Councilmembers Seek to One-Up Katie Wilson on Police Spending
Seattle city councilmembers are proposing a budget that would divert funds from the Office of Housing to increase police spending. This move aims to restore pet projects and boost law enforcement resources beyond current proposals.
The Office of Housing would lose out to Seattle Police Department in Katie Wilson’s budget proposal, but councilmembers want to go even further to divert housing funds to boost police and restore pet projects previously funded with one-time funds.
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