check out DefundLBPD.com

https://lacalternatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ATI_Full_Report_single_pages.pdf

Thanks, Max. Also check out @LB.Strong to recall the mayor and put an end to the systemic racism rampant in our city.

we've got two hands raised so far

Just an FYI, the Log Beach Police Officers Association endorsed Carl Kemp when he ran for the 5th City Council District in 2014.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rnXAM2w4nZv_YtuJLcwpLCOqucNYtIqOxujNqNDBej4/edit

this is not leadership of Long Beach I've been in the city for 48 years we do not want any church involved no ministers no pastor this has to be a community-driven process from those who are from the community within the community and I have been serving the community it is none of the ones that you have mentioned or no one moderating on this panel this is a continuing of a dog and pony show none of these people have been at the community round tables over the last 10 years I've talked about in the community I'm not talking about in their little circle their little circle is the reason that the black community is suffering and on life support and have been for the last 20 years and the reason that we're on the top of every statistical category of everything bad and the reason that we're at the bottom of every statistical category of everything good its behind this false mis-leadership stop this let the Community Drive the process and stop dictating

It’s all coming together, isn’t it. Thanks for that golden nugget of info, Savannah.

He promised in his press release to "put more officers back on the streets"

thank you Savannah

I know him there is no community trust in this dude this is disrespect again

Yike, Savannah, we do not need more police

I am concerned i work in justice reform and we have to address the inequity in police arrests. The arrest data is concerning and inequity in police brutality stems from the inequity in arrests. The Long Beach Police Department Used More Deadly Force per Arrest than 92% of Depts out across the usa. 1. How can we get the actual arrest data which is more detailed so we have more transparency. 2. What are we doing on a academy level and in training our officers on race, diversity, . we cannot stop police brutality or inequitable arrests without unraveling the systemic racism.

Funny how they bend over backwards to find anyone and everyone to host these talks that support the LBPD

How can we turn video on?

Push the Raise Your Hand button

@Max raise your hand and they'll call on you and bring you on video

This is why Black Long Beach will host its own process

Rickey, are you going to speak?

Last week, the LA City Council proposed establishing a City Office of Violence Prevention which would dispatch professional and civilian crisis response workers for certain 911 calls, rather than uniformed police officers. Last year, the LA County Board of Supervisors established and funded a Countywide Office of Violence Prevention to apply a public health approach to public safety efforts including funding gang intervention workers and community-led safety solutions like their Trauma Prevention Initiative in South LA. These efforts are focused on recentering public safety efforts and funding on the social service agencies whose efforts actually prevent violence and including law enforcement as a necessary partner but not the lead in coordination or funding. Does Long Beach City and/or Council have any plans to align with these local jurisdictions by expanding and funding similar public safety efforts?

yes

BEAUTIFULLY PUT DENISE!

I am a lawyer and former federal prosecutor. As a Black man, I am always conscious of what I am wearing and what I am doing when I leave the house because I know that I could be killed by a police officer that may perceive me as a threat. This is a time when we need to ask ourselves what public safety means and whether our laws and our budgets reflect those priorities. Today, as we begin to ask ourselves what solutions are available to change our country and our city to prevent another death like the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, we need to think beyond reforming policing. Instead, our solutions must change the ways our communities work, by shrinking the police footprint in our country — and by investing the savings in areas that truly will make us safer. Wealthy, suburban communities that have good housing, jobs, schools and access to healthcare rarely interact with the police. We must re-imagine public safety or we will be having the same conversations again in 30 years.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rnXAM2w4nZv_YtuJLcwpLCOqucNYtIqOxujNqNDBej4/edit#responses

Denise! totally agree!

YES WE’RE PAST TALKING

THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKING

What has changed? How has the city made ANYTHING better?

yup, what she said > “we are so past talking now”

Yes, I agree

She is totally right.

what investments would you like to see in your community based on defend the police stance????

Thanks for your input Mr. Mathews, check out DefundLBPD.com to get in touch with folks who also want to defund the LBPD

that's our point the so called black leadership has sold us out Denise and made side self SERVING deals and POSTURING like they are speaking for us and helping us

hugs denise

LISTEN TO THIS WOMAN

thank you for the work you do Denise for all our children

ACT ON THIS WOMANS WORDS

you are so strong Denise!

Thank you so much Denise!

thank you for sharing denise

We tired of having these meetings and discussions. We need to express ourselves through Actions and not Words..

Thank You Mz Denise!!

people need to heal you cannot expect people to come here feeling good they need to express all the emotions

Thank you, Denise!

Thank you Denise for sharing.

Lucy great idea!

Yes

james

What reforms is the I would like to see the proposal of reforms that the City Police dept is rolling forward.

yessir!

YES!!!!! Mental health is HUGE!!!

YES!!!!! Mental health is HUGE!!!

ACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLEACCOUNTABLE

YES! Denise and Depika are speaking truth

This is what we need here in Long Beach

In case anyone here didn’t know, the LBPD is directly involved in developing and guiding reforms to their own department. They are active members of the “Framework”

I AGREE ACCOUNTABILITY!!

Roy “COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP”

LBPD’s involvement in the framework is a huge red flag and conflict of interest

may we know how many people are on this call?

I want to know how many people are on this call too @Jerlene

219 people here

How many people are on this call

Thank you @Michelle

All police brutality cases MUST be investigated by a INDEPENDENT third party group, outside of the City, not the City Attorney- which has a clear conflict of interest! Bad apples need to be terminated w/o a lifetime of benefits, like anyone else from other careers.

