People’s City Council - San Diego
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San Diego deserves better. 🔦 Holding our local government accountable. 📢 #HousingNotHandcuffs #CopWatchSD
>$600 million per year is too damn much. #DefundThePolice
September 8, 2023 at 7:27 PM
>$600 million per year is too damn much. #DefundThePolice
📢 CALL TO ACTION 📢
Attend public comment in-person or online TOMORROW at 2 PM to tell San Diego City Council to REJECT @MayorToddGloria and SDPD's proposal for a $4 million mass surveillance system.
Attend public comment in-person or online TOMORROW at 2 PM to tell San Diego City Council to REJECT @MayorToddGloria and SDPD's proposal for a $4 million mass surveillance system.
August 1, 2023 at 3:53 AM
📢 CALL TO ACTION 📢
Attend public comment in-person or online TOMORROW at 2 PM to tell San Diego City Council to REJECT @MayorToddGloria and SDPD's proposal for a $4 million mass surveillance system.
Attend public comment in-person or online TOMORROW at 2 PM to tell San Diego City Council to REJECT @MayorToddGloria and SDPD's proposal for a $4 million mass surveillance system.
47-year-old Lonnie Rupard “died of pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration, conditions that took hold while the [downtown San Diego] jail neglected to treat his schizophrenia.”
His death was ruled a homicide. #CopWatchSD
His death was ruled a homicide. #CopWatchSD
August 1, 2023 at 3:51 AM
47-year-old Lonnie Rupard “died of pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration, conditions that took hold while the [downtown San Diego] jail neglected to treat his schizophrenia.”
His death was ruled a homicide. #CopWatchSD
His death was ruled a homicide. #CopWatchSD
“Key reasons why more than 1,000 of the city’s roughly 12,000 jobs are typically vacant include a 60-step hiring process that takes an average of nine months,”
“The audit says San Diego’s hiring process takes 42 percent longer than the average for government organizations,”
“The audit says San Diego’s hiring process takes 42 percent longer than the average for government organizations,”
July 29, 2023 at 2:08 AM
“Key reasons why more than 1,000 of the city’s roughly 12,000 jobs are typically vacant include a 60-step hiring process that takes an average of nine months,”
“The audit says San Diego’s hiring process takes 42 percent longer than the average for government organizations,”
“The audit says San Diego’s hiring process takes 42 percent longer than the average for government organizations,”
Autopsy results find 25-year-old Vianna Granillo died of septic shock less than a week after being booked into Las Colinas women’s jail in Santee.
#CopWatchSD
#CopWatchSD
July 27, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Autopsy results find 25-year-old Vianna Granillo died of septic shock less than a week after being booked into Las Colinas women’s jail in Santee.
#CopWatchSD
#CopWatchSD
Unhoused San Diegans are being harassed and ticketed by SDPD while doing their best to navigate a broken housing system.
San Diego has to do better. #HousingNotHandcuffs
San Diego has to do better. #HousingNotHandcuffs
July 27, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Unhoused San Diegans are being harassed and ticketed by SDPD while doing their best to navigate a broken housing system.
San Diego has to do better. #HousingNotHandcuffs
San Diego has to do better. #HousingNotHandcuffs
Earlier this year, 33-year-old Ryan Thuresson died from a fentanyl overdose while in custody of San Diego Sheriff’s Department at the jail in Vista.
Sheriff Kelly Martinez still refuses to have deputies scanned for drugs when entering jails.
#CopWatchSD
Sheriff Kelly Martinez still refuses to have deputies scanned for drugs when entering jails.
#CopWatchSD
July 27, 2023 at 1:31 AM
Earlier this year, 33-year-old Ryan Thuresson died from a fentanyl overdose while in custody of San Diego Sheriff’s Department at the jail in Vista.
Sheriff Kelly Martinez still refuses to have deputies scanned for drugs when entering jails.
#CopWatchSD
Sheriff Kelly Martinez still refuses to have deputies scanned for drugs when entering jails.
#CopWatchSD
For the 15th month in a row, more people have fallen into homelessness than the number that have been housed in San Diego.
The latest count finds 884 people were housed in the month of June, while another 1,141 people entered homelessness for the first time.
#HousingNotHandcuffs
The latest count finds 884 people were housed in the month of June, while another 1,141 people entered homelessness for the first time.
#HousingNotHandcuffs
July 19, 2023 at 2:48 AM
For the 15th month in a row, more people have fallen into homelessness than the number that have been housed in San Diego.
The latest count finds 884 people were housed in the month of June, while another 1,141 people entered homelessness for the first time.
#HousingNotHandcuffs
The latest count finds 884 people were housed in the month of June, while another 1,141 people entered homelessness for the first time.
#HousingNotHandcuffs
“The new [sanctioned encampment] is filling much slower, with a goal of allowing just three people in each day.”
“It also does not yet have showers, and some clients said they were confused”
“It also does not yet have showers, and some clients said they were confused”
July 18, 2023 at 6:00 AM
“The new [sanctioned encampment] is filling much slower, with a goal of allowing just three people in each day.”
“It also does not yet have showers, and some clients said they were confused”
“It also does not yet have showers, and some clients said they were confused”
A lawsuit describes “horrendous conditions and abuse… as well as repeated failures from church members and a San Diego police officer to report the abuse.”
“The police officer also provided wooden paddles for the adoptive parents to hit the girls with.”
#CopWatchSD
“The police officer also provided wooden paddles for the adoptive parents to hit the girls with.”
#CopWatchSD
July 17, 2023 at 11:41 AM
A lawsuit describes “horrendous conditions and abuse… as well as repeated failures from church members and a San Diego police officer to report the abuse.”
“The police officer also provided wooden paddles for the adoptive parents to hit the girls with.”
