A ballot measure to increase the minimum number of San Francisco police officers is now reportedly facing opposition from the politicians who proposed it.

Matt Dorsey, a member of the San Francisco City Oversight Commission, reported that he has started a campaign against Proposition B, which would expand the city's police power through future tax measures. Axios.

Dorsey originally proposed the change, the newspaper said.

of suggestion, The proposal, known as Prop. B, cites chronic understaffing in police departments and the large number of officers currently eligible for retirement as reasons for the change.

The proposal is scheduled to be voted on on March 5, Axios reports. The plan reportedly aims to increase the staffing of the city's police department, aiming to raise the minimum number to 2,074 over the next five years. Among other measures, Proposition B includes a $75,000 signing bonus for new employees, the report said.

The report said the expected cost was estimated by the Comptroller's Office to be between $120 million and $300 million. To pay for this cost, an amendment has reportedly been passed that would increase the financial burden on city taxpayers in the form of a “cop tax,” but a new ballot measure to define this tax is pending. . (Related: San Francisco Mayor, California Democrat Becomes Latest to Back Ballot Measure That Tightens Penalties for Retail Crimes)

After the new amendment passed, Dorsey withdrew his support, claiming that adding the new amendment was a “poison pill,” according to the newspaper. He then reportedly launched a campaign against the bill titled “No to B, End the Cop Tax.”

“Proposition B is a ‘cop tax’ plan that would require future tax increases before SF could set minimum SFPD staffing levels, but is now being touted as a public safety measure. And it's not! Dorsey fired back in a post on Twitter. He then challenged his colleague Ayesha Safai to debate the topic of the post.

Prop. B is a “cop tax” plan that would require future tax increases before SF could set a minimum SFPD staffing level, but is now being touted as a public safety measure. And it's not!

So, I'm going to try Sup. @Ahsha_Safai To argue with me in defense of his deceitful confusion. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/PDCyTYDXCA

— Matt Dorsey (@mattdorsey) February 15, 2024

Supporters of Prop. B point out that the city needs to hire more police officers without sacrificing other essential jobs, such as firefighters, the San Francisco Standard says. There is. report.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed also joined protesters opposing the ballot measure, according to Axios.

San Francisco recently asked federal taxpayers to help pick up the bill for the $423 million it has spent on homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic, with an average of $86,000 per homeless person. According to data reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Daily Caller News Foundation previously reported.

Superintendent Matt Dorsey's office did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller's request for comment.