I received an email update from the council member highlights:
• $4.6 million in marijuana excise tax revenue diverted from law enforcement to instead fund community-based programs that support reversing some of the disproportionate damage the war on drugs placed on Black communities.
• $6 million for Restorative Community Pathways that will provide comprehensive, community-based services to 800 young people in lieu of filing criminal charges.
King County Budget notes from Councilman Dembowski Show more
• $780,000 for the RADAR/Navigator program, which pairs a mental health navigator with police officers to help respond to those experiencing a mental health crisis
• Funding to develop a plan to close the new youth jail and replace it with alternatives.
• Funding to continue the electrification of our transit fleet
• Funding to support expansion of youth ORCA card