1/ The powerful #GeorgeFloydProtests are *already changing* how cities are thinking about policing all across the country. This thread lists what #BlackLivesMatter and the protests have already achieved since late May. Please let me know if I've missed anything.
2/ Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday vowed to cut an unspecified amount from the New York Police Department’s $6 billion budget and redirect it toward youth and other social programs. nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/…
3/ In Albany, NY State lawmakers on Monday began passing a wide-ranging package of bills targeting police misconduct, including a ban on the use of chokeholds, repeal of a statute that has hid the disciplinary records of police officers from public view. nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/…
4/ In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti last week agreed to redirect $150 million from the Police Department’s nearly $2 billion budget and other city programs to health and education programs among others. latimes.com/california/sto…
5/ In Minneapolis, City Council members pledged to dismantle their police force and completely reinvent how public safety is handled. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
6/ Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, OR announced an end to school resource officers, freeing up $1 million to be used elsewhere with community input. oregonlive.com/education/2020…
7/ In Chattanooga, TN, Police Chief David Roddy announced he's adding a Duty To Intervene policy to the ADM-16 Code of Conduct. wdef.com/2020/06/08/chi…
8/ Nashville, TN Mayor John Cooper says the city will review the police department’s use of force policy following the recent killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers: newschannel5.com/news/nashville…
9/ Colorado police reform bill poised to pass Senate after garnering Republican support after changes. The bill addresses body-worn cameras, data collection, liability for officers involved in excessive force cases, qualified immunity and more thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/…
10/ The mayor of Bloomfield, NJ announced he has signed a pledge through President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance to review police policies and procedures tapinto.net/towns/montclai…
11/ In Boulder, CO Mayor Sam Weaver on Thursday signed the city onto the Obama Foundation-sponsored My Brother’s Keeper pledge surrounding police use of force: dailycamera.com/2020/06/05/bou…
12/ The mayor of Rockford, IL says the city will explore making “common-sense limits” on police use of force and outfitting all officers with body cameras. rrstar.com/news/20200608/…
13/ The mayor of Rochester, NY added her name to a growing list of mayors pledging to address their city’s use of force policies. medcitybeat.com/news-blog/2020…
14/ Atlanta’s mayor on Wednesday established a commission to examine and oversee the city’s use-of-force policies by police. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the commission, which was created via executive order, in a tweet. ajc.com/news/breaking-…
15/ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is incorporating a “better and different training for police officers” that would bring in community members as teachers: politico.com/newsletters/il…
16/ San Francisco officials said Thursday they’re committed to taking a portion of the Police Department’s budget and redirecting it to the city’s African American community. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
17/ D.C. Council passed sweeping reform measures Tuesday that prohibit hiring officers with a history of serious misconduct on other police forces and require the city to swiftly make public the names of officers who use force on citizens. washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
