I encourage everyone reading this, regardless of where you live, to contact
California Assemblyman David Chiu. Chiu is a the California state legislator for the district including San Francisco. He is a mainstream elitist/financialist Democrat, but historically he has been close to the Silicon Valley tech community.
When you call Chiu's office, explain the Murdock case if the staffer you speak with is not familiar. Politely mention that the SFPD is widely known to be corrupt. Then ask that the Assemblyman work to have the incident investigated by an independent investigator from outside the San Francisco Police Department. A state assemblymember does not have direct legal authority to appoint an investigator - but for sure, if an elected legislator speaks out, many people will listen.
Assemblyman Chiu's office phone number is (916) 319-2017. You can also contact him electronically thru
his official website.
Some members of this list may criticize this suggestion as naively optimistic. Maybe it is; but I guess I haven't completely given up all hope for our "democratic" political institutions. Anarchists will call that foolish; the rest will, I hope, call Assemblyman Chiu's office.