Tag: Public Safety
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Court Rules Dumanis Must Extend Prop. 47 to Juveniles
By Megan Burks The 4th District Court of Appeal Thursday ruled a state law that reduces sentences and charges for some crimes applies to youth and adults alike. The ruling stems from a San Diego case in which District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis held that Proposition 47 did not apply to juveniles. That meant minors could…
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Local Congressman Wants to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’
By Jean Guerrero San Diego County Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to introduce a bill to restrict funding to “sanctuary” cities that do not always cooperate with immigration authorities. The effort by Hunter, R-Alpine, follows the fatal shooting last week of Kathryn Steinle, 32, as she walked with her father at a popular San…