Category: Public Safety

  • Event: What Lies Ahead for the San Diego Police Department

    The San Diego Police Department has traveled a rocky path these last few years. A spate of officer misconduct issues led up to the abrupt retirement of long-time Police Chief William Lansdowne and several lawsuits. That’s not to mention growing concerns over racial profiling, which have escalated tensions between the department and community members. A…

  • Artist Declares War on Peace Vandals

    By Brian Myers April showers couldn’t keep artist Laurie Carlock inside while one of her community murals stayed vandalized. Earlier this week Carlock pulled painting supplies out of her car’s trunk, wiped the raindrops off the gunite wall on the northeast corner of Fairmount and Home avenues and started covering the vandal tags with her…

  • San Diego Police Chief Hears Racial Profiling Complaints Firsthand

    Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an audience at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights she’s committed to regaining the trust of the community at a March 26, 2014 town hall meeting. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The San Diego Police Department has come a long way since January, when then Chief…

  • What We Know About the Federal Probe of SDPD

    By Liam Dillon Monday morning, three U.S. Department of Justice officials announced the department would be reviewing the San Diego Police Department in response to a rash of officer misconduct allegations. This is what we know so far. The city asked for this, but the feds say the review will be independent. Over the next…

  • Bringing Legitimacy – and Money – to Street Outreach

    The Community Assistance Support Team visits the Casa Sierra condominium complex every couple of months for a walk-and-knock. They check in on residents who witnessed a January 2013 shooting to offer counseling, prayer and intervention for kids getting caught up in the gang lifestyle. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Tasha Williamson said…