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California lawmakers gut bill to require in-car breathalyzers
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Lauren Hepler, Robert Lewis | CalMatters , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· August 22, 2026
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LAPD conducts a DUI checkpoint in the 2500 block of Sunset Boulevard as a cyclist passes on August 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times/ ) A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widesprea...
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Key points (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times/ ) A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widesprea... LAPD conducts a DUI checkpoint in the 2500 block of Sunset Boulevard as a cyclist passes on August 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. More Local Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? LAPD conducts a DUI checkpoint in the 2500 block of Sunset Boulevard as a cyclist passes on August 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times/ ) A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, despite widesprea...
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