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Public accuses police and council of hiding findings; city reports closed‑session settlement and legal opinion
Summary
Members of the public alleged the San Bernardino Police Department and union leadership illegally accessed Treasurer Trisha Ortiz's records and called for release of investigative findings. The City Attorney reported a closed‑session settlement on an unrelated case and stated his legal view that council members receiving union donations did not have a conflict under the Levine Act.
San Bernardino — Concerns about an alleged illegal search of a city database and the council’s handling of related claims dominated public comment at Tuesday’s meeting, where residents demanded transparency and some called for independent disclosures of internal investigative findings.
Multiple speakers cited text messages they said came from Chief Darren Goodman that referenced a CLETS audit entry and a detective working a criminal case. "Where is the misrepresentation of the facts? Where is the unfair disparagement?"…
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