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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Local elections in Santa Clara might be conducted differently come 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A legal complaint was filed against the city in March, alleging that Santa Clara’s voting system discriminates against Asian-Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara -- like 90 percent of the state’s cities -- votes using an at-large system, in which all voters can vote for all open seats during an election. The other 10 percent of cities conduct district elections, where voters cast a ballot only for candidates who live in their jurisdiction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robert Rubin, the civil rights attorney leading the legal complaint, said at-large elections make it harder for minorities to get elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With a district system, you can draw a district with a majority of minority voters,” Rubin said. “So minority populations can enjoy representation somewhat proportional to their population.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11437587\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11437587\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/rob-rubin-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Civil rights attorney Robert Rubin looks over casework in his office. He's filed a legal complaint against the city of Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Parth Shah/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rubin’s legal complaint is backed by the California Voting Rights Act, which states that cities with sizable minority populations should abandon at-large voting systems and switch to districts. Rubin has gotten nearly a dozen cities, counties and school districts in the state to make the conversion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Jury deliberations are expected to begin Thursday morning in the trial of three Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies accused of murdering a mentally ill inmate in their care in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defendants appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court dressed in dark suits, while concerned family members grimly looked on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If convicted, the three sheriff's deputies could face life in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10912297\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/Michael-Head-Shot-Pic-e1459205001839.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10912297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/Michael-Head-Shot-Pic-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Michael Tyree several years before his death.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of Michael Tyree several years before his death. \u003ccite>(Courtesy the Tyree family)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Deputy District Attorney Matt Braker told the jury that “power and abuse of power is what this case is about and why this happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Braker went on to recount the testimony of numerous inmates in the same unit of the jail as Tyree, who recalled seeing all three deputies enter Tyree’s cell and hearing screaming, thumping, banging and then silence. Witnesses also noted that the deputies turned off the lights when they left Tyree's cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They left him in his cell -- alone -- to die,” Braker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense attacked inmates' testimony, calling it inconsistent. Defense lawyers called several \"professional witnesses\" who believed they would be rewarded with legal or immigration benefits, a claim that prosecutors refuted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The final arguments mark the conclusion of a two-month trial that brought national attention to the growing number of people with mental illness in jails, due to a lack of community mental health treatment, under the supervision of deputies who may have little or no training on how to interact with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of his death, inmate Michael Tyree was being held in the Main Jail in Santa Clara County for his own safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 31-year-old suffered from addiction and bipolar disorder. He had already served his five-day sentence for violating probation on a minor drug charge, but the judge in his case decided Tyree was better off waiting in jail than on the streets of San Jose until a psychiatric treatment bed -- part of the sentence -- opened up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Aug. 27, 2015, jail staff discovered Tyree dead in his cell, his naked body smeared with vomit and feces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Days later, in a highly unusual move, Sheriff Laurie Smith publicly announced that an internal \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/SOF%20-%20Farris%20-%20Lubrin%20-%20Rodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investigation\u003c/a> had concluded that three correctional deputies were “the reason for this brutal murder of Michael Tyree.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputies -- Matthew Farris, 28, Jereh Lubrin, 30, and Rafael Rodriguez, 28 -- were arrested in September 2015 and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Pages/NRA2015/3CorrectionalOfficersCharged187.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charged\u003c/a> with murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were released on $1.5 million bail each and placed on paid administrative leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During closing arguments Braker told the jury to consider key evidence presented over the past two months to answer just one fundamental question:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Did one or more of these defendants assault Mr. Tyree, resulting in his death?\" Braker said, \"The answer is 'yes.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense was expected to present its side on Wednesday. The jury could begin deliberations immediately after.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Jail Witnesses\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“They went to Tyree’s cell, and it was all bad,” testified Juan Perez, an immigration detainee facing deportation who was in a cell with a partial view into Tyree’s cell. “It took like 15 seconds before he started screaming for his life.”\u003cbr>\n[contextly_sidebar id=\"AzUHkWfHjR4vvpOIh1rve7b7mIibzEy1\"]\u003cbr>\nPerez told the jury he heard “Help! Help! Please stop!” followed by “boom, boom” and then Tyree fell silent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three deputies are also charged with assaulting another mentally ill inmate shortly before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan Villa, 48, testified that the same deputies had beaten him just minutes before they allegedly beat Tyree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the trial, a defense attorney questioned the veracity of Villa’s testimony because of his diagnosis of schizophrenia with hallucinations and delusions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sadistic Messages or 'False Bravado'?