Multi-newsroom collaborative formed to research and report on law enforcement documents that became public 1/1/2019 under California’s new transparency law.
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CalReportingProject retweeted
Outstanding reporting from the @KQEDNews and #BayAreaNewsGroup team investigating California police records: @SukeyLewis @thomas_peele @SFNewsReporter @NateGartrell @RobertSalonga kqed.org/news/11786770/some-… via @CAReportingProj #CaliforniaReportingProject
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According to @NancySkinnerCA, prosecutors should take advantage of the new police transparency law and request records instead of relying on the efforts of DA’s and journalists to uncover officers with histories of misconduct. (Story by @bposton) (2/2)
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CalReportingProject retweeted
“The author of California’s landmark police transparency law is urging district attorneys across the state to obtain misconduct records on their own to flag problem officers who testify in criminal court.” #SB1421 #PoliceTransperencyLaw (via @latimes)
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CalReportingProject retweeted
No surprise with these findings, right? Thankful for the #FreePress continuing to bring these stories into the light and using #SB1421 to expose the police's toxic and at times illegal impact on communities. #CaliforniaReportingProject @CAReportingProj
🗞️ DATA NERD THREAD 🗞️
An @latimes analysis found that LAPD officers search blacks and Latinos far more often than whites during traffic stops even though whites are more likely to be found with contraband. @cindychangLA @ryanvmenezes
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CalReportingProject retweeted
State Sen. @NancySkinnerCA cites @latimes article to show importance of making police misconduct records public:
“In Los Angeles, dozens of criminal cases may now have been tarnished by a single dishonest officer,” she said.
@mayalau @CAReportingProj
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CalReportingProject retweeted
A former gang task force detective testified as an expert witness while he was under investigation for dishonesty. Now judge throws out life sentence and orders a retrial on gang charges @MyDesert @CAReportingProj #californiareportingproject desertsun.com/story/news/cri…
CalReportingProject retweeted
Sacramento sheriff must pay legal fees in Bee’s fight to get deputy records, judge orders
#SB1421
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CalReportingProject retweeted
Newly released records on the 2015 beating death of a mentally ill inmate at the hands of three jail guards shows a fourth guard was fired by the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office for repeatedly lying during investigations.
#CaliforniaReportingProject
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CalReportingProject retweeted
On August 16, @mercnews reported that Los Gatos police released controversial body-camera footage of ex-officers recent use of force. #CaliforniaReportingProject #SB1421 (1/2)
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CalReportingProject retweeted
The #CaliforniaReportingProject is a statewide coalition of 40 newsrooms committed to working together to obtain and report on police records newly available to the public.
CalReportingProject retweeted
- Keep & make available data on vehicle and pedestrian stops, jail bookings (including the age and race of people who are booked), and uses of force
- Preserve existing & future documents, including use-of-force investigation records and officer-involved shooting files #SB1421
CalReportingProject retweeted
#VICTORY! As part of our settlement, #LAPD has agreed to:
- Respond to record requests within 10 days (24 for unusual circumstances)
- Maintain an online public records portal, NOW AVAILABLE at recordsrequest.lacity.org/re…
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CalReportingProject retweeted
1/ Today, @KPCC/@LAist celebrated #LAPressFreedomWeek with #CaliforniaReportingProject, a coalition of 40 newsrooms across the state that we joined in late 2018. These news orgs obtain and report on police misconduct records newly available to the public. californiareportingproject.o…