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Amid Soaring Crime, Minneapolis Eyes Deep Police Cuts After Floyd’s Death

December 9, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City Council members who tried unsuccessfully to dismantle the police department in response to George Floyd's death are voting Wednesday on whether to shrink it, a move that could imperil the entire city budget because the mayor is t...

Judge Dismisses Charge Against Former Cop in Floyd’s Death

AP News

October 22, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degre...

Ban on Chokeholds Among California Criminal Justice Reforms

AP News

October 1, 2020

SACRAMENTO — Spurred by the slayings of George Floyd and other Black people in police custody across the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday banned certain chokeholds as he approved several new laws designe...

Analysis: Will California Really Change Policing?

CalMatters

August 19, 2020

It’s crunch month for California legislators who promised sweeping reforms in response to the police killing of George Floyd and the protests his death unleashed. Yet some social justice advocates doubt that politicians’ stomachs for change are as strong as...

Ex-Cop’s Video Captures Crowd’s Horror During Floyd Arrest

AP News

August 14, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get ...

No Prosecution for Many Arrested at Portland’s Protests

AP News

August 12, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. — People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than two months won't be prosecuted. The new...

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Husband of DA Charged With Pulling Gun on Protesters in LA

AP News

August 5, 2020

LOS ANGELES — The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members who demonstrated outside the couple’s home the day before she faced a primary election in March. The state attorney ge...

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‘Sobering’ Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media

AP News

August 4, 2020

NEW YORK — The distrust many Americans feel toward the news media, caught up like much of the nation's problems in the partisan divide, only seems to be getting worse. That was the conclusion of a “sobering”...

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Urban Planning as Tool of White Supremacy Is Other Minneapolis Lesson

The Conversation

July 29, 2020

The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, the location where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the ground by a police ...

Violence, Protests, Arrival of Agents Put Chicago on Edge

AP News

July 23, 2020

CHICAGO — Amid a surge in gun violence and protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the nation's third-largest city is on edge, awaiting possible greater tension in the form of a plan by President Donald Trump to dispatch dozens of federal agents to Chic...

CHP Seeks Public's Help After Crash Near Coalinga Crash Kills 9

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

Fresno County Asked for 38,000 COVID Vaccine Doses. It Got Just 8,000.

Schumer: Trump Impeachment Trial to Begin Week of Feb. 8

Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs. Here's Why Voters Passed Groundbreaking Reform

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

US Should Return to Nuclear Deal, Says Iranian Expert Parsi

Kingsburg Icon Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic Decathlon Champion, Dies at 86

Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner

Coaches Want to Restart Football in Spring, Even if Local COVID Infections are ‘Substantial’

Opinion: How to Create an Easier Path to Climate Goals Through Electric Vehicles

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

Walters: Will Reducing Criminal Penalties Reduce Crime?

What Does the Economy Need Now? 3 Suggestions for Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Bill

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Fox, Newsmax Shoot Down Their Own Aired Claims on Election

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Amid Soaring Crime, Minneapolis Eyes Deep Police Cuts After Floyd’s Death

Judge Dismisses Charge Against Former Cop in Floyd’s Death

Ban on Chokeholds Among California Criminal Justice Reforms

Analysis: Will California Really Change Policing?

Ex-Cop’s Video Captures Crowd’s Horror During Floyd Arrest

No Prosecution for Many Arrested at Portland’s Protests

Husband of DA Charged With Pulling Gun on Protesters in LA

‘Sobering’ Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media

Urban Planning as Tool of White Supremacy Is Other Minneapolis Lesson

Violence, Protests, Arrival of Agents Put Chicago on Edge

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