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Supervisors split over raising SFPD staffing goal; committee forwards resolution to full Board
Summary
The Board committee debated a resolution to increase San Francisco's sworn police staffing goal. A motion to continue failed 1-2; the committee then voted to forward the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation (2-1). Supervisors urged broader budgeting and community-based alternatives during debate.
A Board of Supervisors committee on Dec. 6 debated a resolution proposing a higher citywide sworn staffing goal for the San Francisco Police Department and voted to send the measure to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
Supervisor (first reference: Supervisor Abalos) told colleagues the resolution goes beyond the mayor's hiring plan and warned that increasing sworn staffing by charter amendment without broad city engagement risks driving up incarceration. "Is there a correlation between the size of our police departments and people getting…
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