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Sandra Tan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
13
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Buffalo News – Buffalo
Top 100K sites
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Jul 26, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Sandra Tan

    Collection: Improvements to the Rath Building (opens the original)

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    The 1960s Erie County administration building is getting an electrical power overhaul. The county has been undertaking $11 million for a variety of upgrades to the county’s Rath Building, which is not only the home to more than 1,300 employees but also serves as the network hub for county government and public safety communications. Improvements include a new roof on the fifth floor, solar panels, car charging stations and a “microgrid” electrical power system. A key upgrade is the power-p

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sandra Tan

    Complete coverage: How Sabres reimburse Erie County for KeyBank Center security (opens the original)

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    How much the Erie County Sheriff's Office gets paid for assisting with security at KeyBank Center for Sabres home games and other arena events has been a subject of debate. Every successive deal has resulted in more money to the county than the last, but questions about whether it's enough money, given how much the county spends to provide the service, routinely resurface. (5) updates to this series since 1 hr ago Erie County approved a $1.95 million security deal with the Buffalo Sabres after a

  3. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Sandra Tan

    Sheriff asks state to repay $617,700 for housing state parole violators during strike (opens the original)

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    Sheriff John Garcia talks with The Buffalo News about the failure of the state to reimburse the counties for holding onto parole violators when the state was struggling to accept inmates because of the prison staffing shortage. During a widespread prison strike last year, local jails were called upon to house state inmates. The strike by state corrections officers in February may have ended in March, but the chronic problem of understaffing in the state prison system continues to create serious

  4. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Sandra Tan

    How diverse are Erie County police departments? 5 takeaways from new data (opens the original)

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    Sheriff John Garcia and Legislator Taisha St. Jean Tard engage in a brisk exchange about low diversity among sheriff's deputy road patrol ranks during midyear budget hearings in July. It has been seven years since The Buffalo News last checked in on diversity hiring among police ranks in Erie County. So, we took another look this week, coinciding with the deadline for people to register with the Civil Service exam for police officer and sheriff’s deputy positions – an exam offered every two

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Sandra Tan, Deidre Williams

    Without a home: An inside look at Erie County’s deepening homelessness crisis (opens the original)

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    Rapidly rising rents, a squeezed housing market and high eviction levels in the city and suburbs aren’t just talking points. They compose the roadmap to a homelessness problem that is crushing Erie County. Erie County’s homelessness crisis has no single cause – or easy fix – as rising rents, scarce housing, evictions and shelter shortages collide in both city and suburbs. As Erie County’s homelessness crisis grows, hotels have become makeshift shelters – shifting the burden into su

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