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ByJulieWatsonand Brian Melley TheAssociatedPress EL CAJON Video footage released Friday of the fa- tal police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb shows an officer fired four shots almost immediately after the man suddenly raised both hands and took what was described as a shooting stance. The video was released after three nights of un- ruly and, at times, violent protests, and on the eve of a large demonstration called for by the man's family, who had pressured authorities to show the full footage of the fatal encounter. In addition to releasing the short cellphone video shot by a worker in a drive- thru window at a Mexican restaurant, authorities also released surveillance foot- age shot from a similar van- tage point. The surveillance video showed Officer Richard Gonsalves with his weapon drawn approaching Olango, who moves side to side and backs up toward a white pickup truck. The heads of both men are blurred in the video. Police Chief Jeff Davis said the decision to release the video came out of a con- cern for public safety after demonstrations had be- come increasingly violent. On Thursday night a small group of protesters threw rocks, bottles and bricks at police, and one of- ficer was stuck in the head. Alfred Olango, 38, a Ugandan refugee who ar- rived in the U.S. as a boy, was fatally shot Tuesday by an El Cajon officer respond- ing to dispatches about a mentally unstable man behaving erratically and walking in traffic. Police said Olango had not obeyed an order to re- move a hand from his pants pocket and was fatally shot after he quickly drew an object from the pocket and pointed it at an officer in a "shooting stance," police said. The object was an e- cigarette device. Police initially released just a single frame from a bystander's video that showed his hands together outstretched at chest level and aiming an object at Gonsalves, who shot four times. Olango's family and dem- onstrators demanded to see the full video, saying the single frame was selec- tively misleading to support the police version of events. The family declined to see the videos before a news conference, according to the chief who said he did not know why. The decision to release the witness video and foot- age from a security camera was welcomed by their law- yer. "It's about time," attorney Dan Gilleon said. SAN DIEGO Videosshowingpoliceshootingofblackmanreleased DONBOOMER—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Pamela Benge, center, spoke of her son, Alfred Olango, at a press conference on Thursday in San Diego to address the killing of Olango, a Ugandan refugee shot by an El Cajon police officer on Tuesday. JULIE WATSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Demonstrators yell at police during a protest on Wednesday in El Cajon. The Associated Press SACRAMENTO California's governor is rejecting a bill that would have increased transparency at charter schools. Gov. Jerry Brown on Fri- day vetoed AB709, which would have required char- ter schools to comply with the same open meetings, public records and conflict- of-interest laws that apply to other public schools. TheDemocraticgovernor saidhisviewhasn'tchanged since he vetoed a virtually identical bill in 2014. At the time, he said he supports transparency but the bill goes too far in prescribing how charter school boards must operate. Supporters say charter schools spend public funds and should be subject to the same conflict and transpar- ency standards that apply to government agencies. The bill was written by Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gipson of Carson. Workers' compensation California is moving to crack down on bad actors in the workers' compensa- tion system following a re- port that an estimated $1 billion has been embezzled from the state program. A new law requires the workers' compensation di- rector to suspend hospitals, doctors and other medical providers from the system if they have been convicted of any wrongdoing related to health care fraud. Gov. Brown announced Friday he signed AB1244. It will take effect on Jan. 1. It follows an April report by The Center for Investi- gative Reporting that some doctors and administrators scamthesystembyperform- ing unnecessary procedures or routinely falsify bills. State and federal pros- ecutors say in the report that gaps in state over- sight compromise the sys- tem and state agencies can't adequately pressure care providers. Wage discrimination Gov. Jerry Brown has approved two bills target- ing wage discrimination against women and minor- ities in California. Brown said Friday he's signed SB1063, which ex- pands requirements for fair pay beyond gender to also protect against racial discrimination. The bill by Compton Democratic Sen. Isadore Hall builds on a 2015 equal-pay law that's already considered the na- tion's toughest. The Democratic gover- nor also signed SB1676, which prohibits employers from basing compensation solely on a worker's prior wage. Democratic Assem- blywoman Nora Campos of San Jose says women should not be penalized for prior salaries that may have been unequal to men's. Brown signed the bill a year after he vetoed a mea- sure that would have kept employers from even ask- ing about prior pay. Secretly recorded conversations California is making it il- legal to disclose secretly re- corded conversations with medical professionals un- der a new law backed by Planned Parenthood. The new law responds to surreptitious videos re- leased last year of Planned Parenthood officials alleg- edly discussing the illegal sale of fetal tissue. The or- ganization said the videos were deceptively edited. Sharing secretly recorded privateconversationsinvolv- ing a health care provider could land Californians in prison for up to a year un- derthebillGov.JerryBrown announced signing Friday. Domestic violence vic- tims and certain law en- forcement officials are ex- empt from the law. Parental rights Gov. Brown is reject- ing legislation to allow employees of some small businesses to take up to six weeks of unpaid leave to bond with a new child without losing their job or health insurance. Gov. Jerry Brown an- nouncedFridaythathevetoed the bill aimed at businesses with 20 to 49 employees. The bill's author, Dem- ocratic Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, said employees could ap- ply to a state program to receive partial wages. Brown says he vetoed SB654 because he's con- cerned about the impact on small businesses. SACRAMENTO Brown vetoes charter school transparency bill By John Rogers The Associated Press PASADENA A man armed with a knife and reportedly suffering from a history of mental illness died after a struggle with Pasadena po- lice officers who were called to an apartment early Fri- day following reports of a disturbance. Pasadena police Chief Phillip Sanchez said a fight ensued after the officers used a Taser on the man when he ignored their or- ders to drop the knife. After he was subdued, officers noticed he wasn't breathing and attempted to revive him, Sanchez said in a statement. Paramedics also tried but failed, and the man was pronounced dead at his apartment in a mod- est Pasadena neighborhood. Police did not reveal the man's name but several family members identified him as Reginald Thomas, a father of eight children. Several added that while Thomas had a long his- tory of mental illness that included previous run-ins with police, he was not a violent person. Some said they suspected police overreacted because Thomas was black. They noted the recent shoot- ings of black men by offi- cers around the country, al- though they acknowledged a gun had not been used in this instance. "He was struggling with mental illness but the police know this," said Thomas' brother-in-law, Forrest El- der. "He's been in and out of mental homes where they help him and give him med- ication. "But he wasn't treated as a patient or a victim," Elder continued. "He was treated as a suspect, and that's how they treat us." Thomas' wife, Shainie Lindsay, told KTLA-TV that her husband himself called police to their apartment about 2:30 a.m. Friday when he realized he needed help. "He's bipolar. He's crazy," Lindsay said, add- ing Thomas was holding a knife and a fire extinguisher when officers arrived. "They came. Two polices came on the scene with a flashlight. They asked him. They said, 'Mr. Thomas, drop the knife and the fire extinguisher.' He was not responding because he was not — he was just out of it basically," said Lindsay, who added she is the mother of four of Thomas' eight chil- dren and is six months preg- nant with another. Elder said the children range in age from about 1 to 11. Elijah Floyd, who lives in an apartment just across a walkway from George's apartment, called him a doting, stay-at-home father who never caused neigh- bors any trouble. 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