Bay Area's anti-terror funding chopped

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Bay Area's anti-terror funding chopped
New formula shifts federal money to New York, L.A.

- Edward Epstein, SF Chronicle Washington Bureau
Saturday, January 8, 2005

Washington -- Federal funds for anti-terrorism efforts in the Bay Area are being slashed 22.3 percent -- to $34.2 million from $44 million -- forcing local police, firefighters and emergency planners to stretch their dollars further.

The cuts are a result of the Department of Homeland Security changing its formula for distributing the money, expanding its list of possible terrorist targets to include more bridges, port facilities, landmarks, government buildings and industrial plants.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/08/MNGB5AND801.DTL

I live here and I hate to say it, but it looks like a possible setup for 9/11 - The Sequel. A little Boxer payback perhaps?.