Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students and other young people.

Nonprofits set up by legislators test campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials.

While AB 392 raises the standard for when police can use deadly force, SB 230 will overhaul training manuals to reflect the new threshold.

Come Jan. 1, 2020, California police will only be allowed to resort to deadly force if they have no other options. 

The votes were the first in what figures to be a lengthy battle between two of the state’s most powerful education interests.

Fault lines among Democrats began to emerge this week, suggesting AB 392 will likely change as it moves through the Legislature.

Thanks to a new law, police video once available only to authorities and few others will become public to anyone who asks.

After months of lobbying by opponents, lawmakers shelved a reform bill over the summer—but promised to deliver a new version this year.

Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails.