Juvenile Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearm, Enters Plea for Less Time in Prison
By Natasha Pawar SACRAMENTO, CA – A previously convicted juvenile found to be in possession of a…
Murder Retrial: Defense Attorney Questions Whether Oakland Detective Threatened Defendant’s Family Member
By Lois Yoo OAKLAND, CA – In a retrial of a man who was convicted in…
Riverside Jury Takes Only Few Hours to Agree Robberies Were Gang Related
By Jacqueline Rodriguez and Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – It took a jury less than a…
Landmark Police Accountability Bill Signed by Governor Newsom
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 127, key…
$86 Million Approved to Upgrade the I-80 Corridor in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Yolo County – With the economy re-opening, the reprieve that Davis felt for…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Cosby Conviction over ‘Non-Prosecution Agreement’
By Ankita Joshi PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault convictions on…
Are Shoplifting Rates in San Francisco Rising? Data Says Nope
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO – In mid-June, reporter Lynn Mendelez posted a video at Walgreens in…
Organizations Call on President Biden to Grant Clemency to Thousands on COVID Home Confinement
By Stephanie Boulos and Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON DC – Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the American Civil Liberties…
SFDA Office Hires Francis Chan to Lead Community Affairs and Support AAPI Community
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco’s District Attorney’s Office this week welcomed a new…
SF Court Focuses on ‘Diversion’ to Keep Low Level Offenders Out of Jail, System
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It was a busy day Tuesday in Judge Gale Dekreon’s…
Defense Wins, but Loses: Judge Denies Felony Reduction Motion in Firearm Threat Case
By Julietta Bisharyan and Allison Hodge WOODLAND, CA –– At the preliminary hearing for an alleged firearm,…
Work Project Not Prison, Despite Compelling Impact Statement of Victim Left with Three Broken Ribs
By Annette Wong-Toi SACRAMENTO, CA – Sometimes, victim impact statements have, well, an “impact” on courts. Sometimes…
Prosecution Alleges Sacramento Woman Possessed Meth, Exposed Her Three Children to Drugs
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – In a case heard here this week in Sacramento County Superior…
Judge Quips She is Not a Babysitter, Refuses to Continue Probation for Defendant after Ninth Probation Violation
By Angie Madrid VENTURA, CA – Ventura County Superior Court Judge Julia Snyder Tuesday was frustrated, and…
