Hakeem McFarland, founder of the Choose Yourself Movement, emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for one’s own well-being through small, repeatable actions, and creating an “integrity loop” of accountability and support to disrupt cycles of self-neglect and avoidance.
The Solano County Sheriff’s Department has been accused of misconduct, raising concerns about officer accountability, internal discipline, and the treatment of women, as well as the difficulty and intimidation of the complaint process for members of the public.
The US has taken control of Venezuela, with President Trump announcing that US forces had captured Nicolás Maduro and that the US would “run the country” until a transition could be installed, sparking international condemnation and raising questions about US sovereignty and resource control.
New York’s police accountability system documents police misconduct, but does not require correction, leaving disabled Bronx father Marc Fishman to face incarceration despite exonerating evidence.
Judge Jennifer Green has implemented a program to facilitate quicker resolutions to death penalty cases in Arizona’s Maricopa County, which has seen prosecutors pursue the death penalty in nearly 350 cases over 20 years, with only 13% resulting in a death sentence.
The accused was denied release on supervised own recognizance after being charged with making a criminal threat, resisting an executive officer, possession of ammunition, and resisting a peace officer, despite the defense arguing that the accused had attempted to surrender and was not carrying a real firearm.
A Yolo County Superior Court judge temporarily vacated bench warrants and authorized future virtual appearances in a case involving vandalism and attempted auto theft due to ongoing medical emergencies that led to repeated failures to appear.
The Davis City Council is considering the Village Farms project, which has been met with opposition due to flood risk concerns, but the project’s design meets or exceeds applicable safety standards and regulations, and the city’s flood risks are relatively modest compared to other cities in the Central Valley.
Maryland and California are facing similar housing crises, with low-income renters, families with children, Black households, people with disabilities, and survivors of domestic violence being disproportionately affected, and advocates in both states pushing for increased funding for emergency rental assistance and tenant protections.
Bernita “Nene” DeShawn Toney, a vibrant and compassionate soul, passed away on December 22, 2025, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of all who knew her, and will be remembered for her intelligence, determination, generosity, and commitment to justice.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts denied the government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction requiring ICE to maintain humane conditions in its San Francisco detention facility, ruling that the injunction applies to all areas used for short-term confinement and is not limited to a single floor of the building.
Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as Mayor of New York City in a freezing ceremony, surrounded by tens of thousands of New Yorkers, with speeches from prominent figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, and a commitment from Mamdani to govern as a democratic socialist.
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief and rejected a habeas corpus petition filed by James Terry Colley Jr., a death row inmate, ruling that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and fundamental error failed to justify relief.
ICE agents have been engaging in aggressive enforcement actions with little accountability, using tactics such as seizing people off the street, breaking into vehicles, and using tear gas and pepper spray against nonviolent protesters, while Supreme Court decisions have limited the ability of individuals to sue for damages and provided little recourse for those harmed by ICE.
The Davis City Council is set to adopt a multiyear increase in solid waste utility rates, which will generate an additional $2.4 million annually, due to rising labor and equipment costs, regulatory requirements, and landfill tipping fees.
Activists in the Pacific Northwest have created a public database of license plates linked to unmarked ICE vehicles to increase transparency and reduce fear as immigration enforcement activity increases in the region.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully moved to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, restoring protections for roughly 60,000 people and rebuking the administration for disregarding statutory requirements and basic principles of administrative law.
Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, accounting for 40% of all executions nationwide, making the state the single driving force behind the increase, with the average age of those executed being 60 and many showing signs of serious mental illness, brain damage or severe childhood trauma.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has released a report documenting the growing “jail-to-deportation pipeline” in the state, which is facilitated by cooperation between county sheriffs and ICE and has resulted in over 3,300 detainers being issued to Wisconsin detention facilities since October 2021.
The Davis City Council declined to implement paid parking in the downtown core, resulting in hidden costs being passed on to residents in the form of higher rents, prices, and taxes, while also encouraging overconsumption of parking and making downtown streets less pleasant for everyone.