San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie recently released a plan to fully staff the city’s police department. Two police officers both expressed support for his plan and shared concerns about some of the details.
The May 13 directive involves several 100-day, short-term actions to address issues such as over-reliance on overtime and a slow hiring process, as the department faces “historically low” staffing levels.
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) currently has over 500 fewer officers than the minimum recommended number, and the Sheriff’s Office is short 200 deputies, according to the directive.
Tracy McCray, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), told The Epoch Times that the George Floyd incident in 2020 and the riots that followed have caused younger people to look at the profession in a negative light….