I read most of the article, in which the author implies that defunding the police increases crime, and blames the people in charge of Oakland with this crime.
Yet I recalled hearing that police budgets in Oakland were steady to up this year, despite the protests.
>Despite claims to the contrary, the Oakland City Council did not make any cuts to the police budget at all this year. In fact, Oakland police were allotted about $39 million more than in the previous two years, according to a KTVU analysis of city records.
Yet I recalled hearing that police budgets in Oakland were steady to up this year, despite the protests.
A quick search seems to confirm this: https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-didnt-cut-any-money-from-t...
>Despite claims to the contrary, the Oakland City Council did not make any cuts to the police budget at all this year. In fact, Oakland police were allotted about $39 million more than in the previous two years, according to a KTVU analysis of city records.
What did I miss?