The City could lose up to $5 million this fiscal year if a plan to contract out for private security guards at San Francisco General Hospital and other medical clinics is shot down amid pressure by an influential labor union.
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $6.5 billion budget closed a $338 million projected deficit and included a proposal to contract out services to replace security guards at San Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital and other clinics. The plan would result in an estimated savings of up to $5 million this fiscal year and up to $8 million in the subsequent year.
The plan, however, is being met with resistance from members of the Board of Supervisors, which on Tuesday postponed a vote on the proposal until next week.
Supervisor Chris Daly, who is opposed to the plan, suggested instead using $5 million from The City’s operating budget reserve account, money set aside for unforeseen expenses to avoid contracting out for guards.
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd called Daly’s proposal “one of the most irresponsible, fiscally imprudent ideas I have ever heard proposed in these chambers.” — SF Examiner
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The Institutional Police is a specialized force that has kept that hospital safe for years. The dedicated doctors and nurses save lives and will now be risking their lives because the new guards can only call 911.
Their verbal judo is the finest and they have thwarted many a crime. My husband caught a killer of a family there and got no credit. The poorest of the poor go there and McGoldrick is saying that they don’t deserve the same protection that he receives in his golden tower. Sean Elbernd was given the option to ride along with the officers and see why its a bad idea and she refused saying that she knew it was a bad area.