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Clinicians and Community Call on Supervisors to Remove Sheriff—s Deputies from DPH Facilities
Summary
In more than an hour of public comment, dozens of clinicians, nurses and residents urged the Board to cancel the Sheriff's MOU with DPH and remove armed deputies from San Francisco General and clinics; DPH Director Grant Colfax said he supports exploring alternatives and transitioning security to models focused on de-escalation.
An extended public-comment period during the July 15 Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing drew dozens of callers — clinicians, nurses, community organizers and residents — pressing the Board to cancel the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the San Francisco Sheriff—s Department and the Department of Public Health and to remove armed deputies from hospitals and clinics.
Callers described multiple incidents they said demonstrated harm from an armed uniformed presence inside care settings and urged the board to invest sheriff MOU funds in trauma‑informed crisis response…
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