Judge Janene Beronio granted Ajay Dev release on his own recognizance, overturning the conviction and setting aside the DA's request for bail, and agreed to some of the DA's conditions, but not others.
California's homelessness crisis is being exacerbated by political turf wars and bureaucratic dysfunction, as cities and counties are locked in disputes over funding and responsibility, leaving thousands of unhoused individuals to suffer on the streets.
Opponents of SB 607 argue that the bill would gut California's landmark environmental law, the California Environmental Quality Act, and undermine protections that have safeguarded communities for over half a century, posing health risks to construction workers and residents.
Two young Israeli diplomats, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in an act of antisemitic violence, prompting a community vigil in Davis, California, and a call for solidarity and vigilance.
Anand Jon Alexander, an incarcerated individual at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, will become the first person inside San Quentin to earn a master's degree from a California State University campus, and has developed the HealMeToo.app to address gender abuse, domestic violence, and wrongful convictions.