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Fire chief: budget up slightly and SFFD will press California PUC on AV and battery safety
Summary
San Francisco Fire Chief Janine Nicholson told the Fire Commission the department avoided cuts in the newly signed city budget and will press the California Public Utilities Commission and city leaders on autonomous-vehicle and lithium-ion battery safety after recent incidents.
San Francisco Fire Chief Janine Nicholson reported to the Fire Commission on July 26 that the city’s budget, just signed by the mayor, preserves and increases funding for the department and that staff are pursuing legislative and regulatory avenues to address recent incidents involving autonomous vehicles and lithium-ion batteries.
Nicholson said the department "did not lose money in this budget" and estimated the increase at "somewhere between 13 and $15,000,000," while cautioning that funds will take time to flow. She…
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