Advocates who want police officers removed from Fresno Unified campuses have sent hundreds of public comments and appeared in person before the School Board to urge trustees not to renew the district's contract with the Fresno Police Department. They are vocal and passionate supporters for "defunding" the district's student resource...
California Lawmakers Push Bill To Decertify Police, End Qualified Immunity
[aggregation-styles] CapRadio California lawmakers are eyeing new police reforms after having “mild successes” following the police killing of George Floyd and nationwide calls for increased police accountability last year. Among the proposals is a bill to create a process to strip badges from police officers who commit certain crimes or...
Obama: Broad Slogans Like “Defund the Police” Lose People
[aggregation-styles] Axios Former President Barack Obama told Peter Hamby on the Snapchat original political show "Good Luck America" that "snappy" slogans such as "defund the police" can alienate people, making the statements less effective than intended. What he's saying: "You lost a big audience the minute you say it, which...
Demands to Defund Police Pepper Fresno Budget Opener
At its first budget hearing for the next fiscal year, the Fresno City Council stepped into the "Twilight Zone" as one member put it Tuesday. Budgeting looked much different amid the pandemic and following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. The council started debating a...