June 19 lbpost.com article says: While police have significantly reduced their overall use of force cases, force is still disproportionately used against Black residents. According to 2018 data from California Department of Justice, 29% of the most serious uses of force were against Black individuals in Long Beach, though Black people make up about 12% of the city’s population.

YES SARA WALL, SO AGREE

So I was queued to be a caller and then got bumped off? okay?

Yes Sara!

Did we get the results of the 2nd Poll?

I’d like to see LBPD use of force data broken down by race - https://lbpost.com/news/lbpd-releases-some-use-of-force-data-ahead-of-police-accountability-meeting

I agree with you Oscar

Oscar Moralex “its deeper.” Aka WHITE SUPREMACY

^

the white supremacy is deep and strong in long beach, just 100 years ago there were regular cross burnings at Recreation Park

Say it!

No more Black deaths by police is my demand. “According to figures from Mapping Police Violence (MPV), the LBPD killed 24 people between 2013 and 2018. An MPV analysis shows that Black people are 3.5 times more likely to have deadly force used on them by Long Beach police than their White counterparts. Of the 602 civilian complaints related to Long Beach police misconduct filed between 2016 and 2018, only one in every 201 was ruled in favor of the complainant, according to MPV. A complaint is usually the first step to imposing disciplinary consequences on an officer.” https://forthe.org/journalism/lbpd-settlement-data/

PREACH IT MR MORALES

PREACH

IT

Mr. Morales, thank you sir! Please check out DefundLBPD.com to start taking action and discussing next steps with like minded folks

Yes Sir!

@Oscar… we will Friday night :)

We need to begin the process to replace the CPCC.

Tell it to your husband

Roberto Uranga has consistently voted to approve the destruction of police records

I have

The community can start at any moment to build an alternative to the police. Reduce the scope of the LBPD ‘responsibilities’. Develop community intervention teams that can act as buffers to the LBPD. An Absolutey critical question for us as Long Beach Citizens is ‘how can we prevent LBPD interacting with our neighbors?”

I don't agree with the stigmatization of marijuana businesses.

who is Engaged Community LB?

@Ronnie The barricades are working pretty well in Seattle

Including the day before a California law was to take effect, which would require PDs to release police records upon request. City Council, including Roberto Uranga voted to approve the destruction of TWENTY THREE YEARS of police records

we need to know how many people are in attendance for these polls

If the process goes slow, it loses impetus, a new Council moves into those chairs, and any results from the framework will be “received and filed.” Period. The end.

So at some point I was added as a caller and have since been removed. What is that about?

They destroy records regularly, they even rushed a big shredding when a new state law was going to make them keep them longer

How can we as citizens protect our neighbors from the police?

Ronnie, we have to organize

Agree, Michelle.

to get involved with like minded folks check out DefundLBPD.com

Police Union was one of the largest donors to Mayor Garcia's campaign. Police unions have a direct correlation to increased use of lethal force comparing with other cities that do not have unions. They broker for legal representation and ability to use force and not be held accountable.

Hi Audrena =)

POLICE NEED TO BE TRAINED HOW TO TAKE A KNIFE FROM SOMEONE

Speak that, Jocelyn!

27 weeks is NOT ENOUGH TRAINING…

to break the LBPOA we have to organize

and we are

defundlbpd.com

Hairstylists spend 9 months training…

Hello!

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE TO GOT TO SCHOOL FOR YEARS BUT TO BECOME A POLICE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS

joselyn is smart

YES!! ^^

hi carl how is this sytem working

In order for teachers to become credentialed, they have to earn a bachelors degree (4 years) that they pay for or find funding for themselves, then get a credential (another 1.5-2 years) that they pay for themselves, only to earn a meager 50-55K salary. No OT, no weekend pay nothing extra.

to speak

and because of underfunding in schools, teachers usually end up paying for school supplies for their students themselves.

Shirin, press the button to raise your hand to queue up!

GO BEACH! I spend 4 years getting a useless music degree…

YES!

EDUCATE and TRAIN!!

Police only go to 6 months of training 🙄

More qualifications!

Who is the proctor!?

Any small business owners here that have called the police on individuals? We’re talking about a community plagued with trauma, Houselessness, Substance use, poverty etc. The community can develop alternatives to the police.

police know how not to kill white people, more training is not the answer

YES “if you scared, go to church”

higher credentials for Police Officers...Ethnic studies for cops

Who is teaching them? If it’s somebody within the system, it is a terrible feedback loop of wrong doing and thinking

Police should be required to get a bachelors and a masters to go up the pay scale (degrees that they should pay for themselves)

Yes, Tom, they are taught by current or former officers

Yes Jocelyn

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rnXAM2w4nZv_YtuJLcwpLCOqucNYtIqOxujNqNDBej4/edit#responses

FYI- The Minneapolis police dept rewrote their policies to hold sanctity of life first and that officers in the presence of police brutality would be held accountable. That was in 2013. NOTHING CHANGED. If there is a culture in the organization in which excessive force is against black bodies is the modus operandi, police brutality will persist.

YES JOCELYN! Same for education.

Yes maam!

Thank you, Jocelyn!

More youth involvement and development!

PERIOD

YASSSS Jocelyn

Sometimes when people tell on each other they may lie

WELL SAID..

We need to put the public back in public safety. The public safety narrative has been wrongfully centered on police as the core and they are not. Public safety efforts need to be informed by those most affected. We need survivor-centered community-based alternatives that are FUNDED through the existing police budget to those agencies and partnering city departments to do the root cause work. There is an existing framework being advanced across the state and nationally that could be a great fit. sharedsafety.us/

WE NEED TO SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS

EXACTLY!!!

