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Committee recommends SFMTA security contract to Board after unions and staff emphasize employee safety
Summary
The committee recommended the Board consider a contract with Allied Universal for armed and unarmed security services covering SFMTA facilities, increasing annual security hours about 25% (to ~233,000 hours) and an initial three‑year contract value of roughly $28.1 million, with options that could raise the total to $59 million over six years.
The Budget and Finance Committee voted to send a proposed SFMTA contract for armed and unarmed security guard services to the Board with a positive recommendation after presentations from agency staff, the Budget Legislative Analyst, and public testimony from security officers and unions.
Glenn Marr (former SFMTA chief security officer) said his assessment of roughly a dozen facilities found nine that were "severely lacking in security," and described problems staff face at unattended hours, including homeless encampments, trespassing, and workplace health hazards. He…
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