Fresno Commission on Police Reform Archives

The new police station in southeast Fresno. (GV Wire/David Taub)

Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

October 28, 2020

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...

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Police Reform Panel Will Send 73 Recommendations to Fresno Mayor, Council

David Taub

October 23, 2020

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 Co...

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PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

David Taub

August 25, 2020

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...

Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time

David Taub

July 29, 2020

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 ...

Cluck, Cluck, N’Yuck. No Hens in Clovis for Now.

David Taub

July 24, 2020

Despite a strong push from city councilman Bob Whalen, backyard chickens will not be legally allowed in Clovis for at least a year. David Taub Politics 101 Also in Politics 101: Milton...

Portrait of Sandra Celedon combined with her controversial tweet on a background of a fire

PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet

David Taub

July 7, 2020

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 Minneapo...

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Thinking of Running for School Board? Filing Period Opens July 13

David Taub

June 30, 2020

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. David Taub Politics 101 Also in Politics 101: ...

Who Is Lining up to Run for Fresno, Clovis, Central School Boards?

David Taub

June 29, 2020

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. David Ta...

Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

David Taub

June 19, 2020

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 suc...

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‘Father of Community Policing’ Is Advising Fresno Reform Commission

Bill McEwen

June 19, 2020

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. "We're truly fortunate to have (Lee Brown) giving us his thoug...

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Madera Hospital ICU Overrun With COVID Patients as State Promises Help

Dyer Vows to Deliver Emergency Rent Aid ‘as Soon as We Can’

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Coaches Want to Restart Football in Spring, Even if Local COVID Infections are ‘Substantial’

No-Go for Joe Exotic: Trump Pardon List Omits ‘Tiger King’

Pro Wrestling Legend Pat Patterson, Noted Fresno Headliner, Dies at 79

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Karbassi: Keep Retail Open During COVID to Ensure Economic Recovery

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Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

Police Reform Panel Will Send 73 Recommendations to Fresno Mayor, Council

PD Reform Commission Debates Cops on Campus, Breaking the Chains

Calls to Defund Fresno Police Continue as Commission Seeks More Time

Cluck, Cluck, N’Yuck. No Hens in Clovis for Now.

PD Commission’s Celedon Declines to Explain ‘Burn it Down’ Tweet

Thinking of Running for School Board? Filing Period Opens July 13

Who Is Lining up to Run for Fresno, Clovis, Central School Boards?

Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members

‘Father of Community Policing’ Is Advising Fresno Reform Commission

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