Mayor Schaaf Casts Deciding 'No' Vote On Police Defunding, Breaking Oakland Council Late Night Deadlock
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) -- In a late night vote Tuesday, the Oakland City Council were deadlocked on whether to slash millions from the police budget with Mayor Libby Schaaf casting the deciding vote, hours after vandals sent her a message loud and clear.
The City Council meeting began at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon and the vote was taken just before 11 p.m. Council members agreed police reform is a must, but there was major disagreement over slashing roughly $150 million from the police department's budget.
The issue of police funding in Oakland has been growing increasingly contentious. In fact, there is heated disagreement over how much money the city council's June 23 budget agreement actually cut from the Oakland Police Department.
