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Monday, April 01, 2019
The Recruitment and Retention Crisis Continues
How Recruitment and Retention of Police Officers Remains an Ongoing Challenge Read More
Monday, April 01, 2019
April 2019 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Friday, March 01, 2019
Here We Go Again -- How AB 392 Will Endanger Law Enforcement In California
Last year, a bill was hastily introduced in Sacramento by Assemblyperson Shirley Weber (D) from San Diego. That bill (AB 931) would have drastically altered our profession as it applies to use of force and would have been in direct conflict with a long established and often challenged United States Supreme Court ruling in Graham v. Connor. Read More
Friday, March 01, 2019
March 2019 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Friday, February 01, 2019
February 2019 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
January 2019 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
Gearing Up for Challenges in 2019
In my two decades of service with the POA, from a station representative on the Board of Directors, to the elected Secretary followed by your elected Vice President, to my role as your President; I can recall many a crisis and many challenges faced by our organization. Read More
Saturday, December 01, 2018
December 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Wrapping Up 2018 and Setting Goals for the Future
As 2018 draws to a close, I have to admit that this year has been one of the most rewarding, stressful, busy, and chaotic years of my entire career. I was already serving as your Vice President and Chairman of the Negotiating Committee at the beginning of the year while I was working my fulltime assignment at Mission Station. Read More
Thursday, November 01, 2018
November 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Thanks To All Who Serve, Especially Our Veterans
By the time you read this article Halloween will probably be over and we all know what happens next; the Christmas decorations come out at the retail outlets and the Christmas commercials start on TV. They probably have already started. Why we jump from Halloween right to Christmas is baffling. Read More
Monday, October 01, 2018
October 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Monday, October 01, 2018
Crisis in Law Enforcement: How Recruitment and Retention of Officers Will Change Policing in America
In 1988, I entered the honorable profession of law enforcement. I, like most police officers, joined this profession out of pure passion, not seeking profit. Six years later, I applied and was hired as a lateral police officer by the SFPD. Read More
Saturday, September 01, 2018
Organized Labor: Sacrifices Made: Both Small and Large for the Good of All
The first Monday in September long ago was established as Labor Day. A day of recognition if not celebration for those, past and present, who have offered their hearts and souls, along with their blood sweat and tears to further the rights and wages of the working man and woman while they pursue their dream in the United States. Read More
Saturday, September 01, 2018
September 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
August 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
De-Policing California Law Enforcement
How AB 931 will end proactive policing Read More
Sunday, July 01, 2018
July 2018 - Calendar of Events
Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Read More
Sunday, July 01, 2018
New Coach, Mostly the Same Approach — The POA Will Continue to Defend Our Members
I am extremely honored and humbled by my recent appointment to the Presidency of the San Francisco Police Officers Association. To represent and defend members of the SFPD who serve and protect our community 24/7, as their President, is without a doubt one of the all-time highlights of my 29-year career in law enforcement. Read More
Friday, June 01, 2018
Thank You, President Halloran
Some say timing is everything. Maybe yes, maybe no. Whichever it is, the timing was right for President Marty Halloran who, on May 16, 2018, resigned his presidency of the San Francisco Police Officers Association. At the monthly Board of Directors Meeting, Marty announced that he was stepping down as POA President, and proudly returning to the rank-and-file. Read More