LA Forward proposes $4.5M for unarmed crisis response programs in the city's $12.8B budget.

LA Forward, a community organization pushing for social justice, is asking the city to allocate an extra $4.5M for unarmed crisis response programs in the proposed $12.8B budget. The funds are intended to create a centralized emergency dispatch system and improve the efficiency of existing crisis response programs. The proposal would comprise less than .05% of the city's total budget.