SAN BERNARDINO, CA - In California, the blowback against #DefundThePolice policies has culminated in the local government of San Bernardino County asking its voters to embrace instead the opposite: a "Fund the Police Forever" policy.
In a Monday article, Politico reported that the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a charter amendment requiring the county to "protect the community from potential defunding of law enforcement services," and establishing a level of minimum funding for police officers in the massive unincorporated areas of the large county.
According to the ballot measure, if "Proposition L" is approved by voters, it will require the Board of Supervisors to "allocate a minimum amount of funding in its annual budget to fund County Patrol Personnel's direct salary and benefit costs for operations in the incorporated area of the County."
The proposition will appear on the November ballot along with Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime proposal allowing for felony charges and increased sentences on certain drug and theft crimes and could indicate a firm rebuke against the State's Democrat-dominated government's soft stance on crime.
Supervisor Dawn Rowe, told the outlet, "We don’t ever want future boards of supervisors to be able to take public safety away in our very rural and remote areas of the county." Although the office of Supervisor is non-partisan, Politico reported that Rowe has "Republican ties."
In an interview with reporters, she added “We’ve had a lot of conversations in the municipalities around us about defunding the police. That’s not something we’re interested in. We want to say we favor public safety.”
In a Monday article, Politico reported that the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a charter amendment requiring the county to "protect the community from potential defunding of law enforcement services," and establishing a level of minimum funding for police officers in the massive unincorporated areas of the large county.
According to the ballot measure, if "Proposition L" is approved by voters, it will require the Board of Supervisors to "allocate a minimum amount of funding in its annual budget to fund County Patrol Personnel's direct salary and benefit costs for operations in the incorporated area of the County."
The proposition will appear on the November ballot along with Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime proposal allowing for felony charges and increased sentences on certain drug and theft crimes and could indicate a firm rebuke against the State's Democrat-dominated government's soft stance on crime.
Supervisor Dawn Rowe, told the outlet, "We don’t ever want future boards of supervisors to be able to take public safety away in our very rural and remote areas of the county." Although the office of Supervisor is non-partisan, Politico reported that Rowe has "Republican ties."
In an interview with reporters, she added “We’ve had a lot of conversations in the municipalities around us about defunding the police. That’s not something we’re interested in. We want to say we favor public safety.”
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2024-08-22T20:50+0530 | Comment by: Michelle
Props 47 and 57 caused crime to skyrocket statewide. Career criminals who had hit 3 strikes were released from prison because at least one of their strikes were for felony theft. Jails were emptied out as well. These were both things that the democrats who run California, including Captain Hairgel (Newsom) openly lauded.