San Diego's city council will nominate a slate of commissioners to the city’s new, more robust police oversight panel today, but there’s growing criticism of the process after a recent KPBS investigation. In other news, winter is behind us and that means bats in San Diego have emerged from hibernation, and some local bat fans are preparing for seasonal bat walks. Plus, some Oceanside high school students are learning the art of producing a Ted Talk.
Voters made clear what they wanted way back in November 2020. Is the slow follow-through just about sweating the details? Or do some want reforms to fail?
More than a week after the end of Title 42, local nonprofits are describing deplorable conditions for people seeking asylum in the United States. In other news, a Cal State San Marcos Army veteran graduates this weekend, with a mission to end her family’s cycle of incarceration. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County.
The San Diego City Council has yet to appoint permanent members to the Commission on Police Practices, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 2020. As a result, dozens of cases with allegations of serious police misconduct are escaping public review.