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Part of the evidence the jury must consider are text messages on the deputies' cellphones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutor Matthew Braker showed the jury text messages from both Rodriguez and Farris that suggested they used force with inmates. Braker said Lubrin, however, deleted the texts on his phone before authorities could seize it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I slapped a guy yesterday cu[z] he was cussing at the nurse,” one of Rodriguez's texts read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farris received a text message from an officer that said he wanted to start twisting inmates at 2 in the morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farris texted back, “Come to the 6th bro, We do it at 12:01.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sixth floor refers to the part of the jail reserved for mentally ill inmates and others who need protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputy who wrote that text, Christian Wilton, said the text was “strictly sarcasm and banter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the trial Braker also presented evidence that on Aug. 27, the day after Tyree's death, Rodriguez searched online to find out whether a person can die from being punched in the armpit. The autopsy of Tyree’s body reported a bruise under his armpit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11475376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-800x464.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"464\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11475376\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-800x464.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-160x93.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-240x139.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-375x217.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-520x301.jpeg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputies accused of 2015 murder of mentally ill inmate in Santa Clara County could face life in prison. From left to right: Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris and Jereh Lubrin. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy Santa Clara Sheriff's Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Autopsy Results\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The defense and prosecutors also interpreted Tyree's autopsy differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph O’Hara told jurors that Tyree died of a ruptured liver and spleen from blunt force trauma so severe it was equivalent to being hit by a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O’Hara testified that those are injuries Tyree could not have inflicted on himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Dr. Judy Melinek, an expert witness for the defense, questioned O’Hara’s conclusions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melinek, a pathologist at the Alameda County Coroner’s Office, testified that Tyree’s ruptured liver and spleen could have resulted from CPR administered after he was discovered in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her findings seemed to support the defense's theory that Tyree fatally injured himself by slipping of his toilet seat and hitting the sink in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melinek told jurors that a bruise on Tyree's body was consistent with the shape of the sink in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11473795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11473795\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-800x503.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-160x101.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-1180x741.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-960x603.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-240x151.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-375x236.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-520x327.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jurors hear closing arguments on May 23, 2017, against three sheriff's deputies accused of murder. \u003ccite>(Julie Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Tyree’s Death Spurred Increased Oversight and Reforms of the Jails\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County supervisors established a blue-ribbon commission in December 2015 to improve conditions and oversight of the jails and unanimously approved its recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, Sheriff Smith responded that: \"Change of an institution the size and scope of our jails is never easy and it is never fast enough. What we have done over the past 18 months demonstrates our commitment to making the systemic move from just a jail to a mental health service provider, re-entry program provider, and a facility that has the best correctional and medical staff around.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors reviewed each and every \u003ca href=\"http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=SplitView&MeetingID=8646&MediaPosition=497.718&ID=85739&CssClass=\">recommendation\u003c/a>, but has yet to implement many of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 9, 2017, supervisors did approve a project to install suicide prevention barriers in the county’s Elmwood and Main jails on May 9, 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month the Sheriff's Office adopted new policies on the use of force negotiated with the Prison Law Office, according to attorney Don Specter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specter’s firm filed a class-action \u003ca href=\"http://prisonlaw.com/major-cases/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lawsuit\u003c/a> against Santa Clara County shortly after Tyree’s death, alleging sheriff's deputies routinely resorted to excessive use of force and solitary confinement.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They left him in his cell -- alone -- to die,” Braker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense attacked inmates' testimony, calling it inconsistent. Defense lawyers called several \"professional witnesses\" who believed they would be rewarded with legal or immigration benefits, a claim that prosecutors refuted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The final arguments mark the conclusion of a two-month trial that brought national attention to the growing number of people with mental illness in jails, due to a lack of community mental health treatment, under the supervision of deputies who may have little or no training on how to interact with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of his death, inmate Michael Tyree was being held in the Main Jail in Santa Clara County for his own safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 31-year-old suffered from addiction and bipolar disorder. He had already served his five-day sentence for violating probation on a minor drug charge, but the judge in his case decided Tyree was better off waiting in jail than on the streets of San Jose until a psychiatric treatment bed -- part of the sentence -- opened up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Aug. 27, 2015, jail staff discovered Tyree dead in his cell, his naked body smeared with vomit and feces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Days later, in a highly unusual move, Sheriff Laurie Smith publicly announced that an internal \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/SOF%20-%20Farris%20-%20Lubrin%20-%20Rodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investigation\u003c/a> had concluded that three correctional deputies were “the reason for this brutal murder of Michael Tyree.