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Justice

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill setting a tougher standard for police to use deadly force, the team behind Force Of Law discusses what we’ve learned in reporting this series and what we have in store for the rest of the season. Listen here: More ways to listen:

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• August 20, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom and crowd at signing ceremony for police use-of-force legislation. Photo by Dan Morain, CalMatters

Justice

Episode 5: From Bill to Law

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill setting a tougher standard for police to use deadly force, the team behind Force Of Law discusses what we’ve learned in reporting this series and what we have in store for the rest of the season.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• August 20, 2019

Lights off on top of police car. Photo by ChiccoDodiFC, istockphotos.com

Justice

Newsom signs landmark police use-of-force bill

Under the new law, which takes effect January 1, police may use deadly force only when “necessary in defense of human life.”

By

Dan Morain

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Laurel Rosenhall

• August 19, 2019

An aerAn aerial image of Portland, Oregon, which just passed significant rent control protections. Photo by Chronus via Wikimedia Commons.

Housing

Podcast: Oregon tenants did this to win renter protection—is California next?

California tenant advocates flummoxed by reluctant Democratic lawmakers have a new north star to guide their political strategy: Oregon.

By

Matt Levin

• August 5, 2019

Justice

Podcast: Guns make policing in America dangerous—to officers and civilians alike

The latest episode of the Force Of Law podcast focuses on the dangers police face on the job and explores how these risks factor into legislation to curb officers' use of deadly force.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• July 23, 2019

Justice

The Line

This episode focuses on the risks police officers face and explains why many say the final version of a bill no longer puts them in greater danger.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• July 20, 2019

Newman, CA Police Chief Randy Richardson comforts Veer Singh, relative of slain officer Ronil Singh, during the Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony in Sacramento, Calif. Monday, May 6, 2019. Photo by Randall Benton for CALmatters.

Justice

Force of Law, Episode 4: The Line

The latest episode of Force of Law focuses on the risks officers face on the job and explains why many in law enforcement say the final version of the bill no longer puts them in greater danger.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• July 20, 2019

The violent 1994 Northridge quake caused the collapse of the upper floor of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, killing 16 people.

Housing

Podcast: Newsom wants to build 3.5 million homes—the very number a doomsday earthquake is forecast to damage

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon explore how "the big one" could exacerbate California's housing shortage.

By

Matt Levin

• July 18, 2019

A woman sleeps in a doorway in downtown Sacramento, near the state Capitol where lawmakers are negotiating over how to spend homeless funds. Photo by Dan Morain for CALmatters

Housing

Lawmakers—cutting big checks to combat the housing crisis—fight over who gets the money

California lawmakers have approved more than $2 billion in new state spending on housing and homelessness. But while lawmakers and the governor have agreed to cut big checks, they're still fighting over who will actually receive the money—and with what strings attached.

By

Matt Levin

• June 24, 2019

Justice

The Deciders

For more than a year, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber has been working on a bill meant to curb police shootings by limiting when police can use deadly force. The San Diego Democrat persevered through political setbacks and failed attempts at compromise before landing on a version that now appears likely to become law. A sharecropper’s daughter […]

By

Laurel Rosenhall

• June 14, 2019