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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2019

California Legislation Allowing Safe Injection Sites Reintroduced

The City by the Bay has more drug users than students enrolled in public schools—there are about 24,500 injection drug users in San Francisco and 16,000 students enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2019

Mayor Orders LAPD to Scale Back Vehicle Stops, Says Black Drivers Disproportionately Stopped

The mayor wants the department to direct resources to other activities that will help build trust with the citizens of Los Angeles.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2019

Off-Duty California Officer Killed in Collision with Wrong-Way Driver

An officer with the Fresno (CA) Police Department—identified as 48-year-old Phia Vang—was off duty when he was killed in a collision with a wrong-way driver.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

California Lawmaker Wants to Name Stretch of Road for Deputy Killed in Mass Shooting

Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin introduced a resolution earlier this week that would name a stretch of Highway 101 in honor of Sergeant Ron Helus, the Ventura County Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty during the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill last fall.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

California Department Declines to Release Video of Officer's Murder

The agency said that because Officer Corona used no force—she was ambushed and murdered before ever having the chance to even draw her weapon—the video will remain under wraps.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2019

Family of Stephon Clark Files $20M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police

The family of Stephon Clark—who was fatally shot by officers with the Sacramento Police Department in March 2018—has filed a $20 million federal lawsuit, claiming officers racially profiled the victim.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2019

How Proposed California Legislation Could Supersede Graham v. Connor

Robert Harris discusses how proposed California legislation Assembly Bill 931 could supersede Graham v. Connor.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2019

Mayor Calls for Audit of LAPD Unit Over Stops of Black Motorists

Mayor Garcetti said the report, which found that Metro officers stop black drivers at a rate more than five times their share of the population, is “something that troubles me and is deeply concerning.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2019

Video: CHP Helicopter Rescues 2 Hikers from Yosemite Crevasse

Late last week, the California Highway Patrol Air Unit was called upon to help locate and rescue two hikers at Yosemite National Park. The agency posted video footage to its Facebook page of the ensuing operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2019

Video: Off-Duty California Officers Save Woman's Life After Harrowing Crash

An off-duty deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department witnessed a violent single-vehicle crash about a hundred yards ahead of him on a freeway.

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