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputies -- Matthew Farris, 28, Jereh Lubrin, 30, and Rafael Rodriguez, 28 -- were arrested in September 2015 and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Pages/NRA2015/3CorrectionalOfficersCharged187.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charged\u003c/a> with murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were released on $1.5 million bail each and placed on paid administrative leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During closing arguments Braker told the jury to consider key evidence presented over the past two months to answer just one fundamental question:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Did one or more of these defendants assault Mr. Tyree, resulting in his death?\" Braker said, \"The answer is 'yes.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The defense was expected to present its side on Wednesday. The jury could begin deliberations immediately after.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Jail Witnesses\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“They went to Tyree’s cell, and it was all bad,” testified Juan Perez, an immigration detainee facing deportation who was in a cell with a partial view into Tyree’s cell. “It took like 15 seconds before he started screaming for his life.”\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nPerez told the jury he heard “Help! Help! Please stop!” followed by “boom, boom” and then Tyree fell silent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three deputies are also charged with assaulting another mentally ill inmate shortly before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan Villa, 48, testified that the same deputies had beaten him just minutes before they allegedly beat Tyree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the trial, a defense attorney questioned the veracity of Villa’s testimony because of his diagnosis of schizophrenia with hallucinations and delusions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sadistic Messages or 'False Bravado'?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Part of the evidence the jury must consider are text messages on the deputies' cellphones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prosecutor Matthew Braker showed the jury text messages from both Rodriguez and Farris that suggested they used force with inmates. Braker said Lubrin, however, deleted the texts on his phone before authorities could seize it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I slapped a guy yesterday cu[z] he was cussing at the nurse,” one of Rodriguez's texts read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farris received a text message from an officer that said he wanted to start twisting inmates at 2 in the morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farris texted back, “Come to the 6th bro, We do it at 12:01.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sixth floor refers to the part of the jail reserved for mentally ill inmates and others who need protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deputy who wrote that text, Christian Wilton, said the text was “strictly sarcasm and banter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the trial Braker also presented evidence that on Aug. 27, the day after Tyree's death, Rodriguez searched online to find out whether a person can die from being punched in the armpit. The autopsy of Tyree’s body reported a bruise under his armpit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11475376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-800x464.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"464\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11475376\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-800x464.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-160x93.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-240x139.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-375x217.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos-520x301.jpeg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Booking-Photos.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputies accused of 2015 murder of mentally ill inmate in Santa Clara County could face life in prison. From left to right: Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris and Jereh Lubrin. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy Santa Clara Sheriff's Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Autopsy Results\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The defense and prosecutors also interpreted Tyree's autopsy differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph O’Hara told jurors that Tyree died of a ruptured liver and spleen from blunt force trauma so severe it was equivalent to being hit by a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O’Hara testified that those are injuries Tyree could not have inflicted on himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Dr. Judy Melinek, an expert witness for the defense, questioned O’Hara’s conclusions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melinek, a pathologist at the Alameda County Coroner’s Office, testified that Tyree’s ruptured liver and spleen could have resulted from CPR administered after he was discovered in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her findings seemed to support the defense's theory that Tyree fatally injured himself by slipping of his toilet seat and hitting the sink in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melinek told jurors that a bruise on Tyree's body was consistent with the shape of the sink in his cell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11473795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11473795\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-800x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-800x503.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-160x101.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-1020x641.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-1180x741.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-960x603.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-240x151.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-375x236.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/sccourt-520x327.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jurors hear closing arguments on May 23, 2017, against three sheriff's deputies accused of murder. \u003ccite>(Julie Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Tyree’s Death Spurred Increased Oversight and Reforms of the Jails\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County supervisors established a blue-ribbon commission in December 2015 to improve conditions and oversight of the jails and unanimously approved its recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a written statement, Sheriff Smith responded that: \"Change of an institution the size and scope of our jails is never easy and it is never fast enough. What we have done over the past 18 months demonstrates our commitment to making the systemic move from just a jail to a mental health service provider, re-entry program provider, and a facility that has the best correctional and medical staff around.