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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.’
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15 DUIs, still driving: California’s failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
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6 takeaways: California’s deadly failure on drunk driving
While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.
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They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV
A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the DMV, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.
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License to Kill
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.
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How we reported on California’s deadly drivers
A CalMatters investigation finds that the California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways.
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7 takeaways: How the DMV allows dangerous drivers to stay on the road
Officials may call driving a privilege, but they treat it as a right — often failing to take drivers’ licenses even after they kill someone on the road.
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California exporta el riesgo de sus desechos peligrosos y un barrio en México muestra las consecuencias
Read this story in English. Los vapores que entraban al centro preescolar de Martha Beatriz León en las afueras de Tecate, México, olían mucho peor de lo habitual, como a basura podrida. O tal vez era amoníaco. Una mujer lo comparó con el olor de la pólvora gastada. Fuera lo que fuese, León dijo que […]
Environment
California exports the risk from its hazardous waste. One neighborhood in Mexico shows the consequences
An ongoing CalMatters investigation has shown how California companies and governments avoid the Golden State's strict environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders. New reporting shows how California exports the risk to Mexico.
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Los sitios viejos de desechos peligrosos en vecindarios latinos tienen registros de seguridad preocupantes
Read this story in English. California produce millones de toneladas de desechos peligrosos cada año: desechos tóxicos que pueden filtrarse en las aguas subterráneas o volar al aire. Son desechos que pueden explotar, provocar incendios, devorar contenedores de metal, destruir ecosistemas y enfermar a las personas. Es un material peligroso en el que confiamos e […]