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Christian, Kevin
From:Tanya Ravichandran <travicha@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:02 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Funds Petition
Dear City Council,
My name is Tanya Ravichandran and I am a resident of San Luis Obispo and a student at Cal Poly.
As you know, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and so many unnamed others
have been killed because of our country's systematically racist criminal justice system.
In light of these events. We ask that in today's review of the 2020-21 budget, you reallocate some of the funds
currently directed toward the police department to other programs and alternative forms of policing, such as
community policing, community development, or even specific diversity, equality, and inclusion line item.
We believe this is a small request to begin to address the massive inequalities and systems of oppression that
have been perpetuated by government inaction.
All the best,
Tanya Ravichandran
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