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Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’
The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes' committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
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‘We’re talking about people’s lives:’ California lawmakers grill DMV director on deadly failures
The state Senate's hearing on driving laws was spurred by a CalMatters investigation into California's approach to deadly drivers.
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After his crash killed a child, the DMV renewed his license – then it hid his records
‘There is either moral culpability or legal liability on them,' the Placer County DA said, 'and they are actively seeking to prevent that from being disclosed.'
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'Es hora': los líderes de California revelan la mayor ofensiva contra conductores ebrios en décadas
Una coalición bipartidista de legisladores estatales ha presentado 10 proyectos de ley, un paquete sin precedentes diseñado para detener a los conductores mortales.
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‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers.
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California has a dangerous driver problem. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to fix that
The Assembly proposals are part of a broader push at the Capitol to reform California's weak driving laws.
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Lawmaker targets repeat drunk drivers as part of larger push to fix problems exposed by CalMatters
The DUI bill is intended to be the “tip of the spear” in a movement to address how California allows dangerous drivers to stay on the roads.
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How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California
A diversion program created by the Legislature in 2020 has allowed some people charged with vehicular manslaughter to keep the case off of their driving record.
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40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away
‘If these people's children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.’