The Seattle City Council’s Budget Committee on Aug. 5 approved cutting millions in funding to the Seattle Police Department, but rejected a pair of proposals that would have slashed $75 million from the department’s budget.
Council members approved an amendment to dismantle the 14-member Navigation Team, a group that works to connect homeless people to housing and other resources. In a 5–4 vote, they also approved defunding the team altogether, cutting $2.9 million and redirecting some of it to homeless services outside the department.
