Open Government
State senator says juvenile confidentiality laws shouldn’t shield police
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“Such an exemption would violate the intent of SB 1421 and SB 16,” Sen. Nancy Skinner, the author of the two police transparency bills, told Open Vallejo.
Ethics
Senior officials ordered destruction of Vallejo police shooting evidence
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The Vallejo city attorney’s office has long resisted public scrutiny of the police department’s frequent shootings. With a new law poised to force the release of shooting records, a lawyer and a detective made a decision no court can reverse.