The San Francisco Police and Sheriff’s Departments spent more than $350,000 in overtime monitoring three protests against ICE raids and Donald Trump in June, suggesting that the cops may well exceed their already generous overtime budget before the year is out, city data shows.
The police alone used 1,810 hours of overtime on the days of the protests, costing $229,807, a July 28 report from the City Controller’s Office shows. The sheriff’s OT bill was $120,960.
The report, requested by Sup. Jackie Fielder, states that the OT could in theory include any “unplanned, one-time events” that occurred on June 8, 9, and 14, but there are no other obvious reasons for the additional police time except the three protests.
When the police chief and sheriff addressed the Budget and Appropriations Co