Manuel Orbegozo
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CalMatters
California’s tough-on-crime law promised treatment. Here’s why people are falling through the cracks
California’s Prop. 36 gave certain people facing criminal charges an option to have their cases dropped if they complete drug treatment. Now, counties are on their own to figure out how to provide it.
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Sheriff responds to jail lawsuits and critical criminal justice watchdog reports. -
The System Impacted Law Student Association is the first of its kind in San Diego, but it reflects a growing movement. -
A new California law makes it a crime to loiter with the intent to buy sex. Before it passed, critics warned of racial bias. San Diego police data might be proving that true. -
The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters. -
Make Cafe is a farm-to-table small business. Students come from around the globe. -
The San Diego Superior Court is ending its administrative support for the Juvenile Justice Commission. -
The commission recommended prohibiting stops based solely on minor equipment or administrative violations and on status or general factors and limiting stops to those supported by evidence or observed conduct. -
Local Muslim and Arab leaders say they were blindsided by a city resolution defining antisemitism that they feared could be weaponized against critics of Israel — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. -
President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline. -
For decades, the U.S. Census has counted Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities as white. State laws and updated federal policies are changing this, but implementation has been slow.
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