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Chris Krohnâs Republican Nation Convention Coverage Part 2 â Talk of the Bay
How has the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trumpâs life affected delegates at this convention? Chris Krohn and Isabel OâMalley-Krohn confront several Republican delegates to ta...
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California Says ICE Detainees Have Labor Rights. They Earn $1 a Day Scrubbing Bathrooms
California failed to ban private detention centers. Now, itâs focusing on their working conditions, for immigrants who toil for $1 a day.
California Sent a Mentally Ill Man to a State Hospital. Then It Charged Him $760,000
California State Hospitals can bill patients for the care they receive during confinement. The charges often run in the tens of thousands of dollars, putting vulnerable people in debt for years.
A Santa Cruz County justice program that places reconciliation over punishment has helped more than 240 people keep criminal convictions off their record since its inception in 2020, with just one case of recidivism.
By Alesandro Manzella
How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the stateâs history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
After 133 people died in Santa Cruz County in 2023 after overdosing on Fentanyl, the Sheriffâs Office has launched a new way to address the problem, with a special focus on the people who deal the dangerous drug.
âIntelligentâ speed-limiting technology will be required in all new California cars starting in 2027, if a new law authored by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener passes.
In San Mateo County, a new law allows police to charge homeless people with criminal offenses if they donât accept shelter. SCOTUS will soon weigh in with a potential landmark decision in an Oregon case.
As the COVID pandemic eased, so did the epidemic of death on the road. Somewhat. But the ongoing crisis of traffic fatalities remains at high levels with early numbers form 2023 appearing to top 4,000 in California.
Three generations of âSteve Walpoleââ(from left) Steve Walpole Sr., Steve Walpole Jr. and Steve Walpole IIIâattend the Special Olympics Torch Run in Scotts Valley last year. The community lost a significant link to its past when the elder Walpole died âŠ
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