by Nathalie Graham • Jun 2, 2021 at 10:24 am
Councilmember Lisa Herbold amended the bill after receiving negative feedback from the judge in charge of the consent decree. SHITTY SCREENSHOT OF THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
Yesterday Seattle City Council members voted 6-3 against a bill to reduce funding for the Seattle Police Department. A mixed cohort of council members voted no. Sponsored See Cherdonna alongside her creator in this hour-long feature dance film presentation.
On one side of the dais, Councilmember Alex Pedersen opposed the bill because he believed the council shouldn t be defunding the police at all. On the other side, Councilmembers Kshama Sawant, Teresa Mosqueda, and Tammy Morales rejected the bill because it didn t defund the budget