Fullerton joins a host of OC cities who are rethinking their approach to homelessness by using social workers instead of cops to respond to calls under a county funded program.
Tag: Kelly Thomas
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Fullerton Sued For Banning RVs From Parking in City Limits
Mayor Fred Jung called the lawsuit “completely counterproductive,” asking where those advocates were a year ago when it was written.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Fullerton Residents Continue to Protest Police Shooting of Hector Hernandez
Friends and neighbors of Hector Hernandez say they still want answers, 10 months after police shot and killed the U-Haul employee and father outside his home.
Posted inNEWS
A Fullerton Police Shooting Draws Neighborhood Outrage to Department’s Doorstep
The community is uniting around calls for accountability and consequences over a police killing they say was highly unnecessary.
Posted inNEWS
All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
Aggressive police unions, spending on law enforcement over youth programs and few citizen oversight boards — activists and leaders say OC’s debate is years in the making.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Fullerton Police Chief to Take Job at Disneyland
Dan Hughes, who was promoted to chief to clean up the police department following the 2011 beating death of Kelly Thomas, will retire from the department next month and become an executive overseeing security at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Knott’s Shuts Down Attraction Denounced by Mental Health Advocates
Less than a week after it opened, Knott’s Berry Farm Tuesday shuttered a Halloween attraction criticized by mental health advocates for perpetuating the social stigma of mental illness.
Posted inBuena Park, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Mental Health Advocates Express ‘Outrage’ Over New Knott’s Attraction
A new Halloween horror attraction that opened last week at Knott’s Berry Farm has drawn criticism from advocates who say it includes offensive and dehumanizing depictions of mental health patients.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Moorlach Bill Would Boost Local Access to Mental Health Funds
The bill, proposed by state Sen. John Moorlach, would make it clear that local police and hospitals could use money from state Proposition 63 for emergency treatment of adults who are in danger of seriously harming themselves or others.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Top Stories
Years After Thomas Beating, Fullerton Police Have New Approach to Homeless
Five years ago, the department earned nationwide scorn for the horrific beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man. Now the department’s homeless liaison unit works with a local nonprofit to get people off the street.
