Californians broadly support the Black Lives Matter movement, a range of police reforms and — despite the desire for changes — their own local police departments by wide margins, according to a new pair of UC Berkeley polls.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

(Photo: Protesters demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police take a knee near the east steps of the California state Capitol as police stand on June 3, 2020 - Andrew Nixon / CapRadio)

A new UC Berkeley study estimates 20 thousand essential workers in California could have avoided contracted coronavirus… if the state had stockpiled protective equipment or PPE before the pandemic.

Story by Scott Rodd.

A coalition – that includes the Environmental Defense Fund, California and eight other states – is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to force it to implement rules for air pollution from landfills.

Story by Suzanne Potter – California News Service