Category: Public Safety

  • City Heights Family Accused of Burglarizing Their Own Store Files Suit Against SDPD

    By H.G. Reza Hedy Julca was arrested inside her store while her 3-year-old son watched from close by. Her son Diego Lobaton, right, was detained by officers outside the store. | Photo by Dustin Michelson San Diego police officers acted “without warrants, probable cause, or reasonable belief,” when they roughed up a mother and her…

  • San Diego Police Academy Class Sees Increased Diversity

    By Claire Trageser The next San Diego Police Department Academy class will be 65 percent minorities and women, making it more diverse than the last six academy classes in 2014 and 2015. One of the recommendations a federal audit in March handed down to the police department was toboost its diversity to better serve residents.…

  • Hoover Builds On School Discipline Reform With Wellness Center

    By Megan Burks Last year Hoover High School teachers cut suspensions by 80 percent after being trained to recognize and address trauma in their students. Hoover is building on that success by establishing a wellness center. It will offer traditional counseling, substance abuse counseling, legal help and referrals to other services for the students and…

  • San Diego Police Chief to Present Progress on Federal Audit Recommendations

    By Megan Burks San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman is scheduled this week to update the city on progress she’s made since federal auditors found gaps in supervision and accountability for police officers. In a report to the city’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee, Zimmerman said she has implemented, or is in the process…

  • Students Ask San Diego Unified For More Structure in Discipline Program

    By Matt Bowler The success of a discipline program at Crawford High School has students asking the San Diego Unified School District to expand the program. The program, Restorative Justice, helps students figure out why they misbehave. The idea is to treat the offending act like a symptom. Crawford High School Academy of Law student…