The San Francisco Police Department's Mission Station, which also covers much of the Castro and Noe Valley, has a new head in Captain Rachel Moran.
Moran started in the post February 20. A 25-year veteran of the force, Moran, 50, told the Bay Area Reporter February 22 that she thinks she's the first woman to lead the station, which was subsequently confirmed by Matt Dorsey, a gay man who is the communications director of the SFPD.
Mission Station is Moran's "home away from home," she said. "I was an officer at Mission Station for approximately 10 years," Moran said. "I was a lieutenant for 21 months, moved to SVU for a year and a half and now I'm back.