The San Diego Police Department agreed to several recommendations made by the Commission on Police Practices aimed at making the complaint process involving officer performance more transparent, accessible and thorough, officials announced Friday.
MORE STORIES
-
The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen.
-
When Medicare began in 1965, its backers expected benefits to expand over time, but politics have mostly stymied that. Congressional Democrats are trying again as part of a $3.5 trillion budget plan.
-
With bankruptcy looming in 2012, Detroit largely dismantled its public health department. Years later, that decision offers a cautionary tale to other U.S. cities as the painful rebuilding continues.
-
A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive. Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the law, which requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.
-
KPBS Midday EditionBobbi Brink opened the Lions, Tigers and Bears animal sanctuary near Alpine 19 years ago. Over most of that time, she's also fought for national legislation that would shut down the exotic animal trade of lions, tigers and leopards.
-
KPBS Midday EditionA group of Sumatran tigers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is suspected to have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID- 19, prompting the closure of that park's Tiger Trail habitat, zoo officials said Tuesday.
-
San Diego officials are seeking a temporary emergency closure of a portion of Point La Jolla at Ellen Scripps Browning Park to protect the sea lion rookery from tourists during the annual sea lion pupping season, it was announced Tuesday.
-
Parklets helped San Diego restaurants during the pandemic by providing outdoor dining space. Now they must be brought up to code, which includes permits and removing permanent roofs.
-
KPBS Midday EditionThe term "Latinx" has been used increasingly in recent years to describe the Latin-American community as a whole within the United States.
-
The move is intended to help create space in the shelter for other animals urgently in need.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- After 6 years, San Diego approves 380-unit housing project next to Blue Line trolley
- New ‘warning’ signs for Tijuana sewage go up, and they're not at beaches
- ICE arrests parent near elementary school in Encinitas
- Parents push Encinitas to act after daughter’s crosswalk death
- Politics Report: Padres do some polling