Jan 28, 2021
Rochester s Police Accountability board is submitting its final recommendations to the Working Group on Police Reform.
The PAB wants the city to spend at least $10 million this year on alternatives to police officers as first responders; to create full transparency over the use of these new first responder systems including the new Crisis Intervention Services; to send social workers instead of police to handle evictions; and to fund any new police training from the existing police budget, rather than adding to it.
Second hour: Rochester PAB members on recommendations for public safety reforms
A Finger Lakes winery has landed on the coveted Top 100 Wines of the Year list from Wine Spectator magazine. It’s an honor for Forge Cellars, and it’s a nice ending to what has been a difficult year. Wine store sales are up, but not everyone benefits equally. We talk about the business of wine and the effects of the pandemic on the Finger Lakes industry with Rick Rainey, co-owner of Forge cellars. Our guest:
Rick Rainey, co-owner of Forge Cellars
Then in our second hour, in October, the Rochester Police Accountability Board joined a city working group on police reform and reinvention. The PAB members were given some homework: to answer questions about the city’s policing practices and if public safety reforms are needed. The Board has drafted its recommendations, and now, it’s asking for community input. We talk to PAB members about those recommendations and about the state of policing in Ro
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In October, the Rochester Police Accountability Board joined a city working group on police reform and reinvention. The PAB members were given some homework: to answer questions about the city’s policing practices and if public safety reforms are needed. The Board has drafted its recommendations, and now, it’s asking for community input.
We talk to PAB members about those recommendations and about the state of policing in Rochester. Our guests:
Conor Dwyer Reynolds, executive director of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
Shani Wilson, chair of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
Bob Harrison, member of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
How Brighton residents revoked racist property deeds in their neighborhood
A group of residents in Brighton has successfully revoked racist property deeds in their neighborhood. The racist covenants in the Meadowbrook neighborhood dated back to 1929, when Kodak built the tract. As noted by an August report co-authored by researchers from Yale and City Roots Community Land Trust, these restrictions were common in the first half of the 20th century. While they are now illegal and unenforceable, thousands of homes in Monroe County still contain them. The covenants have contributed to segregated housing patterns across the county, and have had intangible effects as well.
Second hour: The year in TV and film
A group of residents in Brighton has successfully revoked racist property deeds in their neighborhood. The racist covenants in the Meadowbrook neighborhood dated back to 1929, when Kodak built the tract. As noted by an August report co-authored by researchers from Yale and City Roots Community Land Trust, these restrictions were common in the first half of the 20th century. While they are now illegal and unenforceable, thousands of homes in Monroe County still contain them. The covenants have contributed to segregated housing patterns across the county, and have had intangible effects as well. The group of neighbors formed a committee called Confronting Our Racist Deeds (CORD), dedicated to revoking the racist covenants. This hour, we talk about CORD s efforts and the broader impact they hope their work will have in the community. Our guests: