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California police body camera footage can’t take the place of witness testimony, court rules

by Nigel Duara August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.

For San Bernardino County, loving California may end in leaving it

by Guest Commentary August 29, 2022April 13, 2023

A recently raided illegal cannabis operation in Lancaster, on July 2, 2021. Water authorities say unlawful pot farms are stealing California water. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Water

California’s desert becoming a hotbed for water bandits: Watch

by Byrhonda Lyons August 6, 2021August 9, 2021

An hourglass. California elections officials anxiously await delayed Census data. Image via iStock

Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late

by Ben Christopher April 8, 2021April 9, 2021

Jose Rosas and his wife, Sara, who live in the 90060 zip code, wait in line to be screened for high temperature before being vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles on March 4, 2021. California has just crossed the threshold of 2 million vaccines administered in underserved communities allowing many counties to move more easily into less restrictive tiers. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

California hit critical milestone for reopening today

by Ana B. Ibarra and Rachel Becker March 12, 2021September 28, 2021

Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California’s new COVID-19 vaccine system to start Monday

by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov February 26, 2021September 28, 2021

OptumServe is opening vaccine clinics across California despite several counties expressing dissatisfaction with a vaccination pilot program and COVID-19 testing sites. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Counties raise concerns as OptumServe gets bigger role in vaccination

by Emily Hoeven February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Detainees wait to be processed at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on Aug. 28, 2019. Because detainees are in federal custody, state health officials said last week that they aren’t sure who is responsible for vaccination at the detention centers. Photo by Chris Carlson, AP Photo

Immigration detention centers showcase California’s vaccine chaos

by Ana B. Ibarra February 22, 2021September 28, 2021

Alameda County Fire Department employee Max Shih, left, administers the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Julia Jackson, a volunteer at a Berkeley needle exchange program, at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Who’s getting vaccinated in California? A county-by-county look at racial data

by CalMatters February 19, 2021September 28, 2021

An aerial view of the small rural community of Bloomington on Dec. 18, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

California Divide

When a package at the front door means a warehouse next door

by Orlando Mayorquin February 12, 2021February 19, 2021