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Rob Bonta, in confirmation hearings to be California's next attorney general, laid out his priorities to hold police more accountable. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Bonta vows as California’s top cop he’ll be tougher on policing

by Robert Lewis April 21, 2021May 6, 2021

In hearings, Rob Bonta offers a new direction for a state justice department that progressives say has slow-walked reforms.

A protester holds up a sign that says ‘stop killing us’ during a demonstration May 29, 2020 Downtown Oakland. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Affirmative action, reparations coming to CA?

by Emily Hoeven June 3, 2020June 3, 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, 2019June 24, 2020

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New 2020 law #3: California limits when police can use deadly force

by Byrhonda Lyons November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

A Seattle police officer watches as protesters take part in a Black Lives Matter march, Saturday, August 26, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. Several thousand people attended a downtown rally and then marched through the city to call attention to minority rights and police brutality

Seattle’s already doing what California’s about to do to limit police use of force. How’s it working out?

by Laurel Rosenhall and Brian Howey November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

A Seattle police officer watches as protesters take part in a Black Lives Matter march, Saturday, August 26, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. Several thousand people attended a downtown rally and then marched through the city to call attention to minority rights and police brutality

Looking North

by Laurel Rosenhall October 26, 2019February 4, 2020

Relatives and friends of a pregnant mother who was shot and killed by police chant at a gathering near the place she was killed, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Seattle. Police officers shot and killed 30-year-old Charleena Lyles on Sunday after authorities said Lyles confronted the officers with a knife.

What California can learn from Seattle about police shootings

by Laurel Rosenhall October 26, 2019October 26, 2019

Public health and cannabis vapes, police use of force and mental illness, and parents seeking a better life get a break

by Dan Morain September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

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

Gov. Newsom on new police deadly force law: How I’ll know it’s working

by Laurel Rosenhall August 22, 2019February 24, 2021