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He’s asking an Alameda Superior Court Judge to demand they be released, or schedule a hearing where the police department must provide cause for not doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, he’s asking the judge to declare that Louis has “failed to comply with her duties” under the charter, and is “legally required to cooperate and assist the Director of Police Accountability” in this case, and moving forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguilar and the Police Accountability Board have raised concerns in the past about struggling to obtain records from the department without subpoenas.[aside postID=news_12066766 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251211-PEOPLES-PARK-RENDERINGS-01-KQED.jpg']In 2024, the board \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailycal.org/news/city/police-accountability-board-to-subpoena-city-police-after-struggling-to-access-records/article_6e402346-d7c5-11ee-88d9-3b2428ea0d6f.html\">subpoenaed records\u003c/a> and a third-party report related to allegations of racial bias by officers, after failed attempts to access the documents through letters to city leaders and in meetings with officers. 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"content": "\u003cp>Bay Area voters delivered strong support to a half-dozen measures that aim to strengthen independent oversight of local law enforcement, many spurred by a national movement demanding police reform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The local measures come after the California Legislature this summer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101879558/major-police-reform-bills-fail-in-california-legislature\">failed to pass\u003c/a> several major statewide police accountability bills — including one to remove police officers who commit serious misconduct — after facing strong opposition from law enforcement groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a rundown of each of those measures and how they fared on Tuesday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#S1\">Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#D\">San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#E\">San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#II\">Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#G\">San Jose: Measure G\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#P\">Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"S1\">\u003c/a>Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843542\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstators and OPD\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators face a police line on May 29, 2020 in Oakland during protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>More than 80% of Oakland voters approved an effort to boost oversight of the city’s police force as of late Tuesday night. \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/24-Measure-S1-City-of-Oakland-Police-Commussion.pdf\">Measure S1\u003c/a> — backed unanimously by the Oakland City Council — creates a new independent Office of the Inspector General and increases the authority of both the Oakland Police Commission and the Community Police Review Agency, which investigates complaints of officer misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure allows the commission and CPRA to hire attorneys independently of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure also requires Oakland’s police chief to respond to the commission’s requests for information and allows the City Council to suspend members of the commission for cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The independent OIG is tasked with reviewing cases of police misconduct and submitting reports to the Police Commission and the Oakland City Council. It also oversees compliance with a 2003 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit — known as the Riders case — when the city and Police Department entered into an agreement to address serious allegations of police misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is such an important issue,” City Council President Rebecca Kaplan said late Tuesday night, “that there be a trusted decision maker that isn’t part of the department so that you can build that trust and ensure accountability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Changes under Measure S1 touch on several sources of recent controversy in the Oakland Police Department. Former Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, fired in February, has targeted the Police Commission and the court-appointed federal monitor in a lawsuit alleging she was retaliated against for reporting malfeasance by commissioners and disagreeing with the monitor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"D\">\u003c/a>San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843548\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg\" alt=\"seal of the SF sheriff's department\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition D comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. \u003ccite>(Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters showed up with strong support for independent \u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/sheriff-oversight\">oversight of the county Sheriff’s Department\u003c/a>, with more than 67% of ballots counted Tuesday in favor of Proposition D.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"police-reform\"]The proposition creates two new bodies to bring independent oversight to the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department. The Office of Inspector General investigates misconduct within the department, and a seven-member oversight board will make policy recommendations regarding department operations, complaints against deputies and in-custody deaths. The sheriff, though, retains authority to determine any discipline against deputies and other staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, comes after major misconduct in the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were criminally charged in 2016 with \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv5enm/san-francisco-sheriffs-deputies-accused-of-forcing-jailed-inmates-to-participate-in-fight-club\">arranging gladiator-style fights\u003c/a> between inmates in San Francisco County Jail. A subsequent botched internal investigation resulted in those charges being dropped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the department entered into an agreement allowing the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability to investigate a number existing allegations of misconduct. Proposition D, however, creates an oversight structure for the county that is separate from city Police Department oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As elected officials, California sheriffs have typically seen less civilian oversight than local police departments, which are accountable to mayors and city councils. That may be changing. