San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder has issued a formal Letter of Inquiry demanding accountability from the city’s police and sheriff’s departments regarding their use of Automated License Plate Reader data and controversial remarks suggesting a duty to protect federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has denounced the “Big, Beautiful Betrayal” bill, warning that it would strip care from cancer patients, meals from children, and money from working families, and impose deep cuts to public safety agencies and Planned Parenthood, while also raising costs for families and fueling aggressive immigration enforcement.
Crime rates have declined in 2024, with violent crime returning to pre-pandemic levels, and Trump is finally acknowledging the trend, but it’s important to recognize that the decline was driven by government investment in evidence-based strategies and not by Trump’s policies.
The family of Mohamed Soliman, the alleged perpetrator of a violent attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, have been detained by ICE and face expedited removal, while Soliman himself is facing deportation despite his family’s cooperation with authorities.
Antisemitic attacks are on the rise in the US, and the Jewish community is calling for increased federal funding for security measures, social media to monitor hate speech, schools to address antisemitism, and policymakers to speak out against antisemitism.
The Justice Department has decided to dismiss lawsuits and withdraw from accountability agreements with several police departments, sparking concern from reform advocates who fear the move could reverse progress in curbing excessive use of force.
David Kacyznski, brother of the Unabomber, and Gary Wright, a victim of one of the Unabomber’s bombs, share their story of restorative justice, hope, and forgiveness in a podcast from Restorative Justice International.
Despite a slight slowing of the decline, most large city police departments in the US still have fewer officers than they did in 2019, while smaller and mid-size departments are experiencing modest growth.
The Davis Human Relations Commission’s MAPA report contains false charges and promotes conflict, while the HRC itself is biased and dysfunctional, and the report should be rejected by the Davis City Council.
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