August 16, 2018

Civil rights advocates who once led the charge for bail reform are now lobbying against it, saying it replaces one problem with another—and may perpetuate racial bias.

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Bill Jurkovich, Citrus Heights President Donald Trump has been attacked constantly by some of the major media outlets in editorials and with biased and slanted news. Is it surprising that he fights back? I believe these outlets do this on purpose to increase their circulation. Trump can only bluster. He can do nothing about the First […]

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The NFL and Major League Baseball should not be permitted to run exclusive 50/50 raffles unless and until a comprehensive review and audit are conducted. Charitable raffles should not become gambling operations and revenue sources for business.

Los Angeles’ police union made clear the depth of officers’ opposition to legislation that would toughen the standard for using deadly force.

By Gregory Favre Gregory Favre, the former executive of The Sacramento Bee and retired vice president of news for the McClatchy Company, is a CALmatters board member, gregory@calmatters.org. He wrote this commentary for CALmatters. The men who wrote the First Amendment were not journalistic innocents, nor were they admirers of journalists. The journalism of their […]

California is one of the few states that don't require comprehensive reports on students' academic achievement, which makes it impossible for policymakers to know what's working in the schools and what's not.