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The California Department of General Services spent nearly $2 million in preparation and repair costs for state buildings in recent weeks amid protests against police brutality.
A Friday letter to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailed a breakdown of these costs and asked to be reimbursed.
The department says it spent just over $900,000 since late May in preparing for the protests — including boarding up windows, repairing granite and removing graffiti.
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