Culver City, California was one of the many cities during the summer of 2020 where local organizers mobilized to reimagine policing. A grassroots coalition in Culver City called for the city’s police department budget to be cut by 50%, with the money reallocated toward non-police public safety alternatives, including shifting first-line response away from sworn police officers and toward unarmed public safety workers. In crafting a response to this defunding initiative, the City Manager of Culver City made public a step in the city’s decision-making process that is usually concealed from view: soliciting the views of a municipal insurance broker … (more)
[Anthony O’Rourke, Guyora Binder and Rick Su, LPE Project, 23 May 2024]
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