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors reviewed each and every \u003ca href=\"http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=SplitView&MeetingID=8646&MediaPosition=497.718&ID=85739&CssClass=\">recommendation\u003c/a>, but has yet to implement many of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 9, 2017, supervisors did approve a project to install suicide prevention barriers in the county’s Elmwood and Main jails on May 9, 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month the Sheriff's Office adopted new policies on the use of force negotiated with the Prison Law Office, according to attorney Don Specter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Michael Tyree had already served his sentence for petty theft — and was being held in the Main Jail in Santa Clara County for his own safety. The 31-year-old suffered from addiction and bipolar disorder and was going to be released to a treatment facility as soon as a bed opened up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Aug. 27, 2015, jail staff discovered Tyree dead in his cell, his naked body covered with vomit and feces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within days of Tyree's death, Sheriff Laurie Smith announced the arrest of the men suspected of killing him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11285198\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11285198\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Clara's Main Jail is the focus of reforms.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS18880_main-jail-sc-vert-qut-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara's Main Jail is the focus of reforms. \u003ccite>(Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking at a packed press conference Smith said, “The disappointment and disgust that I feel cannot be overstated because our investigation has concluded that three correctional deputies -- Jereh Lubrin, Matthew Farris and Rafael Rodriguez -- are the reason for this brutal murder of Michael Tyree.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/Felony%20Complaint-FarrisLubrinRodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">murder\u003c/a> trial for the three accused deputies began Monday. If convicted, the men could face life in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County recently agreed to pay $3.6 million to Tyree’s family to \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/09/county-settles-tyree-excessive-force-claim-for-3-6-million/\" target=\"_blank\">settle\u003c/a> a civil wrongful death lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family’s attorney, Paula Canny, says the jails are not equipped to provide treatment for inmates with mental illness like Tyree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He needed mental health treatment, he was kept in a jail. He did receive medication, but that’s the only treatment that he did. And it’s bad enough that you’re going to neglect somebody, but this isn’t a case of neglect. This is basically a case of abuse and torture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sheriff's \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/SOF%20-%20Farris%20-%20Lubrin%20-%20Rodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">investigation \u003c/a> found that on the night of Tyree’s death, the three accused deputies entered his cell. Witnesses say they then heard Tyree screaming, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Stop.” They also heard \"sounds of thumping, wall banging and what sounded like blows on a person's body.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county medical examiner said Tyree had died of blunt force trauma that ruptured his spleen and liver, causing him to bleed to death internally -- injuries he could not have inflicted on himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Could This Happen?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyree’s murder led to soul-searching and a series of investigations about the treatment of inmates in Santa Clara jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt very angry and ashamed,” says Santa Clara County Undersheriff Carl Neusel. “We took great pride in hiring the best and in holding our employees accountable, and we thought we had a first-class county jail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neusel says the sheriff immediately increased supervision by adding a lieutenant and sergeant on the overnight shift during which Tyree was killed and installing cameras on the jail floor where Tyree died.\u003cbr>\n[contextly_sidebar id=\"b3OyV9K4Da4jQBMBTTDkO67V89HfzVDT\"]\u003cbr>\nThe department also reviewed all inmate use-of-force complaints against deputies for 2015 and found that deputies who worked that shift — known as D shift — received the most complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a 2016 grand jury \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/jail-reforms/Documents/Civil%20Grand%20Jury%20Report%20Addressing%20Mental%20Illness%20in%20Santa%20Clara%20County%20Jails.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report\u003c/a>, 43 percent of inmate complaints of excessive force were filed against deputies on the D shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff brought in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/jail-reforms/Documents/Departmentof%20Justice's%20National%20Institue%20of%20Corrections%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">federal monitors\u003c/a> from the National Institute of Corrections to determine whether the jail’s work culture encouraged mistreatment of inmates. They found pockets of excessive force -- though no systemic problem. But they faulted the sheriff for insufficient staffing and training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neusel says the problem became more acute because the number of mentally ill inmates in jails has increased dramatically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you need more psychiatrists, you need more doctors, and you have a higher percentage of seriously mentally ill in our inmate population -- then the custody deputies are faced with a difficult challenge,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting in February 2016, new deputies were required to complete a weeklong training in crisis intervention. All staff are required to take a two-day course on how to de-escalate conflict with inmates who suffer from mental illness. A spokesman with the sheriff’s office says they anticipate all badged correctional officers will complete the course by June 30, 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neusel says the department has noticed a decrease in the use-of-force complaints from inmates and the number of inmate assaults on staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But jail staffing vacancies have actually increased since 2015, from 12 to 15 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara Advocates Nearing Agreement on Use-of-Force Policy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a \u003ca