Palo Alto looks to revise police use-of-force policies, but chief warns some changes go too far | News

When protests against police brutality and racial injustice rippled across the nation in June, the Palo Alto Police Department swiftly responded by banning officers from using the carotid hold, a grappling move that shuts off blood flow to the brain.

But as the City Council prepares to adopt broader police reforms on Monday, the department is pushing back against some of the proposals on the table. These include a proposed policy that would ban officers from using any tactics that restrict…