California
Bounty hunting: Foes of guns and abortion resurrect an old idea
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Texas put a bounty on abortion providers and California did the same for illegal gun sales, but critics point to bounties' long and troubled history.Bay Area
Prison rehab: Can California learn anything from Norway?
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A bill that passed the Assembly would create a “community campus” on prison grounds where inmates cook their own food and secure jobs before their release.California
Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids
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California law would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.Bay Area
Bill would put homeless courts where the unhoused live
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A Southern California beach city took its homeless court outside, near food donation centers, and attendance soared.Bay Area
Police and prison guard misconduct and bias: Audit asks state to step up
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California’s Auditor says a revamped effort to combat bias and misconduct should start with a clearer definition of the word “bias.”California
Stillbirths and the law: Bill would end coroner investigations of lost pregnancies
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A Democratic bill would no longer treat stillbirths as “unattended deaths,” investigated by coroners.California
The politics of violence: Will Sacramento shootings influence attorney general’s race?
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The recent shootings that killed six in downtown Sacramento underscore the criminal justice divide in the race for California’s attorney general.Bay Area
From scandal to scrutiny: How intense citizen oversight reshaped Oakland police
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A 22-year-old scandal exposing abuses by Oakland police resulted in a higher rate of complaints sustained against officers.California
