July 2015

Reviewed by Dennis Bianchi

The San Francisco Police Department is looking to hire an additional 4 police academy classes to keep up with attrition thanks to the planning by Police Chief Greg Suhr and the cooperation of Mayor Ed Lee. It’s a great job as long as you go in with the right attitude. It’s all about providing a service to the community coupled with teamwork. And there is always the camaraderie shared by watching out for each other, for example: 

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.

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Scapegoating the Police for Society’s Ills Takes the Heat off Politicians and Bureaucrats

As the anti law enforcement rhetoric continues to flood the media print and airways in this country, and as certain groups and politicians are jumping on this bandwagon to bolster their own status or posture for a possible better political position, some police associations and responsible individuals are saying, “Enough is enough.”