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Fresno Council renews police military-equipment authorization after public push for community meetings and usage data
Summary
Council renewed the Fresno Police Department's annual military equipment authorization amid public calls for better community engagement and clearer usage statistics for items such as drones and robots. Councilors asked the department for clearer utilization tables and for written decommissioning protocols.
The Fresno City Council on Thursday approved renewal of the Fresno Police Department’s annual military‑equipment report, voting to continue authorization for another year while several speakers urged more public engagement and clearer reporting on how items are used.
The item came to the dais after residents and advocates asked that the council pull the report from consent and require a well‑publicized, conveniently located community meeting as required by state law (AB 481). Multiple public speakers said Fresno was an outlier in not holding a…
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