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Christian, Kevin
From:Rosa Elena López <rlopez60@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 10:39 AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Reallocation of Funds from SLOPD
Dear City Council,
My name is Rosa Elena López and I am a resident of San Luis Obispo and a student at Cal Poly.
As you know, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many unnamed others
have been killed because of our country's systemically 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 government inaction. Though this will not fix the problem, it will move our city in a
positive directive and demonstrate a tangible commitment to addressing systematic racism.
Thank you for your consideration.
All the best,
Rosa
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Rosa Elena López
she/her/ella
Political Science, Ethnic Studies | Class of 2020
MEXA Co-Chair | 2019-2020
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo
rlopez60@calpoly.edu | (209) 914-8052
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