As Breed visited small retail stores around Noe Valley Friday, she acknowledged that more help is needed to keep business owners and residents safe. Breed said the budget she's proposing will include more money to better staff the police department.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is announcing plans to increase public safety to help businesses survive and thrive in the city.Just three days after a contentious San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting outside in the U.N. Plaza where, Mayor London Breed is announcing plans to increase public safety in the city of San Francisco.Friday, as Breed visited small retail stores around Noe Valley, she acknowledged that more help is needed to keep business owners and residents safe.
"Our goal for next two years based on our numbers, based on the new info we have so far - we anticipate we'll have at least 220 new officers on the ground."However, the San Francisco Police Department is down as many as 500 officers and more could be retiring in the next few months. "They are going to replace officers that are inside, indoors, that are doing paperwork, so that those officers can be out on the streets," said Breed.
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