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2019/09/sheriff-power/\">Assembly Bill 1185, \u003c/a>which Gov. Gavin Newsom approved last month, codifies every county’s ability to establish a sheriff oversight board and inspector general’s office with subpoena powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"E\">\u003c/a>San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg\" alt=\"SFPD chief William Scott\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Police Chief William Scott listens during a town hall meeting at César Chávez Elementary School in the wake of a December 2019 police shooting in the Mission District. \u003ccite>(Sheraz Sadiq/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Voters in San Francisco were also approving \u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/police-staffing\">Proposition E\u003c/a> with more than 71% in favor as of Wednesday. The measure amends the city charter to scrap a mandatory minimum of 1,971 full-duty sworn police officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposition requires the department to submit a report and recommendation for police staffing levels every two years to the Police Commission. The commission would then have to consider the report when approving the department’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past, San Francisco would have been in violation of its charter if it fell below the minimum staffing level, which the officers’ union charged that it routinely has in opposition to the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The passage of Proposition E allows city leaders — including the mayor, supervisors and the Police Commission — to hire fewer full-duty officers, if they choose to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort aligns with recent proposals from Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott that aim to divert responses to some mental health-related issues and other non-violent complaints away from armed police officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"II\">\u003c/a>Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley police line\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley police officers form a line on Telegraph Avenue during protests in December 2014 following a New York jury’s decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley voters were in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Clerk/Elections/Police%20Charter%20Question%20and%20Text.pdf\">Measure II\u003c/a> by a 5-to-1 margin Tuesday, which gives the city the go-ahead to scrap its existing Police Commission and replace it by early 2022 with a nine-member independent oversight body and director. The new Police Accountability Board will have the authority to access internal police records and seek officer testimony, investigate complaints filed by the public and recommend discipline. The board will also advise on the hiring of future police chiefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Introduced by a coalition of Berkeley police officials, City Council members and current oversight commissioners, Measure II will also give the public \u003ca href=\"https://www.kalw.org/post/berkeley-measure-ii-police-accountability-board#stream/0\">more time\u003c/a> to file complaints against police officers and lower the burden of proof in the process of investigating those allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was an early adopter of civilian police oversight. Its current Police Review Commission was established in 1973, long before most other cities had even considered such entities. But some Berkeley residents and city leaders say it now lacks the authority of oversight bodies in cities like San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"G\">\u003c/a>San Jose: Measure G\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11828875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11828875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-160x111.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers in riot gear block off a street in downtown San Jose on May 29, 2020, in advance of a large protest against police brutality, spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. \u003ccite>(Adhiti Bandlamudi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Jose voters were passing \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/elections/measure-g-charter-amendment\">Measure G\u003c/a> with 78% yes votes as of Wednesday. It institutes a handful of fairly wide-ranging changes in the city — some unrelated to police accountability — including changing the size of the Planning Commission and allowing the council to establish different timelines for redistricting if U.S. census results arrive late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concerning police oversight, Measure G will expand the review authority of the Independent Police Auditor. The IPA will now be able to review administrative investigations initiated by the Police Department against its officers and gain access to unredacted records related to police shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes as the San Jose Police Department is being sued for its officers’ use of tear gas and projectiles against mostly peaceful demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in the city in late May and early June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A scandal also erupted this summer when a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sjpd-officers-mock-muslims-blm-protesters-on-facebook/\">blogger exposed\u003c/a> that current and former San Jose police officers swapped bigoted messages in a Facebook group, prompting the department to place four officers on leave. The Santa Clara County district attorney has since \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-22/social-media-scandal-santa-clara-police-charges-dropped\">announced plans to dismiss charges\u003c/a> in 14 criminal cases tainted by those officers’ involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"P\">\u003c/a>Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11818497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11818497\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"A screen shot from body camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward's face against the car's door frame.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-160x82.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-800x412.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-1020x525.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from body-camera video of the Nov. 27 police killing of David Glen Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward’s face against the car’s door frame. \u003ccite>(Via Sonoma County Sheriff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A Sonoma County \u003ca href=\"http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/PDFs/Measure-P-IOLERO-November-3-2020/\">measure\u003c/a> seeking to increase power of the county’s independent oversight of its Sheriff’s Office was leading by wide margin Wednesday night. Over two-thirds of votes counted so far are in favor of the measure that drew strong opposition from the sheriff and deputies’ union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m really hopeful that now that we have this outcome, they’ll shift gears and take the hand that’s been held out to them so we can improve these relationships,” said Jerry Threet, former director of Sonoma County’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Outreach and supporter of Measure P.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure increases powers and budget of the office, which was created in the years following the 2013 killing of 13-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/andy-lopez/\">Andy Lopez\u003c/a>. Backers of the measure say the office known as IOLERO was underfunded from the start and has relied on the voluntary cooperation of the sheriff to provide access and allow for any substantive oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, which was put on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, requires the sheriff to cooperate with investigations and gives IOLERO authority to obtain evidence, contact witnesses and subpoena records. The office would also be able to publish body camera footage on its website and recommend disciplinary actions for officers under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure P also increases funding for the office, requiring that its budget be equal to 1% of the overall sheriff’s budget, and prohibits its directors from being removed unless approved by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes a year after former Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount, who had a history of misusing neck holds, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11789667/in-custody-death-sonoma-county-deputy-lied-in-court-about-past-carotid-hold\">was caught on body camera video\u003c/a> slamming a man’s head into a car door frame following a chase after attempting to put him in a headlock through the driver’s side window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, David Glen Ward, who had a disability, subsequently died from his injuries according to coroner’s findings, which also found methamphetamine in his system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick moved to fire Blount, but the deputy was allowed to retire before he was officially disciplined and is now presumably collecting a pension. A criminal investigation into Ward’s death took months to complete and the Sonoma County district attorney has yet to make a charging decision in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure P was strongly \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/campaign-heats-up-on-sonoma-county-ballot-measure-to-beef-up-law-enforcemen/\">opposed\u003c/a> by the sheriff and the union representing its deputies. Its funding provision is expected to be challenged in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Emslie and Kate Wolffe of KQED News contributed reporting to this article.