John,

It’s past time we give our police officers the tools to do their jobs with 21st-century technology, and change the rules to get more officers out on the street deterring crime and pursuing criminals.  

Today I announced a new measure for the March 2024 ballot. Safer San Francisco will give the police the tools and rules they need to enforce the laws while preventing the Police Commission from interfering in community safety efforts. 

Safer San Francisco does 4 essential things:

• Provides our police officers with 21st-century technology to enhance their ability to keep our city safe.
  
  
• Changes rules to increase the presence of officers on the streets. 
  
  
• Changes rules to get more officers pursuing criminals.
  
  
• Ensures that the Police Commission prioritizes community safety over ideology.

Safer San Francisco enables our police force to use technology like publicly-owned cameras and drones to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes like retail theft, auto theft, and car break-ins. Additionally, we will streamline administrative duties and reduce paperwork, allowing more officers to focus on patrolling our streets.

Safer San Francisco is our opportunity to make a real difference for our city by empowering our police officers to protect our communities, and make the Police Commission engage with key stakeholders like merchants, neighborhood leaders, and former police officers to shape policies that truly reflect the safety needs of our city.

I need your help and support to pass this essential measure. It won’t be easy, we know there will be opposition who will be fighting us tooth and nail every step of the way. But, I won’t let anything get in my way of creating a safer city for all of us. Show your support for Safer San Francisco by signing the petition below. 

Join me.

Sincerely, 

Mayor London Breed