ide County finalize their budgets for the fiscal year ending on June 30, public safety remains a key issue. On Tuesday Mayor Pro Tem shared a social post stating “Riverside County deserves a budget that prioritizes community, not cops,” […]

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As Palm Springs and Riverside County finalize their budgets for the fiscal year ending on June 30, public safety remains a key issue.

On Tuesday Mayor Pro Tem shared a social post stating “Riverside County deserves a budget that prioritizes community, not cops,” prompting a response from the Palm Springs Police Union.

“To say to invest in the community and not police or cops is disappointing because it basically takes what we’ve done over the last several decades and discounted it,” said Sergeant Mike Casavan with the Palm Springs Police Union.

But Holstege isn’t the only council member to comment on police funding, Grace Garner has also been outspoken about the issue.

“Almost one third of our budget goes to policing, we need to ask ourselves why? We need to

Police and council discuss funding before budget meeting Thursday