The San Francisco Police Department spent just over $2 million last year to provide regular security for Mayor Gavin Newsom, other city officials on an occasional basis, and for visiting national figures and foreign dignitaries.
"The same information is readily available in other cities, Mirkarimi pointed out. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson - a former NBA star - earlier this year put out a request for a private security company that could guard him for less than the $90,000 annual cost of police protection. Mirkarimi was also able to get the annual security costs for other city's mayors: $450,000 for two full-time police officers during the day and one at night to protect Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and $339,000 for three officers to protect Houston Mayor Bill White with another $76,000 budgeted for overtime."
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