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    Why police reform legislation has been facing an uphill battle in Sacramento

    Monday is the final day of a COVID-shortened session in the California legislature, meaning that every single remaining bill has to be voted on by midnight.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Aug 31, 2020 • 6m Listen

    Monday is the final day of a COVID-shortened session in the California legislature, meaning that every single remaining bill has to be voted on by midnight.

    A handful of police reform bills are up for a vote. The session started in May while the protests over the killing of George Floyd were filling streets across the state and the country. And a big focus of the legislators’ work has been police reform.

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    3. 14:46Rubén Salazar was no radical but he was a pioneer, says Gustavo Arellano
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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Water Drop LA brings water to Skid Row’s unhoused residents
    1. 0:00USC students and volunteers help deliver thousands of gallons of water to Skid Row every Sunday
    2. 7:47Why police reform legislation has been facing an uphill battle in SacramentoYou’re reading this
    3. 14:46Rubén Salazar was no radical but he was a pioneer, says Gustavo Arellano
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