In our criminal justice system, everyone is innocent until proven guilty – unless you’re poor. The current cash bail system disproportionately burdens poor people who are forced to wait weeks, months, or in the case of then 16-year old Kalief Browder, years for their trial. Read more...

Photo: Proposition 25 would have replaced California’s current cash bail system with equally discriminatory risk assessment tools that determine whether individuals should be released from pre-trial detention. Voters rejected the ballot measure, giving state legislators the perfect opportunity for systemic reform. (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The election is finally over for most people. And, in California, it’s time to start dealing with the repercussions of the ballot measures that did and did not pass. Read more...

Photo: The passage of Prop 22 isn’t just a blow to the rights of workers, it’s a disheartening example of the power of money in politics. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California may have kept the door on affirmative action shut, but the University of California must keep the window of opportunity open to students. Earlier this month, roughly 57% of California voters rejected Proposition 16. Read more...