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Wilbanks, Megan
From:Danielle Grady <
To:E-mail Council Website; Harmon, Heidi; Pease, Andy; Christianson, Carlyn; Stewart,
Erica A; Marx, Jan
Subject:Please divest from the police and invest in our community
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Hello Mayor Harmon and Council Members,
I am once again writing to urge that you divest from our racist and authoritarian police force and invest in our
community and its members in the new city budget. The police have done nothing but harass and displace our homeless
population when we could be spending their budget on permanently housing those individuals. Please look into housing
first initiatives, which have been proven to be very effective. Additionally, our police force has harassed and brutalized
youth leaders and activists calling for racial justice. I will never forgive the city of SLO for funding the brutal assault on
protestors in which the police force used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The allocation of funds
toward such unnecessary weaponry is unbelievable and unforgivable. This money NEEDS to be put towards supporting
our community, not brutalizing and terrorizing it. Please consider not being racist.
Thank you,
Danielle Grady
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