Police military equipment requires public scrutiny. Fresno fails transparency test | Opinion

Fresno residents who ignore or sidestep the law risk being placed under arrest.

But what happens when laws that govern police are ignored or sidestepped by city leaders? Not a thing. They simply adjourn for lunch.

Over the last few months, dozens of cities, counties and even universities throughout California held community meetings required by a three-year-old state law that provides public oversight over the use of military equipment by local law enforcement agencies…

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