Point Loma & OB Dems - March 28 Meeting - Short Term Rentals & Quality of Life
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March 28 Meeting - Short Term Rentals & Quality of Life
3:30PM Social time and check-in
4:00OM Meeting
Agenda
Introduction of electeds, representatives, candidates
Main program - STRs and Quality of Life
Letter on Deaths in San Diego County Jails (see below)
Officer reports
Announcements
Short Term Rentals & Quality of Life
How many STRs are there in San Diego? How do we measure quality of life in our beach communities? Do we have a measure of housing stock and affordability?
Join a group of local panelists to discuss and suggest amendments to the ordinance under consideration by the City Council.
Items to consider:
Stock of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing, or NOAH
Cost of general housing
Public school enrollments
Increase on rents both commercial and residential
STVR-related nuisance calls to the police and code enforcement
Transient Occupancy Tax, or TOT, revenue from STVRs
Increase in trash pick-up
Frequency of updates to city ordinance
Deaths in San Diego County Jails
After last month’s meeting Dave Myers proffered a letter the club could send to our Assemblymember Chris Ward, and State Senator Toni Atkins. Please review and suggest changes by emailing info@pointlomadem.org, we will vote on this at the March 28 meeting.
Dear (Assemblymember/Senator)
As the President of the Point Loma & Ocean Beach Dems I’m writing on behalf of members to express concerns over the high rates of deaths in custody in San Diego County jails.
Club members voted at our March 28, 2021 meeting to ask that your legislative office request an investigation by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) to determine if these deaths are excessive compared to other large counties in California, and if future deaths could be prevented with changes to training and procedures.
San Diego County is the second largest in California. Under Sheriff Bill Gore, 158 men and women have died while in custody. The local Community Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) has reported and investigated many of these deaths.
However, a few years ago, there were so many deaths being reviewed that the CLERB staff could not complete their work under legal timelines, and had to dismiss 22 cases without findings.
Even though the CLERB does not provide racial or ethnicity data in their annual report, it appears 82% of the people who have died in custody were from BIPOC communities, raising additional concerns about racial disparities in San Diego’s criminal justice system. One young Latina who died was pregnant, and failed to receive proper medical care at the time of her death.
In addition, 80% of the people who have died in county jails were awaiting trial. They had not been convicted of a crime when they died.
Finally, the survivors and family members of many of these men and women have successfully sued San Diego in wrongful death cases. Large settlements- paid by taxpayers- are costing us millions of dollars each year, as well as requiring related staff hours and costs to defend the Sheriff’s Department in court, file appeals, etc.
For all these reasons, we ask that you submit a request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, requesting an investigation to determine if the number of deaths in custody and related legal liabilities and settlements are disproportionately high in San Diego County, and if there is a pattern of racial discrimination in these deaths.
On behalf of the Club I look forward to hearing back from your office, and will be happy to provide additional information if needed.
Sincerely,
Congratulations to the recently elected members of the OB and Peninsula Community planning boards.
Widow kept in the dark about husband's death in San Diego County jail - The San Diego Union-Tribune — www.sandiegouniontribune.com Most large California counties disclose inmate deaths within 24 hours, but Sheriff Gore sometimes withholds data for months
Column: San Diego can never make up its mind about tackling homelessness - The San Diego Union-Tribune — www.sandiegouniontribune.com Homeless policy has been a push-pull between various housing and temporary shelter approaches. All may be needed.
He Redefined ‘Racist.’ Now He’s Trying to Build a Newsroom. - The New York Times — www.nytimes.com The author Ibram Kendi and The Boston Globe team up to cover racism, inspired by Boston’s 19th century abolitionist newspapers.
Point Loma & OB Dems
Patron
Angela Hawkins
Diane Mosely
Shoba Reddy
Sponsors
Judith Collier
Dave Furlano
Gale Hill
Mike Klinkert
Susan Peinado
Gary Werchak
Sustaining
Toni Atkins
Ybarrondo Belen
Leslie Bruce
Barbara Bry
Michen Denny
Marilyn Gibbs
John Geary
Ann Gonzales
Mandy Havlik
Carol Holt
Yvonne Lu
Katherine Merten
Ulrich Merten
Pam Page
Vera Plain
Wedad Schlotte
Katherine Sheehan
Louise Titlow
Howard Walker
Chris Ward
Brant Will
Les Williamson
Point Loma Democratic Club
PO Box 7802, San Diego, CA 92167
(619) 800 5098
info@pointlomadem.org
Chartered by the San Diego County Democratic Party
John Loughlin, President
Diane Mosely, Vice President
Kip Eischen, Secretary
Angela Hawkins, Treasurer
Central Committee Liaison, Ruth Rollins
Endorsement Committee Chair, Deval Zaveri-Tabb
Membership Committee Chair, Susan Peinado