Nancy Skinner
Politics
Can progressives trust Xavier Becerra to police the police?
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has crafted an image as a progressive warrior. But there's one exception: police accountability.
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Police misconduct, guns rights, disasters and taxes
The fight for continues for police misconduct records, a pioneering state gun law is being challenged by red states, and a court ruling is creating tax chaos.
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Twitter wars, housing, the DMV and the NFL
As Facebook and Twitter execs were called on the carpet in Washington, two California bills on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk echoed the calls to regulate Facebook and Twitter.
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Capitol ends a big session, and head rubs
The criminal justice pendulum continued its swing away from tough-on-crime attitudes as the Legislature sought to end cash bail, increase transparency on policing, and pass a major revision to the “felony murder” rule.
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Use of force, ethnic studies and Kevin McCarthy
Los Angeles’ police union made clear the depth of officers’ opposition to legislation that would toughen the standard for using deadly force.
