The record of the 2019 legislative session – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first – is still a work in progress, but his signature on Assembly Bill 392 this week makes it a success, no matter what else happens. The measure, creating a tighter standard for use of deadly force by police, was long...
Walters: Deadly Force Law Finally and Rightfully Changed
The record of the 2019 legislative session – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first – is still a work in progress, but his signature on Assembly Bill 392 this week makes it a success, no matter what else happens. The measure, creating a tighter standard for use of deadly force by police, was long...
Police Hunt Killer in California University Stabbing
FULLERTON — Police on Tuesday hunted a black-clad attacker who stabbed to death a former California State University, Fullerton budget and finance director in the campus parking lot. A 911 call sent officers to the lot Monday morning. They found Steven Shek Keung Chan inside his silver Infiniti. He was...
Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill
By Dan Morain and Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters California will soon have a tougher new legal standard for the use of deadly force by police, under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday that was inspired by last year’s fatal shooting of a young, unarmed man in Sacramento. Newsom signed the legislation...
Police: Motive Still Unclear in Deadly Stabbing Rampage
GARDEN GROVE — The video is chilling. A man walks into an office, steps up to a woman at a desk and pulls two large knives and savagely attacks her. She is stabbed at least a dozen times, shielding herself with her hands before finally cowering in a corner with...
Police: Motive Still Unclear in Deadly Stabbing Rampage
GARDEN GROVE — The video is chilling. A man walks into an office, steps up to a woman at a desk and pulls two large knives and savagely attacks her. She is stabbed at least a dozen times, shielding herself with her hands before finally cowering in a corner with...
State Center Ready to Hire Architect for First Responders Campus
The same Fresno architectural firm that designed first responder campuses at other California community colleges has been tapped to design Fresno City College's new training center for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. A State Center Community College District selection committee is recommending that trustees hire SIM-PBK Architects on...
Police Chief Dyer Looms Large in NW Fresno Council Race
Fresno's police force is entering a period of significant change, with the man who led the department for 18 years stepping down. That makes the issue of public safety even more pivotal for candidates vying to represent northwest Fresno on the city council. Jerry Dyer will officially retire as chief...
31 Dead in 2 Mass Shootings – It Could Have Been Much Worse
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shootings this weekend, but not before 31 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place...
Gilroy Festival Gunman Killed Himself, Coroner Says
The gunman in the deadly Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting killed himself, according to a finding by the Santa Clara County coroner's office that contradicts earlier police accounts that officers fired the fatal shot. Santino William Legan, 19, shot and killed three people— including two children — Sunday at the festival....