Yes On Prop 17: Restoring Voting Rights for Californians Upon Release from Prison Strengthens Our Democracy and Our Communities
Daisy Chavez from Initiate Justice breaks down why Proposition 17 is necessary to strengthen California’s democracy.
Daisy Chavez from Initiate Justice breaks down why Proposition 17 is necessary to strengthen California’s democracy.
Before the protests, before the urgency, Santa Ana Police Department already ranked among the worse in California. Photo Credit: Ben Camacho
Today we check in with Ana Ramirez Zarate, David Carbajal, and Sandra Esmeralda de Anda on how they’ve navigated the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fearmongering doesn’t change the need for a New Way Forward on immigration.
Those of you who follow us recognize Boomer from the many articles he’s written about police oversight over the last year. Now, learn more about him as he embarks on a new journey as a Soros Justice Fellow. Cover Photo Credit: Ben Camacho
Across California, police departments shield their misconduct records by delaying their release, charging high fees, or outright destroying them at times. Photo by City of Santa Ana.
If showering the department and its police officers with money is supposed to improve safety, the desired outcome has failed to materialize.
Excerpt: Lawsuit by former SAPOA boss, John Franks and Laura Franks, alleges he was forced to resign as union president for refusing to participate in the union’s successful election scheme that supported city council candidates in exchange for their pledged to vote for the removals of then-City Manager David Cavazos and then-Chief of Police Carlos Rojas.
We challenged Councilmember David Penaloza to defend his vote for the $25M Police Contract. See the letter we sent him to learn why. Photo Credit: City of Santa Ana.
On February 5th,the Santa Ana City Council wrote a $25.6 million blank check to the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) in the form of a new contract, despite having no money in their pockets to approve the largest police pay raise in decades with a vote of 4 to