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Supervisors press public-safety agencies on staffing as advocates warn cuts to social services
Summary
The committee heard extensive presentations from the District Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff's Office, Adult and Juvenile Probation, and SFPD about staff shortages, case backlogs and differing budget priorities; public commenters overwhelmingly urged preserving community programs rather than increasing police or prosecutor budgets.
A wide-ranging set of presentations on June 16 put criminal justice funding and staffing at the center of the Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing. The day included separate budgets from the District Attorney, Public Defender, San Francisco Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, Adult Probation and Juvenile Probation — and a large public comment turnout pressing the Board to prioritize housing, food security and youth services over added policing.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins described a proposed FY24 general‑fund budget of roughly $89.8 million and requested three new trial attorneys focused on narcotics prosecutions; she emphasized victim services and the rise in case filings and trial complexity. Public Defender Manoj Rahman described his office’s workload pressures (226 staff; 15 vacancies nearly…
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