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Unarmed City Workers, Not Police Officers, to Perform Traffic Stops in California City

Unarmed City Workers, Not Police Officers, to Perform Traffic Stops in California City
A Berkeley police vehicle waits at a stop light near graffiti calling for the defunding of the Berkeley police department in Berkeley, Calif., July 15, 2020. Ben Margot/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
7/17/2020|Updated: 7/18/2020

Unarmed city workers will conduct traffic stops in a California city, replacing police officers, under a new plan approved this week.

The Berkeley City Council’s vote directed the city manager and city officials to “reimagine public safety” and pursue the creation of a new Department of Transportation “to ensure a racial justice lens in traffic enforcement and the development of transportation policy, programs, & infrastructure,” according to a copy of the council’s agenda.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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