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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Supes weigh resolutions to declare racism a public health crisis, support BLM movement
“To change history, we must confront it.”
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” …
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 …
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 …
Dual police reform measures head to SF voters
Two measures intended to create police reform will go before San Francisco voters in November.
Supes delay vote on police reform measures
A pair of measures intended to ensure police accountability may be voted on by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors during a special meeting Thursday.
Divided board rejects police reform ballot measure
A stubbornly split Board of Supervisors split repeatedly along factional lines Tuesday.