Eight New Police Reforms Signed Off By Governor

San Francisco CA

02 October, 2021

4:39 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local September 30, 2021 Gov. Gavin Newsom today solidified a victory for police reform advocates by signing into law several Senate and Assembly bills aiming to increase police accountability and limit unnecessary uses of force. Both senate bills focus on preventing police with a history of misconduct from being rehired by a different jurisdiction. They include SB 2 — a hotly contested bill, which will allow for police certification to be revoked after serious misconduct — and SB 16, which will increase transparency of police misconduct records. "Today marks another step toward healing and justice for all," Newsom said. "Too many lives have been lost due to racial profiling and excessive use of force. We cannot change what is past, but we can build accountability, root out racial injustice and fight systemic racism." To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.