The San Francisco sheriff’s department has “nearly depleted” its overtime budget just two-thirds of the way through its fiscal year and is set to spend $19 million more than allocated, according to a controller’s report released Monday.
The department is projected to spend $60.2 million on overtime for the fiscal year 2025 to 2026 — 146 percent more than the $41.2 million the Board of Supervisors approved.
This comes as Mayor Daniel Lurie has asked for significant belt-tightening and is seeking hundreds of millions in cuts across city departments, including at least $57 million to the public health department. He has asked for $100 million in staffing cuts equal to about 500 positions…