A Davis resident reflects on their childhood experience with affordable housing and encourages others to vote Yes on Measure V to support diversity and prevent families from being priced out of the city.
Judge David Bonilla set bail at $45,000 for an accused facing nonviolent drug-related charges, despite defense arguments for pretrial release, due to a lack of confidence that the accused would abide by the conditions of release.
Homeownership in the Sacramento region has reached its highest level in nearly four decades, despite rising housing costs and affordability challenges, with more than 64% of households now owner-occupied.
The Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO has expressed solidarity with Dolores Huerta and survivors of abuse, emphasizing the importance of accountability and dignity in the labor movement.
The US needs to take a U-turn in its management of homelessness and addiction, as the number one cause of homelessness is poverty, not mental illness or addiction, and the US and the Philippines are the only countries that require cash bail.
The Sacramento Superior Court judge denied the defense’s request for a continuance of the trial proceedings, despite the defense arguing she lacked sufficient time to prepare a mental health diversion petition for the accused.
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge denied a motion to reduce a felony possession charge, citing the accused’s criminal history and obligations to the community.
Sacramento County is opening a new $514 million superior courthouse facility to replace the aging Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse, providing 53 courtrooms, improved safety and efficiency, and a range of public amenities.
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge declined to modify bail for a woman accused of domestic violence, despite her financial hardship and loss of housing, and set a formal bail hearing for March 2026.
The City of Berkeley has ordered the closure of an encampment in West Berkeley due to public health concerns related to leptospirosis, prompting criticism from advocates and residents who argue that the city should provide sanitation support and relocation options instead of displacement.
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge denied an accused man’s request for release on his own recognizance pending trial on a petty theft charge, citing his prior felony history and failures to appear as indicators that he would not comply with court orders.
The United States is facing an existential crisis due to a lack of political imagination and a scarcity mindset, which has led to the criminalization of poverty, homelessness, and immigration, and a reliance on punishment rather than investment in social programs.
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge sentenced an accused woman to 67 days in county jail for failing to complete court-ordered community service, despite her claims that she was turned away from service sites due to a documented disability.
The argument that declining birth rates will eventually relieve housing pressure is flawed, as it ignores the economic, migratory, and climate forces that will shape demand far more powerfully than fertility trends in the decades ahead, and the housing crisis is a present shortfall that needs to be addressed now.
The County is sponsoring “listening” sessions about the County Jail, but no alternatives to jailing are offered, which validates Boss Tweed’s political wisdom and perpetuates the cycle of expensive and ineffective incarceration rates.
The Trump administration had a successful year at the Supreme Court in 2025 due to strategic legal decisions, but legal scholars expect a different outcome in 2026 as the court will be taking up cases with institutional responsibility.
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles for allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act while covering a protest, in what press freedom advocates and courts have called an unprecedented effort to criminalize routine newsgathering.
The National Fair Housing Alliance has expressed its support for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, urging the Trump administration to partner with her on affordability and other “kitchen table issues” facing Americans, rather than attempting to remove her from office.
Public universities may lawfully regulate certain forms of speech when a reasonable member of the campus community could construe that expression as a disruptive threat, but this standard has been inconsistently applied and widely misunderstood.
The Trump administration is demanding that universities take greater action to protect Jewish community members, placing federal funding at risk while reviving unresolved constitutional disputes over campus speech, and critics argue that these demands are extortionate and may be unconstitutional under rulings issued by conservative federal appellate courts.