rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/the-demand-is-still-defund-opd?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-the-demand-is-still-defund-opd' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Anti Police-Terror Project https://actionnetwork.org/groups/anti-police-terror-project https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/231/327/normal/Defund-banner_Action-Network_v03.png Our local government in Oakland wants to pretend our movement to defund the police is dead. It's time to remind them that the demand is still to DEFUND OPD! Right now Oakland City Council is considering an outrageous $11 million budget increase for OPD. This is on top of $87 million in covid relief dollars that has been funneled to OPD in just this fiscal year alone. The department already gets roughly $350 million per year — 40% of the general fund — yet fails to keep us safe. Council needs to hear from YOU demanding: No new spending increases or Covid money for OPD Expand the MACRO non-police emergency program Invest in housing, early education, youth programs and other vital services that actually keep us safe A full audit of OPD and what they actually do with our money https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-demand-is-still-defund-opd