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Posted inPolitics

Curbing Fatal Encounters: Gov. Newsom Signs a Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill

California will soon have a tougher new legal standard for the use of deadly force by police, under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed yesterday, Aug, 19, that was inspired by last year’s fatal shooting of a young, unarmed man in Sacramento. Newsom signed the legislation amid unusual fanfare, convening numerous legislators, family members of people […]

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