SFPD's 2023 report, however, comes months after its January deadline, after Supervisor Dean Preston filed a formal inquiry last month saying he had not received information on the status of the report "despite repeated requests."

"This law was passed and signed into law with an aim to ensure public view and input into their police departments' use of military equipment," Preston's letter read. "However, the law relies on law-enforcement agencies' compliance to be effective."

Preston called the new proposed equipment a "spending spree" that his office estimated would cost some $750,000. [...]

SFPD also reported using "ThrowBots," which are throwable robots that recorded video and audio, 48 times in 2023 during "critical incidents." It also used them while serving search warrants to locate suspects.

"This military equipment -- including two more Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) used against protesters, more machine guns, and now even robot dogs -- will not make us safer, and are a waste of taxpayer money," said a press release from Preston's office.

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