Fresno should form a new civilian oversight board to monitor the police department which would include full access to police investigation files, says a key recommendation from the city's police reform commission. The proposed Civilian Oversight Board would be made up of between 11 and 13 members and would have...
Police Reform Panel Will Send 73 Recommendations to Fresno Mayor, Council
The final Fresno Commission on Police Reform meeting has been pushed back from Monday until Thursday evening at 5 p.m. on Zoom. The commission will be voting on its final report to send to the Fresno City Council. Commission chair Oliver Baines said a few extra days were needed to finish...
PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains
The Fresno Commission on Police Reform held a marathon five-hour meeting, hearing updates from its four subcommittees and proposed changes, as well as news that a community survey is underway. The commission's request for more time to complete its work was granted by Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias. The...
Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time
The Fresno Commission on Police Reform resumed business with a public meeting on Monday night that included more calls to defund the department. As it gets closer to the deadline for issuing its reform recommendations, the group continues to seek an extension of its 90-day mandate. Also in Politics 101: D'Aungillique...
Cluck, Cluck, N’Yuck. No Hens in Clovis for Now.
Despite a strong push from city councilman Bob Whalen, backyard chickens will not be legally allowed in Clovis for at least a year. Also in Politics 101: Milton running for SCCCD trustee. Police Reform Commission meets publicly on Monday. Commissioner conflict-of-interest forms trickling in. Controversial Republican aided Dyer's mayoral run....
PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet
In its first public meeting Monday, the Fresno Commission on Police Reform's second-in-command, Sandra Celedon, declined to explain a controversial tweet after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Also in Politics 101: Police Reform commissioners want more time. Another Fresno police committee is still active. County...
Thinking of Running for School Board? Filing Period Opens July 13
Election season is about to resume in Fresno County. While the Fresno City Council and mayoral races were decided in the March primary, there will be key school district races to vote on. Also in Politics 101: Candidates who have filed to run. Fresno Police Commission meets again. Fresno City...
Who Is Lining up to Run for Fresno, Clovis, Central School Boards?
Election season is about to resume in Fresno County. While the Fresno City Council and mayoral races were decided in the March primary, there will be key school district races to vote on. Also in Politics 101: Candidates who have filed to run. Fresno Police Commission meets again. Fresno City...
Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members
Oliver Baines says he welcomes having 36 members serving with him on the Fresno Commission on Police Reform. "Anyone that wanted to serve on this commission, I pretty much said yes to. I felt like it was such an important moment in Fresno's history," Baines said Friday at City Hall....
‘Father of Community Policing’ Is Advising Fresno Reform Commission
Lee P. Brown, who is among America's leading experts on community policing, is consulting with the Fresno Commission on Police Reform, the group's chairman, Oliver Baines, said Thursday. "This is a great win for Fresno," Baines said. "Dr. Brown is considered the father of community-based policing. We're truly fortunate to...