San Francisco Seeks Boost in Transit Security Funds

Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco is seeking up to $250 million in federal funds for security enhancements, the San Francisco Chronicle reported today (see GSN, Aug. 5).

Rapid Transit General Manager Tom Margro said the money would be used to hire more transit police officers, train additional bomb-sniffing dogs, improve video surveillance, and invest in technology to detect explosives and biological, chemical and radiological agents.

“We are actively searching for more money,” Margro said, adding that transit Police Chief Gary Gee is lobbying the Homeland Security Department for additional funds this week (Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 10).

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