The Power of the Sheriff’s Office
with Amaris Leon, Sheriff Accountability Action
Our February webinar will feature Amaris Leon, Director of Local Campaigns & Advocacy for Sheriff Accountability Action. Amaris is a U.S. Supreme Court-barred attorney and an electoral strategist with a focus on constitutional office elections and decarceral policies.
Since 2017, Sheriff Accountability Action has worked to reduce harm, build real safety, and reshape the institution of the sheriff, with a focus on three key projects:
- Growing the movement for sheriff accountability
- Testing local approaches to accountability and alternative models of safety
- Ending the epidemic of death in U.S. jails
Tuesday, February 3, 7-8pm
on Zoom
Happy Hour: January 20 in San Mateo
Below is a calendar of regular meetings and events by FxSMC, as well as other events of interest that are organized by other groups when applicable. All times Pacific
Meet your sheriff and modern-minded policing culture
Hear from SMC’s new Sheriff Kenneth Binder and Undersheriff Chris Hsiung
Our next monthly meeting will feature Sheriff Kenneth Binder and Undersheriff Chris Hsiung. Sheriff Binder will talk about the goals he outlined at January’s Independent Civilian Advisory Commission (ICAC) meeting, and Undersheriff Hsiung will talk about his work with his nonprofit, The Curve.
