Monday Morning Thoughts: We Are Now Training Cops on Fentanyl Exposure after Too Many Seemingly Falsely Claim to Have Suffered from Passive Exposure
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was last summer that a sheriff’s body camera video of…
Guest Commentary: The War on Drugs Failed – Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions
We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save…
Yolo DA’s Townhall Focuses on Fentanyl Epidemic
by Robert J. Hansen Fentanyl was the topic of discussion at the Commons Town Hall meeting from…
Detective Provides Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme Lessons in Drug Preliminary
By Gina Kim MODESTO, CA – It sounded more like a classroom than a courtroom here in…
Prosecution Claims Drug Dealers Transport Bright Colored Packages of Fentanyl with Children Present – Judge Maintains High Bail
By Gina Kim MODESTO, CA – After allegedly threatening a neighbor with a handgun, a man was…
Judge Notes Massive Bail ‘Disparity’ in Felony Fentanyl Cases – $1,000 V. $300,000
By Isabelle Brady MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Gloria Rhynes Tuesday oversaw the arraignments…
Commentary: What’s Motivating the DA Charging a Minor With Drug-Induced Homicide?
By Rory Fleming After taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen helped lead…
Man Arrested with Possessing Large Quantities of Fentanyl Claims It Was for Personal Use
By Isabelle Brady and Noe Herrera MODESTO, CA – Ryan Travis Smith, charged with selling fentanyl and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a crackdown on drugs…
Activists Urge Congress to Deny Biden’s Proposal to Classify Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I Drugs
By Boyi Zheng and Amy Fullerton WASHINGTON D.C. – President Joe Biden has proposed classifying fentanyl-related substances…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fentanyl Debate Takes Center Stage in DA’s Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – You would think that in 2021 we…
Orange County District Attorney Candidate Calls Out Orange County DA Spitzer for Position Amid Fentanyl Crises
By Lorelei Olivas IRVINE, CA – Orange County District Attorney candidate and former Marine Judge Advocate Pete…
Commentary: CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t about Overdose Prevention
By Rory Fleming Despite claims at being a “reformer,” Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County, California, district attorney…
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Issues an Update after Facing Criticism for Fentanyl Public Safety Video
By Ankita Joshi SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department released a public safety…
Preliminary Goes Good, and Bad, for Suspect; Now Facing Drug Trial
By Karisa Cortez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The good news for defendant Ronald Nelson here in a…
Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – When Yolo DA Jeff Reisig and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty created…
Critics Call Out Biden Administration Extension of Trump-Era Fentanyl-Related Substances Order, Targeting People of Color
By Lizet Gonzalez WASHINGTON, D.C.– The House of Representatives this week passed a five-month extension of the…
SFDA Chesa Boudin Seeks $2.3 Million Fentanyl Task Force; SFPD Mano Raju ‘Firmly Opposed’ to Proposal
By Elina Lingappa and Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office is…
