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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : He has pledged to "redirect" law enforcement funds to social services.
47% : Still, earlier this year, Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto slashed the police budget by $5.3 million.
44% : Earlier this summer, after the City Council voted to cut police funding by $33 million for fiscal year 2021, the mayor agreed to eliminate a $19 million increase and cut existing funding by $14 million.

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