Proposed public-safety foundation gets support from Young, Davis
JB Smiley Jr. speaks at a press conference. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
Mayor Paul Young and Interim Chief C.J. Davis support a Memphis City Council ordinance to create a philanthropic and research foundation that would take private donations and put them toward the city’s public safety efforts.
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