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Tag: Melissa Melendez

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Posted inCommentary

Curb the spread of fentanyl — have DAs put dealers on notice

by Guest Commentary July 14, 2021July 13, 2021

The rise of fentanyl overdose deaths is a crisis, and California public safety policy has failed to keep up. In absence of a state law, ask your local district attorney to issue notices to convicted dealers that they could be charged with murder if someone dies from fentanyl they supplied.

Alex Armstrong, 51 and his wife, Paula Armstrong, 45, prepare pick up orders during lunch hour at their Long Beach restaurant, VBurger, on June 8, 2021. "It's been very challenging for us, but we couldn't back out," said Armstrong of opening mid-pandemic last year. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Masks at work? California can’t decide

by Emily Hoeven June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Will psychedelics become legal in California?

by Marissa Garcia June 10, 2021August 26, 2021
Ilustración de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock; Wikimedia Commons
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Se legalizarán los psicodélicos en California?

by Marissa Garcia June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
Voters drop off their ballots at the outdoor polling station at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inElection 2020

California GOP in legal standoff over ‘ballot harvesting’ with unofficial drop boxes

by Ben Christopher October 12, 2020October 14, 2020
Sen. Scott Wiener on the Senate floor on the last day of the legislative session on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPost-It

Falsehoods about sex-offender law hit the campaign trail

by Ben Christopher September 23, 2020August 20, 2021
Sen. Scott Wilk reacts after mouthing the F-word Friday morning during the senate floor session. Image via Senate livestream
Posted inPolitics

Unmasked: Tempers flare and patience frays as California lawmakers hit viral end of session

by Ben Christopher August 31, 2020August 20, 2021
California is moving to an (almost) all-mail election for 2020. Image via iStock
Posted inPolitics

California’s (mostly) all-mail 2020 election, explained

by Ben Christopher June 25, 2020August 14, 2020
California mail-in ballot on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inElection 2020

Politics in the pandemic: Two California elections in May provide a preview

by Laurel Rosenhall April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
A restaurant employee in the doorway of a taqueria in Berkeley, California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

by Ben Christopher March 20, 2020March 21, 2020

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