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SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $27.6 Million In Funding For SFPD Overtime

February 16, 2023 12:31 pmFebruary 16, 2023 12:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Proposed earlier this week that San Francisco should authorize $27.6 million in additional overtime funding for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to help retain officers and to make up for a severe officer shortage...

New Report: SFPD Short 825 Officers By the End of 2022

September 20, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2022 4:53 pm

A new report released on Monday showed that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is currently short 525 officers, and may be down up to 825 by the end of the year. For years, the SFPD has been down a...

SF Board of Supervisors Passes Legislation allowing Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Overtime As Retail Security

December 10, 2021 2:26 amDecember 9, 2021 9:27 pm

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to allow San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies to work voluntary overtime shifts at local retail establishments. For the last few years, as crime has skyrocketed in San Francisco, city...

SF Elections Department Certifies DA Boudin Recall Election for June

November 9, 2021 3:35 pm

The San Francisco Department of Elections announced on Tuesday that the petition to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin had received enough valid signatures, officially certifying a recall election in June. Boudin has faced recall pressures since shortly after being sworn...

New Crimes Retail Reality in SF: Private Guards, Enhanced Security, Massive Losses

November 3, 2021 2:35 amApril 3, 2022 8:10 am

Throughout 2021 so far, the crime wave in San Francisco shows no signs in slowing down. In only the past few weeks, retail stores feeling the pinch have limited their investment and stores in the city, with Walgreens pulling out...

Safeway the Latest San Francisco Chain Store to Reduce Hours Over Crime Wave

November 1, 2021 3:56 pm

A Safeway supermarket in the Castro District of San Francisco just announced that it would be going from a 24/7 operation to closing early at 9 PM in an effort to deter shoplifters, becoming the latest chain store to make...

San Francisco: A City In Denial About Crime and Police

October 18, 2021 5:09 pmApril 3, 2022 8:00 am

During the weekend, the San Francisco Police Association said that 120 officers would be placed on administrative leave due to not wanting the COVID-19 vaccine. As they have no immediate replacements, and with the SFPD currently sitting at around 1,900...