Criminal Justice

A San Francisco police department vehicle stands in front of the Dyson store in Union Square on Nov. 24, 2021. Videos on social media showed masked people running with goods from several high-end retailers in the storied shopping area. Photo by Samuel Rigelhaupt/Sipa USA
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Prop. 47 targeted by Dem, GOP lawmakers
A Democratic bill would reverse a key aspect of Proposition 47 by reducing the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting, while a Republican one would overturn Prop. 47 altogether.
By • January 5, 2022
The windows of the Valentino store in Union Square in San Francisco were boarded up on Nov. 25, 2021. Videos on social media showed masked people running with goods from several high-end retailers in the storied shopping area. Photo by Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA
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California Democrats embrace tough-on-crime rhetoric
Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. “It is time that the reign of criminals who are destroying our city … come to an end. And it comes to an end when we take the steps to […]
By • December 15, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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Newsom book tour reveals priority: More dollars for dyslexia screenings
Give to CalMatters today and your gift will be doubled! Your support helps keep our nonprofit journalism free and accessible to all Californians. Donate now. Anti-crime initiatives won’t be alone in receiving “an exponential increase of support” in the budget proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to send to state lawmakers in January. Dyslexia screenings […]
By • December 8, 2021
A custom-made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a high-capacity detachable magazine at a gun store in Rocklin on Oct. 3, 2013. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
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California scores gun control victory — for now
As California tries to crack down on crime, it secured a sizable victory for its strict gun control laws on Tuesday. That’s when a federal appeals court reinstated California’s bans on the sale and possession of high-capacity magazines that can funnel more than 10 rounds of ammunition into a single firearm. The 7-4 ruling from […]
By • December 1, 2021
Calley Garay's picture sits at the entrance table of the rally, where supporters purchased purple t-shirts in support of domestic violence awareness at R C Wisener Park in Chowchilla on Oct. 23, 2021. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for CalMatters
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How California lets abusers stay armed
Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, November 17. Loopholes in state laws Today, a man named Julio Garay is due to appear in Madera County Superior Court, where he faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife, Calley Jean Garay, a month after she requested a domestic violence […]
By • November 17, 2021
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‘What real reparations can look like’
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 1. Police reform + racial justice Better late than never. That was the message undergirding a stack of criminal and racial justice bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Thursday, a year after many of them failed to make it out of the Democratic-controlled state Legislature. California now […]
By • October 1, 2021

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