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Laurel Rosenhall
Laurel covers California politics for CalMatters, with a focus on power and personalities in the statehouse. Her stories explain political dynamics in the Capitol and examine how money, advocacy and relationships shape the decisions that affect Californians. Laurel also hosts the Force Of Law podcast, which follows California's attempt to reduce police shootings. She joined CalMatters in 2015 after more than a dozen years as a reporter for the Sacramento Bee, where she covered state politics and education. Laurel is a native Californian and holds a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
The latest by Laurel Rosenhall
As D.A., Kamala Harris prosecuted a mentally ill woman shot by police. The jury didn’t buy it.
Facing police opposition, California lawmakers limit bill to ban facial recognition
Alas, paper receipt ban, we hardly knew ye: 2019 bills get winnowed some more
Gov. Newsom on new police deadly force law: How I’ll know it’s working
Episode 5: From Bill to Law
Watch: California’s new police use-of-force law, explained
Newsom signs landmark police use-of-force bill
Pregnant or trying? Here’s how to get the most out of California’s new paid family leave law
On Trump’s tax returns and maybe more, Newsom’s agenda isn’t Jerry Brown’s
Podcast: Guns make policing in America dangerous—to officers and civilians alike
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Fight or switch? One Republican legislator ditches GOP, the other gets primaried
A clinical trial saved my life. So why aren’t more cancer patients enrolling?
Californians aren’t getting the mental health care they’re legally guaranteed. Why not?
Bait and switch on pensions
New 2020 law #4: No more discriminating against renters who have housing vouchers
