Petition to Fire Santa Monica Police Chief
Petition calling for the firing of Santa Monica, California Police Chief Cynthia Renaud has received about 50,000 signatures. Critics accuse Renaud of deploying police in the wrong area of the city during the May 31 protests related to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis Police. Though a mostly peaceful protest happened on the city's Ocean Avenue, the downtown business area was hit by looters and vandals taking advantage of the demons
