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.
Voters in 2020 passed a law creating a new body to oversee police misconduct complaints and guide policy reform, but its membership has dwindled to only a third of what it’s supposed to have, compromising its ability to function.