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Seattle City Council votes to overide mayor's veto of cuts to police budget
Seattle City Council voted to override Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s recent veto of cuts to the police department’s budget by a 7-2 vote.
“We cannot look away from this and we can no longer accept the status quo if we truly believe that Black lives matter,” said Council President Lorena Gonzalez after expressing that she would be voting to override the mayor’s veto.
Councilmembers Alex Pedersen and Debora Juarez were the two dissenting votes in the special session and key vote Tuesday.
City council originally approved the cuts in a 7-1 vote in early August. Mayor Durkan vetoed the legislation shortly thereafter.
https://mynorthwest.com/2177090/seattle-council-mayor-veto-override-vote/