Don't ever let @sliccardo or @CityofSanJose Council deny responsibility for SJPD racism and violence against the community. Per SJPD Union President Kelly, the City had an oppty to end arbitration that protects racist cops but instead they "eased up." https://twitter.com/sanjoseinside/status/1280615791608516608

"During negotiations, Kelly said the union was fighting pressure to do away with the kind of arbitration that allowed Officer Phil White to get his job back 2016 after Chief Garcia fired him for making thinly veiled threats of violence on Twitter against BLM protesters.

The city, however, eased up, Kelly said. “They’re changing to transparency in arbitration . . . Thankfully for the POA, Kelly said, the city granted a one-year contract extension without asking for anything in the way of reforms. It happened quietly, from June 23 to 25, despite

“alllllllll the weight that our board had” from historic demands for more accountability, and even calls to defund police to prioritize other services."

Incredible reporting @jennwadsworth