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UrbanShieldandSanFrancisco
LaraKiswani,ArabResourceandOrganizingCenterJohnLindsay-Poland,AmericanFriendsServiceCommiCee
StopUrbanShieldCoali1on
The Trump Administration’s Executive Orders and policies will increase the militarization of police.
WhatisUrbanShield?
• AnannualSWATteamcompeGGon,preparednessexercise,andvendorshowinAlamedaCounty
• FundedbyDepartmentofHomelandSecuritygrantprogram:UrbanAreasSecurityIniGaGve(UASI)
• Allaspectsofexercisearerequiredtohave“nexustoterrorism”
• CoordinatedbyAlamedaCountySheriffGregAhern• SFPDandSheriff’sDept.SWATteamsparGcipateeveryyear
UrbanShieldVendors:WeaponsCompanies
● SigSauer● Winchester● PatriotOrdnanceFactory
Rifles● SCUTacGcal● GunsUnlimitedRepair● FNHUSA● ArmsUnlimited
SigSauerrifle
SurveillanceTechnology“UrbanShieldwillnot
includesurveillance
training.”-Oneof12guidelines
adoptedforUrbanShield
Above:FacialRecogniGonTechnologyforJails
AttheUrbanShield‘CommunityFair’inSanLeandro,theSheriff’sOfficehostedtheextremerightwinggroup“OathKeepers”.
AscenariorunbyBurlingame-basedmercenaries,“Execushield,”hadSWATteamsiniGaGngcombatagainst–ambushing–asupposedHezbollahcellonpatrol.
Strategic Operations, Inc.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors vetoed contract with Strategic Operations, Inc. because it violated guideline against use of racist stereotypes.
But it was still contracted to provide materials for an Urban Shield scenario.
Human figure targets from Strategic Operations, Inc. web site for “Hyper-realistic” training.
Howfundsflow:UrbanShieldandUASI
UrbanAreasSecurityIniGaGve(UASI)
CaliforniaOfficeofEmergencyServices
BayAreaUASI:12counGes,
$22million/year
SanFranciscoisfiscalagent
AlamedaCountySheriff
Receives$4.9milliontorunUrbanShieldandUASIother
training.
UrbanShieldheldannuallyRecentlyaroundSept.11th
Ofthe31corecapabili1esfundedbyUASI,BAUASIhasgivenalowrankingof“risk
relevance”tomanynon-policingneeds:
• HealthandSocialServices(31st)• Long-termVulnerabilityReducGon(29th)• NaturalandCulturalResources(28th)• Housing(25th)• PublicHealthandMedicalServices(24th).
Lawenforcement-orientedcapabili1esarepriori1zedashavingmuchhigherrisk
relevance:
• CyberSecurity(1st)• IntelligenceandInformaGonSharing(4th)• InterdicGonandDisrupGon(5th)• Screening,SearchandDetecGon(11th)
Source:BAUASIApprovalAuthorityJuly2016,Item8,FY17RiskGapandAnalysis
Bay Area UASI priorities are rigged in favor of policing
Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern’s Agenda is Too Closely Aligned with
The Trump Regime's Dangerous, Racist, Sexist, and Xenophobic Policies
SanBruno:De-escalaGonthatWasn’t
Sheriffsaidthat4of36SWATscenariosrewardedde-escalaGon,butroleplayersweretoldtofolloweveryinstrucGon.
OaklandPD:atleast12UrbanShieldtraineesinvolvedinfatalshooGngs*
Sgt.PatrickGonzales,
par1cipatedonthe
OaklandSWATteaminUrban
Shieldin2009(whenOPDwon
firstplace),2012,2013.Gonzales
hasshotfoursuspects,three
fatally,andconductedbody
cavitysearchesinpublic.
Mul1plelawsuitsalleging
wrongfuldeath,excessiveforce,
illegalsearchesandracial
profilingincidentsinvolving
Gonzaleshaveresultedin$3.6
millionpaidbyOakland.
*Someshoo1ngswereofarmedsuspects.
SFPDSWATmostlyforservingwarrantsEven“criGcalincidents”forwhichSFPDSWATisdeployedareverybroadlydefined.
UrbanShieldtraineesrespondtoBlackLivesMaCerprotestinBerkeleywith
violenttacGcs
“Get‘umupandrunning!”December2014BlackLivesMaCerprotest
AlamedaCounty’sprocess
AlamedaCountyUrbanShieldTaskForcewillreporttoBoardofSupervisorsinNovember.
AlamedaCountyBoardofSupervisorsdecideson2018UASIandUrbanShieldfundinginDecemberorJanuary.
SanFranciscoUrbanShieldLegislaGonSponsoredbySups.NormanYee&MaliaCohen
Whatthelegisla1onwilldo
• ProhibitstheuseoffundingforSFagenciestoparGcipateinUrbanShieldorothermilitarizedpolicingexercises.
• NoreimbursementforparGcipaGoninUrbanShield.CurrentlySFdoesnotreceivefundingforUrbanShield,rathertheCitypaysstaffGmeforemployeeparGcipaGon.
• ProvidereporGngonpastparGcipaGoninUrbanShield
Whatthelegisla1onwillnotdo
• stopSFagenciesfromcollaboraGngduringGmesofdisaster/emergency
• limitcommunicaGonamongagencies
• limittheroleofSFasfiscalsponsortoUASIfunds
• restrictortakeawayfundingfromSFagenciesthroughUASI
• prohibitCityemployeesfromparGcipaGngofftheclock
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