Sam Spade's San Francisco

UPDATE: December 2010:

Are you a current sworn police officer? If yes, you may be interested in the SFPD Lateral Entry Program. You can start at a low range of $82,000 up to $110,000 with a $5,000 signing bonus. Details here
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Here is the original 2008 post:
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The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California. The department's motto is the same as that of the city and county: Oro en paz, fierro en guerra, archaic Spanish for Gold in peace, iron in war. The SFPD should not be confused with the San Francisco Sheriff's Department, which is another law enforcement agency within San Francisco.

The SFPD currently has 10 police stations throughout the city.

• 1) Central Station: 766 Vallejo St. San Francisco, CA 94133

• 2) Mission Station: 630 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110

• 3) Northern Station: 1125 Fillmore St. San Francisco, CA 94115

• 4) Southern Station, Hall Of Justice: 850 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94103

• 5) Tenderloin Station: 301 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA 94102

• 6) Bayview Station: 201 Williams St. San Francisco, CA 94124

• 7) Ingleside Station: 1 Sgt. John V. Young Ln. San Francisco, CA 94112-2408

• 8) Park Station: 1899 Waller Street San Francisco, CA 94117

• 9) Richmond Station: 461 6th Ave San Francisco, CA 94118

• 10) Taraval Station: 2345 24th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116

Salary:
	The current annual entry-level salary for Police Officers is: $75,868 to $101,556
Benefits:
10 paid vacation days a year during the first five years of service. 15 paid vacation days a year during the next 10 years of service. 20 paid vacation days a year after 15 years of service. 4 floating holidays. 13 paid sick days a year and several healthcare plans. Bilingual pay and special assignment pay. Retirement Eligibility at Age 50, with a maximum of 90% benefit based on years of service.
Additional Benefits:
Employee Assistance Program. Crisis Incident Response Team (C.I.R.T.) Peer Support Program. Catastrophic Illness Program. Psychological Professionals (United Behavioral Health) Stress Unit-Chemical Dependency. Police Chaplains. Psychiatric Liason Unit. Click here to Learn more about the careers with the San Francisco Police Department