What MAX SAYS

yessss

Why the trucks! And the $15k dogs!!

hear hear!

Defund the Police

HELICOPTERS TOO!?

Yes!

Thanks Max

thank you Max

thanks Max

So y’all just bumping people off the queue or? I was queued and got bumped off- so…. What gives

can you see the next calllers name?

No.

After school programs! very important!

I’m here

“hand raised”

+1 to hiring after school teachers. When I was growing up in the 90s, this is the way I stayed safe.

Where has the support for after school programs gone?

i keep raising my hand

Music programs too

what is up

brother

mY HAND WAS RAISED ALSO..

Maybe we would if you stopped editorializing after every speaker

My hands been up, lol

Seriously

yes

hello

my hand is raised

Carl, please just listen. You can just say "Thank you, next caller"

You're wasting our time.

Thank you, Savannah

Savannah, yep

agreed Savannah

Way more than twice

Yep Carnell

juan wants answers too. but this is not a Q & A

go juan, you are so correct

should I raise it again?

My hand has been up for a while, how do we know if we are in the line?

Is there a visible queue we can see?

just so ya know my hand is raised

Talking about accountability and how the citizens are chasing tails: https://beachcomber.news/content/tigertext-–-lbpd’s-illegal-destruction-evidence Sure, LBPD swept it under the rug when it was revealed they were using illicit technology.

YES!!

Checks and balances

What on CpCC for 30 years and no subpoena, WTF???????

engaged

YES, YES!!

The corruption is crazy in long beach. this is crazy

YES MARSHALL!!

https://beachcomber.news/content/tigertext-–-lbpd’s-illegal-destruction-evidence

Thank you Marshall for your service and time

3 STRIKES

I like Marshall's idea a lot

Thank you Marshall!

are you guys avoiding

Yes yes yes savannah

https://forthe.org/perspective/police-commission-farce/

Why aren't complaints made public?

I agree Savanah

Is there a line? where am I in the line? I just want to be sure there is no technical problems

FYI, the CPCC does have subpoena ability, it's in the charter

Speak the truth Savannah!

Yelp complaints are made public...

not fooled

And people lose their job over Yelp that immediately.

Deborah, subpoena power means nothing when the City managers gets to veto and refuse everything they as fore

Yes, Savannah!!

Can she call on her phone?

Savannah speaking truth to power

AGREE

Ya'll see Carl laughing while I spoke?

There needs to be another platform for people to give additional comments beyond this town hall. As well as a way for community members to submit comments anonymously.

FUND MORE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS!!!

This who thing is a joke.

whole*

We need to hire our own people who grew up in this our community

YES!!

RIGHT DEBRA

Much love Journey!

can she call a phone number instead of video?

Hi Liz

It's not just the CCPC. Another problem no one is addressing is the city's Civil Service Commission. There are instances where police officers have been fired for cause (robbery - LAPD Rampart scandal) and violating the PD's gun policy. Officers then appeal firing and/or other discipline to the Civil Service Commission, and that commission orders the PD to reinstate them, with back pay.

Call in 1 213 338 8477 id 924 9961 1435

lets talk about police

That’s a terribly racist program

BTW at Marshall MS - Cops were around there because people we driving too fast. A young boy (12 /13 year old) on his bike was going to school. He was giving a ticket by the police bc he wasn't wearing a helmet. So he has now had a negative experience with the police. How do you think he will react toward police after that experience.?

time is up wrap it up

not fair

wrap it up

Current Annual Budget LBPD $264,499,242Salaries and Overtime 223,000,000 Plus..

I am done venting. Lets hand over the demands

right .. 96% more..Wow.

I am thoroughly exhausted… Talked out. We are hearing ourselves talk to each other…. This city has LONG KNOWN these issues… The structure is situated in such a formation to sustain the status quo

Yes, people in the battle field should be at the round table

"Zero Transparency.. 602 Residents complaints, 0% accountability.. " Shirin Thank you for sharing..

the police dept. isnt cooperating with data and neither is the city!!! the City coordinates with the secrets that cops want to keep. Over stupid campaign money which is pennies when we talk about dead lives

The is a reminder that the the city council and the members on this call already know all of this data regarding the LBPD. Attend protests. Stay informed. Pay attention to City Council meetings. Show up. Comment. They city won't change until we make it change.

How is it that our city is the nation's 43rd most populous, but 15th most deadly by police violence per capita? (https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/cities) How much of this is due to structural inequities in revenue sources - i.e. Tidelands vs. General Fund ? Why is it we cannot see a spreadsheet, the way we can for every single other City Department, for how a given investment results in measurable, verifiable outcomes when it comes to the LBPD? How is it that publicly funded programs for public health/safety/welfare skew so heavily towards one group at the expense of another? Why is it that here in Long Beach, one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in the wealthiest most powerful nation on earth, cannot achieve the public health outcomes with policing, or coronavirus response, that places like Norway, Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore, etc. have already achieved? I want to see these and other questions from the community brought up in each of these sessions addressed formally.

They target our young black men

Un-fun fact for anyone in this chat. Al Austin was just named Chair of the Budget Oversight Committee by Garcia. In the early 2000s, he was actually a commissioner on the CPCC. He had every opportunity to hold LBPD accountable for their brutality, misconduct, and abuse of power. But did he? Of course not, he turned a blind eye because he, like Garcia and like almost every member of council benefitted from the money donated to him or his campaigns. Instead he filed complaint after complaint against an outside investigator, Thomas Gonzalez, who was actually investigating these police complaints. How are we supposed to trust a person like Austin who didn’t stand up to what was right back when he was on the CPCC and who doesn’t stand up to what is right when he votes to approve the destruction of police records?

