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Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, left, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, right, join other members of the California Legislature as they kneel for 8 minutes and 46 second to honor George Floyd at the Capitol on June 9, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Will CA amend its constitution post-protests?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 22, 2020June 27, 2020
Ahmad Mahmuod at Officer Christopher Wilson Memorial Park, near his childhood home in San Diego. Photo by Arlene Banuelos for CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Students push UC to abolish police departments

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Felicia Mello and Vanessa Arredondo June 19, 2020June 26, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Posted inWhatMatters

AG Becerra shifts on policing practices

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 16, 2020June 17, 2020
Members of the state Assembly met as a “Committee of the Whole on the State Budget” to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration about its plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit because of the coronavirus at the Capitol on May 26, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Lawmakers to pass budget sans gov’s OK

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 15, 2020June 14, 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
Posted inWhatMatters

Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 12, 2020June 11, 2020
A police offer watches the crowd from behind a gas mask during a demonstration 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
Posted inWhatMatters

Defund the police? Inside cities’ responses

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Protesters hold up a signs during a demonstration 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
Posted inWhatMatters

Amid protests, Newsom unveils action plan

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 8, 2020June 7, 2020
A protester stands off against police during a demonstration 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
Posted inWhatMatters

California reckons with police violence

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven June 5, 2020June 4, 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
Posted inWhatMatters

Many believe worst of pandemic yet to come

Avatar photo 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. Later in the year, lawmakers approved two new laws that aim to improve policing. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inHigher Education

Community college chief wants police training changes

Avatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 3, 2020June 10, 2020

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