The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs Association (SFDSA) has threatened to “initiate” a recall of “any politician” who attempts to “defund” them.
“If a politician attempts to defund us or cripple law enforcement again, we will begin to initiate and complete a recall process for that politician.” SFDSA said. I wrote In the post of X.
According to the SFDSA website, the organization’s “goal is to represent Approximately 750 deputy sheriffs and senior deputy sheriffs make up the bulk of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department. ”
SFDSA's post comes after San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost his re-election bid and conceded the race to Daniel Lurie, who had never been elected.
Breed, the city's first black female mayor, has gone back and forth on her advocacy of “defunding the police.”
of new york times reported Mr. Lurie, founder of the nonprofit Tipping Point Community. organization The group, which works to fight poverty, promised to “improve security and city services for residents.”
San Francisco, known as a tech hub, was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as many people switched to remote work.
The paper noted that “property crimes have skyrocketed during and after the pandemic,” fentanyl use has killed “an average of two people each day,” and homeless encampments have increased.
During and after the pandemic, property crimes skyrocketed, fentanyl killed an average of two people each day, and homeless encampments overflowed. Police officers took longer to respond to crimes, public schools were closed longer than anywhere else, and many departments were roiled by corruption scandals.
The post from SFDSA comes as Californians shifted to the right in recent elections, voting overwhelmingly to pass Proposition 36. measurement This would “recognize felonies and increase sentences for certain drug crimes and property crimes.”
Proposition 36 would allow for “felony charges for possession of certain narcotics and theft under $950 if the defendant has two prior drug or theft convictions,” according to a summary of the ballot measure.
