For the better part of the last decade, nearly every waking hour of San Francisco Deputy Sheriff Barry Bloom’s life was spent on the clock.
Bloom, a public safety monitor at San Francisco City Hall, was on duty an average of 95 hours a week since 2016, and more than 100 hours a week over the last two fiscal years, according to city data.
In fiscal year 2022, Bloom’s annual pay was $123,790, but with overtime he took in $530,935, according to a Chronicle review of city records.
Bloom’s work habits are well-known to Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, who verified the deputy was logging a staggering amount of overtime. Miyamoto said the deputy has received numerous awards for his service and was recently featured in a recruiting video.
During a recent four-month stretch, Bloom made approximately 28 “Narcan saves.” San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood, which includes City Hall, is a common place for drug dealing, drug use and overdoses.
The sheriff’s office has for years relied heavily on overtime shifts, largely to fill the gaps left by chronic understaffing.
