Domestic Violence | CalMatters

Legislation would expand protections for survivors of domestic violence

by Guest Commentary August 27, 2020September 2, 2020

SB 1141 allows survivors to describe abuser’s coercive control as supporting evidence in family court hearings and criminal trials.

Adam Sciambi, right, and daughter Noa, 3, play with sidewalk chalk on Valencia Street in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Several blocks of the neighborhood are closed to vehicles every Thursday through Sunday to allow for outdoor dining and foot traffic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pandemic, wildfires, scorching heat: How to help our children cope

by Barbara Feder Ostrov August 20, 2020August 21, 2020

Home is a perilous place for some Californians during coronavirus pandemic

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 16, 2020June 8, 2020

Domestic violence, sexual harassment, HIV prevention, pardons, and a winemaker’s $3.7 million fine

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey August 8, 2019August 7, 2019

How domestic violence survivors could be given a moment to ‘exhale’

by Adria Watson August 7, 2019August 7, 2019