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bay Area voters delivered strong support to a half-dozen measures that aim to strengthen independent oversight of local law enforcement, many spurred by a national movement demanding police reform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The local measures come after the California Legislature this summer \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101879558/major-police-reform-bills-fail-in-california-legislature\">failed to pass\u003c/a> several major statewide police accountability bills — including one to remove police officers who commit serious misconduct — after facing strong opposition from law enforcement groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a rundown of each of those measures and how they fared on Tuesday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#S1\">Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#D\">San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#E\">San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#II\">Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#G\">San Jose: Measure G\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#P\">Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"S1\">\u003c/a>Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843542\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstators and OPD\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators face a police line on May 29, 2020 in Oakland during protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>More than 80% of Oakland voters approved an effort to boost oversight of the city’s police force as of late Tuesday night. \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/24-Measure-S1-City-of-Oakland-Police-Commussion.pdf\">Measure S1\u003c/a> — backed unanimously by the Oakland City Council — creates a new independent Office of the Inspector General and increases the authority of both the Oakland Police Commission and the Community Police Review Agency, which investigates complaints of officer misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure allows the commission and CPRA to hire attorneys independently of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure also requires Oakland’s police chief to respond to the commission’s requests for information and allows the City Council to suspend members of the commission for cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The independent OIG is tasked with reviewing cases of police misconduct and submitting reports to the Police Commission and the Oakland City Council. It also oversees compliance with a 2003 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit — known as the Riders case — when the city and Police Department entered into an agreement to address serious allegations of police misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is such an important issue,” City Council President Rebecca Kaplan said late Tuesday night, “that there be a trusted decision maker that isn’t part of the department so that you can build that trust and ensure accountability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Changes under Measure S1 touch on several sources of recent controversy in the Oakland Police Department. Former Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, fired in February, has targeted the Police Commission and the court-appointed federal monitor in a lawsuit alleging she was retaliated against for reporting malfeasance by commissioners and disagreeing with the monitor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"D\">\u003c/a>San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843548\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg\" alt=\"seal of the SF sheriff's department\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition D comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. \u003ccite>(Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters showed up with strong support for independent \u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/sheriff-oversight\">oversight of the county Sheriff’s Department\u003c/a>, with more than 67% of ballots counted Tuesday in favor of Proposition D.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The proposition creates two new bodies to bring independent oversight to the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department. The Office of Inspector General investigates misconduct within the department, and a seven-member oversight board will make policy recommendations regarding department operations, complaints against deputies and in-custody deaths. The sheriff, though, retains authority to determine any discipline against deputies and other staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, comes after major misconduct in the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were criminally charged in 2016 with \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv5enm/san-francisco-sheriffs-deputies-accused-of-forcing-jailed-inmates-to-participate-in-fight-club\">arranging gladiator-style fights\u003c/a> between inmates in San Francisco County Jail. A subsequent botched internal investigation resulted in those charges being dropped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, the department entered into an agreement allowing the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability to investigate a number existing allegations of misconduct. Proposition D, however, creates an oversight structure for the county that is separate from city Police Department oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As elected officials, California sheriffs have typically seen less civilian oversight than local police departments, which are accountable to mayors and city councils. That may be changing. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2019/09/sheriff-power/\">Assembly Bill 1185, \u003c/a>which Gov. Gavin Newsom approved last month, codifies every county’s ability to establish a sheriff oversight board and inspector general’s office with subpoena powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"E\">\u003c/a>San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg\" alt=\"SFPD chief William Scott\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Police Chief William Scott listens during a town hall meeting at César Chávez Elementary School in the wake of a December 2019 police shooting in the Mission District. \u003ccite>(Sheraz Sadiq/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Voters in San Francisco were also approving \u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/police-staffing\">Proposition E\u003c/a> with more than 71% in favor as of Wednesday. The measure amends the city charter to scrap a mandatory minimum of 1,971 full-duty sworn police officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposition requires the department to submit a report and recommendation for police staffing levels every two years to the Police Commission. The commission would then have to consider the report when approving the department’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past, San Francisco would have been in violation of its charter if it fell below the minimum staffing level, which the officers’ union charged that it