First Person HistoryThe history of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, and all history, isn’t always revealed by researching dusty files, old newspapers, and the scholarly information available at the California State Library, the San Francisco Main Library, and the UC Berkeley Libraries. An important source of history also comes from those who made it and those who experienced it first-hand.
The following essays are authored by former San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey (unless otherwise noted). These anecdotal histories provide an informal “insider” dimension to the researched pieces on this site, all of which come together to better inform the history of the SF Sheriff’s Department.
Copyright © 2022 Michael Hennessey/Richard Dyer. The text and images of these essays may not be reproduced or published without the documented permission, and specific attribution, of the authors.
