Sign Language Interpreter Aids in Release of a Desperate Defendant
By Caroline Pierce FRESNO – With the assistance of a sign language interpreter, defendant Thao Vue begged…
Woman Risks Double Sentence to Beg Judge to Remove Her Bench Warrant
By Susana Jurado RIVERSIDE COUNTY – A woman in Riverside County Superior Court, charged with two counts…
“I’m seeing COVID-19 knock us all down in a line, just like dominoes.” – Narratives From San Quentin
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives Incarcerated writer Rashaan Thomas recently shared an excerpt…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap
By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems…
Guest Commentary: Davis Religious Leaders Imagine What Affordable Housing Could Look Like In Davis
At the Davis City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, a 3-2 vote approved the University Commons…
Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight against Innocence Claims Must Cease
Jeffrey Deskovic speaking in Davis last year at the Annual Vanguard Event “Looking back” will feature…
Golden State Killer Rape Victims Confront DeAngelo in Court for Nearly a Week before Judge Gives Him Multiple Life Sentences
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – It’s been a long week for victims of the “monstrous” mass killer…
SF DA Calls Measure to Pay Health Costs for Victims of Police Brutality ‘Urgent’
By Pavan Potti SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chelsea Boudin has been actively promoting Assembly…
Sacramento Judge Raises Bail to $1 Million after Man Stalks Multiple Victims
By Anna Judson SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Scott L. Tedmon probably believed he had…
Alleged Fireworks Robber Dozes Off at His Own Hearing
By Victoria Lembesis SACRAMENTO – Defendant Marcellus Williams was just about to get a bench warrant issued…
Police Search Lawful, Judge Rules Case to Proceed
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here late this week denied a…
Defendant Asks Judge for Legal Advice – Judge Defers, Appoints Counsel
By Danae Snell RIVERSIDE, CA — Many first time offenders fail to understand the legal complexities of…
Judge Has Own Ideas of Resolution of Case, but Defendant Quarantined in Australia
By Roxanna Jarvis RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County Superior Court judge, as it turned out, had his…
People Fail to Appear in Court, but Judge Lets Them Go on ‘Zero Bail’ because of Pandemic
By Julian Verdon INDIO, CA – The bad news is that Riverside County Superior Court Judge Emily…
My View: A War on Fair Housing That Could Put Millions of People at Risk
By David M. Greenwald Last November the League of Women Voters brought Richard Rothstein to speak in…
URP Mixed-Use Project Finally Comes Before Planning Commission
By David M. Greenwald While it has taken a few years, a project that figures to serve…
Defendant Frustrates Defense Counsel and Judge because He Kept Talking
By Julian Verdon WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira and Judge Peter Williams grew frustrated when…
Sacramento Man Accused of Breaking into Neighbor’s Home, Exposing Himself
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man remains on bail after being the suspect in an…
Not Bank Robbery, but Big Umbrella Theft May Cost Man His Freedom
By Rafiya Naqvi SACRAMENTO – This wasn’t exactly a bank robbery—in fact, it wasn’t much of any…
Sheriff’s Failure to Obey Court Orders to Add Defendant GPS Device Jams Courts
By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – Defendant Omari Gaphne’s attorney—after the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department apparently didn’t do what…