By Geoff Page This is an account of a disabled homeless woman who was tossed out, at night, from the city’s homeless encampment at the city’s Operations Maintenance Yard at 20th and B. She was left to fend for herself huddled against a fence with a few of her belongings in the dark and the…
By Geoff Page This is an account of a disabled homeless woman who was tossed out, at night, from the city’s homeless encampment at the city’s Operations Maintenance Yard at 20th and B. She was left to fend for herself huddled against a fence with a few of her belongings in the dark and the…
Thanks to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, a group of 11 leftist counter-protesters were just indicted by a county grand jury for their role during a January 2021 Pacific Beach “Patriot March” organized by Trump supporters. The indictment does not add any charges beyond what they were initially charged with in December in…
A police spokesman said department leaders were not available to discuss the policy. The San Diego Police Officers Association’s president said he is satisfied with it.
“It is essential because it carefully spells out our officers’ role in all types of First Amendment activity, from peaceful assemblies through full-out riots,” union leader Jack Schaeffer said. He added that the policy helps the public understand how police respond to demonstrations.
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The effort began with the now defunct Community Review Board on Police Practices, which researched policies in other cities and shared them with the Police Department to offer guidance. The policy is similar to one put in place by the Oakland Police Department.