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minus-squareprof_wafflez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·12 hours agoHas it? Because LAFD had $17,553,814 reduced from its budget and LAPD had a $126 million increase in budget. Clearly some money moved around. Would love to see your source. Source: https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/yes-los-angeles-cut-176-million-from-the-lafd-fire-departments-budget/536-4b902910-08f5-42d5-bc5e-bdfad1cb0560
minus-squarefox2263@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoThe new budget was increased over the previous year. https://abcnews.go.com/US/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-pushes-back-criticism/story?id=117512817
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·12 hours agoYeah, I don’t think taking $17m from $837m results in this. If anything, it might have something to do with those cat 1 hurricane level winds.
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Has it? Because LAFD had $17,553,814 reduced from its budget and LAPD had a $126 million increase in budget. Clearly some money moved around. Would love to see your source.
Source: https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/yes-los-angeles-cut-176-million-from-the-lafd-fire-departments-budget/536-4b902910-08f5-42d5-bc5e-bdfad1cb0560
The new budget was increased over the previous year.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-pushes-back-criticism/story?id=117512817
Yeah, I don’t think taking $17m from $837m results in this. If anything, it might have something to do with those cat 1 hurricane level winds.