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Kelly Davis

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San Diego
As seen in: The San Diego Union-Tribune, Apple Podcasts, MSN, U.S. News and World Report, Flipboard, The Mercury News, Miami Herald, The Intercept, The Charlotte Observer, The Sacramento Bee, Kansas City Star and
Covers:  Criminal justice, incarceration, law enforcement oversight, housing affordability, homelessness, social inequity
Investigations team at @sdut, cancer fighter, cat mom, @LuxSignal-er, spouse of @brianespi, @queenofplastics’ sister always ❤️ kelly.davis@sduniontribune.com

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San Diegans voted for far more police oversight. Little has materialized, a new report finds. Original

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By Kelly Davis
| The San Diego Union-Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than five years after San Diego voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of a stronger, more independent system of police oversight, the city’s Commission on Police Practices still lacks many of the powers voters were promised. Nearly 75% of San Diego voters approved Measure B in November 2020 amid nationwide calls for greater police accountability following the murder of George Floyd.
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“Es solo una transeúnte, no se preocupe”: un agente no actuó antes de que una mujer fuera hallada en una zanja dicen los investigadores

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By Jeff McDonald , Kelly Davis
| The San Diego Union-Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Un ayudante del sheriff no identificado violó la política del departamento al no responder a una solicitud de ayuda para Irma Espinoza, una mujer sin hogar de 43 años que murió después de ser abandonada en una zanja, incluso después de que un buen samaritano llamó repetidamente a la Oficina del Sheriff pidiendo ayuda, concluyó una investigación independiente.
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‘She is only a transient, don’t worry about it’: Deputy failed to act before woman was found in ditch, investigators say

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By Jeff McDonald , Kelly Davis
| The San Diego Union-Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An unidentified sheriff’s deputy violated department policy by failing to respond to a request for help for Irma Espinoza, a 43-year-old homeless woman who died after being left in a ditch, even after a good Samaritan repeatedly called the Sheriff’s Office for help, an independent investigation concluded.
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