March 2012

Against the odds; another UCSF success story. . .

“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”

Abraham Lincoln

For quite some time, I have been warning the Mayor’s office, the Board of Supervisors, and the Police Commission of the impending personnel shortage that will detrimentally impact the SFPD rank-and-file if the city does not very soon recommit to full staffing. While we are all very aware of the economic meltdown and appreciate fiscal challenges that are ham-stringing most cities and states, one need look no further than to our neighbor across the Bay Bridge to see the effects that understaffing has had on the beleaguered Oakland Police Department.