href=\"http://prisonlaw.com/major-cases/\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit\u003c/a> brought by inmate advocates with the Prison Law Office prompted negotiations for a new use-of-force policy inside the jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To her credit, the sheriff is taking a very progressive response,” says the nonprofit's director, Don Specter, who could not reveal specifics on the new policy, “There’s much more emphasis on de-escalation, rather than using force to respond to incidents. Much more emphasis on making sure that if force has to be used, it's the least amount of force possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors is also championing jail reform, including convening what became known as the Blue Ribbon Commission on Improving Custody Operations in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LaDoris Cordell, a retired judge who led that effort, says disturbing evidence emerged of widespread \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/02/23/santa-clara-county-jail-report-finds-widespread-complaints-of-inmate-abuse/\" target=\"_blank\">abuse\u003c/a> of inmates with little accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cordell says that points to problems at the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took a murder to get things looked at the way any good leader should have looked at this.” Cordell says. “There should have never been the necessity for a blue-ribbon commission if the person running the operations of the jail was truly paying attention and cared about what was going on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 12, 2016, the commission presented more than 100 recommendations for supervisors to consider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Topping that list, “an immediate change in leadership” and the creation of an office of inspector general to provide civilian oversight of the jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, neither has happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Joe Simitian convened a \u003ca href=\"http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=8032\" target=\"_blank\">panel\u003c/a> in September 2016 to discuss some of the options for civilian oversight, and says he hopes the board will approve a plan by summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says people who want to see safer jails need to remain vigilant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s too easy in the aftermath of a tragedy like this for people to wring their hands, or to raise their voices, express their concern and then watch the issue sort of slip away,” Simitian says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He created a system for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/scc/pages/jail-reforms.aspx\">tracking\u003c/a> more than 500 recommendations submitted by various agencies and community groups to ensure that supervisors consider and act on each one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simitian says real reform won’t happen in weeks or even months, but will take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An organization of this size and complexity is going to require constant attention if we’re going to make sure the things that need to be fixed have been fixed,\" he says. \"And that once they’re fixed, they stay fixed.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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This is basically a case of abuse and torture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sheriff's \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/da/newsroom/newsreleases/Documents/SOF%20-%20Farris%20-%20Lubrin%20-%20Rodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">investigation \u003c/a> found that on the night of Tyree’s death, the three accused deputies entered his cell. Witnesses say they then heard Tyree screaming, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Stop.” They also heard \"sounds of thumping, wall banging and what sounded like blows on a person's body.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county medical examiner said Tyree had died of blunt force trauma that ruptured his spleen and liver, causing him to bleed to death internally -- injuries he could not have inflicted on himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Could This Happen?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tyree’s murder led to soul-searching and a series of investigations about the treatment of inmates in Santa Clara jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt very angry and ashamed,” says Santa Clara County Undersheriff Carl Neusel. “We took great pride in hiring the best and in holding our employees accountable, and we thought we had a first-class county jail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neusel says the sheriff immediately increased supervision by adding a lieutenant and sergeant on the overnight shift during which Tyree was killed and installing cameras on the jail floor where Tyree died.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nThe department also reviewed all inmate use-of-force complaints against deputies for 2015 and found that deputies who worked that shift — known as D shift — received the most complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a 2016 grand jury \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/jail-reforms/Documents/Civil%20Grand%20Jury%20Report%20Addressing%20Mental%20Illness%20in%20Santa%20Clara%20County%20Jails.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report\u003c/a>, 43 percent of inmate complaints of excessive force were filed against deputies on the D shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff brought in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/jail-reforms/Documents/Departmentof%20Justice's%20National%20Institue%20of%20Corrections%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">federal monitors\u003c/a> from the National Institute of Corrections to determine whether the jail’s work culture encouraged mistreatment of inmates. They found pockets of excessive force -- though no systemic problem. But they faulted the sheriff for insufficient staffing and training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neusel says the problem became more acute because the number of mentally ill inmates in jails has increased dramatically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you need more psychiatrists, you need more doctors, and you have a higher percentage of seriously mentally ill in our inmate population -- then the custody deputies are faced with a difficult challenge,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting in February 2016, new deputies were required to complete a weeklong training in crisis intervention. All staff are required to take a two-day course on how to de-escalate conflict with inmates who suffer from mental illness. 