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Line 53: − The council needed all four commissioners to vote yes to pass the budget last Thursday but Chloe Eudaly voted no, saying the cuts don't go deep enough. Activists were demanding a $50 million cut to the police bureau.
→Defund the Police
In June 2020 the Portland City Council defunded the Portland Police by $15 million, eliminating 84 positions.<ref>https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/defunding-portland-police-city-council-budget-15-million-cuts/283-239c5e3a-cfed-4dce-8775-d2c52a9df9aa</ref>
In June 2020 the Portland City Council defunded the Portland Police by $15 million, eliminating 84 positions.<ref>https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/defunding-portland-police-city-council-budget-15-million-cuts/283-239c5e3a-cfed-4dce-8775-d2c52a9df9aa</ref>
In the first two months of 2021 Portland saw 20 homicides and 208 shootings. In comparison, 2020 saw only a single homicide during the same period, despite the year ending with a 26 year high in overall homicides.<ref>https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/mayor-ted-wheeler-seeks-2-million-to-bring-back-uniformed-police-team-to-address-spike-in-shootings.html</ref>
In the first two months of 2021 Portland saw 20 homicides and 208 shootings. In comparison, 2020 saw only a single homicide during the same period, despite the year ending with a 26 year high in overall homicides.<ref>https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/mayor-ted-wheeler-seeks-2-million-to-bring-back-uniformed-police-team-to-address-spike-in-shootings.html</ref>