Candi CdeBaca didn’t get the latest rewrite of Democrat talking points instructing the progressive base to abandon all defunding police efforts until after the brutal crime wave gripping the nation passes, or Election Day.
Denver City Council’s favorite socialist Democrat is trying to pass 29 budget changes amounting to $127 million to the city’s police department.
Instead of police services and money to help protect the community from crime, CdeBaca wants Denver to get into the real estate business and become slumlords to the homeless.
CdeBaca’s wants $25,000 for a community luncheon. Yes, that’s one lunch. Must be surf and turf.
Plus, she wants $40 million to purchase hotels to house vagrants and another $20 million to lease apartments to the homeless.
Altogether, the changes would have effectively halved the police department’s proposed $257 million allocation from the city’s general fund for 2023, which is up 4.6% from 2022.
The police department’s total proposed budget for 2023 is $308 million, which includes grants and special revenue.
No other council member voted with CdeBaca on her defund police measures.
They obviously got the memo that police are needed to protect residents and arrest criminals.