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The results support what many have voiced for a long time — that law enforcement stop Black and brown Californians at higher rates than white Californians.

An annual report shows that Black, Hispanic and disabled individuals are stopped and arrested at higher rates than their peers

Despite reducing the number of positions in an attempt to offer more competitive salaries, the Ridgecrest Police Department continues to deal with staffing issues that may impact law enforcement in

The California police department is using Veritone’s Contact app to streamline the collection of perceived demographic data on individuals stopped by officers.

Anne Stuhldreher Richard Milton walked out of his medical appointment in Culver City into the noon sun. He needed to get back to the garage space he calls home. Black, 66, and a proud Army veteran, Milton has struggled with homelessness for years. “The garage is my sanctuary,” he said. “I have privacy there.” Milton looked both ways before crossing the street midblock. He was almost to the bus stop when a police car slowed, lights flashing. Two officers wrote ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Suisun City police officers investigate the scene of a shooting on the 300 block of Flagstone Circle, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) Suisun City sees jump in arson, assaults; decrease in robbery, auto theft SUISUN CITY — The Police Department saw an overall drop in serious crimes in 2020. City police handled 744 Part I crime calls last year, the department reports. The figure was 801 in 2019. Part I crimes as defined by the federal Unifor...

Saturday, March 13, 2021 | Sacramento, CA CSU Chico junior Julian Mendoza stands with his bike near where he was stopped by university police—nearly a dozen blocks away from campus—for riding his bike on campus, on Feb. 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters Lea este artículo en español.  By Julian Mendoza Those police sirens aren’t for me, right? I was just a few blocks from my apa...

I was looking for statistics on campus police stops. Then I became one. I’ve known since I was a kid that Black and Latino people are more likely to be killed by cops. I didn’t want the situation to escalate. Credit: Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters CSU Chico junior Julian Mendoza stands with his bike near where he was stopped by university police—nearly a dozen blocks away from campus—for riding his bike on campus, on Feb. 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters Author:...