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Police commission backs $200,000 state grant to sustain human‑trafficking investigations
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission voted unanimously Dec. 19 to recommend the Board of Supervisors authorize a $200,000 grant from the California Emergency Management Agency to support the SFPD's anti‑human‑trafficking task force; officials said the funds will sustain investigations and training, not new positions.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Dec. 19 voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors authorize the chief of police to accept and extend a $200,000 grant from the California Emergency Management Agency for the city's anti‑human‑trafficking task force.
Lieutenant Jean, who presented the item, urged commissioners to approve the award. "I wholeheartedly wish that you grant this expense for our department," he said during the public presentation. Inspector Antonio Flores and other investigators described how the money would be used to sustain investigative capacity, cross‑training and victim‑outreach cooperation with community service providers.
Flores cited the unit's recent caseload: "Last year, we had 170 cases that were investigated. We had 74 identified victims of human…
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