17+ hour, 30+ min ago  (997+ words) Journalism often demands distance, the idea that a reporter should never step into the story. On a recent trip to Baja California, Mexico, that distance felt impossible to maintain. From Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, my family and four other family friends…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (658+ words) Co-published with ABC15 Arizona What happened: Judge Jennifer Green, who oversees the Maricopa Superior Court's criminal department, has quietly rolled out a program to facilitate quicker resolutions to death penalty cases in Arizona's most-populous county. The court has begun issuing orders…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (379+ words) PHOENIX " The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is opposing Maricopa County's effort to prematurely end federal court oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, arguing the agency has failed to fully comply with reforms ordered after findings of racially…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (403+ words) Victoria Lopez, executive director for the ACLU of Arizona, said, "Sheriff Sheridan has spent the last year assuring constituents that his leadership differs from his former boss, Joe Arpaio. But misleading the public about MCSO's behavior is more of the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (393+ words) The act also allows for an independent party to investigate claims made by incarcerated people, their families and prison staff. Both the inspector general and the independent party are required to publish their reports and release them to the public…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (936+ words) SACRAMENTO " The California Legislature has advanced a bill aimed at combating antisemitism in K-12 schools, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom for consideration. Assembly Bill 715, authored by the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, passed the Senate 35-0 and the Assembly 71-0 as lawmakers closed…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (363+ words) It will take a 4/5ths vote by the County Board of Supervisors this Tuesday, August 26th, to implement a much-needed well moratorium for the north and west Yolo regions, where ground water replacement rates are declining, are not well understood, and where…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (738+ words) SACRAMENTO, CA " Facing a $14 billion budget gap, California risks plunging its mental health system back into fiscal uncertainty, a new Steinberg Institute report warns, citing decades of unstable funding and missed commitments. The report traces how the origins of California's…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (755+ words) The Concerned Citizens group is urging the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to place a moratorium on wells in the Yolo focus area in order to protect the water that makes local food possible. The Water that Makes Local Food…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (462+ words) Sophie Roden is a third-year Political Science major at San Francisco State student originally from Nashville, Tennesee. She has worked for nonprofits including Environment California, CALPIRG and Teen Kitchen Project. This past summer she spent some time lobbying at California's…...