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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.

Kathleen Bils en su casa en San Diego el 1 de mayo de 2021, un año después de que un alguacil matara a su hijo. Foto de Ariana Drehsler para CalMatters

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¿Está marcando una diferencia la nueva ley de fuerza letal policial de California?

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

Sharie Wilson in the kitchen of her remodeled Elk Grove home on June 22, 2020. Wilson says that when the bought the home it was the ‘worst on the block’ but was able to turn it into a space that she’s proud of. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Inside California’s Black exodus

by Emily Hoeven July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Solving shortage of doctors, perhaps + A labor-weed rift + Layoffs on the rise + High-speed rail brinkmanship

by Dan Morain February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Vernal pools support endangered San Diego fairy shrimp in San Diego County. hoto by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.

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FPPC sanctions, Trump threats, a Trekkie tax credit

by Dan Morain December 11, 2018

Bird scooters on the sidewalk in San Jose.

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Gig economy, e-scooters, straws and tax breaks

by Dan Morain August 24, 2018

Right-leaning Democratic Sen. Steve Glazer and left-leaning Republican Assemblywoman Catharine Baker at a town hall this month in the East Bay.

Purple Reign: Two legislators from opposite parties host town halls together

by Laurel Rosenhall April 26, 2017June 23, 2020