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Tag: police accountability

An explanation of nine new California laws taking effect in 2021. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock

Nine new California laws explained — each in 1 minute

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020January 15, 2021

1. California widens mental health conditions insurers must cover In the past, state law only required treatment for nine serious mental illnesses. Even before the pandemic, more than half of Californians said most people with mental health conditions couldn’t get the help they needed. Some families even dropped private insurance to qualify for treatment in […]

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

New law in a minute: California aims to improve policing

Byrhonda Lyons by Nick Roberts and Byrhonda Lyons December 29, 2020January 15, 2021

Video shows forceful arrest of an unarmed homeless man. Did Fresno police go too far?

by Manuela Tobias November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Signs for ridesharing company Lyft are visible along a freeway in San Francisco on . Aug. 10, 2017. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

How California voters changed the future of work

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA bank expand to shoplifters, opioid offenders?

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons October 19, 2020October 19, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the reparations bill over Zoom on Sept 30, 2020. Screenshot via youtube

Reparations study, police reform coming to CA

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 1, 2020October 1, 2020
Supporters of a measure to restrict the use of deadly force by police, stand in the gallery as Elizabeth Medrano Escobedo, the mother of police shooting victim Christian Escobedo, testifies in favor of the bill on April 9, 2019, in Sacramento. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

California lawmakers failed to enact sweeping police reforms. Here’s why.

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

California’s moment of reckoning on police accountability

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 24, 2020August 21, 2020
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

Will California change policing?

by Raheem Hosseini August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Racial profiling

There is existing policy to hold California law enforcement accountable for racial profiling; here is how to take part

Avatar by Guest Commentary July 30, 2020July 27, 2020

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