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Journalism about California's tracked officials and their legislation — nothing else. Items with no official or bill in our system never reach this feed (person-first relevance). From the curated publisher registry, deduplicated, labeled as Reporting (Tier 3).

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Capitol WeeklyReportingBy opinion
California shouldn’t jail people for minor infractions — AB 2122 would stop that from happening

AB 2122 would stop courts from using the threat of jail time to enforce infractions that are only punishable by fines. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/california-shouldnt-jail-people-for-minor-infractions-ab-2122-would-stop-that-from-happening/

Capitol WeeklyReportingBy opinion
Regardless of Flock, California must better regulate use of automated license plate recognition

As technology augments more government capabilities, risks grow proportionally and points of failure become more consequential. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/regardless-of-flock-california-must-better-regulate-use-of-automated-license-plate-recognition/