Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this past week…
LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance
By Henry Stiepleman LOS ANGELES – George Gascón, a current candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney (DA),…
Governor Newsom Signed AB 392, Police Threaten Slowdown
A good day for police accountability reveals the ‘us vs. them’ mentality rampant in law enforcement By…
Governor Signs Use-of-Force Bill to Require Police Use Deadly Force Only When Necessary
California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the…
Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk
AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation restricting…
Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number of civilian killings…
Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?
Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin…
Not Perfect, but Cop Deadly Use of Force Measure Gets OK by Assembly
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A controversial measure to restrict the use of deadly…
Police Use of Force Bill Moves to Critical Floor Vote
Garners endorsement of Governor, Senate and Assembly Leaders (From Press Release) – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San…
SD Council Supports AB 392; SF Sups Oppose Face Surveillance
SF Board of Sups Approves Historic Face Surveillance Ban and Oversight Law (From Press Release) – Today,…
POST MOTHER’S DAY: Legislation Designed to Reduce Killings by Police Gets Another Boost by Mothers
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The stories of family members shot down by law…
Student Walkout, March to Capitol Marks Black Panther Gun Protest and Bill to Hold Police Accountable
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A little more than 50 years ago, two dozen…
Guest Commentary: Former Police Officer Supports AB 392
By Cheryl Dorsey I spent twenty years as a Los Angeles Police Department officer and patrol sergeant….
Cop-Backed Use of Force Bill Fails, Now Linked with Much Stronger Measure to Curb Police Killings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The votes were not there in the State Senate…
Advocates, Families of People Killed by California Police Claim Victory on Use of Force Legislation
(From Press Release) – Today, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 230…
Poignant Testimony Sways Vote – Police Use of Force Bill, AB 392, Passes First Hurdle
By Raquel Victoria Navarro Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the deaths of unarmed Brandon Smith, Darrell…
Raucous Rally at Capitol for Curbing Premature Lethal Force by Law Enforcement Precedes Important Assembly Vote
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several hundred people – including lawmakers, family of victims…
Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392
By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by…
Dolores Huerta Draws Attention to Latinos Killed by the Police in Pushing For AB 392
While much of the attention in recent years has focused on African Americans killed in disproportionate numbers…
ACLU of California Launches Radio Ad Campaign in Support of AB 392 to Reduce Number of Police Shootings
(From Press Release)–One year after the tragic shooting death of Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard in…
