Police Station Closures: Controller’s FollyRandy Shawbyline‚ May. 15‚ 2008The San Francisco Controller’s Office issued a report this week calling for the closure of five police stations and their replacement with new larger facilities. While Mayor Newsom and every Supervisor quoted on the report has been understandably skeptical, the proposal does involve a great irony. As the agency charged with ensuring San Francisco lives within its means, the Controller’s Office would hardly be expected to promote pie in the sky, fiscally unsound proposals. Yet in proposing to close the Tenderloin police station among others, and to build a new larger facility, the Controller provides no funding source. Instead, it merely asks the Board of Supervisors to identify sources of revenue. One quick idea: save money by stopping the Controller from squandering money on such reports. |