routinely has in opposition to the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The passage of Proposition E allows city leaders — including the mayor, supervisors and the Police Commission — to hire fewer full-duty officers, if they choose to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort aligns with recent proposals from Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott that aim to divert responses to some mental health-related issues and other non-violent complaints away from armed police officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"II\">\u003c/a>Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley police line\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley police officers form a line on Telegraph Avenue during protests in December 2014 following a New York jury’s decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley voters were in support of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Clerk/Elections/Police%20Charter%20Question%20and%20Text.pdf\">Measure II\u003c/a> by a 5-to-1 margin Tuesday, which gives the city the go-ahead to scrap its existing Police Commission and replace it by early 2022 with a nine-member independent oversight body and director. The new Police Accountability Board will have the authority to access internal police records and seek officer testimony, investigate complaints filed by the public and recommend discipline. The board will also advise on the hiring of future police chiefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Introduced by a coalition of Berkeley police officials, City Council members and current oversight commissioners, Measure II will also give the public \u003ca href=\"https://www.kalw.org/post/berkeley-measure-ii-police-accountability-board#stream/0\">more time\u003c/a> to file complaints against police officers and lower the burden of proof in the process of investigating those allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was an early adopter of civilian police oversight. Its current Police Review Commission was established in 1973, long before most other cities had even considered such entities. But some Berkeley residents and city leaders say it now lacks the authority of oversight bodies in cities like San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"G\">\u003c/a>San Jose: Measure G\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11828875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11828875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-160x111.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers in riot gear block off a street in downtown San Jose on May 29, 2020, in advance of a large protest against police brutality, spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. \u003ccite>(Adhiti Bandlamudi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>San Jose voters were passing \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/elections/measure-g-charter-amendment\">Measure G\u003c/a> with 78% yes votes as of Wednesday. It institutes a handful of fairly wide-ranging changes in the city — some unrelated to police accountability — including changing the size of the Planning Commission and allowing the council to establish different timelines for redistricting if U.S. census results arrive late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concerning police oversight, Measure G will expand the review authority of the Independent Police Auditor. The IPA will now be able to review administrative investigations initiated by the Police Department against its officers and gain access to unredacted records related to police shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes as the San Jose Police Department is being sued for its officers’ use of tear gas and projectiles against mostly peaceful demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in the city in late May and early June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A scandal also erupted this summer when a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sjpd-officers-mock-muslims-blm-protesters-on-facebook/\">blogger exposed\u003c/a> that current and former San Jose police officers swapped bigoted messages in a Facebook group, prompting the department to place four officers on leave. The Santa Clara County district attorney has since \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-22/social-media-scandal-santa-clara-police-charges-dropped\">announced plans to dismiss charges\u003c/a> in 14 criminal cases tainted by those officers’ involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"P\">\u003c/a>Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11818497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11818497\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"A screen shot from body camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward's face against the car's door frame.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-160x82.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-800x412.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-1020x525.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from body-camera video of the Nov. 27 police killing of David Glen Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward’s face against the car’s door frame. \u003ccite>(Via Sonoma County Sheriff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A Sonoma County \u003ca href=\"http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/PDFs/Measure-P-IOLERO-November-3-2020/\">measure\u003c/a> seeking to increase power of the county’s independent oversight of its Sheriff’s Office was leading by wide margin Wednesday night. Over two-thirds of votes counted so far are in favor of the measure that drew strong opposition from the sheriff and deputies’ union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m really hopeful that now that we have this outcome, they’ll shift gears and take the hand that’s been held out to them so we can improve these relationships,” said Jerry Threet, former director of Sonoma County’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Outreach and supporter of Measure P.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure increases powers and budget of the office, which was created in the years following the 2013 killing of 13-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/andy-lopez/\">Andy Lopez\u003c/a>. Backers of the measure say the office known as IOLERO was underfunded from the start and has relied on the voluntary cooperation of the sheriff to provide access and allow for any substantive oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, which was put on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, requires the sheriff to cooperate with investigations and gives IOLERO authority to obtain evidence, contact witnesses and subpoena records. The office would also be able to publish body camera footage on its website and recommend disciplinary actions for officers under investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure P also increases funding for the office, requiring that its budget be equal to 1% of the overall sheriff’s budget, and prohibits its directors from being removed unless approved by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes a year after former Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount, who had a history of misusing neck holds, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11789667/in-custody-death-sonoma-county-deputy-lied-in-court-about-past-carotid-hold\">was caught on body camera video\u003c/a> slamming a man’s head into a car door frame following a chase after attempting to put him in a headlock through the driver’s side window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, David Glen Ward, who had a disability, subsequently died from his injuries according to coroner’s findings, which also found methamphetamine in his system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick moved to fire Blount, but the deputy was allowed to retire before he was officially disciplined and is now presumably collecting a pension. A criminal investigation into Ward’s death took months to complete and the Sonoma County district attorney has yet to make a charging decision in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure P was strongly \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/campaign-heats-up-on-sonoma-county-ballot-measure-to-beef-up-law-enforcemen/\">opposed\u003c/a> by the sheriff and the union representing its deputies. Its funding provision is expected to be challenged in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Emslie and Kate Wolffe of KQED News contributed reporting to this article.