Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Police commission reviews AB 481 annual equipment report: drones, LRADs and armored vehicle use disclosed
Summary
SFPD presented its AB 481 annual report, disclosing community meetings and equipment counts and use: drones (Skydio/63 total; 350 deployments for the Skydio 10 in 2024 cited), LRAD and flashbang deployment counts, BearCat deployments and a reported 2024 drone program cost of $428,997; commissioners asked for pilot and staffing follow‑ups.
SFPD and a senior legislative liaison presented the department’s AB 481 annual report to the Police Commission on April 9, listing the department’s holdings and uses of equipment covered by the statute and the outreach done to community members.
The report, posted on the department website in January 2025 according to presenters, documented that the department held a range of items and disclosed the quantity and frequency of deployments during the previous year. Highlights presented in commission discussion included:
- 17 unmanned ground robots (small remote vehicles), used about 40…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
