The group will need nearly 700 signatures to put the issue to vote next November.
Hudson was sworn in as chief in January, now his department is at the center of a grassroots campaign organized by Shaker Citizens for Fair Ticketing.
Citing city data, Shaker Citizens for Fair Ticketing said the city issued 71% of traffic tickets to Black drivers last year. “We stand in unity as neighbors because of our collective belief in equality for Shaker Heights,” said Campaign Manager Ethan Khorana. “They’re common sense public safety reforms. Oversight board, transparency, and a new approach to patrolling. You would only not do this if [you] had something to hide.”Expanding the city’s Crisis Intervention Team by creating a newly formedthat will distribute tickets, patrol neighborhoods, and respond to non-violent crimes and mental health services needs.
“[It’s] a ballot initiative that will ensure an equitable city and move Shaker Heights forward,” Khorana said, before calling Shaker Heights “more dangerous than 40% of the cities in America.”
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