12/13/2003 "An epidemic is sweeping California and it’s not the flu... Deaths have been reported in cities small and large, including yours. In many neighborhoods, people are in fear of leaving their homes...This disease can affect any family but tends to prey on our low-income and minority neighborhoods. Survivors who have been affected suffer life-long effects from exposure. The epidemic is police violence."
In Fresno, workshops are being held so people better know their rights when confronted by the police and in January 2004, a proposal for an Independent Police Auditor will come before the city council. The Fresno police department is seeking accreditation to become more professional but it comes to the city at a cost—a cost that didn't stop the already accredited Cincinnati police from beating a man to death.