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Rules Committee delays vote on San Francisco police military-equipment policy after hours of public comment
Summary
The Rules Committee continued an ordinance implementing AB 481 to Nov. 14 after the chair and dozens of callers raised outstanding questions about robots, LRAD, oversight and a $10 million restocking threshold; committee members voted unanimously to continue the matter for further review.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Monday delayed action on a proposed city ordinance that would require Board approval of the Police Department’s policy governing acquisition, funding and use of certain law-enforcement equipment under California’s AB 481.
Chair Aaron Peskin, chair of the Rules Committee, said the police department had revised its AB 481 grid but that ‘‘we still have some outstanding questions’’ about several categories, including whether robots could be authorized to use deadly force, who may authorize deployments, how to define a ‘‘high-risk tactical situation,’’ the…
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