Deputy Public Defender Stephen Betz, on behalf of the accused, asked the court here for a referral to mental health diversion ...

On November 7, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a program honoring justice-impacted Veterans was held within ...

The case of the Menendez Brothers calls for the consideration of the role of trauma in capital offenses as new research ...

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Now that the election is over, I am finally allowed to discuss my personal choice to support Measure Q. I definitely agree with the opposition on a number of issues. An important acknowledgement came ...

Davis, CA – Barring something truly unexpected Measure Q is going to pass by a comfortable margin. That’s twice this year that community members have attempted to send a message by defeating a tax ...

This fall, Davis Mayor Josh Chapman and Councilmember Bapu Vaitla asked our city commissioners for feedback on a proposal they offered for “clarification of how items are placed on a commission ...

MODESTO, CA – A visiting judge here in an early case management conference and bail review hearing Thursday in Stanislaus County’s Superior Court denied bail reduction for a man accused of ...

Washington, DC – In response to the national election results, the National Housing Law Project Executive Director Shamus Roller vowed to continue the fight for housing on behalf of tenants. “No ...

In deep blue California – including bluest parts of the state – the voters have apparently resoundingly rejected criminal justice reform. Voters in Los Angeles, overwhelming tossed out one-term ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The ACLU of Northern California said this week it opposed “Proposition 36 because we knew it was a misguided ballot measure that would defund critical crime prevention and drug ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s Proposition 32 to raise the minimum wage appeared to be rejected with 51.9 percent of votes Nov. 5, according to the California’s Legislature’s Nonpartisan Fiscal and ...