prelayoffs, the number stood at 803 officers. the current level is at 689. if both measures fail, it would only be 574 officers on staff. that's a total of nearly 230 officers lost. now, the issue will be put before voters in november but in today's economic climate, both sides from the police department as well as city council say that the passage of this new measure is quite a long shot. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mayor newsom is receiving praise now that the city has adopted a budget without laying off police officers and closing fire stations. newsom presented city supervisors by the june 1st deadline. but there have still been painful cuts and concessions. >> over $250 billion in wage concessions, at the same time we did some targeted layoffs that actually allow us to make this point that we have the lowest number of city workers since 1998. >> he also talked about a plan to use a civilian police force to beef up police resources. he says the individuals will be trained, paid professionals who will help with investigative work while officer