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County supervisors ultimately approved all the contracts unanimously with no real debate or discussion about any of the terms or details.
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.
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.
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 Supervisors on Tuesday formally took a stand against police brutality when they adopted a resolution condemning the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
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.
Santa Ana residents — responding to social media posts calling on the community to help clean up — appeared at the sites of the protest the night before.
The crowds gathered in response to nationwide outcry over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a federal jury verdict that cleared an Anaheim police officer of any wrongdoing in fatal shooting of 25-year-old Manuel Diaz in July 2012.
Police departments in two California cities — Los Angeles and Richmond — see community-oriented policing as crucial to maintaining the trust of their residents.