Op-ed: We must remove officers who have killed or wounded from schools
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San Jose has appointed a new head of the police department, Chief Anthony Mata, at a time our city and communities are having a long needed reimagining of what public safety means.
This dialogue is about the safety and wellbeing of Black and brown communities who throughout our history have endured the injustice of systemic racism. It is about the criminalization of poverty in one of the costliest places to live in the nation. And it is about finding non-police solutions to societal problems that can’t be answered with guns and incarceration.
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Anthony Mata selected as next San Jose Police Department chief
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) The San Jose City Council announced Tuesday afternoon that it has selected Anthony Mata as the new chief of police.
According to the city, Mata brings 30 years of law enforcement experience to his role, which he will officially begin on March 22.
Mata began his career with the San Jose Police Department in March 1996 as a police officer. He rose through the ranks of SJPD, recently serving as an executive officer and deputy chief for over four years. It is the greatest honor of my professional career to lead this great department at this time of needed social and organizational change. I humbly but enthusiastically approach the challenge of guiding and supporting our dedicated workforce while also advocating for our community as we re-imagine community safety together, expressed Chief Mata.
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Allegations are coming to light over one of the finalists for the San Jose police chief. A former longtime officer wrote a letter to the city manager about Deputy Chief Anthony Mata's treatment of those who are in the LGBTQ community.