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Proposed CA Law Compensates Police Brutality Victims' Families
AB 767 would show "we value the lives and experiences of all victims, and particularly Black and brown victims of police violence."

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AB 767 would show "we value the lives and experiences of all victims, and particularly Black and brown victims of police violence."

"The Senate needs to put something on the table that we can work with," U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney said.
"Too many people in my district are dependent on these benefits to get by," U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson said.
Three Contra Costa County supervisors said they were disappointed to hear about the DA's plans for a task force from a news release.
A total of 28 properties, most of them occupied by commercial businesses, will be affected by expansion of the design area.
By increasing the sales tax throughout the county, the measure would generate $25 million annually if approved by two-thirds of voters.
David Nelson and Nicole Anderson both pleaded not guilty to vandalism and hate crime charges in a Martinez court arraignment.
The group of officials argued that the potential wave of evictions would hit Black and Latinx households harder than white households.
The city council upheld an appeal by Opposite Coast LLC, which now seeks to open a cannabis labeling business in the city.
With Monument Impact's lease of the historic, city-owned house expiring, it was suggested that a police volunteer program use the space.
That public notice, critics said, has allowed ICE officials to apprehend some people outside the jail upon their release.
City staff recommends Monument Impact's lease of space at the Keller House, which expires this coming Friday, not be renewed.
The ordinance would formally allow infraction citations to be given to those who violate COVID-19-related county health orders.
Longtime politician Joe Canciamilla was arraigned on allegations he illegally used nearly $262,000 from his election campaign accounts.
One person was airlifted from the crash with life-threatening injures, the California Highway Patrol said.
The Oakland A's plan to play audio recordings this season of Hanks selling concessions at the stadium — his first job.
The Board of Supervisors is set to vote on whether Sonoma County will start issuing citations for violations of public health orders.
It was also revealed there are plans for a permanent "Black Lives Matter" artwork on the side of a downtown building.
The sites for a multi-billion-dollar California State University included Stockton, Concord, Chula Vista, Palm Desert and San Mateo County.
The Sonoma County-based group California River Watch "tried to invent a new way to sue water utilities," a Vacaville city official said.