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Passage of San Francisco Proposition Paves Way for Police Force Reduction

Under Proposition E, the Chief of Police would provide a report to the Police Commission that evaluates the current number of full-duty sworn police officers and the number of officers recommended in the future. The Police Commission would hold a public hearing on the report.

November 4, 2020

Command

Departing Seattle Officers Slam Local Politicians, Mayor Says Police are "Valued"

In one exit interview, an officer wrote, in part, “The City Council has made it apparent that maintaining adequate staffing to keep the city or the officers [safe] that work there is not a priority for them.”

October 21, 2020

Point of Law

Minneapolis Resident Sue City Over Lack of Police Presence

“Every single night on any block in this neighborhood you can hear gunshots!” Cathy Spann said. “Every single freaking night!”

October 20, 2020

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Los Angeles to Test Unarmed Response to Some 911 Calls

The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to approve a plan to form an unarmed crisis response team that would respond to nonviolent 911 calls.

October 15, 2020

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North Carolina City Votes to Slash Police Budget by $770,000

The Ashville (NC) City Council on Tuesday night voted 5-2 to slash the police department budget by more than three quarters of a million dollars.

September 24, 2020

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Minneapolis Council That Wants to Dismantle PD Grills Chief Over Rising Crime Rate

“That may mean you making commitments that might be uncomfortable for some of those constituents that you represent, but if your ultimate goal is to have true community safety, I will tell you right now, we have to work together in that effort,” Chief Medaria Arradondo said.

September 16, 2020

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Defunding Civilization

The rule of law and officers to enforce that law are essential to preserving America’s freedom.

September 11, 2020

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Georgia Judge: Voters Cannot Abolish Police Department in Referendum

A Georgia Superior Court judge has ruled that voters cannot decide whether or not to abolish the Glynn County Police Department in a referendum vote on Election Day in November.

September 11, 2020

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Texas Governor Considering State Takeover of Austin Police

“Austin politicians have overtly politicized local law enforcement to the detriment of all Texans and given state officials not only a reason, but a compelling duty to act,” said Terry Keel, a former Travis County sheriff and former Republican state representative.

September 4, 2020

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Biden Says He Wants to Add Millions to Local Police Budgets for Community Policing

“I not only don’t want to defund the police, I want to add $300 million to their local budgets to deal with community policing to get police and communities back together again,” he said.

September 2, 2020

Command

Houston Chief Invites Defunded Officers to Join His Department

“People of Houston, they don’t want less policing, they want better policing and well-trained police officers,” Chief Art Acevedo told a crowd that included 44 graduating cadets."

August 19, 2020

Training

Austin Police Recruits in Limbo as City Cancels Classes

The move to cancel APD cadet classes through June 2021 capped off Austin’s budget process. But it also capped off several months of waiting for cadets, some of whom moved from other places like California, Florida and Washington, D.C. Many of them left jobs to join the force.

August 17, 2020