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 judge has ruled that a 78-year-old second sexually violent predator recommended for supervised release at a residence in the Mount Helix neighborhood will not be placed at the home. -
The husband of a woman who went unidentified for nearly two decades after her legs were discovered in a trash bin in Rancho San Diego pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge. -
KPBS Midday EditionOne person died and 15 people were in custody Thursday morning after a suspected smuggling boat dropped its passengers off the coast of La Jolla, authorities said. -
Investigators hunting for clues about what has become of a Chula Vista woman who disappeared early this year have received recent reports of potential out-of-state sightings of the missing mother of three, authorities disclosed Wednesday. -
A proposed $19 million increase to the San Diego Police Department budget is unchanged in Mayor Todd Gloria's latest spending plan. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn this year's GI Film Festival, a number of films shine a light on the unique perspective of Black experience in the military. -
City Councilman Raul Campillo Wednesday expressed support for constructing a pedestrian and bicycle bridge at the San Diego River Crossing in Mission Trails Regional Park to honor the memory of a 21-year-old student who drowned at the crossing in January. -
Elementary school students and residents were evacuated Monday after a natural gas pipe burst in National City, a fire official said. -
Federal prosecutors say California Department of Motor Vehicle employees at two Los Angeles-area offices have taken thousands of dollars in bribes to approve driver licenses. -
Authorities discovered a panga boat carrying nearly two dozen people early Monday morning in waters off the coast of Point Loma, authorities said.
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