More police records released under SB-16, but full transparency is a ways off

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 1:38 a.m.

b'The state law requires any records showing discrimination by law enforcement be released to the public. The questions remains: is the public seeing everything it should? Then, Amtrak weekend services returned on Saturday for the first time since operations were suspended in October to repair a section of track along the San Clemente coast that was damaged during a storm surge. Next, California just enacted a law that requires employers to post the pay range of jobs they\\u2019re seeking applicants for. But does making salaries public empower low wage workers, or does it just put privacy at risk? And, when storms battered California last month, the streets of Planada became rivers. Hundreds of homes flooded and the whole town was evacuated. Now people in this rural Central Valley community are trying to put their lives back together. Next, a new book from local journalist Dean Calbreath uncovers the forgotten history of an African immigrant who became a hero in the Civil War in \\u201cThe Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said.\\u201d Finally, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with University of South Carolina professor Qiana Whitted about her Eisner Award-winning book, \\u201cEC Comics: Race, Shock and Social Protest.\\u201d'