Black Civil Rights Group Asked for Santa Ana Police Oversight 53 Years Ago

Long before Santa Ana council members started discussing oversight of its police department this year, a black civil rights group pressed for the same reform in the wake of the Watts Riots. The Orange County Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) listed five demands during a Santa Ana city council meeting in September 1965, including the creation of a civilian review board.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:

http://www.ocweekly.com/news/demands-for-santa-ana-police-oversight-are-nothing-new-8215041