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  • As call for police reform grows here, some look to Oregon for possible answers

    September 15, 2020 |

    City Newspaper (Rochester) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Protests over police officers' conduct in the death of Daniel Prude prompted Rochester, N.Y., officials to look to Eugene's CAHOOTS program for an alternative model in responding to mental health crises. But CAHOOTS officials caution that their longstanding practice of dispatching mental health counselors as first responders, in place of police, has resulted in a safer, more caring response only because the agency is part of a broader system of social services. CAHOOTS teams are on call 24/7, replacing police on up to 8% of 911 calls and calling for police backup a fraction of the time.

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  • Drink. Drive. Lose your job with BCSO: Sheriff says it's that simple.

    September 15, 2020 |

    KSAT-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    After two dozen of his deputies were arrested in 2018, many of them for drunken driving, the Bexar County sheriff imposed stricter rules, firing people for DWI offenses and barring them from future employment at the agency. He also began offering alcohol abuse treatment, to address the problem before it turns into an arrest. Since the start of 2020, only one deputy has been arrested on DWI charges.

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  • Health Board: Can't we all just get along?

    September 15, 2020 |

    The Boulder Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Teton County, Montana

    When the coronavirus pandemic complicated matters for local government, the Teton County public health office devised a process to enact state mandate that was effective, transparent, and led to rational decision-making. Although discord continued to a degree, the model is still providing guidance to Jefferson County as officials determine "how to best serve the public health interests of its residents."

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  • Will the Special Investigative Unit decrease gun violence in Flint? Audio icon

    September 15, 2020 |

    Flint Beat |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    In the first full month since it was created to take illegal guns off the street, Flint's Special Investigative Unit seized 64 firearms and made dozens of arrests. The unit's predictive policing approach relies on data that tell the police where gun crimes are concentrated. Critics contend that focusing enforcement on historically high-crime areas creates a feedback loop of racially disparate policing, in that more cops in a neighborhood means more arrests, which in turn invites more enforcement. Targeted gun enforcement has a mixed record of crime reductions and racial inequities.

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  • Latinx 'promotores' lead the way for environmental action

    September 15, 2020 |

    Bay Journal |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Langley Park, Maryland

    A leadership program in the Chesapeake Bay region gives members of the Latinx community to become change makers in the environmental movement. Since 2016, Chispa Maryland has produced more than 100 graduates from its “promotores” program, where they learn the basics of climate justice, advocacy, and community organizing. While the work is difficult and the COVID-19 pandemic has affected operations, the promotores have seen some success in organizing community gardens and lobbying the county to purchase electric school buses.

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  • Smartphones saving the rainforest

    September 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil

    Rainforest Connection makes a smartphone app that is part of a system using solar-powered phones in the rainforests of Brazil, Sumatra, Costa Rica, and Peru to stream audio of suspected illegal logging. This system, using recycled phones, enables the capture and shutting down of logging operations. In Brazil, about 100 loggers have been arrested and a large share of the rainforest has been protected, though many loggers there and in other countries still evade detection. This app is one example of innovations in use around the world to extend the lives of smartphones to benefit environmental conservation.

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  • The Non-Partisan “Pro-Voice” Abortion Space

    September 15, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    An organization founded in Oakland, CA is bringing non-partisan abortion counseling to those who feel isolated by platforms that are designated as either pro-life or pro-choice. The goal of the organization, which is staffed with trained volunteers from across the country, is to help "people process their experiences around abortion without any preconceived notions about what that should look like."

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  • Atlanta's Trying to Support, Not Punish, Its Teenage Water Vendors

    September 15, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Teens selling water on the sweltering streets of Atlanta are typically dealt with by police officers who often crack down on "unpermitted sales of water by youth." In a new approach, city officials convened a council to offer alternatives to police action and suggested ways to promote and develop the entrepreneurial spirit in teens through a variety of programs. The council looked to a similar program in Baltimore that re-engaged windshield-washing teens in school and re-directed others to full-time jobs.

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  • How a Charlotte Nonprofit Links Landlords With People Experiencing Homelessness

    September 15, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    A real estate developer has teamed up with homelessness service organizations to house working families. The Lotus Campaign gives landlords $1,000 a year to rent a unit to a family that is at risk of homelessness or is already experiencing it. Rent is paid by the organization and any damages to the unit are covered. Landlords taking part in the program waive security deposits, credit checks, records of employment, and provide a 30-day window before seeking evictions. The pilot program intends to demonstrate that the private housing sector can alleviate homelessness if given the chance and the incentive.

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  • Are You Liberal? Are You Sure?

    September 15, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    “Deep Canvassing” is an approach to political organizing based on the idea that our political beliefs may be more flexible than we think. Canvassers go door-to-door but instead of rallying identified supporters to go to the polls, they approach people who hold opposing viewpoints for meaningful conversations, including substantial active listening. Even though people start out attached to their own opinions, these meaningful connections have shown that people are usually willing to adjust their beliefs towards the center in a quest to find common ground.

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