Summary
In August, Austin City Council voted to make some major changes to the Austin Police Department's budget. But those changes didn't come from nowhere. They were the result of years of advocacy and activism by several local organizations.
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There’s been a lot of conversations over the past year about reimagining public safety… but how exactly did we get here?
With our latest guide, we take a look back in time, so that we can (hopefully) better understand the present.
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