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January 07, 2021 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO's First E-Newsletter of 2021!

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are looking at 2021 with much hope.In this first IOLERO e-newsletter of 2021 we have a lot of information to share with you including an update on the implementation of Measure P, the hiring of two new attorneys at IOLERO, IOLERO's first independent investigation, new investigations and audits at IOLERO, our second Spotlight feature, and CAC meetings including the different types of meetings the CAC holds, the schedule for upcoming meetings and how to find meeting minutes. Read full story


December 07, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Reminder about tonight's CAC meeting. We've added a new panelist.

This is a reminder that tonight December 7th, the CAC will be having a discussion about Protests and Crowd Control. We've added a new panelist: Prof. Reyes, the chair of Sonoma State University’s Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Department where he teaches Police, Courts and Community Relations. Read full story


December 02, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Protests, Law Enforcement Crowd Control and other news

IOLERO's December newsletter features a new "Spotlight" section where we will periodically feature an interview with one of our community partners. Also discussed is the CAC's December meeting which will focus on Protests and Crowd Control. Read full story


November 18, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO is hiring, and other news…

This mid-month IOLERO newsletter is being sent to you with exciting and important information about job openings at IOLERO and the upcoming Community Advisory Council (CAC) meetings. Read full story


November 06, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Recruitmentopen for new full-time Administrative Support Services Manager

The Administrative Support Services Managerwill report to the Assistant County Administrator and will be directlyresponsible for providing services to three different departments: CAO, Officeof Equity, and the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach(IOLERO). Read full story


November 04, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Measure P passed, what comes next for IOLERO?

As you probably know by now, Measure P is poised to pass with approximately two-thirds of the vote. With this victory, Sonoma County voters showed their overwhelming desire for enhanced law enforcement oversight. Read full story


November 02, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Reminder about the CAC's virtual meeting TONIGHT

We are sending this message to remind you about the November Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting which is tonight at 6pm via Zoom. Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Watchdog report: Sonoma County sheriff agrees to policy changes

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to vastly expand training on implicit bias and crisis intervention, create and adopt an overarching de-escalation policy and launch an investigation into the accuracy of dispatch reports. Read full story


October 02, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO's Annual Report 2019-2020

This edition of IOLERO’s newsletter is dedicated to our Annual Report. Read full story


September 15, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO is Adding Two Attorneys to its Staff

The IOLERO director's request for two new attorneys was granted by the Board of Supervisors on September 11, 2020. Read full story