THANK YOU SHIRIN!

WOW...SMH

Thank you shirin!

Yes, Shirin! We need ACTION now!

Amen, Dawn is a Hero

Yes Shirin Senegal

the screen is freezing

IS THIS POLICE OFFICER STILL A POLICE OFFICER?

of course

exactly..

YES Shirin!

Agree with everything you’re saying!!

well said - there's a reason

YES!

yes Dr. Lydia! go Shirin!

Thanks Shirin!

YES

Thank you Shirin..

Very well said Shirin. We need a comprehensive evaluation.

Uranga, as someone running for LBUSD school board, will you advocate for the students and demand LBUSD cut ties with LBPD?

we need a representative from the health and equity department to oversee every decision the city makes that will affect public health

Hello Ana Luna the organization is Centro Community Hispanic Association (Centro CHA Inc. )

we need to invest all the way to the neighborhood level. Bring back the neighborhood watch, have events that promote community cohesion

Yes Hilda, including reopening the city. There is currently no health professional on the committee who makes recommendations for reopening the city.

Thank You Shirin! (:

YES, HELP OUR YOUTH!

all love let's not let this moment go folks

Where is Dr. Holly?

we can make a change period

i am brining doc holly on board

No way, Shirin. We’re in it for the long haul. 👍

I have asked for the data from both sides which bid difficult to get. Schools should be safe places for students t to learn and I agree that we should have LBPD out of our schools. I still want to know who is asking.

some data https://policescorecard.org/?city=long-beach

Citizens Over Sight Committee

email me at tonia.reyesuranga@gmail.com

Shirin I think we talk on No. Long Beach site

We're working on figuring out the queue and speaker flow. thanks for bearing with us. we've got about 15 people with hands raised to speak and taking them in order.

Why do they (Police) shoot to kill?

hi denise yes

The city should allow the residents to use the open spaces without paying fees.

IF police are “public servants” can we get open files on EACH and EVERY police person to see, publicly, what their record is. Let them EARN our respect.

@ Katie thanks for the updating on tech

Police Dept needs to take pointers from us Community Health Workers

OK Shirin I'm SERIOUS about this! Contact me at deniseecollins1@gmail.com

hey Samuel - there are 5 people in line ahead of you. I think I accidentally removed your question

ok will do denise

DIDN'T THE CITY GET A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE HOMELESS FROM THE GOV? WHERE DID IT GO?

Thank you Katie! I appreciate it

L.A. County Sheriff are FAMOUS for slowing their response time “in protest” to proposed budget cuts.

Al Austin had every opportunity to make some real change to the CPCC when he was a commissioner in the early 2000s. Instead he did absolutely nothing. Now he is the chair of the Budget Oversight Committee

Raised hand, not sure of my place in queue though

To Protect and Serve, Who?

RIGHT Briley?!

@jessica Q. Dr. Hollie is on this call. I've been keeping her updated.

we don't know when we're next

Signal, they’re just going down the list

Thanks for bearing with us. in line so far we've got Elie, Senay, Tyrone, Samuel, Hilda, Tiffany, Lydia, Susan, Jordan, Denise, Charlie, Sharon, Sue, Shirin, Christopher, Molly.

Let's keep in mind the city attorney has a role in drafting public policy. The city attorney is an elected official. He needs to held accountable aswell.

I mean you'll have to tell us when it's our turn

Thank you Katie!

Thank you, Christopher

The webinar format doesn't allow us to see attendees on camera - so we move them to panelists when it's their turn. Not a perfect process. thanks for your patience as we figure it out

from Janaya Future (BLM organizer). there are solutions out there. why aren't we discussing them specifically? these convos can use these calls by going down a list of them and planning how to implement them. "If you are in the middle of a mental health crisis, you are 16 times more likely to be murdered by police3 out of 4 sexual assault are not reported995 offenders out of 1000 cases walk awayPolice do not prevent crime, the respond to it40‰ of officers have reports of DV in their homesKimerly crenshaw of african policy reform leading research on how policies (many listed in 8cantwait) dont decrease police vioence. You can through as many body cmaeras on offocers as you want. Many police feel validated in inflicting violence of Black bodies that they feel the body cameras will protect them by proving why they were justified in the harm they inflicted.

*sorry for typos. on my phone

Hi Senay, you are the next speaker

you're up after Elie.

There is a great publication just released by American Academy of Arts & Sciences, “Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy” — well worth reading and using!

Here is the link to the publication: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/publication/downloads/2020-Democratic-Citizenship_Our-Common-Purpose_0.pdf

they need Social Trainings

social training is a must

They need to be familiar with the community they're serving..

My concern is community safety is left in the hands of the Long Beach Police Department. LBPD holds 48% of the City General Fund and has started to monopolize on human services like Mental Health, Homelessness and Community Building.As a taxpayer, I do not want the police to take the role of the right professionals who went to school and have years of training and education to support human health needs. Many studies suggested that community policing does not significantly reduce crime or make communities safer under this current administration.

As a teacher, we pay for a lot of our training. If you want another credential or higher ed degree... we pay for it. Professional Dev... many we have to pay for.

You are next up. When Elie is done you will be next

Police should pay for their own training - more training.

