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Hundreds of callers demand steep cuts to SFPD as Budget Committee hears marathon public comment
Summary
Residents, service providers and health workers urged the Board's Budget & Appropriations Committee to cut San Francisco Police Department and sheriff spending sharply and redirect funds to housing, health, child care and community services; committee continued budget items to Aug. 26.
Hundreds of San Franciscans used a single, marathon Budget & Appropriations Committee meeting on Aug. 24 to press supervisors to sharply reduce police and sheriff spending and reinvest the money in housing, health care, child care and community programs.
Public commenters repeatedly called to “defund, disarm, and disband the SFPD and Sheriff’s Department,” asking the board to cancel planned police‑academy classes, cut overtime and lay off officers rather than applying budget reductions mainly to other city departments. Sarah Lund, a District 5 caller, summarized a frequent demand:…
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