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Lea este artículo en español. On opposite ends of California, two women who have never met are united by grief and purpose. This month, Kathleen Bils laid a memorial stone in a flower bed on the San Diego street where a sheriff’s deputy shot her son one year earlier. Some 500 miles north, at a marina on the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, Addie Kitchen recently held a memorial in the city where a police officer killed her grandson.  “I want people to understand that our children are important to us and that we want justice,” said Kitchen, a retired prison guard. “We want the of...

SACRAMENTO — Despite weeks of street protests over the killing of George Floyd and California’s reputation for progressive politics, a series of major police reforms proposed in Sacramento largely fizzled in 2020. Backers hoped to have more success in 2021, with the pandemic waning, legislators spending more time on the issue and momentum building to address inequities in policing. But police reform is hitting hard times again this year, including a plan common in other states to oust bad cops. Across the nation, 46 states have rules preventing abusive officers from jumping jobs, furt...

Despite weeks of street protests over the killing of George Floyd and California's reputation for progressive politics, a series of major police reforms proposed in Sacramento largely fizzled in 2020. Backers hoped to have more success in 2021, with the pandemic waning, legislators spending more time on the issue and momentum building to address inequities in policing. But police reform is hitting hard times again this year, including a plan common in other states to oust bad cops. Across the nation, 46 states have rules preventing abusive officers from jumping jobs, furthering their careers ...

The Civilian Oversight Commission for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will host a virtual conference on Feb. 25 that will bring together community partners, elected officials, law enforcement professionals and members of the public to discuss law enforcement misconduct, discipline and the potential for accountability reform. Speakers include: – Robert Bonner, Commissioner, Attorney and former U.S. Attorney and DEA Administrator as moderator. Panel: – Percy Duran III, Member of the Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission – Gary Ingemunson, Independent Counsel for the Lo...