Reporter, Sacramento Bee
Reporter for the Sacramento Bee
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Sam Stanton
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FROM Sam Stanton
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Sacramento authorities arrest Golden State Killer Police in Sacramento today say they’ve caught the man known as the Golden State Killer, East Area Rapist, and Original Night Stalker. He’s blamed for at least 12 killings, 45 rapes, and burglaries in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Which Way, L.A.?
California Debates New Regulations on Lethal Injections There are 680 condemned inmates on San Quentin’s Death Row, but legal challenges have prevented any executions for three years. A federal judge ruled that new regulations were needed to avoid cruel and unusual punishment. A state judge ordered that the regulations be subject to 45 days of public comment.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
El Chapo trial: $100 million bribes and nighttime sewer escapes There’s been plenty of drama this week at the El Chapo trial, where it was revealed that he allegedly bribed a Mexican president. He also performed a movie-like escape in the dead of night as agents came to arrest him.
Second Opinion
STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two There is something lost when treatment is only provided to one half of a couple.
Design and Architecture
Preparing LA buildings for the Big One On January 17, 1994, Angelenos were awoken at around 4:30 am by the earth shaking beneath us. The Northridge earthquake and its aftershocks killed 57 people, injured thousands, and toppled and damaged tens of thousands of buildings.
The Business
Nadine Labaki on her Oscar-shortlisted film ‘Capernaum’ Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki cast street children as the stars of ‘Capernaum,’ her gritty tale of 12-year-old Zain, who runs away from home and ultimately sues his parents for condemning him to a life of poverty and desperation.