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Sen. Robert Hertzberg wears a mask and face shield on the floor on Aug. 28, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Podcast: Sen. Bob Hertzberg calls for upending bail system

by Nigel Duara May 3, 2021April 30, 2021

Sen. Bob Hertzberg tells the “California State of Mind” podcast he’s in a renewed push to end cash bail for nonviolent crimes.

Detainees wait in a cell for an appearance in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento on Nov. 1, 2016. Even before the pandemic, California courts struggled to dispose of cases in a timely fashion for myriad reasons, and just how to just how to address the systemic issue remains unclear. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Can California fix long waits in jail? These bills may help

by Robert Lewis April 13, 2021August 20, 2021

Abba Bail Bonds across from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2020. After voters recently rejected Prop. 25 that would have ended cash bail, the California Supreme Curt ruled that some defendants are entitled to relief. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters

Can’t afford bail? State Supreme Court offers relief for some defendants

by Robert Lewis March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

Abba Bail Bonds frente a la Instalación Correccional de Twin Towers en el centro de Los Ángeles el 21 de octubre de 2020. Después de que los votantes rechazaron recientemente la Prop. 25 que habría terminado con la fianza en efectivo, la Corte Supreme del Estado dictaminó que algunos acusados tienen derecho a un alivio. Foto de Tash Kimmell para CalMatters

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¿No puede pagar la fianza? La Corte Suprema del Estado ofrece alivio a algunos acusados

by Robert Lewis and CalMatters March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Changing election rules alters outcomes

by Dan Walters December 23, 2020December 24, 2020

Alice Huffman has resigned as president of the California State Conference of the NAACP, after controversy over the fact that she collected millions in fees from corporate interests as her organization sided with them on state ballot measures. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California NAACP leader resigns amid conflict-of-interest backlash

by Laurel Rosenhall November 20, 2020November 21, 2020

2020 rematches on 2022 ballot?

by Emily Hoeven November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Commentary, Politics

Citizen’s ballot initiative should belong to citizens – not special interests

by Guest Commentary November 10, 2020November 13, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Winners celebrate while losers rationalize

by Dan Walters November 10, 2020November 9, 2020

A banner sponsored by Painters and Allied Trades Union hangs from a building on Martinez days before the election on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California’s ballot became a battleground

by Emily Hoeven November 6, 2020November 6, 2020