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Much more emphasis on making sure that if force has to be used, it's the least amount of force possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Board of Supervisors is also championing jail reform, including convening what became known as the Blue Ribbon Commission on Improving Custody Operations in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LaDoris Cordell, a retired judge who led that effort, says disturbing evidence emerged of widespread \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/02/23/santa-clara-county-jail-report-finds-widespread-complaints-of-inmate-abuse/\" target=\"_blank\">abuse\u003c/a> of inmates with little accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cordell says that points to problems at the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took a murder to get things looked at the way any good leader should have looked at this.” Cordell says. “There should have never been the necessity for a blue-ribbon commission if the person running the operations of the jail was truly paying attention and cared about what was going on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 12, 2016, the commission presented more than 100 recommendations for supervisors to consider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Topping that list, “an immediate change in leadership” and the creation of an office of inspector general to provide civilian oversight of the jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, neither has happened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisor Joe Simitian convened a \u003ca href=\"http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=8032\" target=\"_blank\">panel\u003c/a> in September 2016 to discuss some of the options for civilian oversight, and says he hopes the board will approve a plan by summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says people who want to see safer jails need to remain vigilant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s too easy in the aftermath of a tragedy like this for people to wring their hands, or to raise their voices, express their concern and then watch the issue sort of slip away,” Simitian says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He created a system for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/scc/pages/jail-reforms.aspx\">tracking\u003c/a> more than 500 recommendations submitted by various agencies and community groups to ensure that supervisors consider and act on each one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simitian says real reform won’t happen in weeks or even months, but will take years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Across the Bay Area this year, police departments have been rocked by allegations of officer misconduct, and several police chiefs have lost their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in Santa Clara -- the only city in California to elect its police chief -- there's a different kind of controversy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The race between incumbent Police Chief Mike Sellers and Sgt. Pat Nikolai, longtime president of the \u003ca href=\"http://sccpoa.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara Police Officers' Association\u003c/a>, is hinging on the city's new Levi's Stadium and the power and money of the 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/290273091\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Julie Kenrow, who has lived in Santa Clara's historic district for 16 years, said the police are overwhelmed by the 49ers because of all the security needed at Levi's Stadium for games and special events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was never for the stadium,\" said Kenrow. \"I just didn't think Santa Clara was the right fit for the team, because I think we're too small for that club and we got kind of bulldozed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Levi's opened in 2014, Santa Clara voters tried not to be bulldozed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They approved\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Voter%20Education/Voter%20Information%20Pamphlet/Documents/Measure-J.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> Measure J\u003c/a>, prohibiting the use of their tax money for stadium operations, including policing. The 49ers are required to pay $170,000 for public safety costs per game at Levi's, according to the terms of the team's lease. The problem? Security costs have consistently run over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/02/18/new-santa-clara-mayor-vows-openness-in-dealings-with-49ers-developers/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor\u003c/a> said some of the security cost overruns are being billed to the city's general fund, eating up taxpayer money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's my understanding it's still going on,\" Gillmor said. \"We have to stop the bleeding now. We have to stop it because I've heard from police officers and firefighters that it's still happening in Santa Clara.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gillmor said Sellers, who was elected chief in 2012 before the stadium opened, has failed to pressure the 49ers for more money when the team's management wants more cops to deal with parking lot brawls. She is supporting Nikolai for police chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We can't have a private business, which the 49ers are, making public safety decisions for our city,\" Gillmor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Sellers says it's unfair to blame him for the city leaders' decision to cap the amount of money the 49ers must pay; he wasn't even chief at the time. Sellers thinks the 49ers should be responsible for all security costs. 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He did nothing,\" Nikolai said. \"He just kept working under the assumption that what the 49ers were paying was good enough, and that's not acceptable.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11147189\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11147189 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Sergeant Pat Nikolai gets Julie Kenrow's vote telling her the 49'ers will pay for all security.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara police Sgt. Pat Nikolai gets Julie Kenrow's vote telling her the 49ers will pay for all security. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nikolai said he looks at the 49ers strictly as a business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're in the business of making money, and they're doing a very good job of that,\" Nikolai said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 49ers issued a statement that said: \"The Stadium Authority is structured so that the City of Santa Clara is not liable for the debts or obligations of the Stadium Authority. All services provided by the City to the Stadium Manager or Stadium Authority are fully reimbursed. The public safety costs are tracked by the City, per event, and invoices are sent to the Stadium Manager once costs are known. 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Security costs have consistently run over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/02/18/new-santa-clara-mayor-vows-openness-in-dealings-with-49ers-developers/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor\u003c/a> said some of the security cost overruns are being billed to the city's general fund, eating up taxpayer money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's my understanding it's still going on,\" Gillmor said. \"We have to stop the bleeding now. We have to stop it because I've heard from police officers and firefighters that it's still happening in Santa Clara.