June 5, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is directing the carotid restraint, also known as a “sleeper hold,” be immediately dropped from all state police training programs and materials
June 3, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
Those three big topics make up just a portion of the roughly 150 bills approved by the powerful Assembly Appropriations Committee Wednesday.
June 3, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
Protesters are calling for police reform and systemic change in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. What is ‘systemic change’? California’s black lawmakers have a list of bills they want to pass in 2020.
June 2, 2020 | Chris Nichols
Experts say vote-by-mail doesn’t lead to widespread fraud or favor Democrats, contrary to President Donald Trump’s claims. In California, the practice includes safeguards such as signature matching.
June 2, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
It would also place a moratorium on commercial evictions while California is in a state of emergency over the coronavirus. Property owners say it would force them to shoulder the burden of the crisis.
June 1, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
Following a weekend of riots and protests across California and the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom resolved to “do better” for black Californians to address systemic racism.
June 1, 2020 | Kris Vera-Phillips
Sacramento police officers say 25 people were arrested Sunday night following weekend protests against police violence and the killing of George Floyd.
May 31, 2020
Officials in Minneapolis promised a stronger response to protests over the death of George Floyd as police and demonstrators across the nation continue to clash.
May 29, 2020 | Nick Miller
“We put out the guide, the counties decide when,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said of modifying the state’s stay-at-home order.
May 27, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that hair salons and barbershops can reopen with modifications. We talk with the owners of a local hair salon and a lobbyist who took legal action against the state.
February 6, 2020
On this week’s Capitol Chat: an initiative to expand rent control in California has qualified for the November ballot, and childcare providers in California rallied at the Capitol and are mobilizing to unionize.
January 23, 2020
There have been more horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, five just since December 28, 2019. Uber is piloting a new pricing program allowing drivers to set rates at three airports. And we wait for the State of the State to be scheduled.
December 12, 2019
As the primaries approach, candidate visits to the Western US continue. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was just in California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in Reno. And we talk about the coming of the state’s individual mandate.
December 5, 2019
The California Legislature has refused CapRadio’s public records request for data on sexual harassment complaints, from January to the present. CapRadio’s Ben Adler shares his latest reporting and what this could mean for how accusations are handled
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