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It is the right of all people who live, work and visit San Francisco to feel safe in our City.

 

I served as a Board of Supervisors appointed Commissioner to the San Francisco Police Commission for five years and served as president from 2007 through 2009.  I am very proud of the progress we made during those years; crime was reduced and transparency and accountability increased within the SFPD.
 
As your District 6 City Supervisor I will continue to advocate for:
  
  • MORE BEAT COPS REDUCE CRIME and in San Francisco, city-wide crime is down.  In the last three years, homicides are down 54%, shootings are down 34%, violent crimes are down 16% and property crimes are down 21%.  This was accomplished by a fully- staffed SFPD, using state-of-the-art strategic and tactical strategies.  The City charter states that the SFPD should have a minimum of 1,971 full-duty uniformed officers at all times.  
 
  • COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REDUCES CRIME and a comprehensive community policing model citywide was an important development.  This model included the funding of more violence prevention programs, closer cooperation with San Francisco SAFE, the NERT program, district merchant associations and Neighborhood Watch groups, and a much greater emphasis on more neighbors in contact with SFPD officers on foot patrols and bicycles. I supported the development of the online crime reporting system that identifies violent and property crimes in each of 36 neighborhoods in San Francisco.  Residents are now able to look at criminal activities and trends in their own individual neighborhoods and monitor SFPD response effectiveness in decreasing those criminal activities.
 
  • SAFETY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS with improved street lighting, cleaner streets, pedestrian friendly sidewalks and responsive action for removal of garbage and graffiti.   
 
 
More than 60% of all San Franciscans do not feel safe in their own neighborhoods after dark, a much greater percentage in some areas of the City. In a City where crime is down, why are residents fearful? We need to do more to ensure a feeling of safety in our neighborhoods. It is a fundamental obligation of City government to allocate resources to insure a safe and secure living and working environment. District 6 neighborhoods need a City Supervisor that understands what public safety means in not only concept but in application.

 

 
 
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