Board committee backs $986,248 CHP grant to speed OCME DUI testing

Jul 1, 2021

The San Francisco Government Audit & Oversight Committee unanimously recommended that the Board accept a $986,248 California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund grant to buy an automated liquid handling instrument and fund two grant‑funded forensic laboratory positions to speed DUI casework turnaround.

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The Government Audit & Oversight Committee on July 1 recommended that the Board of Supervisors accept $986,248 from the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund to support the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The grant would buy an automated liquid handling instrument and fund two grant‑funded laboratory positions for the 2021–2023 grant period.

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