Board authorizes application for state jail-replacement grant after extended debate over scope and financing
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the city to apply for up to $80 million in state SB 1022 grant funds toward rebuilding seismically unsafe County Jails 3 and 4, while several supervisors pressed for more analysis of alternatives, costs and bed counts.
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 23, 2013, to authorize the city to apply for up to $80 million in state SB 1022 grant funding toward a proposed replacement of County Jails 3 and 4 at the 850 Bryant Street complex. The board also approved technical amendments to the resolution intended to tie the application to the city's ten‑year capital plan.
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