San Francisco Police and Sheriff's Departments incurred over $350,000 in overtime for monitoring June protests against ICE raids and Donald Trump. Police used 1,810 overtime hours costing $229,807, while the Sheriff's OT bill reached $120,960. A report revealed no other significant events causing this extra expenditure. Amid ongoing tensions over ICE actions, protests are expected to continue. Arrest numbers soared during these protests, impacting police resources and strategies for handling ICE agents violating laws. Concerns were raised regarding policies for addressing violence against protesters by ICE agents.
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.
The police alone used 1,810 hours of overtime on the days of the protests, costing $229,807.
In most cases, the protesters are peaceful, but the cops insist on meeting them with large forces and arresting hundreds.
Fielder asked the Police Department about its policies involving ICE agents who might be breaking the law, particularly regarding violence against protesters.
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