Here's how SFPD plans to cope with a surge of 30,000 APEC guests in the city

Phil Matier

English - November 10, 2023 17:17 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
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President Biden, other world leaders and an estimated 30,000 people will arrive for APEC in San Francisco this week. It's been estimated the city would need between 2,000 and 5,000 officers to meet staffing requirements. Nine Bay Area law enforcement agencies and the California Highway Patrol are sending officers to help.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with KCBS insider Phil Matier.