Tag: Public Safety

  • 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…

  • County Responds to Growing Links Between Childhood Trauma and Health

    By Megan Burks San Diego County Health and Human Services Director Nick Macchione sent a letter to his department last week detailing a sweep of training and programmatic tweaks to get his entire staff, and the services they offer, trauma-informed. Put simply, he wants the people who provide food stamp, unemployment, mental health, Medi-Cal and…

  • 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…