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California’s DOJ Says Crime Dropped Again Last Year

07/18/2019 - 3:06 AM By Brittany M.
Find your county's crime stats using the Sac Bee database.
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Police Chief Apologizes After Leaving Her Gun in an El Pollo Loco Restroom

07/16/2019 - 3:07 AM By Brittany M.
The firearm, which was stolen shortly thereafter, has been returned to the police department.
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Public Employee Overtime is Exploding in California. Here’s Why.

07/10/2019 - 8:26 PM By Brittany M.
In a word, pensions.
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Tiburon Bans Drones Near Schools and Town Events

07/10/2019 - 6:40 PM By Brittany M.

Tiburon’s town council has banned the use of drones near public schools, at official town events, and when operators are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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L.A.’s Vision Zero Plan is Slow Moving Three Years In

07/09/2019 - 2:50 AM By Brittany M.
The year of Vision Zero's launch, 183 people were killed on L.A. streets. By 2017, that figure jumped to 245. Last year, the number dropped only slightly to 240.
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How Three California Cities Revamped Their Use-of-Force Policies

07/09/2019 - 2:27 AM By Brittany M.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Stockton offer some lessons on how to reduce deadly use of force.
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Three Women at the Center of One of Kern’s Biggest Crime Mysteries Are Lobbying for More Public Safety Funds

07/01/2019 - 9:08 PM By Brittany M.
Diane Byrne, Cheryl Holsonbake, and Jane Parrent are the mothers of the so-called Bakersfield Three — two deceased young men and a missing young woman whose cases are believed to be connected by family members and crime sleuths.
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L.A. to Kindergartens: Comply With Vaccine Reporting Requirements or Else

06/24/2019 - 8:10 PM By Brittany M.
The warnings were sent just before officials confirmed two new cases of measles in L.A. County.
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L.A. County Details Efforts to Protect Public Health Amid Homeless Crisis

06/17/2019 - 10:29 PM By Brittany M.
It can't be done without the city's help.
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Op-Ed: Banning Facial Recognition Technology is the Wrong Way to Go

06/12/2019 - 8:10 PM By Brittany M.
Should governments think twice before banning facial recognition technology?
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Pinole hires Garrett Evans as Interim City Manager
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Six months after his retirement as city manager of Pittsburg, Garrett Evans has landed a new…
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The Palmdale City Council approved an employment agreement with Salvador Mendez on Tuesday, making…
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A U.S. Army reservist from Sacramento, California has been identified as one of the six soldiers…

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