CALIFORNIA SENATE OKS STATE REVIEWS FOR POLICE SHOOTINGS
August 31, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is close to requiring independent investigations any time police kill an unarmed civilian, a move that would strip authority from local prosecutors at a time of heightened distrust between law enforcement and communities of color.
But the proposal that easily passed the state Senate on Sunday with bipartisan support has faced opposition from a number of police groups, including the state’s top law enforcement officer who has called a previous version of the bill “untenable and unreasonable” because it would cost his office up to $80 million per year.