Let’s be clear: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE TARAVAL POLICE STATION BE CLOSED.
The District Station Boundaries Analysis recommends the elimination of five police stations, thereby increasing the number of officers on the street. Only ONE station, however, remains the same size. While four proposed stations INCREASE substantially in size, ONLY TARAVAL stays the same size in both percentage of the City and percentageof the population.
The Supervisor’s concern about resources being “sucked” from throughout the City to higher crime areas is ALREADY happening. The three most understaffed stations currently are Richmond, Park, and Taraval, despite Taraval’s already enormous size. It has been seriously understaffed for years. . Eliminating stations without significantly increasing staffing on our City’s Westside MUST NOT HAPPEN.
The proposed Southwest station however, CUTS OFF the residents of District 4 north of Lawton. The logical northern boundary to any San Franciscan would be Lincoln Way at the Golden Gate Park. There is absolutely NO REASON to shift the reach of Taraval Station east and abandon all of the residents north of Lawton. The Golden Gate Park is a REAL BARRIER for the proposed Northwestern station to adequately service.
Furthermore, one of the stated goals (pg. 
is to keep Supervisorial Districts intact. Shifting Taraval east unnecessarily defeats this stated goal.
Finally, if the proposed plan truly puts more officers on the street, then I expect the Taraval station to realize a significant increase in police staffing levels. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD TARAVAL BE CLOSED. Police concerns about parking their personal cars can be addressed without this drastic decision.
