IOLERO Newsletter
Sheriff’s Office Accepts CAC's Firearm Recommendation
IOLERO’s July newsletter announces an important change to theSonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) firearms policy based on a recommendationfrom IOLERO’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). This newsletter will alsodiscuss IOLERO’s new email and physical addresses, a congratulatory shout-outto IOLERO’s interns, an update on Measure P, the August CAC meeting, and aSpotlight feature from Mary-Frances Walsh, the Executive Director at NAMISonoma County (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Read full story
IOLERO's First E-Newsletter of 2021!
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are looking at 2021 with much hope.In this first IOLERO e-newsletter of 2021 we have a lot of information to share with you including an update on the implementation of Measure P, the hiring of two new attorneys at IOLERO, IOLERO's first independent investigation, new investigations and audits at IOLERO, our second Spotlight feature, and CAC meetings including the different types of meetings the CAC holds, the schedule for upcoming meetings and how to find meeting minutes. Read full story
Reminder about tonight's CAC meeting. We've added a new panelist.
This is a reminder that tonight December 7th, the CAC will be having a discussion about Protests and Crowd Control. We've added a new panelist: Prof. Reyes, the chair of Sonoma State University’s Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Department where he teaches Police, Courts and Community Relations. Read full story
Protests, Law Enforcement Crowd Control and other news
IOLERO's December newsletter features a new "Spotlight" section where we will periodically feature an interview with one of our community partners. Also discussed is the CAC's December meeting which will focus on Protests and Crowd Control. Read full story
IOLERO is hiring, and other news…
This mid-month IOLERO newsletter is being sent to you with exciting and important information about job openings at IOLERO and the upcoming Community Advisory Council (CAC) meetings. 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
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