SAN JOSE — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill authored by a South Bay lawmaker and sponsored by San Jose civil-rights activists that compels due-process rights for families of people seriously injured or killed by police .

Assembly Bill 572 , spearheaded by Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, and backed by fellow area legislator State Sen. Dave Cortese, will require police in the state to first inform family members of their loved one’s condition, then tell them of their right to have an advocate present, before a formal police interview can take place.

The genesis of the bill, which was initially introduced in the 2024 legislative session before it was pulled for lack of votes, is based in large part on the experiences of San Jose families who contend that police investigator

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