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Board approves sheriff's annual military-equipment report and ordinance after extensive public opposition to "scattershot" munitions
Summary
After a sheriff's presentation and lengthy public comment opposing multi-projectile ("scattershot") rounds and a proposed PepperBall acquisition, the Alameda County Board accepted the annual military-equipment report and approved inventory amendments and some acquisition requests; supervisors split on the PepperBall and elimination proposals.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 26 accepted the sheriff's annual military-equipment report required under AB 481 and approved related inventory amendments after extended public comment and a contested vote on acquisition items.
Sheriff's staff, represented by Captain Dan Brody and tactical-unit leaders, presented the report required by state law, reviewed inventory and training (noting that most training during the reporting period was conducted in-house), and described an evaluation that led the department to remove specific multi-projectile munitions from inventory and to correct inventory records. "Military equipment should be deployed to enhance the safety of the public and agency members and to bring critical incidents to safe resolution,"…
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