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CHP officers land a $500 million contract as Gov. Gavin Newsom races to fill vacancies

California Highway Patrol officers received historically high raises in 2022 and 2023, but it continues to face a high vacancy rate of 16%.

By Nigel Duara • August 29, 2024

CalMatters en Español

Gavin Newsom firma nuevas leyes contra el robo en comercios minoristas mientras los votantes sopesan penas aún más duras

El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó proyectos de ley que tienen como objetivo facilitar el procesamiento del robo en comercios minoristas.

By Nigel Duara • August 16, 2024

Justice

Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He's asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.

By Nigel Duara • August 16, 2024

CalMatters en Español

Estos 9 casos que manejó Kamala Harris hablan sobre su trayectoria como fiscal de California

¿Fue la ex fiscal general de California y fiscal de distrito de San Francisco demasiado blanda con el crimen? ¿O demasiado dura? Sus críticos se apresuran a etiquetarla

By Nigel Duara • August 15, 2024

Elections

What 9 cases from Kamala Harris’ past say about her record as a California prosecutor

Was the former California attorney general and San Francisco DA too soft on crime? Or too tough? Her critics are quick to label her, but the reality isn't so simple.

By Nigel Duara • August 15, 2024

CalMatters en Español

California le quitó las vacaciones a un médico de la prisión y ahora tiene que pagarle 1.8 millones de dólares

Un médico de una prisión de California acumuló más de 1,000 horas de tiempo libre personal y utilizó parte de ellas para trabajar en un segundo empleo. Afirmó que enfrentó represalias cuando los funcionarios comenzaron a escudriñar su tiempo y luego recuperaron gran parte de su tiempo disponible de vacaciones.

By Nigel Duara • July 24, 2024

Justice

California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million

A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank.

By Nigel Duara • July 24, 2024

CalMatters en Español

¿Por qué el sindicato de guardias penitenciarios de California está gastando como nunca antes en Gavin Newsom?

La Asociación de Oficiales de Paz Correccionales de California enfrenta un entorno político complicado a medida que disminuye la población de reclusos y aumentan los llamados a cerrar las prisiones.

By Nigel Duara and Jeremia Kimelman • July 15, 2024

Justice

Why California’s prison guard union is spending like never before on Gavin Newsom

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association faces a complicated political environment as inmate populations decline and calls to close prisons increase.

By Nigel Duara and Jeremia Kimelman • July 15, 2024

Elections

California voters will decide an anti-crime measure in November. Democrats say this one is better

Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders put forward a ballot measure to compete with one that would roll back Proposition 47 and increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking. The Democrats’ proposal calls for a new felony for drug dealers who cut fentanyl into other drugs and for increased penalties for repeat thieves.

By Nigel Duara • June 30, 2024

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