I feel it is important for city leaders to shift their values and investments from Law and Order to Community‐oriented policing (COP) which features strategies to promote community engagement in public safety and collaborative approaches to crime prevention and crisis management. I want to see my neighbors talk out their differences and not call the police for every little dispute. I want to see community peacekeepers reduce conflict between neighborhoods. I want to see the health department, Parks and Rec and Workforce development fully funded and all people supported with resources they need to achieve their own goals and dreams. This is doable. I ask all city leadership to vote in or set up a ballot measure for a moratorium on all budget cuts to the Health Department, Parks and Rec, and Workforce Development for the next ten years. Then vote in a 5-year plan to reduce the reliance of policing and redistribute the funds from the police into the Health Department, parks and Rec, and Workforce Development.

Have you ever called the police on someone and you were treated like the perpertrator

It is time for city leaders to be bold and stop letting the Long Beach Police Officers Association bully them into inflating Police Priorities and Funding. The City Leadership needs to work for us, not the police.

Good idea Michelle!

DV folks are SURVIVORS not victims. Police are NOT mental health experts, they show up and shoot to kill. They are NOT helpful.

Completely disagree with this speaker

I complete disagree with Elie

Briley, yes Police came in shooting

I also completely disagree with Elie

Hey Jerlene waiting to hear from you.

Does the current speaker have any affiliations with the LBPD or LBPOA ?

I agree with some of the things the lady is speaking but shes never walked a day in an African American womens shoes..

Fully disagree Ellie

“The safest communities don’t have the most cops; they have the most resources.” https://newrepublic.com/article/157875/pandemic-right-time-defund-police

Defunding the police is imperative to safety of residences of long beach

NEXT CALLER

NEXT CALLER

Sounds like white privilege speaking here

she’s rambling

DEFUND THE POLICE

Defund The Police!!

MANY people in this community are saying defund the police

Thank god there are lots of different voices saying defund the police

There are thousands of voices calling for defunding the police

YES SENAY!!!

Oh no, it does mean abolish

Its very misunderstood

byeeee Ellie!

Abolish the police ;)

if it's a fundamentally racist institution

Love that statement Nicolassa!

Abolish is cool

Hi Tyrone, You will be up after Senay.

it needs to be reconstituted

There is no reason why we can't have the same outcomes as places like Norway that spend a fraction of what we do per capita

KATIE please repost the que list

that's right!!

Thank you for being patient!

disproportionately high number of police officer shootings

43rd in population, 15th in police shootings per capita - why???

Senay, I appreciate you linking economic consequences to the management decision to keep the police as they are.

Legend Senay!

Put the cost of the murder payouts on the police department. If they murder community residents the department pays our of their budget.

YES!

out*

Christopher, yes! I agree — IF police are held liable financially for their behavior, their behavior will change.

more than 5! he had many and shouldn't have been on the force still

Sheep dog brainwashing smh

POLICE PRIVILEGE

community cohesion and increasing the social network work as prevention for domestic violence

AND Chauvin will collect MILLIONS IN PENSIONS even if he is CONVICTED!!

Hi Samuel, thank you for being patient. You will be next.

Raise your hand if you want to line up to speak

Jacob Delgado lasted less than 6 months on the job — after graduating form the Police Department in October, 2019.

Preach Sista!!

Make it a BACHELORS

Yes cops should have a degree!

BACHELORS MINIMUM

And every single officer who doesn't meet this requirements should be FIRED

GIGO - why train the wrong people, why not start with better hiring practices?

if they want to move up the pay scale they need to earn more degrees and take more professional development courses

speak Emily!

just like teachers

Wite ups should be made public..

Require Police officers to live in the city!!!

Salary police officers, NO MORE OT

Yes Chris, yes Briley!

Amen.

Yes Police should be from the Community

Hi Hilda, Thank you for being patient. You will be next.

defund toolkit. we have the resources. why aren't we talking about all the developed resources? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UhlRbXOrSYUevkm2F0MBDKBqWOnEkhnX/view?usp=drivesdk

Fully fund the hire a youth program and make it a year long oppertunity!!

We as citizens pay their salary with our taxes.. We should have say so on when how they are disciplined for misconduct

10 Things We Can DoTo #DefundPolice1. Demand that our city, county, and state representatives commit to reducing policebudgets over the long term, with the goal of getting to zero2. Demand that our city, county, and state representatives remove police fromschools and other public institutions and spaces3. Demand that our city, county, and state representatives eliminate policingpractices from other institutions, including health care and social services4. Demand that our city, county, and state representatives stop applying for oraccepting state or federal funds for police or police equipment5. Demand that Congress reduce funding to state and local police departments andincrease funding for housing, health care, education, employment and incomesupport6. Demand that federal funds for policing be repurposed to meet community needs7. Demand that all government agencies end contracts with law enforcement, jailsand prisons8. Demand an end to civil asset forfeiture

9. Demand that corporations cut ties with police departments10. Demand that public and private funders invest in community-based responses toharm, housing, health care, employment, income support, and community needsinstead of law enforcement-based programs

Getting kids to be a part of a musical or artistic community is extremely important. And although Long Beach has more art resources than other cities, it IS NOT ENOUGH. As a music educator at over 3 Long Beach schools, I’ve seen the impact of music getting kids aware of their surroundings, the REAL history of American music (slavery and Black Americans)…etc

LET THE KIDS EXPRESS THEMSELVES PUBLICLY

STEP 0: DON’T REINVENT THE WHEELBefore you start - find out who else is working on budget issues in your area, and reach outto learn more about their work and whether it addresses police budgets.STEP 1: GET THE NUMBERSFind out how much of your city, county or state’s budget is spent on policing. See if yourcity is listed in the Action Center on Race and the Economy’s database. If not, contact us atinterruptingcriminalization@gmail.com if you need help with this.

Yes, Briley, the only way we can do that is with a completely independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee. We can’t let Modica nor his deputies decide our complaints are invalid and throw them away.

