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I read this piece about Mayor Pete's work in South Bend today, and as someone who calls South Bend home, I wanted to share some things that I know to be true based on his work with the police department and with the community.
The steps Mayor Pete has taken to address policing issues have taken place throughout his time as mayor, they didn't just start in 2019. We have a level of transparency in police activity that we never had before since Pete took office.
It matters and is something that was asked for and supported by people of South Bend. The Board of Public Safety is a majority minority board under Pete...that matters. We have cameras for police on patrol and cars; that was an effort led by the mayor's office and city council.
Our officers have gone through bias training and have a better presence in our communities through community policing efforts...all of these things matter. When articles like this provide an incomplete story it's damaging to our community.
I live here. This is my city. This is home. I've seen it go from a dying city where people thought I was crazy to move from Chicago back home to one now growing and with a renewed energy. Recent graduates are choosing to come back home because they think they can THRIVE here.
It is fair to highlight the issues in South Bend because Pete is running for President. I get it. I am hoping that it will bring about a broader conversation on these issues because cities across this country are facing them too and no one has solved them.
It's important for people to know what Pete has already done here while also knowing that there's still work to do and ask what others running are planning to do to help cities and towns across this country dealing with these issues
Some brought it to my attention the tweet I was referring to was removed. Here is a screenshot of the original tweet for context 
