San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott announced his departure Wednesday, confirming long-standing rumors about his future. Now one question rises to the forefront: Who will succeed him? That decision will ultimately fall to Mayor Daniel Lurie,

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott is leaving the city after leading the department for eight years.This afternoon it was announced that he will become the new police chief for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority.

San Francisco police Chief Bill Scott, one of the longest-serving chiefs in department history, is leaving his post to take the same role with another jurisdiction, he and Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday.