Everyday Injustice talks with Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson, who discusses public defense work, defunding the police, officer-involved shootings, racial disparities, and zero bail.
Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.
Louisiana prosecutors are seeking to reinstate the overturned conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, despite the victim's mother believing in his innocence and the flawed evidence used to convict him.
California's freeway expansion has been a major driver of the state's housing crisis, displacing thousands of families and demolishing homes and businesses, while failing to provide meaningful traffic relief.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have secured a legal victory requiring the City of Huntington Beach to adopt a compliant housing element within 120 days and limiting the city's land use authority until it does so.
The Kevin Epps case revealed the limits of judicial authority and the prosecution's attempts to push for a conviction, as well as the jury's resistance to the pressure, resulting in a mistrial and a challenge to the remaining aggravating factor.
