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San Francisco officials outline $652 million earthquake-safety bond to fund new Public Safety Building and forensic center
Summary
Public Works told the Police Commission the proposed $652 million earthquake safety and emergency response bond would fund a Public Safety Building at Third/Mission Rock and a forensic science center at 1600 Owen Street; construction would begin after voter approval, with multi-year build schedules and a plan that, officials said, would not raise the city—s property-tax rate.
Public Works officials presented a proposal to the San Francisco Police Commission on Jan. 13 for a $652,000,000 earthquake safety and emergency response general‑obligation bond they hope to place on the June 2010 ballot. The department described two police projects and a set of fire‑department seismic upgrades that together aim to strengthen the city—s emergency response infrastructure.
Charles Egarris of the Department of Public Works told commissioners the bond would fund two main police projects, each in the roughly $230 million range: a Public Safety Building planned for the Third/Mission Rock site (immediately south of the Giants' Parking Lot A) and a separate Forensic Science Center proposed for 1600 Owen Street. "This opportunity is actually the culmination of about four years of planning," Egarris said, describing a consolidated…
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