— Another Adam Smith (@AdamOfTheSmiths) May 20, 2020
Black, brown, poor, institutionalized and unhoused bodies are at the greatest risk of being exposed to and dying from COVID-19; these are the same people who are disproportionately impacted by LAPD violence. Yet, City Council is ready to give LAPD $3 BILLION #PeoplesBudgetLA
— Pastor Eddie (@Rich_GuArdain) May 21, 2020
URGENT – Take Action
— Community Coalition (@CoCoSouthLA) May 21, 2020
This is a public health crisis and we need care & services, not cops. It's about time our politicians listen and invest in people first.
South LA residents have been pressuring @CD6Nury and the rest of City Council. JOIN them and make your voice heard 1/ pic.twitter.com/VbbqvV2qF0
My son just told me that friends from his junior high have been sharing and talking about how @MayorOfLA’s @LAPDHQ budget needs to be stopped. Even our children know we need housing, education, food security, free transit. NOT policing. #PeoplesBudgetLA pic.twitter.com/stWNzaJiZt
— Nicole Donanian-Blandón (@nicole_d14) May 20, 2020
We urge @MikeBoninLA @CMHerbJWesson @cmgilcedillo and @mhdcd8 to vote AGAINST @MayorOfLA budget. In this proposed budget, the LAPD will drain 54% of the general fund, while other departments experience furloughs, pay and budget cuts. We want a #PeoplesBudgetLA! pic.twitter.com/GeKS3i3vbT
— L.A. County Public Defenders (@LApubdefunion) May 18, 2020
While private developers remake our city with tax subsidies approved by City Council, @MayorOfLA’s proposed budget shows what he intends to do with poor people, divesting from services to give raises to cops. We need a #PeoplesBudgetLA now more than ever! Invest in #CareNotCops! pic.twitter.com/aPY1YG643q
— Arielle Sallai (@ariellesallai) May 18, 2020
there is absolutely no reason to spend over half of LA's general fund on the LAPD. crime is down, and the need for services is way up. we should be using OUR MONEY to help OUR PEOPLE. please join us in demanding @MayorOfLA rescind this awful budget in favor of a #PeoplesBudgetLA. pic.twitter.com/F2ly4GgS5R
— josh androsky (@ShutUpAndrosky) May 18, 2020
LAPD already eats up 53% of LA’s general fund. @MayorOfLA wants to increase police overtime funds by 47%! That’s $200 million, at a time when crime is down 30% & we need funds for services in the midst of the #coronavirus crisis. @CD6Nury & City Council need to #BlockTheLABudget! pic.twitter.com/GN5aYRcgyG
— Melina Abdullah (@DocMellyMel) May 4, 2020
In what world does it make sense to give LAPD 54% of the city budget while defunding basically every social service when half of LA is unemployed and crime is down? #peoplesbudgetla #carenotcops pic.twitter.com/w28X0EeWoa
— Jevhon Rivers (@JevhonRivers) May 18, 2020
“The disproportionate and deadly impact of COVID-19 on the Black community magnifies what we have known, that “underlying conditions” result from an enduring system of racial apartheid and oppression.” —@BLMLA @CD6Nury don't give LAPD $3.15 billion.
— LA Tenants Union (@LATenantsUnion) May 18, 2020
We need a #PeoplesBudgetLA. pic.twitter.com/InfyBjnR73
Didn't get through to pubic comment so here is what I wanted to say to City Council regarding the proposed budget. @MayorOfLA @CD6Nury #PeoplesBudgetLA #carenotcops pic.twitter.com/hPUdsj1M5o
— Albert Jaragua Corado (@digitalurn) May 21, 2020
LAPD already eats up 53% of LA’s gen fund. @MayorOfLA wants to increase police overtime funds 47%! That’s $200 million, at a time when crime is down 30% & we need funds for services in the midst of #coronavirus crisis. @CD6Nury & City Council we need a #PeoplesBudgetLA! @BLMLA
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) May 18, 2020
Cutting services to give raises to the LAPD ensures that COVID19’s harm to the city will be deeper and even more destructive. It’s deranged. We need a #PeoplesBudgetLA #CareNotCops
— Kwisatz Sazerac 🥾 (@acekatana) May 18, 2020
Is L.A. a Police State? What do u call a budget that spends OVER HALF their funds on policing? In a time of incredible suffering, our budget priorities must help people survive & thrive. @MayorOfLA @LAPDHQ @CD12LA #CareNotCops @CD6Nury #BlockTheLABudget #PeoplesBudgetLA pic.twitter.com/yhmMzccRLg
— Pilar Schiavo (@californiaglow) May 18, 2020
Haven’t felt like tweeting in a while, but I love seeing so many people talking about the City of LA’s budget.
— Juan Lopez (@juan4prez) May 22, 2020
The budget — and the budget process— has been fucked up for years.
We’ve got to keep City hall accountable and #PeoplesBudgetLA gives me hope for a better LA
