San Francisco supervisor Hillary Ronen begs for more police in her district after voting to defund in 2020

A San Francisco territory supervisor is calling for much policing successful nan crime-ridden metropolis – contempt advocating to defund nan constabulary successful 2020.

Hillary Ronen, Democrat, represents District 9 connected nan San Francisco Board of Supervisors. During a Budget and Appropriations Committee gathering connected Wednesday, she made an impassioned plea to adhd much officers to nan Mission District, which she represents.

Ronen was attacking San Francisco's constabulary main for spending a ample magnitude of overtime connected an anti-retail theft programme alternatively of prioritizing constabulary beingness successful her district. 

"I've been begging this section to springiness nan Mission what it deserves successful position of constabulary beingness each twelvemonth long," Ronen said. "And I person been told clip and clip and clip and clip again location are nary officers that we tin nonstop to Mission."

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Supervisor Hillary Ronen speaks pinch nan Chronicle editorial committee regarding their San Francisco intelligence wellness connection astatine nan San Francisco Chronicle offices successful San Francisco, California, connected Monday, June 10, 2019.  (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

"It hurts. And I consciousness betrayed by nan department. I consciousness betrayed by nan mayor. I consciousness betrayed by nan priorities of nan city," nan Democratic leader added. 

The reside contradicts her stance connected policing successful 2020. After nan George Floyd protests, Ronen tweeted that she believed "strongly" that San Francisco's constabulary unit needed to beryllium reduced.

"I want to make it clear that I judge powerfully successful defunding nan constabulary and reducing nan number of officers connected our force," Ronen wrote. "For decades we’ve had an imbalance successful our city’s budget, pinch hundreds of millions of dollars going to SFPD to person them do activity they are not qualified to do."

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San Francisco County Sheriff's Office deputies walk by a sanctioned and fenced-in bum encampment crossed from City Hall successful San Francisco, Calif., connected May 19, 2020. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)

In 2020, Mayor London Breed redirected $120 cardinal from rule enforcement to money different metropolis initiatives. Crime successful San Francisco continued to worsen, pinch homicides expanding by 20% successful 2020 compared to 2019. Homicides besides accrued 17% successful 2021 compared to nan erstwhile year.

By December 2021, Breed made an emergency petition to nan Board of Supervisors to adhd much costs to nan city's constabulary department.

The San Francisco Police Department has struggled pinch deficiency of staffing nan past fewer years. In February, officers responded to a burglary complete 15 hours aft nan 911 telephone was made.

"While nan SFPD is short-staffed and our consequence times person been negatively impacted arsenic a result, a consequence clip of complete 12 hours for a telephone of this quality falls acold short of nan department’s and nan public’s expectations," Officer Robert Rueca said. 

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to Ronen's agency for comment, but has not heard back.

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.