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Committee authorizes $400,000 pilot for ShotSpotter gunshot‑detection system with conditions
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee approved release of $400,000 in reserves for a one‑year ShotSpotter pilot in the Bayview and Western Addition, with MOCJ/DTIS required to report on initial efficacy 60 days after installation and consider expansion to the Mission and Tenderloin if effective.
Richard Robinson, Chief Operations Officer for the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, and Mikhail Ali of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice asked the committee to release $400,000 of reserve funds for a one‑year ShotSpotter gunshot‑location pilot. The proposed pilot would deploy acoustic sensors in two areas identified by the San Francisco Police Department as having high rates of shootings and homicides (Bayview and Western Addition).
Supervisor Tom…
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