City and statewide activists will formally launch its petition drive for the initiative Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the steps of San Antonio City Hall.
Ananda Tomas, executive director of ACT 4 SA, speaks during a protest against former SAPD officer James Brennand outside of Public Safety Headquarters on Tuesday. Brennand was fired after shooting 17-year-old Erik Cantu outside of a McDonald’s.
ACT 4 SA will work with Ground Game Texas, a group that pushes for progressive legislation in communities across the state, and other organizations to collect the required 20,000 verified signatures of registered San Antonio voters to get the “Justice Charter,” as Tomas calls it. The group said it has done polling, performed by the Democratic political research group YouGov Blue, showing support for each measure ranging from 51% favorability for a ban on police use of neck restraints to 64% for a ban on no-knock raids.The proposal overall polled at 67% approval.
The proposed charter change would turn that existing policy — which law enforcement and the district attorney voluntarily follow, with discretion — into law and expand which non-violent, low-level offender would receive a citation rather than arrest.saved Bexar County $4.7 million in jail booking costs in its first year, officials have said.
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