Politically Speaking: SDPD and The Thin Blue Line

Staffing at the San Diego Police Department is ten percent below full strength. It’s a thin blue line. San Diego’s police force one of the most lightly staffed in the country. The force is losing as many officers as it’s able to hire new ones. Could keeping those who retire on the payroll a while longer help out? Marti Emerald, who chairs the City Council’s Public Safety & Livable Neighborhoods Committee, and Brian Marvel, president of the San Diego Police Officers Association, stop by NBC 7 to discuss the issue with Gene Cubbison.