Hops and Vines has been a great Arts Council parnter

SHRINK POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS× Stop police department budget increases× Substantially reduce police budgets (by a specific dollar amount or percentage) thisyear, with commitments to» not vote for increased funding in the future» make further cuts in the future» immediately invest in education, health care, housing, jobs and youthprograms, childcare, income support, public transit, and community-basedviolence prevention and response programs× Cut overtime budgets× Cut police public relations and legal defense budgetsSHRINK POLICE DEPARTMENT SIZE× Enact police department hiring freezes× Cancel new police cadet classes× Terminate salaries and pensions of officers who repeatedly or seriously harmcommunity members× Cut specific units such as: “quality of life” and “party” patrols, parking enforcement,vice and gang units, and reallocate funding to community-based violence preventionand violence interruptor programs unaffiliated with law enforcement

Nicolassa YOU should run for MAYOR! You have ANSWERS!!

Hi Tiffany, thank you for being patient. You will be up after Hilda.

its all here... there is so much already out here! people have been.doibg this for years

^ Exactly. The knowledge to change is here, and no one can tell us any different. Now is the time for ACTION

Al Austin was named Chair of the Budget Oversight Committee, as a former member of the CPCC, he did NOTHING to investigate police complaints. How can we trust him to defund the police when he himself is beholden to them?

Where is the mayor? Would be nice if he was here listening. Instead of him just getting the "notes"

SHRINK POLICE DEPARTMENT SCOPE× End contracts that provide for police presence in schools, colleges and universities,parks, public transit, and public housing× End expansion of police functions to homeless outreach/sweeps, responses tounmet mental health or economic needs, youth engagement, and enforcement ofpublic health orders× Shut down units specifically targeting protesters or charged with surveillingparticular communities× Stop collaboration with ICE, Joint Terrorism Taskforces, and other surveillancestructures

SHRINK POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT× Block new military and surveillance equipment acquisition, including under theDepartment of Defense 1033 program× Defund license plate reader, facial recognition, and other surveillance equipment

my hand was raised. it seems to have gone out

SHRINK POLICE DEPARTMENTS’ POWER× Increase police department budget transparency× Create participatory budgeting processes that allow communities to designatefunding to public and community-based public safety infrastructure and programsoutside law enforcement× Open police contract negotiations to public scrutiny, participation and approval× Decriminalize public order and survival-based offenses× Repeal Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights

Hilda is the best!

I'm with Ascent (Whole Person Care) Community Health Worker bpresely@ascentla.org. Lets have a coversation

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rnXAM2w4nZv_YtuJLcwpLCOqucNYtIqOxujNqNDBej4/edit#responses

TY Hilda!

ME!!!!!

GO TIFFANY!!!!!

Lol they were ALL negative

Muchas gracias @hildagaytan

thank you hilda

Tiffany so good to see you ready to speak.

Okay but why did you say you'll put more officers on the street while running?

In late 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama established the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing to respond to national concerns about police‐community relations. The Task Force's report examined policing strategies to maximize both effective crime prevention and public trust and confidence in the police (President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, 2015). Community‐oriented policing (COP) features heavily throughout the report as one such strategy to promote community engagement in public safety and collaborative approaches to crime prevention and crisis management. ------- To Jessica's point earlier these reports and other evidence base programs and strategies are sitting on the shelves.

Me hello me

Reimagining Public Safety: Recommendations for Transformation Urban Peace Institute <ckosec@urbanpeaceinstitute.org>

@Katie and Carl - if somebody can please email me your contact or somebody I can get a hold of to discuss more of how we can invest to the youth and to support our local musicians and artists - My email is samwalukouw@gmail.com

bad experiences with cops while a student at LBUSD

Its unfortunate that African American Women aren't safe..

Community‐oriented policing to reduce crime, disorder, and fear and improve legitimacy and satisfaction with police: a systematic review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/CL2.174

Hi Jordan, thank you for being patient. You are next in line to speak.

katie.balderas@longbeach.gov

And Defund the police while evidence based strategies and programs are being reintroduced or repacked.

Thank you Katie

Jessica, is this the site you were referencing? https://www.urbanpeaceinstitute.org/in-the-news/2020/6/22/reimagining-public-safety

Hope everyone here knows how important Hip Hop and Reggae music is for the young generation and for us as a whole community

I have to head out, but since we’re asking about alternative investments to community policing, here’s a few:

1) Decriminalization of nonviolent crime, and a non-police response force with proper training and roots within the communities they operate

Who’s in the queue?

I would like to ask School leadership to be involved in thei process aswell.

The pain is still there and deeply rooted My process is different because my history is different!!

2) Restorative Justice and institutions that uphold those, with ideas like Community Justice Centers as Tiffany Davy referred to

Or what does the list look like? Want to know my place

please

Executive staff and school board for all the education systems.

3) Defunding the police and refocusing that funding to housing, healthcare, and services for our community.

Yes tiffany!!

Charter each commission

Thank you for sharing your story and your ideas on solutions Tiffany!

Hi Charlie, thank you for being patient. There is one person in front of you. You should be up soon.

get them oversight and power

Hi Chingona - there are four people ahead of you currently

Hi Charlie, you are after the current speaker.

Thank you Behrang

Any proposal need teeth. Any one can come in at the next election cycle and vote out progress

they go back to settler colonialism since the 1540s

White supremacists are smart and are just as organized as the best social justice organizers.

The Injustice of Blacks runs deep in America since before it's inception.

yup

yup!!

we need to stop the war on our own population

Hi Charlies you are next

Hm, have ALL my comments been coming to panelists only? Anyway, should I just leave? I’ve been waiting two hours.

