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Santa Ana council hears pleas to preserve investigatory powers of Police Oversight Commission as staff outlines options
Summary
Community members urged the City Council to keep the Police Oversight Commission's investigatory authority; staff presented three models (investigatory, audit/pattern-and-practice, and hybrid) and highlighted legal constraints under recent state laws (AB 847, AB 1506). Council directed staff to return with options in about three months.
Santa Ana 'A workshop-style City Council meeting Tuesday focused on proposed revisions to the city's Police Oversight Commission ordinance, with community members urging the council to retain independent investigatory powers while staff outlined alternatives to align the ordinance with recent state law.
Members of the public described deaths and alleged police violence that they said require independent review rather than an audit-only model. "Esta comisión necesita el poder para investigar independientemente violencia policial, no puede ser solo una herramienta para auditorias internas de la policía," said Emma Garfrey, a District 4 resident and member of Community Service Organization, Orange County, during public comment. Several other speakers named specific incidents and asked the council not to dilute the commission's authority.
City staff framed the…
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