February 2011

“In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.”
- Croesus

Dear Members,

First of all, regardless of whom you voted for, thank you for logging on and participating in our recent election – most of you doing so in the primary and run-off elections. The lifeblood of this organization is the participation of the members, and there is no more vital form of active involvement than casting your vote.

The regular meeting of the Widow’s and Orphan’s Aid Association of the San Francisco Police Department was called to order by President John Centurioni at 1344 hours in the Traffic Company Assembly Room, Room 150, Hall of Justice.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Centurioni.

It is time to restore a semblance of sanity to the white hot debate over public employee pensions. The discourse has reached a pitch of fever-level intensity. Critics of public employment retirement benefits have all but placed the blame for the worldwide financial meltdown a couple of years ago, and the resulting “Great Recession,” on government pension obligations.

By Steve Johnson

We conducted an on-line survey on the SFPOA Website asking officers how they felt about the way the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) handles their job. The survey was designed to give us a general overview of how our members felt about the complaints they received and the process employed to investigate those matters. The answers we received were totally indicative that the OCC is failing to meet it’s mark.