Criminal Justice

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Professionals, not police, should respond to mental health crises

Assembly Bill 988 would lay the groundwork for a 988 mental health crisis hotline, creating an alternative to 911.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 31, 2021

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Mandate higher education for California police officers

Police executives and scholars assert the complexity of 21st century policing demands a college degree.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 26, 2021

正义

Can’t afford bail? State Supreme Court offers relief for some defendants

The state’s highest court now says judges must consider a defendant’s ability to pay, but mass inmate release unlikely.

经过 Robert Lewis • 3 月 26, 2021

重要的事情

Newsom’s AG pick = new criminal justice approach

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, March 25. Bonta a win for progressives By nominating Assemblymember Rob Bonta to be California’s next attorney general, Gov. Gavin Newsom is priming the state to take a significantly different approach to criminal justice — one that could help him shore up progressive support ahead of a likely recall election, […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 3 月 25, 2021

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L.A. district attorney’s special directives on sentencing are a reform the nation needs

By eliminating sentencing enhancements, we can incentivize positive behavior at maximum-security prisons like Pelican Bay.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 11, 2021

重要的事情

Counties raise concerns as OptumServe gets bigger role in vaccination

Health care operations company OptumServe has quietly been assuming an ever-larger role in California’s pandemic response — including its vaccine rollout — despite numerous counties expressing dissatisfaction with its services. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced plans to open 11 OptumServe vaccination sites to serve “some of the hardest-hit or most at-risk communities” in the […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 2 月 26, 2021

政治

Who is Xavier Becerra? What his California record reveals about Biden’s top health pick

As his Senate confirmation hearings begin, a look at four different labels friends and foes apply to Becerra, the California attorney general nominated to head the nation’s sprawling network of public health and welfare agencies.

经过 本·克里斯托弗 • 2 月 22, 2021

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Fighting for justice for Asian Americans, united against hate crimes

For most Asian families, the Lunar New Year is a time for celebration. This year, with all the hate crimes, it became a time for mourning.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 2 月 22, 2021

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As hate crimes increase, what will California do?

California law considers all hate crime convictions, even felonies where the victim is injured as non-violent – Assembly Bill 266 would change that.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 2 月 18, 2021

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Fighting antisemitism is a communal priority

History has shown time and again that the targeting of Jews does not end with Jews. Antisemitism is a societal problem.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 2 月 12, 2021