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- Several Democrat Assembly members have jointly introduced a bill that will expand California identification card eligibility to all Californians, regardless of their immigration status. If enacted, California will be the first state in the nation to allow people who are undocumented to obtain a non-license, standard identification card. The authors argue expanding ID access to economic and societal participation, such as opening a bank account, accessing healthcare, and employment. Currently, if a person who is undocumented does not have meaningful access to a car or can take driving test, they are rendered ineligible for a government-issued ID. AB 1766 is waiting to be referred.
- One person is dead and four are wounded following a shooting on a Greyhound bus in Northern California. The shooting was reported shortly after 7:30 last night in Oroville, on a bus bound for Los Angeles. A child also suffered minor injuries that were not gunshot related. The suspect, a man who Oroville Mayor Chuck Reynolds described as "incoherent," was arrested after entering a nearby Walmart. No shots were fired inside the Walmart.
- The San Francisco District Attorney's Office will no longer be able to independently investigate officer-involved shootings. On Wednesday, San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott announced that the department has pulled out of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, which allows the D.A.'s office to be the lead investigator in all police-involved shootings and use-of-force incidents. While Chief Scott believes ending the agreement is fair, the D.A's office sees it as "no coincidence" that SFPD is choosing now to end the agreement. The move comes as an officer is scheduled to stand trial next week for allegedly beating a man with a baton while responding to a domestic violence call back in 2019. The MOU will end for good in 15 days.
- Everyone who owns property Sacramento could get hit with stormwater fee increase. If voters approve it, the city will increase the fee for single-family homeowners by $70 per year. City leaders say the money would be used to repair the city’s 100-year-old stormwater system and protect drinking water.
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