Finally, there is a breakthrough in Phoenix’s fierce fight for independent oversight of police misconduct.
The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday is poised to approve an ordinance to set up the Office of Accountability and Transparency that was shelved months ago.
There is solid support for it now that progressives control the council, but we should still expect some fireworks from Republican firebrand and police-can-no-wrong promoter Sal DiCiccio and Jim Waring, who’d rather hire more cops.
Believe it or not, it’s taken decades to get to this point. Last November, Councilman Carlos García almost got it done, but then outgoing councilman Michael Nowakowski threw a wrench when he cast the deciding vote against it.