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- Una práctica policial engañosa se está extendiendo por las cárceles de California. A medida que cobra fuerza, un número creciente de acusados afirma haber sido coaccionados para autoincriminarse.
- A growing number of professors are pushing the UC to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the Board of Regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
- False evidence ploys, hefty cash payments and jail cells outfitted with recording devices. These are the staples of a so-called Perkins operation: A controversial law enforcement tactic in which a police officer or civilian poses […]
- A deceptive law enforcement practice is proliferating across California jails. As it gains momentum, an increasing number of defendants say they were coerced into self-incrimination.
- The California Supreme Court is reviewing convictions that turned on Perkins operations, which are stings orchestrated by police and prosecutors in jails.
- Lawmakers in Sacramento introduced a flurry of bills this year targeting e-bike safety. Thankfully, the ones that risked undermining their adoption have been tossed out.
- Un campamento de surf transporta a los niños en autobús a otras playas, y jóvenes socorristas viajan por la costa desde este pueblo costero de California asolado por aguas residuales transfronterizas.
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Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk.
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