Boxer Lauds "COPS" Funding for California

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today lauded an announcement by Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder that cities across California will receive more than $211 million to hire police officers.

This funding is part of a $1 billion commitment included in the economic recovery package that will support nearly 5,000 police officers across the nation.

Senator Boxer called Vice President Biden and National Economic Council Director Larry Summers to express her strong support for the inclusion of police officer hiring grants as part of the recovery package.

Senator Boxer said, “These grants could not be more timely as cities across California continue to face difficult budget cuts. I am so pleased that this funding will put more police officers on the streets to protect our families.”

The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program gives hiring grants to help bolster police forces. The grants provide all of the approved salary and benefits for entry-level officer positions for three years and require police departments to retain the grant funded positions for a fourth year.

The grants will support 649 police officers across California -- 41 in Oakland, 50 each in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and 50 in the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Specifically, funding will be allocated as follows:
Alpine County

$242,920
City of Alturas

$235,220
Anderson Police Department

$293,159
City of Antioch

$2,078,988
Arvin Police Department

$198,501
City of Atwater

$505,876
City of Auburn

$262,225
Bakersfield Police Department

$5,062,124
City of Bell Gardens

$927,285
City of Blythe

$336,073
City of Brawley

$458,864
Cahto Tribe of Laytonville Rancheria

$165,798
Calexico Police Department

$510,730
California City

$202,257
Capitola Police Department

$291,217
Cathedral City

$840,138
City of Chico

$1,117,368
City of Chino

$700,596
Clearlake Police Department

$186,688
Clovis Police Department

$1,526,465
City of Colton

$749,121
City of Delano

$423,134
City of Desert Hot Springs

$346,258
Dinuba Police Department

$543,842
Dixon Police Department

$280,152
East Palo Alto Police Department

$799,844
El Centro Police Department

$1,134,072
City of El Monte

$2,424,072
City of Emeryville

$913,576
City of Escondido