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and a multitude of other Black people in America have sparked nationwide — and international — protests this year, with calls for sweeping reforms: from defunding entire police departments to strengthening civilian oversight of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area alone, at least six measures on local ballots seek to expand the authority of police commissions and strengthen independent investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measures go before voters just two months after the California Legislature \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101879558/major-police-reform-bills-fail-in-california-legislature\">failed to pass\u003c/a> several major statewide police accountability bills — including one to remove police officers who commit serious misconduct — after facing strong opposition from law enforcement group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a rundown of the local measures:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#S1\">Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#D\">San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#E\">San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#II\">Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#G\">San Jose: Measure G\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#P\">Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"S1\">Oakland: Measure S1\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843542\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstators and OPD\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS43436_026_KQED_Oakland_GeorgeFloydProtest_05292020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators face a police line on May 29, 2020 in Oakland during protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/24-Measure-S1-City-of-Oakland-Police-Commussion.pdf\">Measure S1\u003c/a> would strengthen oversight of Oakland’s police force by creating a new Office of the Inspector General (OIG), independent from the Police Department, and increasing the authority of both the Oakland Police Commission and the Community Police Review Agency (CPRA) — both of which conduct investigations into police misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the measure, the commission — which voters approved in 2016 (Measure LL) — would operate independently from the city administration. Both it and the CPRA could hire their own attorneys, be able to more quickly conduct investigations into police misconduct and may more readily release their findings to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would also require Oakland’s police chief to respond to the commission’s requests for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the measure passes, the new independent OIG would be tasked with reviewing cases of police misconduct and submitting reports to the police commission and the Oakland City Council. It would also oversee compliance with a 2003 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit — known as the Riders case — when the city and Police Department entered into an agreement to address serious allegations of police misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Under the settlement\u003c/a>, which the city has yet to fully comply with, the department was placed under ongoing federal oversight and required to implement a series of reforms, including improved police training and supervision, better systems for identifying inappropriate police behavior and increased public access to the complaint process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure is backed unanimously by the Oakland City Council and the California Democratic Party, with no official opponents listed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"D\">San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843548\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg\" alt=\"seal of the SF sheriff's department\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prop. D comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. \u003ccite>(Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/sheriff-oversight\">Proposition D\u003c/a> would create two new oversight bodies for the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department: the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which would investigate misconduct within the department, and an oversight board. The seven-member board — four of whom would be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and three by the mayor — would make policy recommendations to the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors regarding department operations, complaints against deputies and in-custody deaths. However, the sheriff would retain the authority to determine any disciplinary actions against deputies and other departmental staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the Sheriff’s Department. Most notably, sheriff’s deputies were accused in 2016 of \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv5enm/san-francisco-sheriffs-deputies-accused-of-forcing-jailed-inmates-to-participate-in-fight-club\">arranging gladiator-style fights\u003c/a> between inmates in San Francisco County Jail. A subsequent botched internal investigation resulted in those charges being dropped. And last year, the department entered into an agreement allowing the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability to investigate a number existing allegations of misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto has come out \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Election-2020-A-breakdown-of-the-Bay-Area-s-15594960.php\">opposing the investigation portion of the measure\u003c/a>, saying it would create a redundant “wasteful bureaucracy” that overlaps with the independent investigations into his department already in progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"police-reform\"]In California, the county sheriff is an elected position whose role is largely defined in the state Constitution. Sheriff’s departments operate independently of policies that govern local police departments, and are authorized to carry out their own investigations into misconduct. Because county officials don’t have the same authority over them that mayors and city councils have over appointed police chiefs, oversight of sheriff’s departments has traditionally been limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in recent years, as more cases of potential misconduct within individual sheriff’s departments have come to light, a small but growing number of counties have established oversight agencies to investigate those allegations. Additionally, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2019/09/sheriff-power/\">Assembly Bill 1185, \u003c/a>which Gov. Gavin Newsom approved last month, codifies every county’s ability to establish a sheriff oversight board and inspector general’s office, both with subpoena powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"E\">San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg\" alt=\"SFPD chief William Scott\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Police Chief William Scott listens during a town hall meeting at Cesar Chavez Elementary in the wake of a Dec., 2019 police shooting in the Mission District. \u003ccite>(Sheraz Sadiq/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/police-staffing\">Proposition E\u003c/a> would amend the city charter to scrap the mandatory minimum staffing number for full-duty sworn police officers in San Francisco, and require the department to