April 10, 2023

EN RESUMEN La ley de California requiere que las agencias de aplicación de la ley publiquen imágenes de cámaras corporales de tiroteos policiales. Muchos departamentos dan forma a esas imágenes en historias que quieren contar. Read this article in English. Ken Pritchett hace clic con el mouse y el logotipo de un departamento de policía […]

A lawsuit was filed to try and stop a law aiming to curb pay-to-play influence in local government. One of the plaintiffs, a suburban Sacramento representative, argues that the law could make it harder for diverse candidates to be competitive, and further enable dark money from special interests.

California law requires law enforcement agencies to release body cam footage of police shootings. Many departments shape those images into stories they want to tell.

In response to calls for greater police accountability, California passed laws to make police misconduct records more accessible to the public and placed the state Attorney General’s office in charge of investigating police killings of unarmed civilians. Following the 2018 Sacramento police shooting of Stephon Clark, who was unarmed, lawmakers now require law enforcement agencies […]

California's budget process is being used – or misused – to make a major change in how the state procures electric power. What could go wrong?