Measure J has been in place for 25 years and has resulted in a lack of housing, increased costs, and a failure to meet the city's needs, leading to a call for a reevaluation of the system.
Paul Gentile Smith, who was sentenced to life without parole for a 1988 torture-murder in Orange County, will be released in five years after prosecutorial misconduct undermined his conviction, marking another major consequence of the county's long-running jailhouse informant scandal.
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Sex workers play a crucial role in redistributing wealth and supporting their communities, and it is time to recognize their contributions and fight for their rights and legalization.
The City of San Francisco has been accused of rewarding corporate landlords with multimillion-dollar contracts despite their repeated mistreatment of tenants, prompting a call for the State to intervene and ensure equal protection under the law.