How many vehicles necessary for 1 individual ? It creates trauma and hostility..

how many people are on the call?

I want to hear from Shirin

Hi Shirin, thank you for being patient. You are the next speaker.

No more cops on campus!

We were told at the last meeting the LBPD is going to be part of this processes including collecting data about themselves, is that no longer the case?Co

Yaaaaasss!!!!!

10%???? It sould me WAY more than that

Shirin, you are next.

It doesn't take that long to prosecute average citizens..

Yes to everything charlie said

31st*****

The police are protected..

No 37 lol

I agree with the financial consequences idea. It needs to affect the bottom line for the department when the PD work has negative outcomes for the community. We don't transfer and/or pay a doctor more when he/she causes a death as a result of malpractice, they get penalized and risk losing their license. Why do we treat this civic department differently? And it seems the Culpable Immunity was developed in response to the Civil Rights Movement.

We were told at the last meeting the LBPD is going to be part of this processes including collecting data about themselves, is that no longer the case?

Racial Profiling

Can anyone see this message?

These conversations are not unprecedented. These conversations have been had. This is the first time y’all are “paying attention.”

We can see you Shirin

Yes Shirin

yes Shirin

I am not sherin

This is Dawn

Your name comes up as Shirin

Just FYI

is this dawn? sorry - your name is under shirin

How many counclmembers are police

STACEY MUNGO IS FORMER SHERIFF

Hi Molly, Thank you for being patient. You will be up soon.

City Attorneys office contracts out hundreds of thousands of dollars defending the actions of our police.they contract

volunteers with Los Alamitos plice

Can you all see this as Dawn Modkins now?

yes

Yes Dawn

You are next, Dawn

yes Dawn

Look at City Attorney’s list of contract legal services.

Great. Thanks Savannah

Hi Molly, you will be next.

Powers and Duties of the Commission: A. To receive, and in its discretion to administer and investigate, through independent investigator, allegations of police misconduct, with emphasis on excessive force, false arrest, and complaints with racial or sexual overtones. B. To conduct a hearing into allegations of police misconduct, when such hearing, in the discretion of the Commission, will facilitate the fact-finding process. C. To SUBPEONA and require the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books and papers pertinent to the investigation and to administer oaths to such witnesses to the extent permissible by law. D. To thereafter make recommendations concerning allegations of misconduct to the City Manager, who shall have final disciplinary authority.

E. To recommend to the City Council the provision of such staff as in necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this Article. Upon authorization by the City Council the City Manager shall select staff members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. The Commission shall advise the City Manager of the performance of said staff, and the City Manager shall thereafter take such steps as he deems necessary to assure their satisfactory performance.

Thanks, Dana.

The above is taken directly from the Section 1153. Powers and Duties of the Commission

Hey all, I hope we can hear from Tiffany again - she has a local example that is more than salient for this conversation tonight

Hi Molly, you are the next speaker.

I think they need to be transparent. the law enforcement they know everything about us when they come in contact with us we should as citizens be informed about who they are.

YESSSS REPARATIONS!!!

That is an accurate word Mz Dawn

I am concerned with Dawn’s safety as well since she’s very active in our community

And we know what police in general have done to activists

I'm concern as well about Dawns safety

thank you Dawn

Your contact info please Dawn

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rnXAM2w4nZv_YtuJLcwpLCOqucNYtIqOxujNqNDBej4/edit#responses

thank you Dawn! Stop going to the tokens!

very well said

They Are Not the Voices of Our Community..

Hi Molly, you are up.

Dawn where is the meeting Friday?

Hi Chingona, you are the next speaker.

What is my place in queue?

NOT ELIE

Hi Chingona, you will be next.

Hi Chingona, you are next. Thank you for being patient

Thousands and millions want to defund police

need to soak about LBPD and LBUSD

speak*

The most a public school teacher can make is right around $100K with a masters and PhD in most school districts

for comparison.

Molly should replace Patrick O’Donnell

That’s at the top of the pay scale

Or any of these people

and teachers pay for sooooo much of their supplies!!

Assemblyman O’Donnell’s brother was a LB Policeman

Hi Chingona, you are up

seriously. All of them need to be replaced by community activists.

TY Molly

Hi Lydia, thank you for being patient! You are next in line to speak.

Does the City Manager have a policy for independent investigation of reported cases of retaliation against 1) city staff and 2) community members protesting police violence?

there is no police presence here

near Lakewood High

My son goes to Sato near CSULB - no police presence ever

Twice as may PD on the West side than the East side. Double the budget

@Andria The live there… So no need for the Black and White cars

no police on this side of town when Frederick Taft was murdered

They*

Hi Eduardo, thank you for being patient! You are next in line to speak.

Dawn, exactly

finally

someone mentions the 13th

I was hit by a van in October of 2018. I was injured and bleeding. I called for the police to come take a report, but called my boyfriend who was only two blocks away to come take me to the hospital. I did not want to pay or wait for an ambulance. I called dispatch to let them know they would need to take my report at the hospital. Dispatch connected me to the officers arriving on scene and I notified them what was going on. They immediately said I needed to turn around. I asked if they were denying me medical attention and there response was "If you want to play games, then are you fleeing the scene?" At that point I felt threatened and unsafe to proceed to the hospital. When we arrived back at the scene of the accident, there were six police vehicles there. I fear that I would have been arrested had my boyfriend not been there. Even the driver who hit me stood up for me.

