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Capitol Chat: Police Use of Force Bills

Friday, April 5, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
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California lawmakers are considering a pair of competing bills to regulate how and when police officers can use deadly force.

One bill authored by state Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas Valley) and backed by law enforcement groups would include changes that parallel recent recommendations by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to the Sacramento Police Department in the wake of Stephon Clark’s death in March 2018.

The other bill authored by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) with support by civil rights groups would enact even more dramatic changes.

For this week’s Capitol Chat, Ben Adler breaks down the two competing bills with an update on how lawmakers are tackling the thorny issues involved.

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    Capitol Chat: New Bills Moving Through The Capitol

    Thursday, April 11, 2019
    Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us to talk about the legislation making its way through California's Legislature right now, including use of force bills, charter school regulations and a proposed soda tax.
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    Use-Of-Force Bill Backed By California Law Enforcement Will Include Reforms Prompted By Stephon Clark Shooting

    Thursday, April 4, 2019
    Just days before a showdown in the California Legislature over when police can use deadly force, police groups are embracing changes recommended by Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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    With No Charges In Stephon Clark Shooting, Activists Switch Focus To Changing California's Use-Of-Force Laws

    Thursday, March 7, 2019
    Of all the Stephon Clark protesters’ demands for change, the one they’re probably most likely to achieve is raising the standard for when California police officers can use deadly force. But they’ll need to be willing to compromise.
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    Attorney General Xavier Becerra Announces No Charges For Officers Who Killed Stephon Clark

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019
    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced his office will not file criminal charges against the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last year.

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