SDPD Chief Invokes Ferguson Effect Falsehood to Block Body Cam, Video Evidence

SDPD Chief Invokes Ferguson Effect Falsehood to Block Body Cam, Video Evidence Posted: 09 Sep 2015 11:08 AM PDT By Doug Porter  Chief Shelly Zimmerman, Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s choice to instill public confidence in the San Diego Police Department, has pulled “the boogie man” out of her bag of tricks in an attempt to justify less transparency with the public. She told a federal court last week, according to NBC7, “the release of video showing a fatal, officer-involved shooting could jeopardize that officer's life and provoke violence against his law enforcement colleagues.” Meeting with Union-Tribune editorial board on Tuesday in advance of releasing statistics about body camera use, Chief Zimmerman said the department doesn’t plan to release video footage in most cases. Today we’ll take a look at Zimmerman’s claims and match them up against reality. My analysis of this situation suggests she’s just part of the ‘same old, same old’ game wherein misdeeds by police are kept hidden from the public behind a blue curtain of silence and misdirection.   [Read more...] shared from San Diego Free Press

A Journey Through the Otay Valley Regional Park Posted: 09 Sep 2015 08:02 AM PDT By Barbara Zaragoza / South Bay Compass Hiking or biking in Otay Valley Regional Park is not only exercise, but an activist statement. We want parks for our communities. We want to repair our environment. We want a healthy place for our kids to live and play. Open spaces haven’t always been a priority in the South Bay.   [Read more...]

Have You No Shame , Mr. Caruso? Carlsbad Residents are Not ‘Corporate Interests’ Posted: 09 Sep 2015 07:39 AM PDT The Strawberry Fields Mall marketing campaign heats up By Richard Riehl / The Riehl World When my wife and I arrived at Alga Norte Park last week to be among the first to sign the referendum to let us vote on the city Council's decision to allow a developer to build a shopping center on the Hedionda Lagoon, we found two tables there, the first set up to dissuade those of us headed for the referendum table nearby. The folks supporting the Caruso development were pleasant enough, inviting us to hear their side of the story. But having already been duped into signing a petition to "save the Strawberry Fields," only to learn we'd been misled, we headed straight for the referendum table a few yards away.   [Read more...]

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