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In Vallejo, Investigations of Police Take So Long, Officers Kill Again Before Reviews Are Done

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From Scandal to Scrutiny: How Vigilant Citizen Oversight Helped Reshape Oakland's Police Force

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A middle-aged white man, Chesa Boudin, wears a white shirt, gray-and-red-striped tie, and navy suit jacket with a red pocket square next to a lapel pin that's a seven-pointed star (the seal of the SF District Attorney's Office). Chesa has a brown beard, a trim haircut a bit longer on top, and a receding hairline. He looks somber. He appears to be standing on an outdoor stairway, amid three other people who are partially visible, all dressed casually.

A 'Blame Game'? Criminal Justice Experts Debate Effort to Recall SF DA Chesa Boudin

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11 New California Laws in 2022 Explained Through Video

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What the Recent Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Police Officers Means for Qualified Immunity

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Newsom Signs Plenty of Bills — But What Makes Him Kill One?

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The Major Bills Newsom Just Signed and Vetoed

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Update: Oscar Grant and the California Attorney General

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Newsom Signs Bill That Strips Badges From Cops for Serious Misconduct

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