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Byrhonda Lyons

Byrhonda Lyons

Justice Reporter & Video Department Lead at CALmatters

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Security
  • Society
  • Politics

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Recent Articles

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The DMV makes millions from auctioned cars, and doesn’t tell the owners

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has collected more than $8 million from about 5,000 car sales since 2016.
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California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. Here's how...

New records show what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID.
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California Highway Patrol fell behind other agencies on body cams. ...

Three years after a CalMatters story highlighted the issue, the CHP is poised to equip all officers with body cams.
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CalMatters created a tool to help you get your money back from the ...

The agency is now allowing vehicle owners to see if the state owes them money for sales of their towed cars.
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She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s...

The arrangement was so brazen that court staffers whispered about it, and other attorneys found it troubling.
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Judge begins to unwind conflicts in Ventura County conservatorship ...

Following a CalMatters investigation, a new judge has ordered Angelique Friend to stop hiring her husband’s companies with her clients’ money.
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‘A false front’: The California agency failing to stop conservators...

A CalMatters investigation finds the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau hasn't fulfilled its promise to protect Californians as the state’s population ages.
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New bill would stop DMV from making millions off auctioned cars wit...

The bill is inspired by a CalMatters story that revealed state law allows the DMV to collect money from towed cars in secret.
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Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in family property battle....

Records show Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías also faced a temporary restraining order for elder abuse.
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This embattled consumer agency went 2 years without a director. New...

California's Professional Fiduciaries Bureau has struggled to stem abuses and went two years without a leader.
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The state says he stole millions from California seniors. Courts mi...

Records show that court officials and the state Professional Fiduciaries Bureau missed red flags in an alleged $6 million Ponzi-like scheme.