A Police Oversight Commission will be considered at the next Santa Ana City Council meeting

Santa Ana Councilmembers David Penaloza, Phil Bacerra, and Vincent Sarmiento have added an 85a item to the agenda for tomorrow night’s Santa Ana City Council meeting regarding the creation of a Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission. Here is the agenda language:

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT STAFF TO RESEARCH THE CREATION OF A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION BY ORDINANCE AND PRESENT FINDINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 90 DAYS – Councilmembers Bacerra, Penaloza, and Sarmiento

Click here to read the entire City Council meeting agenda.

In related news an online petition is circulating advocating for not defunding the SAPD, at this link.

Three major police unions in California, including the L.A. Police Protective League, introduced a reform agenda Sunday to improve outcomes between police officers and their communities and “root out any racist individual” from their ranks, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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