Commentary: Is Reisig the Jedi Master of Reform? Follow the Thread on Drug Treatment As One Example
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – There I was interviewing Akhi Johnson on the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Remains Limited to Softer Criminal-Based Approaches
By David M. Greenwald Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last week put forward a five-point plan to…
San Francisco Man Tossed by Treatment Program for Eating a Cookie, Released on Time-Served in Truly Bizarre Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO – The case of 42-year-old Gregory Fields gained national notoriety last week when Danielle Harris,…
A San Francisco Man Is Currently in Jail for Eating a Cookie in Rehab
By Rory Fleming San Francisco Superior Court Judge Michael Begert is probably feeling lucky that he is…
Drug Court Derails SF Man’s Recovery for Eating a Cookie
When an SF man was kicked out of a residential treatment program for taking a cookie without…
Spit Mask Leads to Possible Prison Time
By Ariana Camarena The defendant allegedly spat multiple times at Woodland police officers, who were called to…
Sunday Commentary: There’s a Wave of Progressive Prosecutors, but We’ve Been Left Behind
Despite a closer than expected election back in June in Yolo County, the hope for progressive reform…
Eye on the Courts: Where is the Prop 47 Money?
This weekend, the Yolo County DA’s Facebook page linked a story from KCRA, “Meth takes frightening toll…
Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment
My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent…
Sunday Commentary II: Prop. 47 Opens a Door For Restorative Programs If We’re Willing to Change
Interesting piece in the Woodland Daily Democrat talking about the impact of Prop. 47 – which was…
