Will Sacramento keep controversial gunshot-detection tech? Budget may be an issue

As Sacramento grapples with its multimillion-dollar structural deficit, officials are considering whether to commit money to a controversial gunfire-detection technology. For more than a decade, Sacramento has contracted and spent millions on ShotSpotter — a system that detects and locates suspected shooting incidents. Roughly 180 cities across the U.S. use this technology, according to California-based SoundThinking, which sells the system.