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Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies at a crime scene in Sacramento on Feb. 28, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, Sipa USA via Reuters
Posted inWhatMatters

Policing the police: State off to slow start

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

California’s new program to police the police has produced few results so far.  That’s according to a new project from CalMatters justice reporter Nigel Duara, who is today launching the state’s most comprehensive public tracker of police shootings of unarmed civilians under investigation by the California Department of Justice. The department has opened 25 such […]

Students sit outside of Royce Hall at UCLA — among the University of California campuses that could experience tuition hikes every year under a pending proposal. File photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

UC tuition hike: Regents to vote on ‘forever’ increase

Avatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn July 19, 2021July 22, 2021
Imagen a través de iStock
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Opinión: Cal Grant está desactualizado y necesita una revisión para obtener resultados equitativos

by Guest Commentary May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
Bartenders were masks and face shields as they work at Slater's 50|50 on July 1, 2020, in Santa Clarita. Photo by /Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

Mask mandate likely to end soon

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks at a press conference at Blue Oak Elementary School in Shingle Springs, CA on October 31, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Where is Tony Thurmond? State schools chief stays behind the scenes in school reopening debate

by Laurel Rosenhall March 4, 2021March 7, 2021
Parents and students gather for a quiet protest and sit-in at Thousand Oaks Elementary School in Berkeley on Jan. 13, 2021. Berkeley Unified School District parents are calling for schools to reopen for in-person learning in accordance with public health guidelines. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEducation

Lawmakers blitz governor on school reopenings

Avatar photo by Ricardo Cano February 18, 2021February 19, 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 inCalMatters en Español

¿Debería el Estado investigar las muertes por disparos de policías locales? California reconsidera su resistencia

Avatar photo by Raheem Hosseini and CalMatters July 10, 2020July 17, 2020
A nursing student does patient check-in and hands out requisition forms allowing patients to get their COVID-19 test results online at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Testing re-emerges as major challenge

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Esteban Nunez visits the Capitol to advocate for voting rights for Californians on parole. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

From prison to the halls of power: A politician’s son lobbies to let people on parole vote

Avatar photo by Laurel Rosenhall and Adria Watson June 22, 2020June 21, 2020

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