Board restores sheriff's POP team funding after heated public debate
After hours of testimony from business owners and social-services advocates, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on July 14 to restore roughly $3 million for the sheriff's Problem Oriented Policing (POP) team by reducing the county's general-fund contingency. Supporters argued POP prevents crime; opponents said contingency dollars should shore up social services cut this year.
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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on July 14 to restore about $3 million to the sheriff's Problem Oriented Policing (POP) team by reducing the county's general-fund contingency. The measure passed after a daylong reconsideration of the board's recently adopted FY 2026-27 recommended budget.
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