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Tag: bail

Posted inJustice

Waiting for justice: Defendants locked up for years awaiting trials, sentencing

by Robert Lewis March 31, 2021April 12, 2021

Across California, 44,241 people are being held in a county jail without being convicted or sentenced for a crime. That’s three quarters of all inmates. At least 1,317 people have been waiting in county jails for more than 3 years. For 332 of them, it’s been longer than 5 years. In 32 counties that gave […]

National Guard members direct traffic at a mass drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine distribution clinic at Oakland Coliseum on Feb. 26, 2021. Today, Gov. Newsom announced vaccinations will open up to those 50+ next week and the generally population on April 15. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Vaccines for all 16+ in 3 weeks, Newsom says

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
Alice Huffman has resigned as president of the California State Conference of the NAACP, after controversy over the fact that she collected millions in fees from corporate interests as her organization sided with them on state ballot measures. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

California NAACP leader resigns amid conflict-of-interest backlash

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall November 20, 2020November 21, 2020
Prop. 25
Posted inMy Turn

Prop. 25 will help build a justice system based on fairness

Avatar by Guest Commentary October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
Prop. 25
Posted inMy Turn

Prop. 25 is dangerous for victims and communities

Avatar by Guest Commentary October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
A homeless man on the street in San Francisco. Conservatorship law complicates treatment for mentally ill homeless Californians.
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Work undone, deals unraveled

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 30, 2018
Wildfires burned across Sonoma County is October 2017. Now, legislators in California's Capitol will determine wildfire liability. | Photo by Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Can PG&E avoid bankruptcy? Climate change impact

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 28, 2018
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter being sworn into Congress, alongside his wife.
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Bail, stoned drivers, bad nights at bars and an indictment

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 22, 2018July 8, 2019
Photo of Assemblyman Rob Bonta and Sen. Bob Hertzberg, co-authors of SB 10
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Final push for a water deal; Bail overhaul emerges

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 17, 2018
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