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Kathleen Bils in her San Diego home on May 1, 2021, a year after her son was killed by a sheriff’s deputy. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

Is California’s new police deadly force law making a difference?

by Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall May 11, 2021March 16, 2022

Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.

No return to lock ’em up — California voters stick with less punitive justice

by Byrhonda Lyons and Ben Christopher November 4, 2020February 24, 2021

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

Photo of a Black Lives Matter protestor staring at a California Highway Patrol officer during a protest in Sacramento following the police shooting of Stephon Clark.

Force of Law

by Laurel Rosenhall December 11, 2019April 19, 2023

Photo by Zach Copley/Flickr

School bonds, breaking up with PG&E, trade war, Stephon Clark, and rabbis

by Dan Morain and Matt Levin September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

Police standing outside protests against Stephon Clark's shooting death in Sacramento, California. September 18, 2018. Photo by Byrhonda Lyons for CalMatters.

Watch: California’s police use-of-force law, explained

by Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall August 19, 2019April 20, 2021

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

Newsom signs landmark police use-of-force bill

by Dan Morain and Laurel Rosenhall August 19, 2019April 19, 2023

california police use of force

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

by Laurel Rosenhall July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a Democrat from San Diego, speaks as a press conference flanked by Sen. Toni Atkins and Speaker Anthony Rendon after the passage of AB392.

Capitol, Justice

Shouts, tears and 67 ‘yes’ votes push police use-of-force standard through state Assembly

by Ben Christopher May 29, 2019June 23, 2020

Photo of a Black Lives Matter protestor staring at a California Highway Patrol officer during a protest in Sacramento following the police shooting of Stephon Clark.

Deal: California poised to pass one of nation’s toughest police use-of-force standards

by Laurel Rosenhall May 23, 2019June 23, 2020

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