier Quesada Marshall 878 / Steven Wu 759
GIRLS 13
50 meter: Sonya Taran 871 / Addison Jew 771 / Angel Li 773
1000 meter: Sonya Taran 871 / Addison Jew 771 / Angel Li 773
BOYS 13
50 meter: Cyan Holt 781 / Miles Middleton 778 / Lucas Daniels 785
100 meter: Cyan Holt 781 / Miles Middleton 778 (only two runners)
GIRLS 14
50 meter: Melanie Nyeh 790 (only runner)
BOYS 14
50 meter: Cole Hannan 798 / Kaden Wong 795 / Jackson Salter 797
100 meter: Cole Hannan 798 / Jackson Salter 797 (2 runners)
On Thursday, December 21st, SFPAL, in partnership with Boston Properties, hosted its annual Winter Wonderland Event at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center. More than 200 students from Gordon Lau Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary School, Visitacion Valley Middle School, and Washington High School attended the 2023 Winter Wonderland. The ice rink-style layout provided ample space for many first-timers to test their skills and confidence. During the event, we witnessed friendly competitions between classmates, lots of wipeouts, and lots of fun. All attendees received an SFPAL Winter Wonderland T-shirt. The event was catered with delicious tacos, quesadillas, and a nachos buffet. Boudin Bakery provided coffee and beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies. Santa Claus, also known as retired Sergeant Todd Burke, made an appearance to spread the holiday spirit. We want to extend our gratitude to all of the uniformed supervisors and officers who helped out at this year’s event, including Commander Pera, SFPAL President Lieutenant Matt Sullivan, retired Sergeant Kruger, Officer Costello, Officer Sweeney, Officer William Ma, and Officer Mondragon. We also appreciate the SFPD Alert volunteers and the official photographer, Milo Medrano. We would like to thank retired Chief Suhr, Bob Pester, and their staff, from Boston Properties, for their continued support and dedication to serving the community year after year. For more event pictures, please click here.
Congratulations to our 14th PAL Summer Cadet Class! On Thursday, June 29, 2023, another successful Cadet class was welcomed to the SFPAL family. The graduation was at beautiful Lake Merced and Assistant Chief David Lazar emceed the event. The room was filled with proud families and excitement as they watched their kids receive their hard-earned stars. Pictures of the event can be viewed here. 
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, Kezar Stadium was filled with laughter and giggles as over 450 kids toed up on the start line to participate in the Annual Kids’ Games event presented by Cruise. The event was held in partnership with the SF Recreation and Parks Department and was our biggest event yet. All kids crossing the finish line received a ribbon, and the top performers of each heat advanced to the medal round for a chance to climb the All-City Medal Stand. The event would not have been possible without the support of our many volunteers, SFPD officers, SFPD Cadets, PAL Cadets, and our board members. We would also like to thank our sponsors: Cruise, The Police Credit Union of California, A Runner’s Mind, GoGoSqueeze, Kaiser Permanente, Pops Barbeque, and our Executive Board Members. It was a great day, and many great memories were made! You can see our event pictures here and view our highlight video here. 
On Friday, December 16 we hosted our Annual Winter Wonderland event, in partnership with Boston Properties. With the Salesforce Tower and Rooftop Park as a backdrop, approximately 200 kids from Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary School, Lawton Alternative, and Visitacion Valley Elementary School met Santa and his reindeer and got to take pictures with them. The holiday spirit was in full effect as kids took part in ice skating, arts and crafts, a jump house, and other fun games. The event was catered with decadent tacos, quesadillas, and a nachos buffet and Boudin Bakery provided Christmas-themed cookies. Officers from the Community Engagement Division and many District Stations enjoyed interacting with the kids. Smiles could be seen and laughs could be heard from across the Salesforce Plaza. Several students and teachers from all schools personally thanked our SFPD Officers for their unselfish service to the community. A big SFPAL Thank You goes to Boston Properties for their continued support and partnership. A special shout out to Bob Pester, John Loftus, Greg Suhr, Steve Colvin, Michael Choung, Laura Kerl, Lani Volz, Logan Allen, Anne Chung, Shirley Xavier, Alexis Chinchilla, Amy Wu, Alex Bautista, Garnette Ransone, Amber Brown, Alicia Barr, Alexandra Lehr, Brodie Pattinson, Taylor Sawyer, Kayleen Feeney, Malinda Min, and Abby Dong for helping make this special day a great success. For event pictures, please click here.
