Sacramento mayor unveils police reform proposal

Olivia DeGennaro reports

YOU'RE WATCHING FOX 40.HI THERE EVERYBODY ANDTHANK YOU FOR JOINING US FORFOX 40 NEWS AT 11 ON SUNSERITONSIL NEW FOR YOU AT 11SACRAMENTO'S MAYOR HOLDING AVIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE TOANNOUNCE FUNDAMENTAL POLICEREFORMS FOR THE CITY FOX 40'SOLIVIA DE JANEIRO IS LIVE NOWAT CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWNSACRAMENTO FOR US WITH THEDETAILS.

HI, LIBYA.AND GOOD MORNING.

SO THEMAYOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE ISSTILL GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BUTWE KNOW THE GIST OF WHAT HE'SPROPOSING THERE ARE 2 MAJORPOLICY REFORMS, HE'S LAID OUTAND WE EXPECT THE DETAILS OFTHOSE TO BE RELEASED IN THENEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT WEUNDERSTAND WHAT THE VISION ISHERE ON WHAT THE PLAN ISMOVING FORWARD FIRST ANDFOREMOST THE MAYOR SAYS HEWILL DEDICATE THE REST OF HISTIME IN OFFICE THE NEXT 4YEARS OR SO TO IMPLEMENTINGTHESE POLICIES AND TRYING TOERADICATE ANY RACIALINJUSTICES THAT ARE HAPPENINGIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HERE ISTHE GIST OF HIS PLAN THE FIRSTPART OF THE PROPOSAL IS THATTHERE WILL BE AN INDEPENDENTINSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONTHROUGH THE STATE ATTORNEYGENERAL'S OFFICE THAT WILL BEIN CHARGE OF HANDLING ANYMISCONDUCT CASES SO BASICALLYANY TIME THERE'S AN OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING A DEATH INCUSTODY OR EXCESSIVE FORCETHAT CAUSES BODILY INJURY THISINDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERALBE WILL BE IN CHARGE OFLOOKING INTO THAT INTERVIEWINGBASICALLY DETERMINING WHATHAPPENED WE KNOW THAT OFTENWITH OFFICER INVOLVEDSHOOTINGS, OTHER AGENCIES ARECALLED IN TO PERFORM THEINVESTIGATION THAT'S NOTNECESSARILY REQUIRED SOMEAGENCIES DO THEIR OWNINVESTIGATIONS BUT FOR THEMOST PART THAT'S THE PROTOCOLRIGHT NOW SO THEY'RE TALKINGABOUT CREATING A COMPLETELYDIFFERENT POSITION TO HANDLETHOSE CASES.

THE SECOND POLICYCHANGE HE'S MAKING BASICALLYRE IMAGINES MODERN DAYPOLICING THIS IS SOMETHINGWE'VE HEARD OTHER POLICEDEPARTMENTS ARE DOING AROUNDTHE STATE AND AROUND THENATION.

BUT BASICALLY IT'SIMPLEMENTING A NEW CORE OFMENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORKSPECIALIST TO RESPOND TO THOSECALLS THAT DON'T NECESSARILYINVOLVE CRIME SO THE MAYOR ISPROPOSING A MILLION INVESTMENTINTO THIS NEW CITY DEPARTMENTSARE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUTAGAIN IT'S A SOCIAL DEPARTMENTDEPLOYS TO POLICE CALLS THATDON'T INVOLVE CRIMINALACTIVITY THINK OF HOMELESSNESSMENTAL HEALTH INSTANCES, OTHERSITUATIONS LIKE THAT AND THEIRSPECIALTY WILL BE DIFFUSINGAND DE ESCALATING SITUATIONSTHAT POLICE MAY NOTNECESSARILY BE NEEDED FOR SOAS I MENTIONED THE MAYOR SAIDHE'S COMMITTED TO USING THEREST OF HIS TERM THE NEXT 4YEARS TO DO ALL THAT HE CAN TOTRY TO END SYSTEMIC RACISM INSACRAMENTO, HE.SAYS HE'S SEEN THEPROTESTS.

HE'S FOR THE PRIZEFROM SACRAMENTO AND THENPEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY HE'SLISTENED AND NOW IT'S TIME FORHIM AS AN ELECTED LEADER INHIS WORDS TO PUT THATLISTENING INTO ACTION.

HE ALSOSAYS IN THE DAYS AHEAD, HEWILL ANNOUNCE A FORMALMECHANISM TO CHANGE THOSE LAWSPOLICIES BEHAVIORS BASICALLY ADETAIL WHAT THIS WILL LOOKLIKE SO WE KNOW THE GENERALIDEA HE HAS $5 MILLION TOWARDTHIS NEW CORE.

NON POLICEOFFICERS OFFICERS THAT AREDEPLOYED FOR NON-CRIMINALCASES AND THEN ALSO THATPOSITION THAT WILL BE INVOLVEDIN INVESTIGATING ANY TIMETHERE MAY BE MISCONDUCT IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT I WANT TOLEAVE YOU WITH THIS ONE THINGTHE MAYOR SAYS IS WE MUST SETA NEW POLICY IN THE CAPITALCITY THAT REPRESENTS THEBEGINNING OF ACTUAL SYSTEMICCHANGE.

SO THE MAYOR MAKINGGOOD ON THE PROMISES.

HE'SMADE OVER THE PAST COUPLEWEEKS HE WAS JOINED BYCOMMUNITY LEADERS.OF ALL BACKGROUNDS FACERACES GENDERS WHO SUPPORT THISINITIATIVE AND ACTUALLY ONE OFTHOSE REPRESENTATIVES ALSOSAID THAT CALIFORNIA POLICEUNIONS ARE NOW CALLING FORREFORM AS WELL SO WE EXPECT TOSEE REFORM ACROSS THE BOARDNOT JUST IN THE CITY OFSACRAMENTO.

BUT THESE ARE THEFIRST STEPS THE MAYOR HASOUTLINED, REPORTING LIVE ATCITY HALL OLIVIA DE JANEIROFOX 40 NEWS.