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The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday released a set of traffic safety laws passed this year. -
The proposed amendments include exemptions for a broad array of technologies, including fixed security cameras and police databases. Privacy rights advocates argue the proposal would water down the city’s robust surveillance oversight rules. -
The program allows people with difficulties communicating or who become anxious around authority figures to display a blue envelope logo on stickers, pins, seat belt covers, ribbons, key chains, lanyards, wallet information cards or bracelets. -
As the state shutters prisons, Gov. Newsom wants to turn San Quentin into a model for rehabilitation. Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to catch up on police shooting investigations. -
Sharmaine Moseley, who led civilian police review efforts in San Diego for over eight years, left her post in recent weeks. This is another setback, as the city has yet to fully implement the more robust oversight of police voters approved in 2020. -
Summer Stephan said congressional action is needed to help fight the problem, though data shows retail theft is down. -
Senate Bill 43 expands the legal definition of "gravely disabled" for involuntary treatment and conservatorship, but a proposal from a San Diego County supervisor seeks to delay the law's implementation by a year. -
The National Retail Federation says retail theft cost the industry more than $112 billion in 2022, but crime statistics show theft is actually down. -
On Nov. 14, the City Council approved the public safety technologies, and with the mayor's signature on Wednesday, the San Diego Police Department will enter into a five-year agreement with Ubicquia Inc. for 500 Smart Streetlight cameras, paired with Flock Safety's ALPR technology. -
San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit, who was promoted to the top position in 2018, officially announced his retirement on Monday.
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