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A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Diana Becton, District Attorney for Contra Costa County, speaks on the CalMatters panel "Fatal Shootings: California's Bid to Police Its Police" at the CalMatters studio in Sacramento on June 13, 2023. Photo by Julie A. Hotz for CalMatters
Passengers board a Sacramento Regional Transit light rail bus at Sacramento City College in Sacramento on Nov. 30, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Assemblymembers discuss bills at the Capitol on March 27, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the recent mass shooting in Texas, during a news conference in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Flanked by lawmakers from both houses of the state legislature, Newsom said he is ready to sign more restrictive gun measures passed by lawmakers. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Priest Bhai Jivan Singh prepares food at the Shri Guru Ravidass Temple in Rio Linda on June 3, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd of supporters at PGT Innovations in Venice, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2023. Photo by Mike Lang, Reuters
Two people share a small piece of fentanyl in an alley in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
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