SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Leaders in California’s Silicon Valley have made some reforms to law enforcement already following the calls for reform after George Floyd died in police custody. And they propose more, but caution against calls to defund the police.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said defunding the police would “hurt the very people who have suffered the most from systemic racism in this nation.” America’s wealthy will hire private security guards, he said in a June 8 press release, while everyone else will lack police protection.
