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Sacramento police budget to increase by $2.9M

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-police-budget-to-increases-by-dollar29m/32845619

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Some community leaders are calling on the Sacramento City Council to defund the police department.

Several, including council member-elect Katie Valenzuela and city council candidate Les Simmons, said the $10 million proposed in the budget for police should be spent on other community programs and services.

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According to the city’s proposed budget, set to go into effect July 1, a document outlining budgets for departments across the city, including police, said the department will see a $10 million budget increase.

But, the city said the document doesn’t tell the whole story, saying the information is outdated.

A spokesperson for the city said the document doesn’t reflect $7.4 million spent to replace police vehicles and labor increase, bringing the fiscal year 2020 budget to $154.4 million.

That changes the year-to-year increase from $10 million to $2.9 million.