I’m here for the Lovely Warren and La’Ron Singletary press conference at City Hall

Here we go

Warren: doubling availability of mental health providers

We will fully engage with RASE commission to reinvision price department “

Glad about AG empaneling grand jury. RPD has escalated problems with protests with pepper balls etc

Warren and Rev. Myra Brown calling on “elders” to stand as “buffer” between cops and protesters at PSB

Takes a minute to “discuss the importance of our PSB... we have to protect it.”

“There is credible evidence of outside agitators who seek to destroy the PSB”

We can’t bring Pride back but can ensure he did not die in vain. “I wholeheartedly believe Chief LS is the person to lead us through these challenging times”

Here’s Singletary: dedicated to making changes to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

A mental health unit is being moved to youth & rec department

Myra Brown of Spiritus Christi: it’s important a grieving community is given space to be angry... policing systems in US were built in Reconstruction to answer Q: “what to do with the Blacks?”

Singletary sidesteps Q of whether he misled Warren: I shared factual information I had at the time

Warren: you will all see this was done by the book

Singletary says police have been “consistent” last few days, blames agitators who seem to provoke. “Measured; shown restraint.” Alleges frozen water bottles thrown

Warren says she’s committed to job and won’t resign; keeps mentioning pandemic as complicating factor

Brown: “we elders have volunteered to put our bodies on the line.”

Singletary doesn’t really comment on the elder shield operation

I asked whether Warren heard the words Daniel Prude anytime between 4/1 and 8/3. She said “not that I recall, no.” Singletary answered same question saying he’s not going to get into their private conversations.