In the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minn., the Sacramento community and social justice organizations have been leaning heavily on the governments of the city and county of Sacramento.
For the most part, their ire has been directed toward the policies of the Sacramento Police Department and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department — entities that consume a majority of the budgets.
The city is going to use some of the Measure U funds for core services, including the police department.
Dr. Cofer said the city’s move to move the funds to the police department is a “travesty.”
Dr. Cofer said the federal COVID-19 funds have to be used up at the end of the year and she demanded that the $47 million for the police department from the Measure U pool be returned.