Stephon Clark

Lobbying is under way in Sacramento for two vastly different approaches to reduce police shootings. Victims’ families and civil rights advocates are pushing a tougher standard for police to use deadly force, while law enforcement officers promote a plan to increase training.

Lobbying is under way in California's Capitol for two vastly different approaches to reduce police shootings across the state.

Last-minute changes to a law enforcement-backed bill shift the political landscape in California’s debate over how to curb police shootings.

The first episode of Force of Law delves into how California got to this point, looking back at the decade since police shot and killed Oscar Grant in Oakland and the momentum created by last year’s death of Stephon Clark in Sacramento.

The first episode looks back at the decade since police shot and killed Oscar Grant and the momentum created by last year’s death of Stephon Clark.

After Sacramento police shot and killed Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was in his grandparents’ backyard, activists set out to change California law. They want to make it harder to legally justify police shootings. That’s sparked a heated debate in the state Capitol between the powerful police lobby and families whose loved ones […]

California news groups join forces on police records. Networking at the online community college. Poverty towing. Super bloom gridlock. And Nunes sues.

Shooting first and asking questions later might have been acceptable police conduct in 1872 California. It can’t be in the 21st century.

Yet another official probe into the Stephon Clark shooting. California's new surgeon general warns of a powerful toxin. Incoming charter school reforms.

Local probe ends on the Stephon Clark shooting, shifting focus to Legis. California's gun seizure program needs help. A Hollister Ranch beach access plan. Coastal Commission's environmental justice policy.