Recent Streetsblog LA posts about defunding police

The Reimagine L.A. initiative seeks to shift county funding away from policing and into community programs and services

County Approves Reimagine L.A., Funding Shift Measure Will Be on November Ballot

By Joe Linton | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

L.A. County voters will weigh in on Reimagine L.A. this November. The measure would shift ten percent of county funding from policing to community programs and services

County Supervisors Approve Reimagine L.A. Initiative – Second of Three Approvals

By Joe Linton | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

Reimagine L.A. would partially defund county law enforcement, shifting funding to services and programs for underserved communities

County Supervisors Moving Forward with Re-Imagine L.A. and Other Key Justice Initiatives

By Joe Linton | Jul 23, 2020 | No Comments

Reimagine L.A. would shift funds from law enforcement into community programs. Also approved were establishing a county antiracist agenda, and extending an eviction moratorium and legal assistance to immigrants.

Re-Imagine L.A. County Coalition Forms to Push for Amendment that Would Shift County Budgets forever

By Damien Newton | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

Re-Imagine L.A. is pressing for a November ballot measure to dedicate 10% of the unrestricted county budget towards "community investment and alternatives to incarceration."

Gilbert Johnson, Lead Justice Organizer at Community Coalition (CoCo), speaks to the significance of this moment of rebellion while opening the nearly three-hour-long online discussion on the city budget priorities. CoCo had hosted the forum in collaboration with Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles and members of the People's Budget L.A. coalition this past Saturday.

Black and Brown Residents Speak to Urgency of Deep Systemic Transformation, Offer Insights Regarding Reinvestment

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

"We’re done paying for an institution that produces racism, violence, and poverty," said Carlos Cázares. "We are done talking. It’s time to put money where the people are at."