Public Spaces and Police Reform

With a bit of a kerfuffle over Dolores Park ending in the swift suspension of a lawn reservation policy, outraged locals have celebrated their assertion of power over public space today – which harkens back to a similar snafu in 2014 over a soccer field. How has public outcry shaped policy?

Speaking of public outcry shaping policy: San Francisco's Police Chief has resigned and the search for his replacement is on. But the chief alone does not a new department make, and the city and public are trying to push the police department into making major use of force reforms without adding new weapons, like Tasers.

Playlist

  1. Live in the Evening by The Soft White Sixties on The Soft White Sixties (Filament Group)
  2. Vote On Tuesday by Tea Leaf Green on Seeds (Surfdog Records)