2023: Reimagining Public Safety Element

On November 13, 2023, the Council voted 3–2 not to include the Reimagining Public Safety Element in General Plan 2045. Albert Vera, Goran Eriksson and Dan O’Brien voted to exclude it. Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Freddy Puza voted against exclusion.

Selected police-equipment votes

May 2024
StarChase pursuit-mitigation system$143,689 equipment/system approval.
PUZA: NO
Sept. 2024
Axon camera / Taser packageMulti-year body-camera, in-car-camera and Taser package.
PUZA: NO
Oct. 2024
AB 481 military-equipment reportAnnual report/action under state law.
PUZA: AYE

A No vote is not automatically an “anti-police” vote. The point of this page is to show the exact subject and vote so readers can evaluate it themselves.

April 2026: broader Public Safety Subcommittee

The Council dissolved the Standing Police Subcommittee and created a broader Standing City Council Public Safety Subcommittee. The City’s summary says the new body would address topics beyond police policy, including the Mobile Crisis Team, lighting, red-light-camera reform, ambassador programs and other community-safety strategies.

Vote: Puza, Fish and McMorrin voted in favor; O’Brien and Vera voted against. Fish and McMorrin became the two subcommittee members.

September 2026: 911 dispatch feasibility reaches the subcommittee

On September 1, 2026, File 27-248 was before the Standing Public Safety Subcommittee: “Update and Discussion of Feasibility to Dispatch 911 Calls to the Mobile Crisis Team.” The posted minutes remain draft, so no final recommendation is inferred here.

The City’s current Mobile Crisis Team page describes MCT as a non-law-enforcement, non-emergency, voluntary service with current hours Monday through Friday, 10 AM–6 PM.