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gillmor said Sellers, who was elected chief in 2012 before the stadium opened, has failed to pressure the 49ers for more money when the team's management wants more cops to deal with parking lot brawls. She is supporting Nikolai for police chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We can't have a private business, which the 49ers are, making public safety decisions for our city,\" Gillmor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Sellers says it's unfair to blame him for the city leaders' decision to cap the amount of money the 49ers must pay; he wasn't even chief at the time. Sellers thinks the 49ers should be responsible for all security costs. 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He did nothing,\" Nikolai said. \"He just kept working under the assumption that what the 49ers were paying was good enough, and that's not acceptable.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11147189\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11147189 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Sergeant Pat Nikolai gets Julie Kenrow's vote telling her the 49'ers will pay for all security.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/RS21639_FullSizeRender-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara police Sgt. Pat Nikolai gets Julie Kenrow's vote telling her the 49ers will pay for all security. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nikolai said he looks at the 49ers strictly as a business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're in the business of making money, and they're doing a very good job of that,\" Nikolai said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 49ers issued a statement that said: \"The Stadium Authority is structured so that the City of Santa Clara is not liable for the debts or obligations of the Stadium Authority. All services provided by the City to the Stadium Manager or Stadium Authority are fully reimbursed. The public safety costs are tracked by the City, per event, and invoices are sent to the Stadium Manager once costs are known. The 49ers have paid all invoices from the City upon receipt.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://santaclaraca.gov/government/stadium-authority/stadium-authority-board\" target=\"_blank\">Stadium Authority's board\u003c/a> is comprised of the seven members of the Santa Clara City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sellers said allegations that he is not tough enough with the 49ers are politically motivated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/14/santa-clara-audit-of-levis-stadium-finances-finds-potential-measure-j-violations/\" target=\"_blank\">An audit\u003c/a> ordered by Gillmor found that the city has used public money to pay for operations at Levi's Stadium, which is in violation of Measure J. The audit will reveal the amount of money used by the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, voter Julie Kenrow says she wants the public's money going to parks and other city programs in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We live in Santa Clara because it's sort of a small town. We love this neighborhood because it's quaint with a neighborhood feel,\" Kenrow said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 49ers and Levi's Stadium, she said, have taken some of that feeling away.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Some are denied care altogether.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Inmates lack enough clothing and supplies to keep themselves and their cells clean, subjecting them to rashes, ringworm, scabies and dangerous staph infections.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Inmates get little time out of their cells and at odd hours of the day, which prevents them from being able to contact counsel or family members.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Inmates say there’s little transparency about rules for discipline, infractions and placement within the jail.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Inmates serving longer state prison sentences in jails say there’s no way to shorten their time with good behavior, as there would be in prison. 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"content": "\u003cp>The problems that have plagued Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara took a break -- for the most part -- on Super Bowl Sunday, as the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the 71,088 fans \u003ca href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/07/super-bowl-50-tickets-denver-broncos-carolina-panthers/79967056/\" target=\"_blank\">who paid record prices\u003c/a> to attend the game, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/50\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl 50\u003c/a> lived up to the hype. Instead of leaving the stadium early like 49ers fans often do, the crowd stayed in place the entire game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10857968\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10857968\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10857968\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Angels fly over Levi's Stadium after Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/RS18368_FullSizeRender-qut-1-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Blue Angels fly over Levi's Stadium after Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem. \u003ccite>(Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was the sixth Super Bowl for Michael and Ruby Scott, who live near Houston. Levi's and the game managed to wow them, even though their team -- the Panthers -- lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ruby Scott said the bonus was a seat at Levi's with a view that she believes many Californians take for granted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I loved it. I had a seat where I could see the mountains like straight ahead,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Scotts took light rail in and out of the stadium from San Jose. Michael Scott said at past Super Bowls they’ve experienced major mass transit delays, but not this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The transportation was planned very well in terms of getting train tickets that get you directly to the stadium. We had no problems at all,\" said Michael Scott.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valley Transportation Authority and Caltrain both reported trains were packed, but all went smoothly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same couldn't be said for the stadium’s ongoing problems with the turf. Levi's has replaced the sod several times during the last two years, and the NFL replaced the sod once again in January, but that apparently didn't solve the issue. Some players switched cleats during the game and complained afterward about \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_29488460/same-old-story-turf-issues-at-levis\" target=\"_blank\">the condition of the field\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The footing on the field was terrible,\" Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib \u003ca href=\"http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14738498/super-bowl-50-aqib-talib-denver-broncos-calls-levi-stadium-turf-terrible\" target=\"_blank\">told ESPN\u003c/a>. \"San Fran has to play eight games on that field, so they better do something to get it fixed. It was terrible.