In September of 2021, employees of Seattle Art Museum called for a boycott of the museum for policies they claim unfairly target unhoused people.[13] Soon after, in October 2021, SAM Director and CEO, Amada Cruz, signed onto a letter on behalf of the museum in support of increasing the city’s police budget.[14] The letter also advocated for subsidized security for nonprofit institutions, despite the recent termination of SAM’s contract with Star Protection Services due to employee misconduct and the continued opposition of staff and community members.[15]