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The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state

State law requires fatal shootings of unarmed people to be investigated by the attorney general.

The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

The department told CalMatters it can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings. Story from @CalMatters.

Despite facing criticism from free speech experts, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan supports his predecessor's vision to address how San Jose responds to public records requests.

Hearst Connecticut Media. January 19, 2023.

As acting sheriff last year, Martinez said findings from the Critical Incident Review Board would be made public. A spokesperson now says the department will release summaries of the review board findings — not the actual findings themselves.

Some hail the disclosures as an important step toward police accountability. Others say internal investigations -- 'police investigating the police' -- still control what gets released.