by Cory Wiegel Imagine that you’re a teacher or service provider for some of the neediest and most at-risk students in Yolo County. There’s a pandemic going on and no one...
By Ruby Chavez SAN FRANCISCO – Kim Long was incarcerated seven years in prison for the murder of her live-in boyfriend, which she did not commit and spent 17 years tryi...
By Özge Terzioğlu and Sally Kim SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Noel Calvillo is a busy guy—he asked the court to continue his client’s case, which has been set fo...
By Macy Lu SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang denied defense attorney Stephen Hirsch’s objection this week to consolidating defen...
By Evie Sun SACRAMENTO – Lorenzo Fernandez seemingly caught a break here Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court Dept. 61, appearing in front of Judge Michael Sweet wi...
By Tanya Decendario FRESNO – Defendant Justin Sims appeared to have a pattern of domestic violence conduct, opined Fresno County Superior Court Judge Francine Zepeda here...
By Layla Mustafa LOS ANGELES – George Gascón – set to be sworn in Dec. 7 as the 43rd Los Angeles District Attorney – publicly has released his new transition team,...
By Emily Dill DAVIS — Tuesday’s City Council meeting was overwhelmed by a surge in public comment surrounding the Temporary Joint Subcommittee’s recommendations on...
By Kelsey Fortune During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council appointed commission members. I was hoping to be one. Instead, after making my apology public, I was...
By Evie Sun and Kelly Moran Findings from a newly released study published in Memory Magazine suggest that eyewitness testimony may be even less reliable than previously...
By Jamaal Bowman - It doesn’t matter whether it’s Transportation Secretary or Assistant to the Transportation Secretary, Rahm doesn’t belong in any of D.C.’s halls of pow...
by Debra Chase Sacramento, CA – Join the Mountain Lion Foundation (MLF) when they host the Wild Child – Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour virtually on Dec...
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Defendant Eric Bouie’s lawyer had a sad story to tell the judge here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, and asked the court to low...
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – As it turned out, Cesar Gutierrez’ biggest mistake—at least in terms of criminal damage—was not his alleged assault on his wife, but his re...
By Tiffany Devlin SACRAMENTO – The pandemic has introduced Zoom as the primary replacement for court hearings, the “new normal,” but it may have a downside when it comes...
By Madison Forwood SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento man pleaded no contest Wednesday in Sacramento County Superior Court to a single victim assault—the defendant was part of a g...
By Emma Phillips FRESNO – The victim of domestic abuse told the judge here in Fresno County Superior Court this week that she was feeling “blessed.” And she then asked Ju...
By David Greenwald In the course of business before the Davis City Council, the selection of commissioners is generally arduous, but relatively non-controversial as these...
By Kelly Moran SAN FRANCISCO ––California’s Supreme Court Justices heard a challenge Tuesday by prosecutors to SB 1391—requiring all criminal cases against those younger...
By Emily Galvin-Almanza - Rachel Barkow, a respected legal scholar, expert on executive clemency, and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia would be an ideal choice to s...