“West Hollywood’s Democratic mayor slams decision to defund its sheriff’s department and bring in 30 unarmed ‘security ambassadors’ saying ‘residents are furious’ as they fight one of HIGHEST crime rates”

REVEALED: Woke West Hollywood leader who is behind defunding of cops because she wanted ‘more bang for our buck’ blew $85,000 of taxpayers’ money updating LGBT crosswalk to make it more trans and BIPOC friendly

• West Hollywood City councilmember Sepi Shyne led a 3-2 vote on Monday night to cut funding from the local sheriffs’ department
• They will reduce the current size of the sheriffs department from approximately 60 deputies to 56, and the funds saved will be redistributed
• With the money from reducing the headcount by four, the council plans to pay for 30 unarmed ‘security ambassadors’ to patrol the area
• Shyne said it’s city’s best ‘bang for the buck,’ yet she also voted for the city to spend $85,000 updating it iconic LGBTQ crosswalk to be more inclusive 
• The city will also spend $50,000 on its troubled Russian Culture festival, which will forgo celebrating the country after its brutal invasion of Ukraine  
• Meister and a councilman who voted against the measure said that residents and business owners were worried about soaring crime rates in the city 
• Crime in West Hollywood has this risen by 137 percent from last year

By Ronny Reyes and Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:57 EDT, 29 June 2022 | Updated: 17:57 EDT, 29 June 2022