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Oakland City Council task force aims to cut police department's budget 'to invest in community'

Sep 19, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- An Oakland City Council task force is considering cutting the police department budget in half after their first meeting on Wednesday.

The total budget of the department is $300 million which means that 44 percent of Oakland's general fund is spent on policing.
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