Bringing Safety to Everyone
Kate has worked with the Berkeley Police Department to bring bicycle patrols to the Downtown, improve our dispatch system, reduce use of force and limit the use of surveillance and sharing data with outside agencies. Her office fought for release of the study from UCLA documenting racial disparities in police stops, citations, searches, arrests and use of force. She drafted the resolution in November 2017, requiring the City Manager to track police interactions by race, develop training programs to address disparities, and implement policy and practice reforms that reflect cooperation between the Berkeley Police Department, the Police Review Commission and the broader Berkeley community.