But the state has a new attorney general, Rob Bonta, who was most recently a lawmaker. Image Attorney General Rob Bonta last month in San Francisco. Credit... Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, Bonta laid out his plan for complying with that law, a measure he said would help build trust between communities of color and law enforcement. Lawmakers said they wanted to remove local authorities from a process in which they may have conflicts of interest because of connections with local law enforcement. Bonta added that his office’s protocols to comply with the law will boost transparency, including by clearly publishing policies for interacting with law enforcement officers and victims’ families, and for sharing information with the news media.

Source: New York Times July 08, 2021 12:56 UTC