Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price's Communications Director, Hon. Ryan LaLonde, reveals the chaos and disarray of her first 90 days in office, including a lack of digital tools, rogue prosecutors leaking internal matters, and a hostile media ecosystem.
The Vanguard, a small nonprofit newsroom, is in need of $15,000 to stay afloat and pay its dedicated staff, and donations of any amount can help bring them closer to stability and justice.
Three bills from California Senator Scott Wiener have passed the State Assembly, aiming to improve and fund public transportation in California, with SB 63 authorizing a regional funding ballot measure, SB 71 extending a CEQA exemption for sustainable transit projects, and SB 445 streamlining large-scale infrastructure projects.
Senator Jerry McNerney's SB 846 has been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, aiming to protect California farmworkers from wage theft and ensuring that agricultural employers are held accountable for any mistreatment.
Brittany Martin, a South Carolina woman who participated in a non-violent Black Lives Matter protest, was sentenced to four years in prison for a Breach of Peace of a High and Aggressive Nature conviction, which the ACLU argues is a clear violation of her constitutional rights.