California lawmakers could set new education requirements for police officers, but the bill has critics from all sides — including former Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who authored the state’s watershed 2021 police reform bill.
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A wildfire erupted in the far southern reaches of San Diego County Tuesday amid extremely windy and dry conditions, rapidly blackening dozens of open acres and prompting evacuations of back-country homes. -
The proposal would greatly strengthen civilian oversight of law enforcement in the county, including in cases of in-custody death. -
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A sexually violent predator is now living in Jacumba Hot Springs after his release from a state mental hospital, which followed several years in prison. -
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Merle Wakefield was cleared for release four years ago. But the state has struggled to place him in the community as residents protested his release.
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