The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.
Robert Lewis / CalMatters
Posted inK-12 Education
Spending spree: Oversight scarce as billions in COVID aid poured into California schools
A CalMatters investigation found that schools had wildly different approaches to stimulus spending — from laptops to shade structures to an ice cream truck. No centralized database exists to show the public exactly where the money went.
Posted inEvents, Politics & Policy
Bill to decertify police for serious misconduct clears Legislature
The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who helped broker last-minute negotiations. California is one of only four states that currently does not have such a power.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
As California’s next top cop, Rob Bonta vows he’ll be tougher on policing
Bonta is offering a new direction for a state justice department that progressives say has slow-walked reforms.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
After attacks on Asian Americans, California lawmakers push to expand hate crime laws
The Atlanta shootings and other recent attacks on Asian Americans have prompted state lawmakers to resurrect past bills, but hurdles remain in documenting and prosecuting hate crimes.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
State lifts suspensions of half a million driver’s licenses
Legal advocates are trying to roll back California’s hefty traffic ticket fines and fees, which are among the highest in the nation. One attorney called them a “blunt instrument” punishing people “when in reality, for many Californians, traffic tickets are simply too expensive to take care of.”