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In summary

Yet another official probe into the Stephon Clark shooting. California’s new surgeon general warns of a powerful toxin. Incoming charter school reforms.

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Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.