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Taun Hall stands on the porch of her Walnut Creek home next to a green ribbon, the international symbol for mental health awareness. She and some of her neighbors display the ribbons in remembrance of her son, Miles, who was killed last year by Walnut Creek police during a mental health crisis. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation

by Jocelyn Wiener July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

Efforts aim to dispatch mental health teams — not armed officers — for most crises calls involving mental illness and homelessness.

AG Becerra’s proposal to reform policing misses the mark – and community demands

by Guest Commentary July 1, 2020July 8, 2020

Workers remove the statue of John Sutter outside the Sutter Medical Center in Midtown Sacramento on June 15, 2020. Photo by Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Statues of Columbus, other colonialists removed

by Emily Hoeven June 17, 2020June 16, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Sen. Kamala Harris before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN, July 31, 2019 in Detroit. Photo by Paul Sancya, AP Photo

Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?

by Emily Hoeven June 12, 2020June 11, 2020

A protester wears a surgical mask with ‘I can’t breathe’ written on the front as an organizer asks demonstrators to put their hands up on May 29, 2020 Downtown Oakland. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California protests are making history

by Emily Hoeven June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Lilly Ayers places a stick of sage in a bag while serving a customer at her store Queen Hippie Gypsy in downtown Oakland. All of the small businesses on Ayers’ block were damaged during California protests over the killing of George Floyd Minneapolis police.. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Collateral damage: Can small businesses survive this “double whammy”?

by Ben Christopher and Rebecca Sohn June 5, 2020June 6, 2020

Los Angeles police officers strike demonstrators as they try to push them back during a protest over the death of George Floyd, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. Photo by Mark J. Terrill, AP Photo

Newsom busca la reforma estatal del uso de la fuerza por parte de la policía

by Nigel Duara June 5, 2020June 12, 2020

Eddie Wutangsy uses a bullhorn while chanting to the crowd of several thousand protesters as they march past Fresno Police headquarters during a protest over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, May 31, 2020. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee

Voices of California protesters: same message, different motives

by Nigel Duara, Kate Cimini, Jackie Botts and Manuela Tobias June 5, 2020June 7, 2020

A pedestrian crosses an empty intersection in San Francisco financial district at evening rush hour on May 7, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Many believe worst of pandemic yet to come

by Emily Hoeven June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

A patrol car closes off Valencia Street in San Francisco after a group of protesters gathered in front of the Mission Police Station on May 30, 2020, the second day of Bay Area unrest over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Community college chief wants police training changes

by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 3, 2020June 10, 2020