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Austin police slow to reform a year after George Floyd protests


This weekend marks one year since thousands of protesters flooded the streets in downtown Austin and demanded a series of law-and-order reforms and budget changes, some of which they ended up getting.
While the local demonstrations mirrored racial justice protests in other cities after the death of George Floyd under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, local participants also had Austin-specific reasons to be there, as they pointed to concerns they d been voicing for years about the Austin Police Department.
Bubbling with anger and viewing the moment as a vehicle for transformation, they persuaded the City Council to change the Police Department s budget by cutting $21 million outright and setting aside an additional $129 million to be vetted for potential cuts down the road. Since then, $45 million of that larger amount has been cut by moving various departments and functions out of police control. ....

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On the anniversary of George Floyd's death, here's where police reform stands in Minneapolis and other cities


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A year after George Floyd’s murder and the worldwide protests it sparked, more than half of US states have passed reform bills, altering policies like use of force, creating new rules about tracking misconduct, and mandating officer interventions during aggressive encounters. Major cities even made moves to aggressively reimagine policing.
Some of these changes have been tentative; some have been reversed; others have run up against lawsuits and backlash and red tape; some have been far less than what local protesters have called for. Changing policing, it has become apparent, will not be instantaneous or easy. ....

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Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund


Austin’s first-ever community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon (Photo by John Anderson)
When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created along with it a $300 million anti-displacement fund, aiming to offset the increase in housing costs expected along the corridors served by new rail and rapid bus routes. While that investment makes up a small slice of that $7.1 billion pie, it s the largest program of its kind to be launched in the U.S., and it nearly doubles the amount of city tax dollars that voters have approved for affordable housing.
As the city s first community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon will have the task of overseeing that fund. She describes the opportunity as equally exciting as it is daunting. Indeed, the fund will be closely monitored not just locally, but also nationally because of its unprecedented scope. Jackmon was encouraged by the v ....

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