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'Absolutely Horrifying': Civil Rights Advocates React to Admission That Alameda Sheriff Hired Deputies Who Failed Psych Exams

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Despite Privacy Concerns, San Francisco Supervisors Expand Police Access to Live Camera Feeds

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Crime Survivors of Color Demand Rethinking of California's Victim System — and They're Making Changes

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Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy in Custody After Double Slaying

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Feeling the Heat: How Outdoor Workers Can Advocate for Safer Conditions on the Job

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Effort to Block Prison-to-ICE Transfers in California Fails in Final Hours of Legislative Session

California Incarceration Rates Highest in Rural Communities of Color, Report Finds

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As California Remakes Its Juvenile Justice System, Counties Take the Lead on Rehabilitation

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Plan for People's Park Pits Housing Against History

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Newsom May Soon Approve Supervised Drug Injection Sites. How Will They Work?

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'Pharmacists Were Pressured to Fill Fill Fill': Judge Rules Walgreens Culpable in San Francisco Opioid Crisis

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Taking an Eviction Case to Court Is Risky. But This Mom Decided to Try It

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