Jesse Fahrner, 54, was charged with five counts of attempted premeditated murder and two counts of felony child abuse after allegedly shooting at Oakland police officers with a semiautomatic handgun on August 8.
A felony drug case in Alameda County Superior Court was dismissed after Judge Scott Patton found no probable cause to support the charges, citing the evidence as “innocuous” and the officer’s testimony as vague and insufficient.
An accused who was charged after a high-speed police chase and alleged robbery was commended for his progress in a 90-day court-mandated residential treatment center, but was ultimately ordered to complete the full term.
This week, Prop. 36 takes effect. The voters, well-primed by viral videos of crimes that would not…
Davis, CA – It was a rare 3-2 two weeks ago. Normally a second reading of an…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — “My client is not only innocent, he is the victim,” declared Deputy Public…
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union ratcheted up the…
OAKLAND, CA – The “Care First, Jails Last” task force Monday presented a list of 58 recommendations,…
OAKLAND, CA – A 70-year-old Home Depot employee, Carleen Acevedo, was fired by Home Depot “after a…
SACRAMENTO, CA – The battle to keep open “Camp Resolution,” a city of Sacramento-approved unhoused community members, has…
DUBLIN, CA – In a new report made public Friday by federal district court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
WOODLAND, CA – Although a request for mental health diversion was filed late—on the day of trial…
SACRAMENTO, CA – As the dead bodies of those housed in Sacramento County jails pile up—five in…
OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Friday released an official statement in response to Gov….
By Savannah Martinez BERKELEY, CA – In response to an order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Alex Volpe, executive director of homeless advocate Beloved Village, strongly criticized San Francisco…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced this week the arrest of Kyra…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The city’s jails are increasingly overcrowded and dangerous, a situation exacerbated by District…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Recent initiatives to clear homeless encampments across California encouraged by California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
OAKLAND, CA — Judge Thomas Stevens this week refused to strike the five year conviction for a…