San Pablo is slated to be home to a new two-story, 42,000-square-foot Police Department Headquarters and Regional Training Facility by the end of 2025.
SAN PABLO — Concerned residents of San Pablo, Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco showed out to a recent San Pablo City Council meeting to implore the body to revisit — or terminate — its plans to build a new $44 million police headquarters and regional training facility.
Among the concerns raised was the project’s $44 million price tag, which speakers said would be better spent on other community needs like housing and public spaces. They also argued policing has become more militarized across the nation and the community is not made safer by increasing the number of officers in departments.
Norman lauded the police department for its mentorship and career opportunities, and asked that the council continue to support the organization. Peggy Chou, the police department’s public information officer, said in an email Thursday that the public comments made during the Monday meeting “do not reflect the overall support from local residents and businesses for continued public safety investments, and for those who value safer streets and neighborhoods in San Pablo.” Instead, she said, commenters aimed to “discredit and undermine” the project.
The city will use more than $28.8 million from lease revenue bonds, $4.3 million from American Rescue Act funds received for COVID-19 relief and $10.4 million from the city’s general fund reserves to cover the cost of the project.
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