submit a report and recommendation for police staffing levels every two years to the Police Commission. The commission would then have to consider the report when approving the department’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, San Francisco would be in violation of its charter if it fell below the minimum staffing level of 1,971 full-duty officers, a number established several decades ago. Proponents of the new measure say that staffing mandate is arbitrary and antiquated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would ultimately allow city leaders — including the mayor, supervisors and the Police Commission — to hire fewer full-duty officers. The effort aligns with some of the recent reforms pushed by Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott to divert responses to some mental health-related issues and other non-violent complaints away from the Police Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Officers Association opposes this measure, arguing that the city has not consistently met the minimum staffing requirements, leaving the department perennially understaffed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"II\">Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley police line\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley police officers form a line on Telegraph Ave during protests in Dec., 2014 following a New York jury’s decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was an early adopter of civilian police oversight. Its current Police Review Commission was established in 1973, long before most other cities had even considered such entities. But some Berkeley residents and city leaders say the commission has become antiquated, and lacks the authority of oversight bodies in cities like San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Clerk/Elections/Police%20Charter%20Question%20and%20Text.pdf\">Measure II\u003c/a> would replace the existing commission by early 2022 with a nine-member independent body and director called the Police Accountability Board, with increased oversight of the Berkeley Police Department’s policies and practices. The measure would create a new process to investigate and review allegations of police misconduct, giving the board authority to obtain access to police records and officer testimony, investigate complaints filed by members of the public against sworn officers and recommend disciplinary action. The board would also advise on the hiring of future police chiefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, which was introduced by a coalition of Berkeley police officials, City Council members and current oversight commissioners, would also give the public \u003ca href=\"https://www.kalw.org/post/berkeley-measure-ii-police-accountability-board#stream/0\">more time\u003c/a> to file complaints against police officers and lower the burden of proof in the process investigating those allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure II is endorsed by local chapters of the NAACP, ACLU and National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. No one has submitted a formal argument opposing the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"G\">San Jose: Measure G\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11828875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11828875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-160x111.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers in riot gear block off a street in downtown San Jose on May 29, 2020, in advance of a large protest against police brutality, spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. \u003ccite>(Adhiti Bandlamudi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Placed on the ballot by the City Council, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/elections/measure-g-charter-amendment\">Measure G\u003c/a> would amend the city charter to institute a handful of fairly wide-ranging changes — some not directly related to police accountability — which include changing the size of the Planning Commission and allowing the council to establish different timelines for redistricting if U.S. Census results arrive late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concerning police oversight, Measure G would expand the review authority of the Independent Police Auditor (IPA). Currently, the IPA reviews police department investigations of complaints against police officers and makes recommendations regarding police department policies and procedures, but lacks access to key pieces of evidence in those investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the measure, the IPA could review administrative investigations initiated by the police department against its officers and would gain access to un-redacted records related to police shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes as the San Jose Police Department is being sued for its officers’ use of tear gas and projectiles against mostly peaceful demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in the city in late May and early June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A scandal also erupted this summer when a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sjpd-officers-mock-muslims-blm-protesters-on-facebook/\">blogger exposed\u003c/a> that current and former San Jose police officers swapped bigoted messages in a Facebook group, prompting the department to place four officers on leave. The Santa Clara County district attorney has since \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-22/social-media-scandal-santa-clara-police-charges-dropped\">announced plans to dismiss charges\u003c/a> in 14 criminal cases tainted by those officers’ involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"P\">Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11818497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11818497\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"A screen shot from body camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward's face against the car's door frame.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-160x82.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-800x412.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-1020x525.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from body-camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Glen Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward’s face against the car’s door frame. \u003ccite>(Via Sonoma County Sheriff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/PDFs/Measure-P-IOLERO-November-3-2020/\">Measure P,\u003c/a> put on the ballot in a unanimous vote by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, would increase the powers of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO). That office was created in the years following the controversial 2013 killing of 13-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/andy-lopez/\">Andy Lopez\u003c/a>. Proponents of the new measure say the office was underfunded and has relied on the voluntary cooperation of the sheriff to provide access to records and allow for any substantive oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would require the sheriff to cooperate with investigations and give the office authority to obtain evidence, contact witnesses and subpoena records, as well as to publish body camera footage on its website and recommend disciplinary actions for officers under investigation. The measure would also guarantee funding for the office, requiring that its budget be equal to 1% of the overall sheriff’s budget, and prohibit its director’s from being removed unless approved by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes a year after former Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount, who had a history of misusing neck holds \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11789667/in-custody-death-sonoma-county-deputy-lied-in-court-about-past-carotid-hold\">was caught on body camera video\u003c/a> slamming a man’s head into a car door frame following a chase, and attempting to put him in a neck hold through the driver’s side