DoorDash has launched an Emergency Food Response through its Project DASH initiative to deliver 1 million free meals and waive delivery fees for 300,000 grocery orders placed by SNAP recipients across the country, in response to the looming federal shutdown that threatens to disrupt SNAP benefits for more than 40 million Americans.
State Senator Scott Wiener has announced his decision to run for Congress to represent San Francisco, emphasizing the need to defend democracy, rebuild federal capacity, and address national challenges on housing, healthcare, and climate policy.
DJUSD is facing a potential 1,000-student decline over the next 10 years due to lower birth rates and high housing costs, and is hosting three community outreach meetings to discuss two possible school closure concepts to address the issue.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is pursuing felony conspiracy charges against seven pro-Palestine activists who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in a nonviolent protest, a move public defenders and civil rights advocates are calling political overreach.
Millions of drivers are pulled over every year for minor violations, which rarely make roads safer and instead lead to racial disparities, violence, and loss of trust in police, prompting the ACLU to work to restore people’s rights on the road by limiting or ending traffic stops for issues unrelated to road safety.
Tremane Wood has petitioned the Supreme Court to review claims of prosecutorial misconduct, racial bias, and ineffective legal representation in his 2004 capital murder trial, as well as undisclosed emails between the Attorney General and the Court of Criminal Appeals which allegedly prejudiced his request for a new trial.
A federal judge ruled that Bill Essayli was not lawfully serving as acting United States attorney for the Central District of California, finding that the Trump administration’s appointment violated federal law.
The FCC has approved new rate caps for Incarcerated People’s Communication Services (IPCS), undoing key 2024 reforms and reducing financial relief for families by an estimated $215 million annually, while allowing providers to recapture surveillance costs, impose facility fees, and adjust rates for inflation.
The American Bar Association has condemned recent federal prosecutorial actions that appear to be politically motivated, warning that such interference threatens the credibility of the U.S. legal system.
Judge Teresa M. Caffese denied a motion to compel filed by Deputy Public Defender Christopher Fox-Lent, rejecting his request for the San Francisco Police Department to provide information on replica firearm cases, which he argued could prevent jury misconceptions.
The Davis Joint Unified School District is facing a potential decline of 1,000 students over the next decade due to lower birth rates and high housing costs, and is exploring options to adjust school boundaries and potentially close schools in order to maintain financial viability and quality programming.
Sean Grayson was convicted of shooting and killing Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, in July 2024, after she called 911 to report a prowler in her home, and Massey’s father is calling for broader reforms to protect people from unlawful use of force.
Luis Leal, 29, was arrested for protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles, but all charges were dismissed after SFPD body-worn camera footage revealed officers had already put hands on Leal before he could respond to their verbal command.
A Black Baltimore teenager was swarmed by police after an AI-enhanced surveillance camera falsely identified a bag of chips in his pocket as a gun, leading to a traumatic and potentially deadly incident.
The Chicago Headline Club has filed a notice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging that agents from the Department of Homeland Security violated a temporary restraining order limiting federal agents’ use of force during a protest in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
CAIR-CA has filed a writ of habeas corpus and an emergency temporary restraining order to prevent the government from transferring British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi away from his legal team, after he was detained by ICE on Oct. 26, 2025.
The California Prison Population Data Dashboards provide detailed information about the current prison population, admissions, and releases, allowing the public and policymakers to explore specific trends and disparities in sentencing.
Deputy District Attorney Stefanie Decillis requested that an expecting mother be taken into custody for a misdemeanor DUI charge, but the court deemed it excessive and placed her on supervised own recognizance instead.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully suspending SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown, which could leave 5.5 million Californians without essential food assistance.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 2-1 order that had sided with the Trump administration’s effort to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard in Portland, leaving in place a lower court’s restraining order blocking the deployment while the case continues.