Yolo Judge Denies Supervised Release, Citing Probation Violations
Yolo County Judge Danette C. Brown denied a request for supervised own recognizance for an individual accused of vehicle theft and committing a crime while on probation.... Read more.
Yolo Judge Sets $50,000 Bail, Citing Accused’s Burden under Kowalczyk Precedent
A Yolo County Superior Court judge set bail at $50,000 for an individual facing a new felony auto theft charge, despite defense counsel's objections and arguments... Read more.
Yolo Judge Sets $100 Bail for Unhoused Woman, Cites Kowalczyk Precedent
A Yolo County Superior Court judge reduced bail to $100 for an unhoused woman facing felony shoplifting charges and a probation violation, citing the precedent established... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Yolo Judge Assigns Reduced Bail to Unhoused Woman after Heated Kowalczyk Hearing
A Yolo County Superior Court judge assigned reduced bail to an unhoused woman facing felony petty theft and grand theft charges, following arguments regarding the... Read more.
Rikers Island Records Third In-Custody Death, Escalating Systemic Concerns
The death of 41-year-old Rajpattie Ramkellawan on May 18, 2026, at the Rose M. Singer Center jail on Rikers Island, marks the third fatality within the facility... Read more.
Lawsuit Targets PG&E, County Over Gas Explosion That Hospitalized Six
A Bay Area law firm, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, initiated legal proceedings against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Alameda County, and additional... Read more.
Federal Judge Condemns Solitary Confinement of Trump Assassination Suspect
Federal Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh expressed reservations regarding the pretrial treatment of Cole Tomas Allen, who faces federal assassination charges... Read more.
California Assembly Advances Bill to Address Indigent Defense Crisis
The California State Assembly's Public Safety Committee voted to advance legislation that would require counties to document public defender caseloads, in an effort... Read more.
California Teachers Association Endorses Tom Steyer for Governor
The California Teachers Association has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, who has promised to provide greater funding for public schools by... Read more.
DHS Officer Accused of Blinding Protester in LA March, Lawsuit Filed
Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone has filed a federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security for wrongful injury and negligence of a federal... Read more.