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Commission approves $73,000 marine safety grant and accepts small mounted-unit donation amid public calls for accountability
Summary
The commission accepted a $73,000 state boating safety grant for the SFPD marine unit and approved a $200 donation to the mounted unit; public commenters urged review of past mounted-police grant spending and questioned maritime upgrade costs amid budget pressure.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday voted to accept a retroactive $73,000 boating safety and enforcement grant for the SFPD marine unit and approved a $200 donation to the mounted unit, while members of the public urged greater accounting for prior mounted-police grants and questioned proposed maritime upgrades.
A sergeant who presented the marine grant application described the unit’s duties: seven-day patrol of roughly 64 square miles of county waters, boating-safety enforcement, search-and-rescue, underwater evidence recovery, escort and critical-infrastructure patrols,…
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