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Board approves sheriff's 2025 military equipment policy, authorizes drone and OC canister
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted the sheriff's 2025 military equipment use policy and approved two additional items — a DFR drone for first-responder searches and an OC "tear ball" canister — after debate about privacy and civil-rights risks; the vote was 9'1 with Supervisor Walton voting no.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 28 adopted the sheriff's 2025 military equipment use policy and inventory and approved the sheriff's request to purchase two additional items: a DFR drone intended for first-responder search and observation, and an OC "tear ball" canister designed to deliver oleoresin capsicum (OC) into areas rather than disperse CS/CN gas.
The item came back to the board after Supervisor Walton asked to hold it until a representative from the Sheriff's Office could answer questions. Sheriff Miyamoto told the board the requests were not open-ended: "There are two specific items that are being requested right now," he said,…
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