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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Moderate winds amid dry and hot conditions will increase the risk of wildfires Tuesday in the San Diego County mountains and deserts, according to the National Weather Service. -
KPBS Midday EditionBuki Domingos and Darwin Fishman of the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego joined Midday Edition to talk about their work in criminal justice reform and what they hope to see moving forward. -
Authorities say an off-duty firefighter fatally shot a fellow Los Angeles County firefighter and wounded another at their fire station before barricading himself at his home nearby, where he was later found dead. -
KPBS Midday EditionCiting a commitment to better meeting the diverse needs of the communities it serves, the San Diego Police Department Tuesday released a new set of policies guiding officer interactions with transgender and gender-nonbinary people. -
KPBS Midday EditionSenate Bill 2, introduced late last year, would bar police officers convicted of serious misconduct from being rehired by other departments or agencies. -
KPBS Midday EditionExperts say the drier that usual California climate sets stage for a dangerous wildfire season that could spark major fires weeks or months earlier than usual. -
If approved, the police would have access to 24-hour footage of high-traffic areas downtown. -
A smuggling boat was intercepted off the coast of Mission Beach in San Diego Sunday and 17 undocumented immigrants were taken into custody. -
Authorities searching the home of Samuel Cassidy say the man who gunned down nine co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled an arsenal that included a dozen guns, Molotov cocktails and 25,000 rounds of ammunition. -
The state is hoping to reach herd immunity by offering cash prizes to those who get vaccinated.
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