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Anita Chabria

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Anita Chabria covers California state politics and policy for the Los Angeles Times and is based in Sacramento. Before joining The Times, she worked for the Sacramento Bee as a member of its statewide investigative team, and previously covered criminal justice and City Hall.

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An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom

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An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom

A bill to curb late-night jail releases, passed in response to a woman’s overdose death after leaving county custody, is vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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PG&E power outages bring darkness, stress and debt to California’s poor and elderly

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PG&E power outages bring darkness, stress and debt to California’s poor and elderly

During the power cuts, rural residents in Lake County struggled with basic necessities, such as powering medical devices and keeping food fresh. There were few services to help them.
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Scrambling to prep for an imminent blackout that took all day to arrive

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Scrambling to prep for an imminent blackout that took all day to arrive

Bay Area residents race to prepare for the power going out, and then it doesn’t. “They are messing with us,” says one.
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California Senate evacuated after vaccine bill protester throws ‘what appeared to be blood’ onto lawmakers

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California Senate evacuated after vaccine bill protester throws ‘what appeared to be blood’ onto lawmakers

A person protesting a vaccine bill to place new restrictions on medical exemptions for children prompted an evacuation at the California Senate after throwing red liquid on lawmakers from the balcony of the chamber.
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California could soon ban facial recognition technology on police body cameras

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California could soon ban facial recognition technology on police body cameras

California lawmakers passed legislation this week that will ban law enforcement from using facial recognition software on body cameras for three years. The bill now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval.
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California may soon push doctors and lawyers to confront their biases

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California may soon push doctors and lawyers to confront their biases

Medical and legal professionals in California would be required to take implicit bias training to address unconscious racism under a set of bills awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Newsom signs ‘Stephon Clark’s Law,’ setting new rules on police use of force

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Newsom signs ‘Stephon Clark’s Law,’ setting new rules on police use of force

California’s new use-of-force law will become effective in January and create one of the nation’s toughest standards on when police can kill.

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Getting killed by police is a leading cause of death for young black men in America
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Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU

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Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU

Roughly 20% of legislators were erroneously matched to a person arrested when the ACLU used face-scanning software to screen their pictures against a criminal database.
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A whiff of the music festival future? Outside Lands sells cannabis for the first time

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A whiff of the music festival future? Outside Lands sells cannabis for the first time

Legal cannabis sales and consumption at the Northern California music festival may be the start of more marijuana events
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Police fear ‘suicide by cop’ cases. So they’ve stopped responding to some calls

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Police fear ‘suicide by cop’ cases. So they’ve stopped responding to some calls

To avoid officer-involved shootings and “suicide by cop,” some California law enforcement agencies no longer handle calls about lone people acting suicidal.

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