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Is deadly force law making a difference?
Wanda Johnson, left, Addie Kitchen and Stevante Clark at a celebration of life held for Steven Taylor on the one-year anniversary of his death, at the San Leandro Marina on April 18, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
On opposite ends of California, two women who have never met are united by grief and purpose: seeking justice for family members who were killed by police officers. Kathleen Bils’ son was shot by a San Diego sheriff’s deputy, and Addie Kitchen’s grandson was shot by a San Leandro police officer — both of whom are facing criminal charges under a new state law limiting when police can use deadly force. But beyond those two cases, it appears the closely watched and contested law — which took effect on Jan. 1, 2020 — has not been as transformative as supporters hoped it would be. An investigation from CalMatters’ Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall found that not only did the number of fatal shootings by California police rise in 2020, but only 12% of law enforcement officers have completed state-certified training on the new deadly force standard.