June 22, 2020

San Diego County Voting On Law Enforcement Reform, Affirmative Action May Return To California And Nurses On Front Line Of Pandemic And Protests

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On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote on the creation of a non-law enforcement "Mobile Crisis Response Team" that would respond to nonviolent incidents countywide. The Board will also consider increasing oversight of law enforcement and creating an office of equity and racial justice. Plus, a bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, would ask voters to decide whether to reverse the state’s 24-year ban on affirmative action. And, San Diego nurses are not only at the frontline of the COVID crisis, they’re also responding to medical emergencies at protests over racial injustice.

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June 22, 2020

San Diego County Voting On Law Enforcement Reform, Affirmative Action May Return To California And Nurses On Front Line Of Pandemic And Protests

Listen Later

28 minutes

On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote on the creation of a non-law enforcement "Mobile Crisis Response Team" that would respond to nonviolent incidents countywide. The Board will also consider increasing oversight of law enforcement and creating an office of equity and racial justice. Plus, a bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, would ask voters to decide whether to reverse the state’s 24-year ban on affirmative action. And, San Diego nurses are not only at the frontline of the COVID crisis, they’re also responding to medical emergencies at protests over racial injustice.

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