Nearly a month after the Sacramento City Council adopted a new use-of-force policy for their police department, they adopted a new one that is similar, albeit with some key differences. Back in May, the council adopted language authored by Mayor Darrell Steinberg instead of the original language from the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission. The mayor's language was as follows: "Deadly force shall only be used as a last resort." "Last.
Sacramento City Council adopted a new use of deadly force policy for the police department. The next step for the policy is now implementation and training.
The Sacramento City Council will vote to transfer $4.6 million to a Motel Voucher Program that will house people experiencing homelessness during the COVID pandemic.