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When:
May 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
2021-05-25T18:00:00-07:00
2021-05-25T23:00:00-07:00
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Online
Last July, after intense community pressure, the Berkeley City Council approved a 12% cut to the $72 million Berkeley Police budget with an “eventual goal” of reducing BPD’s budget by 50%. Reductions in BPD’s budget would fund the new Department of Transportation and Specialized Care Unit. But once again the city is backpedaling on their promise – the city wants to approve a 9% increase in BPD’s budget. This doesn’t even include the $280,000 BPD wants for phone and vehicle upgrades.
Berkeley Copwatch says: We need to hold the Berkeley City Council to their promise: Defund BPD! Fund community-based alternatives!
Read the meeting agenda for May 25 here. The zoom link to join the meeting is on the agenda.
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