Los Gatos Police To Hold Meeting On Use Of Military Equipment

LOS GATOS, CA — The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department will hold a community meeting next Tuesday to discuss Assembly Bill 481, a bill passed last year in California that would require law enforcement agencies to be more transparent and adopt regulations for military-level equipment.

AB 481 was part of seven police reform bills signed into law last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The police department’s meeting next Tuesday is required under the law. The department will discuss the purpose of the legislation, the definition of military equipment and the department’s current military equipment inventory.

Also to be discussed are the police department’s proposed equipment funding, acquisition and use policy, the pending annual report requirement and how the public can access materials.

Attendees and community members can email questions to police@losgatosca.gov.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and the Zoom link can be accessed here.