The office of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued the following statement following Tuesday's council vote:
"At the end of the day, after previous promises of a 50 percent cut to SPD,
the reductions to the SPD budget are almost exactly those proposed by the Mayor and former Chief Best, but none of the other issues Council admitted are problems have been addressed...."
The council overrode the mayor's veto of bills that would boost community programs and cut money and jobs in the police department.
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