California Voters will likely decide in November whether to abolish the death penalty or to streamline the process. Proponents for two competing ballot initiatives met Tuesday for a hearing at the Capitol. The sides debated whether the state's current broken system can be fixed.
Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.
