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Supervisors amend UASI resolution, urge Alameda County to pause Urban Shield funding
Summary
After hours of public comment urging the city to block funds for Urban Shield, the Budget & Finance Committee adopted amendments and sent the UASI grant resolution to the full Board without recommendation, asking Alameda County to suspend funding for Urban Shield and asking DEM to report back on staffing and spending.
San Francisco's Budget and Finance Committee on Thursday amended a resolution related to the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant and urged Alameda County to suspend funding for the Urban Shield weapons expo and SWAT training program while a task force reviews the exercise.
The committee heard a presentation from Mike Dayton, deputy director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), who described San Francisco's role as UASI fiscal agent and outlined permitted grant uses — planning, training, equipment and exercises — and said the city currently funds 39 positions with UASI money. Dayton said the UASI grant requires at least 20 percent of some funds be used for law enforcement training but that San Francisco seeks a broad set of preparedness…
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