The accused was found to be incompetent to stand trial due to his delusional beliefs, as testified by Dr. Sumandeep Kaur, a forensic psychologist, and agreed upon by Judge Daniel M. Wolk.
Judge Johnny Cepeda Gogo denied release for an accused man who had failed to appear at previous court hearings, despite being incarcerated in Alameda County at the time, and set the bail bond at $75,000.
Judge Brian J. Stech approved a request for an extension of diversion for an unhoused man accused of attempted second-degree burglary, with the condition of a stay-away order and restitution, and if the accused is compliant, the case will be dismissed on Dec. 1.
The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies, including the use of masked ICE agents, are reminiscent of the 1850s Fugitive Slave Act and could lead to increased civil unrest and a loss of public trust.
The Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness and mental illness is a misguided strategy that prioritizes public visibility over public health, and instead of providing long-term support, it cycles people in and out of expensive institutions without addressing the underlying causes of homelessness.
UC Davis has offered undergraduate admission to 55,739 students for fall 2025, including a record-breaking 45,963 first-year applicants, a 10.4% increase over last year.
The City of Davis has launched a multi-year effort to update its General Plan, with the goal of creating a modern, equitable, and sustainable roadmap for the city’s future.
Common, Scott Budnick, Marcel Woodruff, and Supa Syrup launched the Rebirth of Sound music studio program at Valley State Prison, providing a healing-centered space for inmates to express themselves creatively and build community.
Meals on Wheels Yolo County has partnered with GroundGame.Health to increase access to meals and support services for food-insecure and isolated seniors in Yolo County and Northern California, using GroundGame.Health’s ImplifyTM platform to manage client services, staff and volunteer scheduling, outreach, education, and revenue cycle support.
The hearing for the case against Jason Fletcher, the officer who shot Steven Taylor in April 2020, has been postponed and the case is now in the hands of the state Attorney General’s Office after the Alameda court ruled that then-Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price was biased.
The National Restaurant Association has been using lobbying, misinformation, and worker messaging to preserve the subminimum wage for tipped workers, keeping millions of them at base pay as low as $2.13 an hour.
Judge Euketa L. Oliver of the San Diego County Superior Court denied a request to reduce a $50,000 bail for an individual accused of petty theft, citing the accused’s past criminal history and flight risk.
A preliminary hearing was held in San Francisco Superior Court to discuss a mental health case involving an accused person who painted over the faces of murals she thought were too scary for children, and the judge agreed to hold a bench warrant until the accused appears in court on August 8th.
The Trump administration is dismantling programs that protect vulnerable families from housing discrimination, while New York’s housing crisis continues to worsen, leaving thousands of people technically housed but living in overcrowded and doubled-up homes.
Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, California’s longest-serving individual on death row, is seeking relief under the California Racial Justice Act, arguing that racial bias tainted his conviction and sentence in a case that has kept him incarcerated since 1978.
Kara Gotsch, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, discusses the ongoing challenges and progress of ending mass incarceration in the US, advocating for capping sentences at 20 years and emphasizing the importance of storytelling to reframe justice as restoration.
San Francisco’s government is struggling to address homelessness, with a lack of transparency and ineffective data collection methods, despite spending over $1 billion a year on services, while Mayor Lurie is working to improve the system with a focus on government accountability, crime and behavioral health, and economic recovery.
The UK’s National Contact Point for the OECD accepted complaints alleging that Barclays and HSBC violated OECD guidelines by maintaining financial ties to CoreCivic and GEO Group, two private prison operators accused of systemic human rights abuses.
Judge Teresa M. Caffese denied bail to the accused due to his multiple bench warrants, despite his medical issues, and he will remain in custody pending a pretrial conference on August 12, 2025 and a jury trial on September 5, 2025.
Judge Thomas M. Anderson sentenced a former Army veteran to one year probation, with 13 days in county jail, after he accepted a plea deal to reduce a felony vandalism charge to a misdemeanor.