San Francisco's mayor on Tuesday proposed spending an additional $17.5 million on the city's police to help the beleaguered department institute reforms and reduce violence.
Mayor Ed Lee announced the police reform package as part of his proposed budget for the next two fiscal years.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing the San Francisco Police Department's policy and procedures after officers shot and killed a young black man armed with a knife. Since 2014, San Francisco police also shot and killed two other suspects not carrying guns, prompting the mayor to order an overhaul of the department's policy on the use of force.
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said he aims to reduce officer shootings by 80 percent through better training and stricter policies on when guns can be drawn and fired.
About $4.4 million would be given directly to the department to buy new equipment, possibly including 100 stun guns. The Police Commission is mulling whether to allow a pilot program to arm officers with stun guns. The commission has twice before rejected department requests to arm officers with stun guns.