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Residents press commission to fund Alemany/Bernal community‑policing pilot as budget review is deferred
Summary
Chief Fong outlined budget language proposing funding to continue a community‑policing pilot in public housing developments; residents and community groups urged continued and expanded funding for dedicated officers. Commissioners asked staff for more budget detail and continued consideration to a future meeting.
The San Francisco Police Commission took public testimony Feb. 14 on the department’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2007‑08 and a $250,000 line intended for policing programs in public housing developments. Chief Fong described the department’s proposal and a pilot in the Ingleside/Alemany area that has used department funding and community partnerships to place officers in targeted beats.
Chief Fong said $250,000 was set aside to support public‑housing programming across identified developments and that the department initially provided $30,000 to begin the Ingleside/Alemany pilot. She told the…
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