Cal NAACP Praises AG Becerra for Investigating LA Sheriff’s Dept.
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media
Published January 28, 2021
AG Becerra (Web Photo)
The California-Hawaii Conference of the NAACP is applauding outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s decision to conduct a probe of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD).
Last week, Becerra announced that he has opened a civil rights investigation to determine whether there is a pattern of unconstitutional policing practices involving the country’s largest sheriff’s department.
“I applaud Attorney General Becerra for his commitment to looking at public institutions and to ensure that our civil rights are not being violated,” NAACP president Rick L. Callender told California Black Media.The California Department of Justice (DOJ) launched the investigation responding to allegations of excessive force, retaliation, and other misconduct, including a number of reported incidents involving
After the Solano County District Attorney recused herself last year, a special prosecutor was assigned to review the February 2019 officer-involved shooting case in Vallejo that left 20-year-old rapper Willie McCoy dead following 55 rounds that were shot into his car.
New Report Ranks How Much Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies Pay For Violent Officer Misconduct
You would think that how much a city pays in police misconduct settlements would correlate to the size of its police force. Such is not the case, according to information obtained by KTVU.
One thing that is lost in the defund the police discourse is that a ton of taxpayer money can also be saved with independent police oversight. That is, those communities with independent oversight bodies end up paying out a whole lot less in million-dollar settlements for embarrassing, terrible police behavior. That’s the lesson we can take from a new KTVU investigation into how much Bay Area police departments pay in use-of-force settlements, which shows great progress among some agencies, and the bad results you would expect from some others.
December 31, Arts and Entertainment Source: Celebrate [Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.]
Dec. 29 LOCAL STUDENTS HONORED Vallejo High School’sSophia A. Maionchi, Freshman, Political Science and Benicia High School’s Ju-Ti C. Buckley, Freshman, Business Administration, made the Oregon State University Honor Roll with at least a 3.5 grade point average for the fall term 2020.
VPD ADVISORY BOARD
The Vallejo Police Department (VPD) Chief’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) is now accepting applications for the 2021-2023 term year.
“We are excited about welcoming the next phase of community leaders to the advisory board,” Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams stated. “Having a dynamic group of stakeholders is critical to our success and I am looking forward to sharing in this partnership to address the critical needs of our community.”
California Attorney General Announces Major Settlement to Reform Wide Range of Practices at the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Published: Monday, 28 December 2020 05:55
December 28, 2020 - SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra last week announced a major settlement aimed at reforming a wide range of practices at the Kern County Sheriff’s
Office (KCSO). The agreement comes after an extensive investigation by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and constructive action by KCSO to begin the reform process that will benefit all Kern County residents. The proposed stipulated judgment lodged with the court today works to resolve DOJ s concerns, as alleged in its complaint. As a result of the agreement, the County of Kern and KCSO will engage in a comprehensive set of corrective actions to be overseen by an independent monitor to promote public safety, increase transparency and accountability, and enhance KCSO’s relationship with the communi