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The city and county of Sacramento are set to get a windfall of federal stimulus funds, to the tune of $420 million. The question is, where does this money go? The People's Budget of Sacramento have their own ideas. So do the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and Sacramento Police Department. Thankfully, there's a nationwide effort to ensure that the country's violent cops don't get a single cent.  

Here in Sacramento County, supervisors have been engaging with the community on the topic with a county budget workshop. Well, some members of the community. For some reason, District 1 Supervisor Phil Serna, ostensibly one of the more progressive members on the dais, has refused to engage with two Black residents who have been deeply engaged in regional politics for years. One of those residents, Kula Koenig, called him out on Facebook. Serna hopped in the comments claiming that she once said, "FUCK YOU PHIL!" during a public comment. She did not. 

Out in Minnesota, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was killed by police some 10 miles from where the cop who killed George Floyd is facing his trial. Protests have broken out throughout the country, including in Sacramento. But here locally, police are taking some troubling steps, demanding a private emergency meeting with Sacramento City Council "to discuss matters posing a threat to the security of public buildings and essential public services."  

Naturally, people have questions. And given the local police's recent behavior, folks are concerned.  

To defuse the situation, Mayor Darrell Steinberg held a press conference directly after the meeting. But he didn't really say anything, leaving reporters with more questions than before.