Oakland City Council commits to funding 24 prevention programs to address violent crime

A man in a black T-shirt with "Oakland" on it stands at. a microphone addressing the public safety committe on Sept. 12.

Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention narrowly avoided a multi-million dollar budget cut in an 11th-hour reprieve by the City Council. Because of a looming $360 million budget shortfall, the cityhad proposed cutting an estimated $5.7 million from the DVP in its 2023-2024 budget. This reduction would have forced the DVP to cut funding from several…

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