We Need a Fully Staffed SFPD. But now Supervisor Safai wants to raise our taxes to provide this basic city service.
Last Monday at the Rules Committee, Supervisor Safai introduced a "poison-pill" amendment to Supervisor Dorsey's charter amendment for police staffing that states that the SFPD staffing plan would ONLY be enacted if new taxes are added to cover the cost.
Let that sink in: Under the revised proposal, SF residents would need to pay NEW TAXES to fund this very basic government service.
The city budget has DOUBLED since 2017, and now Supervisors Safai and Walton are telling the working residents of San Francisco that the only option is to raise taxes to provide basic law enforcement services and address a public safety crisis that city leaders should have handled long ago.
This is unacceptable and outrageous.
After asking you all to support Matt Dorsey's charter amendment, we must now ask you to help OPPOSE Safai's amended charter amendment for police staffing. With this "poison-pill," the best outcome now is for this Charter Amendment to be withdrawn entirely.
Join us at City Hall to give a public comment!
Monday, November 6th at 10 AM
City Hall (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place) Room 250