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Tag: realignment

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2019. Today, democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Sen. Harris as his pick for Vice President. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

What California knows about Kamala Harris

Avatar by Ben Christopher August 12, 2019November 8, 2020

What most Americans are just beginning to learn about California’s junior senator, we’ve already seen here for decades. 

Here are eight ways that California shaped Kamala Harris and that Harris has shaped California.

hands outside jail cell

Any spike in repeat crimes after California sped prisoner release? New research says no

Avatar by Ben Christopher June 24, 2019June 23, 2020
California is about to take juvenile detention away from adult corrections and treat youthful offenders under the state bureaucracy for mental health.

As Newsom rethinks juvenile justice, California reconsiders prison for kids

Avatar by Charlotte West June 13, 2019June 23, 2020
photo of Governor Jerry Brown's retirement home outside Williams, California, December 17, 2018. Photo by Max Whittaker for CALmatters

Supreme Court watch, a question of justice and Colusa greets Jerry Brown

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 21, 2018
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