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Four employees at the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability have sent letters to the Police Commission, police chief, and the city’s assistant chief of public safety to declare a lack of confidence in director Paul Henderson’s leadership.

The letters question Henderson’s handling of budget cuts and internal allegations of harassment and retaliation.

On Tuesday, former policy director Janelle Caywood, author of one of the letters, threatened to file suit after her abrupt firing.

The Department of Police Accountability investigates citizen complaints of police misconduct, audits the police department and makes recommendations on police p

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