Newsom signs ‘Stephon Clark’s Law,’ setting new rules on police use of force

After an emotional fight that laid bare the chasm between California’s communities of color and police, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed Assembly Bill 392 (Authored by Assem. Shirley Weber), creating what some have described as one of the toughest standards in the nation for when law enforcement officers can kill.  Intense private negotiations and public outcry influenced the final language of the legislation, which will take effect on Jan. 1. Recent fatal police shootings of unarmed black men, in particular, prompted activists to seek changes in rules that in some cases were more than a century old. Though the final bill doesn’t go as far as some wanted, supporters say it’s a first step in changing the culture of policing in California…READ MORE