Statement: “In fact, the safety services budget went up as the City Council cut other parts of the budget,” former San Diego mayor and current radio host Roger Hedgecock wrote in a column published June 27 by U-T San Diego.
Analysis: Gov. Jerry Brown wants voters this November to temporarily increase taxes on sales and the state’s highest-income earners. The estimated $6.9 billion ballot initiative is billed as an effort to save schools and public safety from further budget cuts.
The Public Safety Spending Boost: Fact Check
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