window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, David Glen Ward, who had a disability, subsequently died from his injuries according to the coroner’s findings, which also noted finding methamphetamine in his system. The sheriff was required under a recent state law to release body camera video from the incident, and said at the time he was moving to fire Blount. But Blount retired before he was officially disciplined and is now presumably collecting a pension. A criminal investigation into Ward’s death took months to complete and the Sonoma County district attorney has yet to make a charging decision in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff and the union representing its deputies \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/campaign-heats-up-on-sonoma-county-ballot-measure-to-beef-up-law-enforcemen/\">oppose the measure\u003c/a>, comparing it with efforts to defund police departments while contending that county supervisors violated state labor laws by placing it on the November ballot before conferring with the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, supporters of the measure dispute that argument, noting that IOLERO is supported by the county’s general fund, and the measure in no way reduces funding to the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Alex Emslie contributed reporting to this article.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/oakland-police-negotiated-settlement-agreement-nsa-reports\">Under the settlement\u003c/a>, which the city has yet to fully comply with, the department was placed under ongoing federal oversight and required to implement a series of reforms, including improved police training and supervision, better systems for identifying inappropriate police behavior and increased public access to the complaint process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure is backed unanimously by the Oakland City Council and the California Democratic Party, with no official opponents listed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"D\">San Francisco: Proposition D\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843548\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg\" alt=\"seal of the SF sheriff's department\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS21357_20161005_100742-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prop. D comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. \u003ccite>(Alex Emslie/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/sheriff-oversight\">Proposition D\u003c/a> would create two new oversight bodies for the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department: the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which would investigate misconduct within the department, and an oversight board. The seven-member board — four of whom would be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and three by the mayor — would make policy recommendations to the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors regarding department operations, complaints against deputies and in-custody deaths. However, the sheriff would retain the authority to determine any disciplinary actions against deputies and other departmental staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, comes in the wake of several high-profile allegations of misconduct in the Sheriff’s Department. Most notably, sheriff’s deputies were accused in 2016 of \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv5enm/san-francisco-sheriffs-deputies-accused-of-forcing-jailed-inmates-to-participate-in-fight-club\">arranging gladiator-style fights\u003c/a> between inmates in San Francisco County Jail. A subsequent botched internal investigation resulted in those charges being dropped. And last year, the department entered into an agreement allowing the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability to investigate a number existing allegations of misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto has come out \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Election-2020-A-breakdown-of-the-Bay-Area-s-15594960.php\">opposing the investigation portion of the measure\u003c/a>, saying it would create a redundant “wasteful bureaucracy” that overlaps with the independent investigations into his department already in progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In California, the county sheriff is an elected position whose role is largely defined in the state Constitution. Sheriff’s departments operate independently of policies that govern local police departments, and are authorized to carry out their own investigations into misconduct. Because county officials don’t have the same authority over them that mayors and city councils have over appointed police chiefs, oversight of sheriff’s departments has traditionally been limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in recent years, as more cases of potential misconduct within individual sheriff’s departments have come to light, a small but growing number of counties have established oversight agencies to investigate those allegations. Additionally, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/uncategorized/2019/09/sheriff-power/\">Assembly Bill 1185, \u003c/a>which Gov. Gavin Newsom approved last month, codifies every county’s ability to establish a sheriff oversight board and inspector general’s office, both with subpoena powers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"E\">San Francisco: Proposition E\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg\" alt=\"SFPD chief William Scott\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS40522_IMG_2406-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Police Chief William Scott listens during a town hall meeting at Cesar Chavez Elementary in the wake of a Dec., 2019 police shooting in the Mission District. \u003ccite>(Sheraz Sadiq/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sfelections.org/en/police-staffing\">Proposition E\u003c/a> would amend the city charter to scrap the mandatory minimum staffing number for full-duty sworn police officers in San Francisco, and require the department to submit a report and recommendation for police staffing levels every two years to the Police Commission. The commission would then have to consider the report when approving the department’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, San Francisco would be in violation of its charter if it fell below the minimum staffing level of 1,971 full-duty officers, a number established several decades ago. Proponents of the new measure say that staffing mandate is arbitrary and antiquated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would ultimately allow city leaders — including the mayor, supervisors and the Police Commission — to hire fewer full-duty officers. The effort aligns with some of the recent reforms pushed by Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott to divert responses to some mental health-related issues and other non-violent complaints away from the Police Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Police Officers Association opposes this measure, arguing that the city has not consistently met the minimum staffing requirements, leaving the department perennially understaffed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"II\">Berkeley: Measure II\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843553\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1440px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11843553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley police line\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS13484_460085990-e1418082501731-qut-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley police officers form a line on Telegraph Ave during protests in Dec., 2014 following a New York jury’s decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was an early adopter of civilian police oversight. Its current Police Review Commission was established in 1973, long before most other cities had even considered such entities. But some Berkeley residents and city leaders say the commission has