Sobriety checkpoints are generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue for California law enforcement agencies, cities and counties. Police are far more likely to impound vehicles from unlicensed drivers than arrest a driver for a DUI. The Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley has been able to determine how often police officers are arresting people for a DUI and how often they are impounding cars.
Local governments received $5.2 million in grants for police overtime at sobriety checkpoints during fiscal year 2008-09 through a California Office of Traffic Safety program administered by the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center. The funds come from money the U.S. Department of Transportation provides to the state for roadway safety. The grants detailed below primarily pay for checkpoints scheduled during holiday periods, including the
winter holidays, as well as Labor Day and the weekend of the Super Bowl.
The top 100 carbon dioxide-producing facilities in California generated 101,890,944 metric tons of CO2 in 2007, according to data recently released by the California Air Resources Board. We’ve mapped that data to show where the 100 largest polluters are located. Power plants and oil refineries appear to be the largest culprits.
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Stewart Resnick, his wife, and executives of his companies have donated $3.97 million to candidates and political committees, mostly in the Golden State since 1993. Sort recipients of contributions of $10,000 or more.
How much has your community received from homeland security grants and how was the money spent? Find out using our interactive map.
