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University administration said that 25 protesters were arrested early Tuesday morning on the Arcata campus.
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Grants Pass approved a utility fee to fund public safety services on Wednesday. But council members warn that likely isn’t a long-term solution.
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Oregon's senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said he spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the agency's use of force during last summer's protests in Portland. Wyden said Mayorkas told him that "what went on in Portland is unacceptable.”
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Four years after a federal appeals court ruled that 30-day vehicle impounds for unlicensed drivers are unconstitutional, some law enforcement agencies across California are still doing them.
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Oregon Legislature recently approved a bill that will help fund mobile mental health crisis teams around the state.
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House Bill 3154 would require police agencies to report disciplinary action involving economic sanctions to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and create an easily accessible database to catalog those records.
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The first of more than a dozen bills aimed at increasing police oversight and accountability in Oregon were passed by the Senate, clearing a final hurdle on the way to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for signature.
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Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.
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Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.
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While many California law enforcement agencies have publicly supported the jury’s decision, some are unsure how it may affect policing going forward.
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The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.
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The chairman of the California Legislative Black Caucus says he wants ‘no more kneeling and social media posts. We’ve had enough of the performative acts.’
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Civil rights advocates reacted with elation, caution, to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict. Law enforcement in Oregon issued statements calling the verdict a "measure of closure” for George Floyd’s family. Portland declared a state of emergency.
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Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has been found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.