Public Safety Oversight Commission again draws police union ire
The labor organization that represents Santa Monica’s sworn police deputies is threatening the City with a lawsuit over what it ...
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New police oversight chair optimistic about future despite turnover
Formed in the wake of racial justice concerns raised by the summer 2020 Black Lives Matter movement and SMPD’s poor ...
Officials dispute accuracy of report on Santa Monica’s safety
A recently released study calling Santa Monica one of the least safe cities in California has been making headlines, but ...
Council reforms commissions with consolidations, civility policy and more
Santa Monica’s 24 different commissions, committees, and boards can create a bit of a civics soup,
Special Council meeting to focus on changes to police oversight commission
CLARA HARTER SMDP Staff Writer As the year draws to a close, so too does the unfair labor practice d
Police oversight Commissioners object to temporary restriction of their powers
Several members of the Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission are upset by City Council’s dec
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