Prisons and Jails

$10 piece of Rock Cocaine got women and men 10-25 years in prison

The 3 strikes laws

Ase’ Dr. Holly

Dr. Hollie!

ok

Provide parent with child care stipents. Offer closed captions, Sign Language and Language translation. Offer affinity groups. Host a forum on social media. Have a call with elder in the city.

We keep on waking up to the same issues!!

No one ever really wins a war.

This Movement Is Vital For Change!!

Hi Eduardo, you are up next.

A friend of mine shared today that when his car was t-boned near Anaheim and Pine about a year ago and he got out to check if the driver who had crashed into him was ok, the police came running on foot to see if my friend (a black man) was a threat to the driver who crashed into his car (a white woman). The woman then had to reassure the police that that was not the case. Then the police left and did not help them at all at the scene of the accident.

CANCEL ALL INJUNCTIONS!!!!!!!!

Recall electeds

PLEASE DONT CUT HER OFFFF

PLEASE DONT CUT HER OFFFF

100% Dr. Holly (:

Thank you Eduardo

Thank you Eduardo, and thank you Dr. Hollie!

doctor holly's data and work was taken and washed down and raised millions that the city kept

I have all the documentation Dr. Holllie referenced.

i was knocked off

EDUARDOOOOOOOOOOO

yes, it's a tree with roots, exactly.

GIGO

Reduce, replace and resolve the police department.

look up officer Newton still on the force after setting up a man to do life in prison

Make the complains public..

Dr. Hollie is the co-author of the 2013 State of Black Long Beach report. Which is currently showing in the City's Framework page.

Revenge Killings!!!!

There are only 2 or 3 speakers left.

attendees

we have 113 attendees left

We have to live our Life calculated..... A white person lives their life unbothered "NON-CHALANTLY"

QOW

we need community based mental health, not the police going out on those calls

WOW!!!

truly

we have 113 left

Hi Denise, thanks for being patient. You are the next speaker.

No worries! Thank you!

It's Deeply Rooted from 400 years ago.. The Slave Master..

Education is always defunded. So should other government departments

It has to stop

Veterans also will be a good candidate for Law Enforcement

Systematic Racism

ABSOLUTELY

Hi Denise, you are up

It's an "US against THEM mentality

Veterans have different training. Not sure if they would be good candidates

Education is defunded but education is the most important.

I know you guys are tired . Thank you for listening

Hi Tiffany, thanks for being patient. You are next in line to speak.

I hope Tom Modica understands the importance of taking this conversation to the next level and finding a healthy balance in the budget to represent the community's priorities and concerns

Is Tom texting right now

Mr Tom Modica…….. It's Terrible! Black Women are being treating like animals. That should way heavy on your heart..

IS TOM TEXTING RIGHT NOW?

Hi Savannah, thanks for being patient. You are the next speaker in line.

My house was robbed over the Xmas holiday and when the officers arrived the treatment I received was as if I was the criminal..

Where can we find this recorded call?

Dawn - I'm recording in on Caravan 4 Justice Facebook group.

tsk tsk texting again

I think he's writing, folks

Also, I'm copying and pasting all these comments. We are over 50 pages right now!

Excellent, Thanks Michelle

great

My pleasure!

what if that was some CSULB student - it's right there

#KennethRoss <3

Hi James, thanks for being patient. You are next in line.

Right Savannah!

lol

Speak Power Savannah!!

Yaaayyyy Michelle!

50 pages for REAL Michelle??!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/caravan4justice/

55 PAGES~~~ WHO"S READING IT?????

good job michelle

Systemic inaction

Love y'all

WHERE"S GARCIA??????

I did not get a chance to fully speak. I raised hand in the beginning of this session. I have been a LB resident for 53 years. I have that many years of police brutality. Not with me personally, but with friends and loved ones. I hope there will be an effort made to do something about this policing (bad policing) because it is time to make some changes. I am now 63 years old. The same thing was done then that is done now. After every more serious incident (Rodney King, riots) there were town hall type meetings going on for weeks, still no changes. Now same thing talking to people who look bored. Police still harass, disrespect, injure, and kill Black people with no repercussion. I have 5 Grandsons who all are raised right, good grades in school, do not sag. I am very concerned for my Grandsons if they are stopped.

a platform

Fist Pumps James..

He hasn't said a word. Hes just changing colors..

p

This aint even a debate for here

ffs - "truth to power" - that can be a waste of one's time

i'm here to bring power to truth

I believe Carl was used to control his ppl..

Goodnight!

Good Night.. Mz Dawn!!

Anyone have the info for Friday?

Yes

Night Briley

I would definitely love to have your contact info.

Please can we have the info for Friday!!

Find me on FB!

@Journey

Thank you for this forum. I appreciate your time and effort in this forum

Against police violence!!!!!

Say that part too Carl

James Brown said t

good night folks let's keep pushing #stoppolicebrutality #fightthepower #equity #enoughisenough #community

oops

I requested you as a friend Dawn

EMAIL AND CALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ETC. GO TO CITY HALL TOMORROW AT 5PM

#AllofUS

teresa is good people

"POWER TO OUR PEOPLE"

James Brown and it best "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing! Please don't let this turn out to be true with the change you're promising!

we appreciate you teresa

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM TOM

Michelle, is there a meeting where people are allowed?

Just hanging out outside and supporting each other. We are going to be there until they let us in!

OK!

is it important enough to insulate the data members of the public are inputting into the process from the LBPD? how can our City Auditor's office be involved?

Weneed to take our community back...

When and How are we as citizens be able to view the recommendations.

I'll post city council info on Facebook page - caravan4justice

thanks for letting me join Michelle!

Does the stake holders have our best intrest at heart?