#CopWatchSD
“The police officer also provided wooden paddles for the adoptive parents to hit the girls with.”
#CopWatchSD
San Diego deserves better.
July 8, 2023 at 10:42 PM
San Diego deserves better.
The levels of contempt that Mayor Todd Gloria's staffers gleefully display to their constituents and journalists is alarming.
Check out this interaction with the local Latino media outlet:
Check out this interaction with the local Latino media outlet:
July 8, 2023 at 2:42 AM
The levels of contempt that Mayor Todd Gloria's staffers gleefully display to their constituents and journalists is alarming.
Check out this interaction with the local Latino media outlet:
Check out this interaction with the local Latino media outlet:
Black people are 6% of San Diego’s population but are 27% of our unhoused population.
“Now, with a new law that will make it easier for police to sweep encampments, advocates and City Councilmembers worry it will have an even more disproportionate impact on Black San Diegans.”
“Now, with a new law that will make it easier for police to sweep encampments, advocates and City Councilmembers worry it will have an even more disproportionate impact on Black San Diegans.”
July 8, 2023 at 2:35 AM
Black people are 6% of San Diego’s population but are 27% of our unhoused population.
“Now, with a new law that will make it easier for police to sweep encampments, advocates and City Councilmembers worry it will have an even more disproportionate impact on Black San Diegans.”
“Now, with a new law that will make it easier for police to sweep encampments, advocates and City Councilmembers worry it will have an even more disproportionate impact on Black San Diegans.”
24-year-old Elisa Serna told jail staff that she had a history of alcohol and drug abuse and was at risk of withdrawal.
“Despite this information, medical staff did not start her on the jail’s withdrawal protocol until four days later, the day before she died.”
#CopWatchSD
“Despite this information, medical staff did not start her on the jail’s withdrawal protocol until four days later, the day before she died.”
#CopWatchSD
July 6, 2023 at 12:57 AM
24-year-old Elisa Serna told jail staff that she had a history of alcohol and drug abuse and was at risk of withdrawal.
“Despite this information, medical staff did not start her on the jail’s withdrawal protocol until four days later, the day before she died.”
#CopWatchSD
“Despite this information, medical staff did not start her on the jail’s withdrawal protocol until four days later, the day before she died.”
#CopWatchSD
The 2022 San Diego Climate Report Card has been released.
The review is completed by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Defenders Action Fund and Hammond Climate Solutions.
The review is completed by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Defenders Action Fund and Hammond Climate Solutions.
July 6, 2023 at 12:55 AM
The 2022 San Diego Climate Report Card has been released.
The review is completed by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Defenders Action Fund and Hammond Climate Solutions.
The review is completed by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Defenders Action Fund and Hammond Climate Solutions.
City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell wrote the ordinance with the glaring loophole:
July 4, 2023 at 7:05 PM
City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell wrote the ordinance with the glaring loophole:
Michael Mills “acquired 110 two-year licenses from the city of San Diego for his Ocean Beach properties — at $1,000 apiece” by using a loophole in the new regulations on short term rentals.
#ScamDiego
#ScamDiego
July 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Michael Mills “acquired 110 two-year licenses from the city of San Diego for his Ocean Beach properties — at $1,000 apiece” by using a loophole in the new regulations on short term rentals.
#ScamDiego
#ScamDiego
This is the opposite of what San Diego MTS should be doing.
They should be increasing service to meet the holiday demand!
They should be increasing service to meet the holiday demand!
July 3, 2023 at 11:42 PM
This is the opposite of what San Diego MTS should be doing.
They should be increasing service to meet the holiday demand!
They should be increasing service to meet the holiday demand!
27-year-old Pedro Junior Ornelas III was found unresponsive in his jail cell and died at a hospital Wednesday morning.
He is the 8th person to die in the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s custody this year.
#CopWatchSD
He is the 8th person to die in the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s custody this year.
#CopWatchSD
July 3, 2023 at 3:15 AM
27-year-old Pedro Junior Ornelas III was found unresponsive in his jail cell and died at a hospital Wednesday morning.
He is the 8th person to die in the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s custody this year.
#CopWatchSD
He is the 8th person to die in the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s custody this year.
#CopWatchSD
Unhoused folks who are trying to secure a spot here are being turned away:
July 2, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Unhoused folks who are trying to secure a spot here are being turned away:
Most of the tents that were out for San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s press conference at the 20th & B sanctioned encampment have been removed and no more intakes til 7/10.
Still no shade, showers, and other necessary services.
They rushed it “open” so they can begin enforcing their homeless ban ASAP.
Still no shade, showers, and other necessary services.
They rushed it “open” so they can begin enforcing their homeless ban ASAP.
July 2, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Most of the tents that were out for San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s press conference at the 20th & B sanctioned encampment have been removed and no more intakes til 7/10.
Still no shade, showers, and other necessary services.
They rushed it “open” so they can begin enforcing their homeless ban ASAP.
Still no shade, showers, and other necessary services.
They rushed it “open” so they can begin enforcing their homeless ban ASAP.
Migrant rights group raises concerns about ordinance banning homeless encampments in San Diego
“These criminal convictions and arrests can have a negative impact on individuals’ immigration cases including the right to seek asylum in an immigration court,”
“These criminal convictions and arrests can have a negative impact on individuals’ immigration cases including the right to seek asylum in an immigration court,”
July 2, 2023 at 12:41 AM
Migrant rights group raises concerns about ordinance banning homeless encampments in San Diego
“These criminal convictions and arrests can have a negative impact on individuals’ immigration cases including the right to seek asylum in an immigration court,”
“These criminal convictions and arrests can have a negative impact on individuals’ immigration cases including the right to seek asylum in an immigration court,”