San Francisco Mayor London Breed introduced legislation Tuesday to approve a new police contract that would raise salaries in an effort to address the city's dwindling number of officers.
An SFPD officer examines the scene of an accident on Mission Street at 24th Street in 2020. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
San Francisco Mayor London Breed introduced legislation Tuesday to approve a new police contract that would raise salaries in an effort to address the city's dwindling number of officers.San Francisco has 331 fewer officers today than in 2019 and many in service are eligible for retirement, according to the mayor's office. The city sees the proposed contract as a "significant step" in its efforts to recruit and retain police officers.
The current starting salary for a new SFPD officer is $103,116, according to the police department. That figure would rise to $114,201 after three years.What they're saying: San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey, a former communications director for the SFPD, said in a text message to Axios that the proposed raises will make law enforcement jobs in San Francisco more attractive during a time when "police recruitment is more competitive than I've seen it at any time in my career."
It will be hard to solve the city's public safety issues "if we don't solve our police understaffing crisis first," he said.District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston criticized the proposal, saying in an email to Axios that it creates "massive giveaways" with "no accountability" and offers increases to police "far in excess of what any other City worker gets.
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