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Liberal city mayor proposed increasing police budget — then protesters showed up at his house
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Protesters marched to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's home Sunday afternoon, outraged over his proposal to add $17 million to the city's police budget next year.

"What better way to spend our Sunday than marching a bunch of amazing people up to Mayor Bruce Harrell's house and delivering him a birthday present?" one speaker said, according to KING 5. Harrell's birthday is later this month.
 

The protest was called "Justice for Jaahnavi" in honor of the 23-year-old college student hit and killed by a patrol car while stepping into a crosswalk in January.

Harrell's proposed budget gives the Seattle Police Department more than $391 million, a $17 million increase from the 2023 budget.

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The cities are going to burn. And we need to let them.
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The cities are going to burn. And we need to let them.

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