IOLERO News Index
Recruitmentopen for new full-time Administrative Support Services Manager
The Administrative Support Services Managerwill report to the Assistant County Administrator and will be directlyresponsible for providing services to three different departments: CAO, Officeof Equity, and the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach(IOLERO). Read full story
Measure P passed, what comes next for IOLERO?
As you probably know by now, Measure P is poised to pass with approximately two-thirds of the vote. With this victory, Sonoma County voters showed their overwhelming desire for enhanced law enforcement oversight. Read full story
Reminder about the CAC's virtual meeting TONIGHT
We are sending this message to remind you about the November Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting which is tonight at 6pm via Zoom. Read full story
Watchdog report: Sonoma County sheriff agrees to policy changes
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to vastly expand training on implicit bias and crisis intervention, create and adopt an overarching de-escalation policy and launch an investigation into the accuracy of dispatch reports. Read full story
IOLERO's Annual Report 2019-2020
This edition of IOLERO’s newsletter is dedicated to our Annual Report. Read full story
IOLERO is Adding Two Attorneys to its Staff
The IOLERO director's request for two new attorneys was granted by the Board of Supervisors on September 11, 2020. Read full story
Creating a Pathway to Restorative Justice
Please join us on August 31, 2020 for a conversation about creating a pathway to restorative justice. There have been a lot of meetings and media coverage lately about strengthening law enforcement oversight across our nation. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisors place Law Enforcement Oversight Measure on November Ballot
Five years after the creation of Sonoma County’s first-ever law enforcement auditor’s office, the Board of Supervisors late Thursday agreed unanimously to place a measure on the November ballot that, if passed, would greatly strengthen the oversight body and increase its funding. Read full story
Sonoma County supervisors reject sheriff’s request for outside attorneys on oversight measure
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors rejected a request from Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick on Wednesday to hire an outside lawyer for a review of a law enforcement oversight measure that the board added to the November ballot last week. Read full story
KSRO Interview with IOLERO Director Navarro
Pat speaks to Karlene Navarro, IOLERO Director, about IOLERO’s activity, staffing issues, police brutality, the review process, changes being made and what is and is not re-viewable. Read full story