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  • That Other Time SDPD Used Body Cameras

    A San Diego Police Department officer makes a traffic stop on Imperial Avenue. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne’s big reveal at last week’s City Council committee hearing on racial profiling was a request to outfit patrol officers with body cameras. Video and audio tapes of police…

  • City Heights Square Mini Park Opens

    A new mini-park designed for adults opened in City Heights, with plenty of open space and public art. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Dwane Brown A new mini-park opened today in City Heights — a neighborhood where green space and recreation areas are in short supply. The 5,300-square-foot park is located on 43rd Street…

  • Recruiting a Police Force That Looks Like San Diego

    Benjamin Kelso, head of the local Black Police Officers Association. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Lisa Halverstadt Law enforcement experts and community leaders often say a police department should look like people in the neighborhoods they serve. San Diego’s police force isn’t quite there yet. Racial breakdowns going back to 2010 show the department…

  • San Diego Leaders Announce New Campaign to Combat Sex Trafficking

    Under a California SB 1193, a broad range of San Diego businesses, including massage parlors, bars, farms, bus stops and emergency rooms, will be required to display a poster, similar to this one, that includes a telephone hotline for human trafficking victims seeking help, or to report unlawful activity. | Photo Credit: Roland Lizarondo, KPBS…

  • Where the Mayoral Candidates Diverge on Racial Profiling

    By Liam Dillon Both San Diego mayoral candidates believe the police department needs more resources to combat racial profiling and plan to push for more cops and better pay if they’re elected. This is nothing different than Democratic City Councilman David Alvarez and Republican Councilman Kevin Faulconer have said throughout the campaign. Alvarez and Faulconer…