SACRAMENTO, Calif. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — County supervisors could increase their oversight of sheriffs under one of several pending legislative proposals that gained momentum Friday in the wake of national unrest after the death in May of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. California lawmakers were also poised to vote on bills banning the use of carotid restraints and choke holds by police and limiting their use of rubber bullets and tear gas against peaceful protesters. Other more controversial measures to end the careers of officers with troubled histories, allow independent investigations in shootings by police, and make public more police misconduct records also were set for consideration before the Legislature adjourns for the year on Monday.
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FILE - In this Sunday, June 28, 2020, file photo, Demonstrators raise their arms at sheriffs during a protest in honor of Andres Guardado in Compton, Calif. Guardado was shot and killed on June 18 after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies spotted him with a gun in front of a business near Gardena. County supervisors could increase their oversight of sheriffs under one of several pending legislative proposals that gained momentum Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in the wake of national unrest after the death in May of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Posted at 2:03 PM, Aug 28, 2020
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