The accused was found with a stolen vehicle key fob and methamphetamine, but was not seen driving the vehicle, and the judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence for him to be held on both charges.
A judge in San Francisco Superior Court denied a request to release a man convicted of felony possession of stolen property, increased his level of supervision, and continued the hearing to July 3, 2025.
California has passed a law to gut the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for most urban residential development, which is a win for individual property rights, economic mobility, and constitutional sanity, and the authors of a recent law review article argue that exclusionary zoning is a per se taking that violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Brian Koehn, a Marine Corps veteran and former warden, is leading a movement to transform the criminal justice system with his nonprofit organization Social Purpose Corrections, using the Nordic correctional approach to focus on accountability, rehabilitation, and human dignity.
California’s CARE Court aims to provide community-based behavioral health services to individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, but disability advocates argue it is an ineffective alternative to jail that uses coercion to force treatment.
Trump’s latest budget bill allocates $45 billion to ICE to build new detention centers and doubles immigrant detention capacity, while also increasing immigration-related fees and rolling back oversight mechanisms.
On Feb. 26, 2025, the San Francisco Police Department conducted a mass operation in Jefferson Square Park, detaining approximately 70 people for loitering, and the accused was charged with possession of narcotics after a preliminary hearing on July 1, 2025.
A man was arrested for driving under the influence after being pulled over by California Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan Briggs, who admitted to being flustered and confused in his testimony, and failed to inform the driver that participation in field sobriety tests was voluntary.
California has passed two bills to reform the CEQA, limiting the use of CEQA as a tool for labor negotiations and ensuring that environmentally beneficial infill housing projects are not stopped by procedural tricks.
Maria Ressa argues that Facebook’s algorithmic design prioritizes engagement over truth, leading to the erosion of democratic norms and the rise of authoritarianism, and calls for accountability, journalism, and community action to reclaim the conditions for truth, trust, and freedom.
ICEBlock, a mobile app that allows users to share sightings of ICE agents, is being targeted by the Trump administration, while ICE agents continue to operate in secrecy, using their anonymity to hide their actions and avoid accountability.
The US prison system is failing to provide adequate mental health care to its incarcerated population, with over half of prisoners reporting mental health issues and only 26% receiving professional help, resulting in a system that criminalizes illness and fails at basic human decency.
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two federal cases involving transgender youth challenging laws that ban their participation in school and college sports, and the ACLU is fighting to protect the freedom of all students to participate in sports and end discriminatory laws.
The California Senate has passed a resolution denouncing recent federal immigration raids that have terrorized immigrant communities and violated constitutional rights, and has called for expanded legal services and emergency resources for families impacted by these raids.
Judge Robert Hood ruled that Gary Terry, convicted of rape and murder, does not have an intellectual disability, potentially clearing the way for his execution.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law sweeping reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 79, a bill designed to streamline multifamily housing near transit, while California YIMBY celebrated the “historic victory” but observers note that local land use restrictions, such as Davis’s Measure J, remain the biggest barriers to housing production.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has charged a Beverly Hills real estate agent with violating a state law by raising rents by over 30% after a disaster, and the real estate industry has a history of hiring hitmen to eliminate partners or competitors.
The Republican Party is supporting President Trump’s second-term agenda, which includes attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship and pass legislation impacting healthcare, immigration, and the social safety net, while legal challenges and opposition from the ACLU and other organizations are underway.
Over 40 individuals have been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in connection with incidents that occurred during recent immigration protests in downtown Los Angeles.
A federal court has blocked President Trump’s proclamation to shut down asylum at the border in RAICES v. Noem, reaffirming that the right to seek asylum is a fundamental protection provided by Congress and ingrained in U.S. law for decades.