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California in Focus

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of California from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

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California Violent Crime Skyrockets as Arrests Plummet Oct 20, 2023

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According to newly released FBI crime statistics for 2022, violent crime decreased nationwide but sharply increased in California. Between 2021 and 2022, the violent crime rate per 100,000 people increased from 481.2 to 499.5 in California and decreased from 387 to 380.7 nationwide. At the same time, statewide arrests decreased significantly from pre-pandemic levels, a statewide phenomenon not localized to just major cities.

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California Expands Conservatorship to Get More Homeless in Mandated Treatment Oct 14, 2023

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California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to cover not just mental illness, but also substance use disorder and those “unable to provide for their personal safety or necessary medical care” to get more homeless individuals into state-mandated treatment programs. SB 43, authored by State Senator Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, reforms the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967, a bipartisan bill signed into law by then-governor Ronald Reagan and passed by a Democratic legislature to reduce involuntary mental health commitment of Californians at a time when “warehousing” of the mentally ill into ill-equipped mental health hospitals was the norm.

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California Ends ‘Willful Defiance’ Suspensions in Tk-12, Experts Warn of Disaster Oct 13, 2023

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill ending “willful defiance” suspensions in TK-12 public and charter schools, a move that experts say could bring disaster amid already declining academic performance, behavior, and attendance. Under SB 274, schools would have to offer “interventions or supports” instead. Willful defiance is defined as “disrupting school activities or otherwise willfully defying the valid authority of school staff.

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California Home Construction So Low It Will Take 34 Years to Meet Current Demand Oct 07, 2023

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A new report from California YIMBY has found California must build 3.5 million homes by 2025 to address its housing shortage, and that governor Gavin Newsom's housing production efforts have failed to sufficiently increase housing production, which in 2022 was just 116,000 new units of housing. The report focuses on the relative housing underproduction rates across the state by calculating a “conversion rate” for each city and county that “compares historical rates of housing permitting to potential market-feasible housing development opportunities, assuming no limitations due to zoning.” Thus, a jurisdiction that permitted 100 units last year with a potential for a new 10,000 feasible units in the absence of supply-limiting regulations would have a 1% conversion rate.

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San Francisco Homeless ‘Pirates’ Reportedly Living on Boats, Stealing More Vessels Oct 06, 2023

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Crime and homelessness have converged in San Francisco to allow homeless individuals who some have called "pirates" to settle offshore into small, cheap boats that anchor illegally and roam the bay looking for property and even other boats to steal. According to research by the San Francisco Standard, seven boats were stolen in August in the waters between Alameda and Oakland in San Francisco Bay, while only three were reported stolen, including one 40 foot powerboat stolen with three still-unrecovered guns aboard. These thefts are attributed to a small cadre of so-called “anchor-outs,” or individuals who illegally anchor their boats offshore.

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California Ban on Standard-Capacity Gun Magazines Overturned Sep 29, 2023

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Federal judge Roger Benitez overturned California's ban on standard-sized ammunition magazines, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta filing an immediate notice of appeal. The injunction on the ban will be stayed for 10 days, which means that the ban's overturn will likely not take effect as the decision is appealed. Standard-capacity magazines have been illegal to manufacture, import, keep or offer for sale, give, or lend since 2000, and illegal to purchase or receive in any way since 2013.

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