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Oakland City Vice Mayor and Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan says sending police to mental health and behavioral calls they aren't trained for is a mistake cities keep repeating.

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Oakland Becomes Latest City Looking To Take Police Out Of Some Nonviolent 911 Calls

4:24pm May 18, 2021

by Eric Westervelt

The city's fire department will oversee the pilot project that aims to pair an EMT with someone with lived experience in the mental health, addiction, criminal justice or homeless services systems.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a plan that would freeze any city from raising property taxes on residents if police departments are defunded.

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Texas Governor Floats Plan To Freeze Tax Hikes In Cities That Defund Police

1:43pm August 19, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

After Austin cut millions from its police department, Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing to make cities pay a price for tightening law enforcement budgets.