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Kathleen Bils in her San Diego home on May 1, 2021, a year after her son was killed by a sheriff’s deputy. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

Is California’s new police deadly force law making a difference?

by Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.

Jesse Hamblen, 3, has his temperature checked by Shruti Agarwal he arrives in the morning to her home-based daycare center in Livermore on April 13, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Children and Youth

Child care providers ask state to hold off on in-person inspections

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

How CA’s backlogged court system delays justice

by Emily Hoeven March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Assemblymember Rob Bonta. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Will Newsom appoint an Asian attorney general?

by Emily Hoeven March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

New school battle: What counts as ‘reopening’?

by Emily Hoeven March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Diversity growing among California judges but trial courts lagging

by Byrhonda Lyons March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

Sara Kruzan sits for a portrait in Coto de Caza on Jan. 14, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Victims behind bars: Trafficking survivors still struggle despite state laws

by Byrhonda Lyons January 27, 2021January 26, 2021

Residents get the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim on January 8, 2021. COVID vaccines will not be made available to anyone 65 and over. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG

California throws open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older

by Ana B. Ibarra January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Voters at BeeBee Memorial Christian Methodist church in Oakland on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pens, PPE, Police: Preparing for in-person voting

by Aaron Leathley and Zachary Fletcher October 26, 2020October 30, 2020

Aerial View of the Chase Center Warriors Arena and the San Francisco Skyline. Image via iStock

No ticket needed: Stadiums welcome voters for November election

by Zachary Fletcher October 23, 2020October 28, 2020