San Mateo County police departments moving forward with body cameras
byAs police departments across San Mateo County prepare plans for body cameras, City of San Mateo police said the department could begin fully using them by September 2017.
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East Palo Alto police connect with residents at beat meetings
byThe casual gatherings give EPA residents a chance to ask questions, raise concerns and build relationships with officers who patrol their neighborhood.
San Franciscans to vote on police street crime unit
byProposition R would force the San Francisco Police Department to reassign 3 percent of officers to a “Neighborhood Crime Unit” once they are at full staffing.
Proposition 57 could lead to fewer youth serving time in adult prison
byCalifornians will decide if only judges — instead of prosecutors — will determine whether youth should be tried as adults or minors, a change that proponents say would help resolve racial inequities in sentencing.
Santa Clara County investigates alleged mismanagement of social workers
byIn response to reports of mismanagement, harassment and understaffing at Santa Clara County’s Department of Family and Children’s Services, a committee is investigating the allegations.
Thousands rally in San Francisco after NYPD Officer Peter Liang’s conviction
byMore than 10,000 people gathered in downtown San Francisco on Feb. 20 to join nationwide rallies for the former New York Police Department officer convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
San Francisco coffee shop brews hope for trafficking survivors
byDignitá is a San Francisco coffee shop that serves as a job skills training ground for young women survivors emerging from what is often years of trafficking and abuse.
Menlo Park emergency response times slow amid traffic gridlock
byResponse time for San Mateo County’s emergency personnel arriving to serious incidents has slowed in recent years, largely because of inescapable traffic.
In East Palo Alto, crime drops in nearly every category
byCrime in nearly every category decreased in East Palo Alto in 2014, largely due to recent police crackdowns on gang activity.
Palo Alto joins nearby cities in anti-trafficking push ahead of Super Bowl
byPalo Alto is training cops and hotel workers to better identify signs of human trafficking in preparation for Super Bowl 50, which is at Levi’s Stadium next February.
Driving with suspended license top crime in Menlo Park, many lose cars
byMenlo Park police citations and vehicle impounds for driving with a suspended license nearly tripled from 2008 to 2014, and many impounded cars are never recovered by owners.
Demand to fill cybersecurity jobs booming
byMore than 209,000 cybersecurity jobs in the U.S. are unfilled and postings are up 74 percent over the past five years, according to government data.