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Interesting exchange during budget discussions:
Manny Pelaez questions whether there’s any data showing that defunding the police department will decrease chances of a George Floyd incident happening.
“Has anybody in the room got data that bolsters that argument?” he asked.
Manny Pelaez questions whether there’s any data showing that defunding the police department will decrease chances of a George Floyd incident happening.
“Has anybody in the room got data that bolsters that argument?” he asked.
He says that he sees smaller agencies with the same if not more problems than SAPD. He's making clear though that he's in favor of investing in other services.
The Mayor responds that Pelaez makes "extremely good points."
The Mayor responds that Pelaez makes "extremely good points."
The Mayor elaborated, though, that the reason they're discussing the funding of the police department is because year after year they give a lot of money to public safety and funding the CBA provisions.
Both end in agreement that you can't really go wrong with investing in social services.
The police department was awarded a COPS grant to address domestic violence. Free money with stipulations.
But the city would need to match the funds. @CWShirleyG questions whether matching the money is a good use of resources & questions whether police should reject the grant.
But the city would need to match the funds. @CWShirleyG questions whether matching the money is a good use of resources & questions whether police should reject the grant.
She suggests that they should reject the grant and take those matched funds to invest in other social programs that also address domestic violence.
It's a fascinating take given how prevalent domestic violence is in SA and how many deadly cases we've seen this year alone.
It's a fascinating take given how prevalent domestic violence is in SA and how many deadly cases we've seen this year alone.
It's my understanding it would be a $9M commitment for four years. This is all moving kinda fast, so apologies for any gaffes.
