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Budget panel authorizes up to $6 million in COPS grant reserves, asks SFPD for written community‑policing plan
Summary
The committee voted to release up to $6 million from reserves for the San Francisco Police Department's COPS hiring grant to cover immediate hiring needs through June, while asking the department to return with a clearer plan describing how the positions will support community policing.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Budget and Finance Committee approved a limited release of reserve funds tied to a federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring grant for the San Francisco Police Department, setting conditions to increase oversight.
SFPD interim CFO Deborah Landis and Assistant Chief Denise Schmidt said the COPS grant funds 50 positions over three years; the department has hired 42…
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