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As OPD hits oversight milestone, Schaaf praises commission she was accused of interfering with
In Wednesday’s briefing about Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight “milestone,” Mayor Libby Schaaf praised the police commission she was once accused of interfering with. Read More
Supes to fill two vacancies on Racial Justice Oversight Body
Contra Costa County’s Racial Justice Oversight Body has two vacancies: one for a faith-based organization member and the other for someone who represents school-age residents. Read More
Lateefah Simon retains BART Board of Director seat amid residency dispute
In a reversal, Lateefah Simon will be allowed to retain her Board of Directors seat as outside legal experts resolve her residency dispute.Read More
Breed proposes new response team to handle wellness checks
In the ongoing effort to divert nonviolent 911 and 311 calls from police, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing a second response team that would provide medical or...Read More
Antioch City Council approves more police reforms, 141-acre housing development
The Antioch City Council pushed along more police reforms Tuesday night as the council’s new progressive majority struggled to cope with local violence while composing its new approach to...Read More
Antioch City Council tackles police reform in marathon meeting
Police body cameras are part of a reform package endorsed by the Antioch City Council following a marathon 7.5-hour meeting Friday night. Following a delayed public revelation of the...Read More
Judge shuts down Vallejo police union challenge to reforms under emergency declaration
Vallejo’s declaration of a public safety emergency – which opened the door to a slate of intended policing reforms – survived a legal battle Wednesday and will stay in...Read More
Walnut Creek City Council challengers shine light on police reform, social justice issues
Several Walnut Creek City Council candidate challengers in the Nov. 3 election were either motivated to run because of policing and social justice issues, or support significant movement on...Read More
Police to report reforms in mental health crisis calls as DA continues investigation into Miles Hall death
The Walnut Creek City Council is set to receive a report Tuesday outlining various steps the city’s police department has taken to improve response to police calls involving people...Read More
Sonoma County sheriff explores legal challenge to watchdog ballot measure
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick appears poised to challenge a ballot measure that would give more powers to the watchdog office that oversees his department. The ballot measure, placed...Read More
Concord hosts police reform discussion, falls short of consensus
There was plenty of agreement Wednesday night that police in Concord, and elsewhere, are often cast into situations they aren’t rigorously trained for. But during a special City Council...Read More
Walnut Creek slashes arts jobs in 2020-2021 budget, meeting renews calls for police reform
A 2020-2021 Walnut Creek general fund operating budget of about $79 million, down almost $12 million from last year and more than $12 million less than what was originally...Read More
Breed tries again, nominates former Supervisor Malia Cohen to Police Commission
After her two most recent nominations were rejected by the Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is trying again with the nomination of former Supervisor Malia Cohen...Read More
Trump answers cries for justice with threats of fascism
Change, inevitable and constant, flows like a lazy river until the currents of history accelerate into rapids of sudden crises.Read More
San Jose mayor unveils nine-point police reform proposal as alternative to defunding
Mayor Sam Liccardo presented a nine-point proposal for reforming the San Jose Police Department Wednesday, striving to initiate tangible changes to how the city’s more than a million residents...Read More
Supes weigh resolutions to declare racism a public health crisis, support BLM movement
"To change history, we must confront it." Read More
Mayor’s budget commits to police amid calls for defunding department
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Sunday rejected calls to defund his city’s Police Department, insisting that it would “undermine substantive efforts at police reform” and harm the very...Read More
Chief admits SFPD needs to pick up reform pace
San Francisco police are aiming to pick up the pace on 272 reforms called for by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2016, as the department may be only...Read More
Oakland mayor shares concerns over police reform pace
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Thursday that a federal judge is justified in criticizing her city’s Police Department’s slow pace of complying with all of the reforms mandated...Read More
Dual police reform measures head to SF voters
Two measures intended to create police reform will go before San Francisco voters in November.Read More