HomeMy WebLinkAboutReview of the 2020-21 Budget (2)
Christian, Kevin
From:Chloe Huiyi Chou <cchou06@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:35 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Review of the 2020-21 Budget
Dear City Council,
My name is Chloe Chou 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 a specific diversity, equity, and inclusion line item.
We believe this is a small request to begin to address the massive inequities and systems of oppression that
have been perpetuated by governmental inaction. Though this will not fix the problem, it will move our city in a
positive direction and demonstrate a tangible commitment to addressing systematic racism.
We are all learning, but we can all do better. Yesterday, peaceful protesters were teargassed by police in riot
gear. What can we do instead to do better?
All the best,
Chloe Chou
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate
Theatre Arts Minor
she / her / hers
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