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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by lern_too_spel on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @11:03AM (#35455415)
And you're ignoring that this proposed budget cut never happened. The Dream Keeper Initiative was paid for from the general fund instead of from SFPD budget. https://www.sfweekly.com/archives/is-san-francisco-re-fundin...
Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by bnralt on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @11:10AM (#35455543)
According to your article, the police department budget for 2019-20 was $692, and the proposal for 2021-22 was $661. Which would definitely be less. But even worse when you adjust for inflation - the 2019-20 budget would be $733 million in 2021 dollars, compared to the $661 for the 2021-22 budget.

Also worth quoting this section of the article you linked to:

> That means over the two year budget period, the city reduced law enforcement spending to the tune of $110 million. As the budget process continues, supervisors will have the opportunity to propose further cuts that could get closer to $120 million, like they did last year.