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Workers scrambled to pick up the divots before the halftime show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10858084\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10858084\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10858084 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-400x309.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce, Coldplay's Chris Martin and Bruno Mars perform during Super Bowl 50 halftime show.\" width=\"400\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-400x309.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-800x618.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-768x594.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-1440x1113.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-1920x1484.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-1180x912.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/02/GettyImages-508987196-960x742.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beyoncé, Coldplay's Chris Martin and Bruno Mars perform during Super Bowl 50 halftime show. \u003ccite>(Timothy F. 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"content": "\u003cp>NFL turf consultant George Toma has been called everything from \"the god of sod\" to \"the nitty-gritty dirt man\" after preparing the natural turf for every single Super Bowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if any stadium needs the 86-year-old's golden rake, it's Levi's. The sod has been replaced several times, partly because chunks of dirt have been popping up and plaguing the 49ers new digs in Santa Clara for two years. In October, a Baltimore Ravens placekicker missed a field goal when the sod fell apart underneath him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toma is confident that will not happen when Super Bowl 50 is played at Levi's on Feb. 7. He is among dozens of groundskeepers laying down 75,000 square feet of new Super Bowl sod that came rolled up like enormous rugs. The NFL installs new sod for every Super Bowl, using natural turf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This field will be superb for these Super Bowl athletes. Like a golf green,\" said Toma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The old sod was ripped out a week ago when the NFL took control of Levi's Stadium to prepare it for Super Bowl 50. The new sod -- grown by Palm Springs supplier West Coast Turf -- is expected to be completely installed by Tuesday night, said Ed Mangan, the NFL's field director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We worked the sand base, and today we started installing the new sod,\" said Mangan on Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's accomplished by rolling out the turf in strips, with dirt on one side and thick grass on the other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10829489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10829489 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-1440x810.jpg\" alt=\"The lush Super Bowl sod is grown on top of plastic making for stronger roots.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS18002_sod1-qut-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lush Super Bowl sod is grown on top of plastic making for stronger roots. \u003ccite>(Adam Grossberg/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Levi's earlier sod problems, Toma said, are partly because the stadium had the wrong sand base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The sand was more like scrabble so it never firmed up. You can see the sand now. You can drive over it with all these tractors,\" said Toma. \"The earlier problems were because the roots had the wrong sand.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the key to getting the Super Bowl grass so thick -- and ready for massive football players to run on -- is to grow it on plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The roots have no place to go, so they intertwine together in a network of roots,\" said Toma. \"...The other sod doesn't have the network of roots. You cut the roots off, you hurt the sod. But on plastic, it's grown right on top and you just roll it up like a rug.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mangan said the grass is called Hybrid Bermuda 419 Overseeded With Perennial Rye, but he wouldn't discuss how much the NFL pays for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10829376\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10829376\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-400x223.jpg\" alt=\"Two dozen crew members lay down the new Super Bowl turf at Levi's Stadium.\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-400x223.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-800x445.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-1440x801.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-1180x656.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-960x534.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/01/RS17999_sod-install-qut-1-1038x576.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two dozen crew members lay down the new Super Bowl turf at Levi's Stadium. \u003ccite>(Adam Grossberg/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His biggest worry now isn't the cost of the turf but the cost of rain, El Niño style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Removing this field, we did most of that in the rain. And trying to grade the sand, we did most of that in the rain. So it has affected us,\" said Mangan, who has overseen the turf at the last 27 Super Bowls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With three weeks until Super Bowl 50, how many hours of rain can the new field withstand before it becomes a problem?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It depends on how hard it's raining,\" said Mangan. \"It's a natural sand field, so it could probably take an inch or so without becoming an issue. But if that's an inch and a half an hour, we've got a problem.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mangan said the NFL does have tarps for rain and cold, but he worries all the time during the lead-up to the big game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can't control the weather,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Tim Chandler is an avid San Francisco 49ers fan, which is why he could be found at his usual tailgate party before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He's also a huge football fan, period. So, even though he knows his Niners won't be in February's Super Bowl 50, he's going to the big game at Levi's Stadium. Nothing -- including the specter of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino -- will deter him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is a lifelong dream of mine ever since I was a little kid,\" says the 28-year-old San Jose native. \"I get to cross the street and come to the Super Bowl, so the terrorist attacks lately aren't something I'm concerned about.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Making sure those attending Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7 don't have anything to worry about has been the top priority for dozens of federal, state and local agencies in charge of security for the event. 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