Tony montoya says his officers are worried. I would say the biggest concern of all is people are honestly concerned about layoffs. That is what i have consistently had the past few days. I am doing all i can within my power to make sure that doesnt occur. If positions are left vacant that would leave about 121 positions unfilled. In a twitter thread, chief William Scott said while the cuts are significant they are cuts we cant absorb and it will not diminish the ability to provide essential services. It is important we not view this funding redirection as a zero fund game. Much like the 2008 recession, the recession is real. We are not exempt from it in San Francisco. It is not just Police Officers but a lot of City Employees are being asked to go forgo raises pics we make every City Employee in all of the unions are being asked to forgo their raises for the next two years. That would backfill about 270 million in the budget. If the raises do not go through whether or not that happens