become antiquated, and lacks the authority of oversight bodies in cities like San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Clerk/Elections/Police%20Charter%20Question%20and%20Text.pdf\">Measure II\u003c/a> would replace the existing commission by early 2022 with a nine-member independent body and director called the Police Accountability Board, with increased oversight of the Berkeley Police Department’s policies and practices. The measure would create a new process to investigate and review allegations of police misconduct, giving the board authority to obtain access to police records and officer testimony, investigate complaints filed by members of the public against sworn officers and recommend disciplinary action. The board would also advise on the hiring of future police chiefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure, which was introduced by a coalition of Berkeley police officials, City Council members and current oversight commissioners, would also give the public \u003ca href=\"https://www.kalw.org/post/berkeley-measure-ii-police-accountability-board#stream/0\">more time\u003c/a> to file complaints against police officers and lower the burden of proof in the process investigating those allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure II is endorsed by local chapters of the NAACP, ACLU and National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. No one has submitted a formal argument opposing the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"G\">San Jose: Measure G\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11828875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11828875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-1020x706.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/IMG_8296-160x111.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers in riot gear block off a street in downtown San Jose on May 29, 2020, in advance of a large protest against police brutality, spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. \u003ccite>(Adhiti Bandlamudi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Placed on the ballot by the City Council, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/elections/measure-g-charter-amendment\">Measure G\u003c/a> would amend the city charter to institute a handful of fairly wide-ranging changes — some not directly related to police accountability — which include changing the size of the Planning Commission and allowing the council to establish different timelines for redistricting if U.S. Census results arrive late.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concerning police oversight, Measure G would expand the review authority of the Independent Police Auditor (IPA). Currently, the IPA reviews police department investigations of complaints against police officers and makes recommendations regarding police department policies and procedures, but lacks access to key pieces of evidence in those investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the measure, the IPA could review administrative investigations initiated by the police department against its officers and would gain access to un-redacted records related to police shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes as the San Jose Police Department is being sued for its officers’ use of tear gas and projectiles against mostly peaceful demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in the city in late May and early June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A scandal also erupted this summer when a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/sjpd-officers-mock-muslims-blm-protesters-on-facebook/\">blogger exposed\u003c/a> that current and former San Jose police officers swapped bigoted messages in a Facebook group, prompting the department to place four officers on leave. The Santa Clara County district attorney has since \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-22/social-media-scandal-santa-clara-police-charges-dropped\">announced plans to dismiss charges\u003c/a> in 14 criminal cases tainted by those officers’ involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"P\">Sonoma County: Measure P\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11818497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11818497\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"A screen shot from body camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward's face against the car's door frame.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-160x82.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-800x412.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/Blount-screen-shot-1-1020x525.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from body-camera video of the Nov. 27 in-custody of death of David Glen Ward shows former Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount as he grabs Ward by the head, a few seconds before slamming Ward’s face against the car’s door frame. \u003ccite>(Via Sonoma County Sheriff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/PDFs/Measure-P-IOLERO-November-3-2020/\">Measure P,\u003c/a> put on the ballot in a unanimous vote by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, would increase the powers of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO). That office was created in the years following the controversial 2013 killing of 13-year-old \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/andy-lopez/\">Andy Lopez\u003c/a>. Proponents of the new measure say the office was underfunded and has relied on the voluntary cooperation of the sheriff to provide access to records and allow for any substantive oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure would require the sheriff to cooperate with investigations and give the office authority to obtain evidence, contact witnesses and subpoena records, as well as to publish body camera footage on its website and recommend disciplinary actions for officers under investigation. The measure would also guarantee funding for the office, requiring that its budget be equal to 1% of the overall sheriff’s budget, and prohibit its director’s from being removed unless approved by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure comes a year after former Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Blount, who had a history of misusing neck holds \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11789667/in-custody-death-sonoma-county-deputy-lied-in-court-about-past-carotid-hold\">was caught on body camera video\u003c/a> slamming a man’s head into a car door frame following a chase, and attempting to put him in a neck hold through the driver’s side window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, David Glen Ward, who had a disability, subsequently died from his injuries according to the coroner’s findings, which also noted finding methamphetamine in his system. The sheriff was required under a recent state law to release body camera video from the incident, and said at the time he was moving to fire Blount. But Blount retired before he was officially disciplined and is now presumably collecting a pension. A criminal investigation into Ward’s death took months to complete and the Sonoma County district attorney has yet to make a charging decision in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff and the union representing its deputies \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/campaign-heats-up-on-sonoma-county-ballot-measure-to-beef-up-law-enforcemen/\">oppose the measure\u003c/a>, comparing it with efforts to defund police departments while contending that county supervisors violated state labor laws by placing it on the November ballot before conferring with the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, supporters of the measure dispute that argument, noting that IOLERO is supported by the county’s general fund, and the measure in no way reduces funding to the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Alex Emslie contributed reporting to this article.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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