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Tag: california department of justice

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California sheriffs are feeling the heat

Avatar by Dan Walters April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

California’s elected sheriffs are feeling the heat in an era of heightened activism on criminal justice reform.

Demonstrators attend the "#StopAsianHate Community Rally" at San Jose City Hall Plaza in downtown San Jose on March 21, 2021. Recent incidents have prompted California lawmakers to urge an expansion of Californias hate crimes laws. Photo by Nhat V. Meyer, Bay Area News Group
Posted inPolitics

After attacks on Asian Americans, California lawmakers push to expand hate crime laws

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons and Robert Lewis March 25, 2021March 25, 2021
President Donald Trump; Former State Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr; Anne Werrnikoff, CalMatters
Posted inJustice

California’s bill for fighting Trump in court? $41 million so far

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons January 22, 2021January 21, 2021
Police officers fire rubber bullets at demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police, in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP Photo
Posted inJustice

Will California change policing?

by Raheem Hosseini August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom vs. Orange County — again

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2019. Today, democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Sen. Harris as his pick for Vice President. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr
Posted inElection 2020

What California knows about Kamala Harris

Avatar by Ben Christopher August 12, 2019November 8, 2020
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