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I guess you missed the part where it says this program has been around since 1847. http://sfpatrolspecpolice.com/history.html http://sfpatrolspecpolice.com/hist

• desdiv 11y ago
  To be fair, the taxes were lower and the government was smaller back in 1847. /s
• imron 11y ago
  You're right, I did miss that part. That being said, I just find it bizarre that an essential police service is basically outsourced with officers who "are compensated by neighborhood merchants, residents, and associations or groups who contract for services and who can also join to share in the cost" Is it really that hard to just increase taxes/rates slightly in order to be able to provide this service across the board?
  • simoncion 11y ago
    These special patrols are on top of regular police patrols. You can think of this program more as a rent-a-cop-as-a-security-guard program. Part of the services provided are additional patrols of the exterior and interior of a building. Frankly, I would be really weirded out if SF made a habit of running patrol officers regularly through every building in the city.