I saw the article mentioned EMS-- it seems like the shortage there is not so much because of unpaid leave, but because of actual shortages in hiring.
Two questions: what happened to the city program started under Carlisle that targeted the top 10% of repeat calls and was a big success. In 2016, when asked, Kirk Caldwell's administration said it ended but they weren't sure why. Did they ever reinstate it? If not, why?
On a second note, what is the city doing to try to hire more EMS? The article didn't mention that we actually had to shut down EMS services on part of the island due to staff shortages (I believe everyone maxed out on overtime).
There have been great suggestions, like articulation programs for military medics. Has anything like this been started?