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February 23, 2024

In Pursuit of Harsher Punishments, San Francisco Courtwatchers Target Judges

 Piper French,
January 24, 2024

Under the Shadow of the Extreme Case

 Piper French,
January 8, 2024

San Francisco Expands Free Jail Communications by Adding Tablet Services

 Kalena Thomhave,
December 19, 2023

As Los Angeles Politicians Trade Barbs, Jail Deaths Keep Mounting

 Piper French,
May 24, 2023

Survivors of Solitary Confinement Face the California Governor’s Veto Pen

 Piper French,
May 19, 2023

California AG Ends San Francisco’s First Prosecution for an On-Duty Police Killing 

 Piper French,
January 13, 2023

Oakland’s “Riders” Scandal and the Fraught Road to Police Reform

 Piper French,
December 23, 2022

Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023

 Camille Squires, , Daniel Nichanian, , Michael Barajas,
December 16, 2022

New Progressive Bloc on LA Council Wants to Reshape How City Responds to Homelessness

 Piper French,
November 22, 2022

To Boost Turnout, Some Cities Just Synced Up Their Local Elections With National Cycles

 Alex Burness,
November 21, 2022

With Oakland DA Win, Reformers Rebuild Strength in the Bay Area

 Piper French,
November 18, 2022

Los Angeles Voters Ousted Their Sheriff—and Then Just Kept Going

 Piper French,
November 10, 2022

The Ballot Measures That Revamped Voting on Tuesday

 Camille Squires,
November 9, 2022

Measures to Protect Abortion Rights Triumph on Tuesday

 Quinn Yeargain,
November 5, 2022

In San Francisco, “No Intention to Seek Justice”

 Piper French,
November 1, 2022

The Anti-Carceral Feminist Who Wants to Be DA

 Piper French,
October 27, 2022

California’s 10 Most Critical Elections for Criminal Justice and Policing

 Piper French, , Daniel Nichanian,
October 17, 2022

Sacramento Ballot Measure Pushes Policing to Address Housing Crisis

 Piper French,
September 14, 2022

In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

 Jaisal Noor,
September 2, 2022

California Passes Bill to Expand Prison Releases for Terminally Ill People

 Piper French,
July 13, 2022

In California Cities, a New Frontier for Public Financing of Elections

 Spenser Mestel,
June 16, 2022

Oakland’s Sheriff Is Ousted After a Long Tenure Leading Deadly Jail

 Piper French,
June 13, 2022

“The Truth Was On My Side”: Election Official Beats Back Fraud Conspiracies

 Daniel Nichanian,
June 7, 2022

Your Local Guide to Criminal Justice in California Primaries

 Bolts Staff,
June 6, 2022

California Prosecutions for Pregnancy Loss Spark Outrage, and a Bill to Stop Future Investigations

 Jessica Pishko,
June 3, 2022

Meet the Other Two Northern California DAs Facing Law Enforcement Blowback

 Piper French,
June 1, 2022

San Diego Race Will Decide New Leadership For California’s Deadliest Jail System

 Kelly Davis,
May 31, 2022

“Fool Me Once”: Scandals and Abuses Fuel Unease Toward ‘Reform’ Talk in Los Angeles Sheriff Race

 Piper French,
May 24, 2022

Ducking Racism Scandal, Orange County DA Turns to Dog Whistles

 Piper French,
May 5, 2022

A Future for Susanville

 Piper French,
April 29, 2022

Deaths and Neglect Behind Bars Magnify Oakland’s Sheriff Race

 Piper French,
March 29, 2022

California’s Midterms Bring Plenty of Forks in the Road for Criminal Justice Reforms

 Daniel Nichanian,
March 22, 2022

Despite Federal Gains, Public Defenders Largely Missing from State Supreme Courts

 Rachel M. Cohen,
March 4, 2022

Abolitionist Organizer Wants to Fill Los Angeles Power Vacuum

 Piper French,
February 10, 2022

Longstanding Grievances Between Prosecutor and Public Defender Boil Over in California DA Race

 Piper French,
February 17, 2021

California Bill That Promotes Alternatives to Policing Is Back Despite Governor’s Veto

 Piper French,
February 16, 2021

Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón Leaves California’s Powerful D.A. Association

 Jerry Iannelli,
February 1, 2021

Let Civilians Run for Sheriff Again, New California Bill Proposes

 Katie Jane Fernelius,
November 3, 2020

Californians Approve an Initiative to Expand Voting Rights

 Kira Lerner,
October 21, 2020

California Could End Cash Bail. But is This Alternative Any Better?

 Lauren Lee White,
October 9, 2020

Governor Newsom Adds Another Prosecutor to the California Supreme Court

 Kyle C. Barry,
September 30, 2020

California Adopts New Laws to Fight Racism in Jury Selection

 Kyle C. Barry,
September 15, 2020

A New Association of Progressive D.A.s Could Overhaul California’s Reform Movement

 Jay Willis,
February 28, 2020

Progressives See Super Tuesday as a Chance to Transform Los Angeles

 Daniel Nichanian,
January 23, 2020

California Prosecutor Quits D.A. Association: “Let’s Accept Responsibility for The Mistakes We’ve Made”

 Daniel Nichanian,
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January 16, 2020

How Rachel Rossi Would Change the D.A.’s Role in Los Angeles: “It Takes a Public Defender”

 Daniel Nichanian,
January 9, 2020

How George Gascón Wants to Reform Los Angeles and Achieve “the Lowest Level of Intervention”

 Daniel Nichanian,
November 14, 2019

“This Is Where the Real Work Begins”: What Chesa Boudin’s Win Means for San Francisco

 Daniel Nichanian,
September 18, 2019

California Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Criminal Justice Reforms

 Daniel Nichanian,
March 14, 2019

States Move to Halt the Death Penalty

 Daniel Nichanian,
February 27, 2024

Your Guide to What’s on the Ballot on Super Tuesday

 Daniel Nichanian,