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Mayor Wilson’s proposed 2027 budget hides SPD surveillance costs, Community Not Cameras Coalition says
by Hannah Saunders Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dropped her 2027 proposed budget, and leftist activists across the city are pushing back against the increase in Seattle Police Department (SPD) funding. Most recently, the Community Not Cameras Coalition, whose members helped get Mayor Wilson elected, highlighted how the budget hides SPD surveillance costs while upping the funds for cameras before audits on their effectiveness have been released.
