Tag: Police Racial Profiling

  • Racial Data From Traffic Stops Show Irregularities, But Not Necessarily Profiling

    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 released its first round of racial profiling data since…

  • How SDPD Fares on Transparency, in Four Charts

    Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman takes part in a town hall meeting at Cherokee Point Elementary. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department will release racial data it had long neglected 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cherokee Point Elementary School. Transparency is one of those buzzwords that politicians and government agencies…

  • Cops to Change Tactics That Upset Minority Communities

    An SDPD officer makes a stop along Euclid Avenue in Valencia Park. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department is attempting to deal with two major community complaints: People don’t like to be made to sit on the curb while officers question them, nor do they like to be…

  • Event: The Questions Facing the Police Department

    By Liam Dillon We have a great panel lined up Tuesday night to discuss the future of the San Diego Police Department. It starts at 6 p.m. at Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights. Here are four of the biggest questions that we’ll tackle: Does SDPD have a bunch of rotten apples or a rotten…