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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Sheriff's Department recently changed its name to the Sheriff's Office, but that one-word change is not cheap.Team 10 senior investigator Jim Avila took a closer look at a sliver of the price tag.The name change became official on Sept. 10. Although it's a seemingly small change, which we first reported last month, it means a lot to Sheriff Kelly Martinez.'I do think it's important.
So, I completely understand the concern. And we're being very careful about and judicious about how we spend money,' Martinez replied. 'My budget is limited. It's a large budget, but we have a large responsibility.'She is right: The sheriff's budget is $1.2 billion, and the agency has 4,000 employees. Sheriff Martinez claimed not to know the real price of the change, so we followed through.Team 10 requested the information through the California Public Records Act.
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