The City on Tuesday approved a $613.6 million budget decimated by the coronavirus shutdown that provides last-minute funding for "racial justice initiatives" in the wake of nationwide protests against police.
The budget -- which kicks in July 1 -- reduces the current budget amount by nearly 25 percent by slashing jobs and services to help bridge a looming $224 million deficit through June 30, 2022.
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