Despite Public Pressure, City Council Wouldn’t (and Couldn’t) Touch Police Budget
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The system is rigged, but there is a way forward... The impact of nationwide protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolic police was evident in Monday’s San Diego City Council hearing on next year’s budget. Mayor’s Kevin Faulconer’s ask for a $27 million increase in the police department’s budget to pay for already negotiated pay raises and cover costs related to the COVID-19 epidemic turned what once might have been the usual suspects objecting into a nearly 12 hour marathon meeting.
Despite Public Pressure, City Council Wouldn’t (and Couldn’t) Touch Police Budget
Despite Public Pressure, City Council…
Despite Public Pressure, City Council Wouldn’t (and Couldn’t) Touch Police Budget
The system is rigged, but there is a way forward... The impact of nationwide protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolic police was evident in Monday’s San Diego City Council hearing on next year’s budget. Mayor’s Kevin Faulconer’s ask for a $27 million increase in the police department’s budget to pay for already negotiated pay raises and cover costs related to the COVID-19 epidemic turned what once might have been the usual suspects objecting into a nearly 12 hour marathon meeting.