Despite a recent spike in violent street crimes and homicides, the Oakland City Council approved a two-year budget on Thursday night that shifts more than $18 million from the police department to relatively new city programs and social services.
“With this particular budget we are showing that we can not only reimagine, we can take action,” said Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas after the 7-2 vote.
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