PBS NewsHour

June 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

June 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

S.F. may stop hiring cops with records of misconduct

3m 52s

The demand to reform police departments is causing some local governments to look at new regulations and laws. In San Francisco, the board of supervisors is considering a resolution introduced last week that would urge the civil service commission there to prohibit hiring officers with a history of serious misconduct. San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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    Once homeless, a new college graduate looks to the future

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    S2020 E172 - 3m 18s

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    Watching the end of The Beatles through the lens of a camera

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