Orange County Supervisors Approve Law Enforcement Appreciation Events
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The move was proposed by supervisors’ Chairwoman Michelle Steel and approved unanimously by the other four supervisors.
Santa Ana Officials Move Forward with Police Spending Increases, Police Oversight Commission in Meeting Marred By Public Outrage
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Santa Ana City Council members late Thursday night approved a $9 million police spending increase for the next fiscal year along with the rest of the city budget in an initial vote.
Young Black Organizers and Leaders Look to a New Orange County in Light of Protests
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Local Black activists and leaders participating in recent protests warn that the energy needs to carry over to local city council and public agency meetings in order to accomplish any real systemic change.
Santa Ana Pushes Police Oversight and Budget Discussion to Thursday, Pressure Mounts to Redirect Police Funds
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Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
Orange County Protests Against Police Violence To Continue Over Week of Juneteenth
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Protests in OC over police violence toward black people and the role of law enforcement in public safety are showing no sign of stopping this week — the week of Juneteenth.
Santa Ana Will Again Consider Police Oversight Along with Budget, Police Salary Concessions
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The discussion comes in the wake of protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. The idea has been struck down twice before by the Council.
Orange County Police Violence Protests Go Into Seventh Day
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Orange County saw its seventh day of protests across the county, which started about a week ago over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, and police violence toward Black people and people of color in the United States.
All Eyes on OC Officials as Calls for Systemic Changes to Police Oversight Grow Amid Protests
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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.
Second Day of Protests in OC Largely Peaceful with Some Arrests in Santa Ana, Huntington Beach
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The protests struck a raw chord in communities like Santa Ana, where organizers localized the problems through systemic issues around youth environments and police relations.
Anaheim Police To Go After Criminals With Facial Recognition Software
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After more than a year-long trial phase, Anaheim police are set to get an annual subscription to a facial recognition software that compares images of unknown individuals suspected of crimes against known offender databases consisting of booking mugshots of those arrested and booked for criminal offenses.