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Salinas pulls $1.39M dollars from police budget Share Updated: 9:25 AM PDT Jun 9, 2021 Share Updated: 9:25 AM PDT Jun 9, 2021
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Show Transcript Alina city council voting to cut the police budget by more than a million dollars. The vote comes after an hours long meeting action. News eight reporter Alani Letang has a breakdown of the vote and what happens next? Council member Barrera. No mayor craig. Yes motion fails. Salinas Police Department will now have $1.39 million dollars less in their budget truly, it s disappointing after lengthy discussions with city council city departments, followed by dozens of public comments, all factoring into the police budget decision. And if you don t think this town is important enough to put the money to be safe, that I don t understand anybody that talks about anything not being safe. Crime provisions starts with funding social programs and creating opportunities. The crime rate has decreased and t