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.
Local health officials have become the face of government authority as they work to stem the pandemic. That has made them targets for chilling threats from some of the same militia groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Traffic crashes and injuries increased by record numbers last year despite a drop in vehicles on the road, and California's legislators are among those urging traffic law reform.