Walz’s commitment to criminal justice reform extends to judicial appointments, having appointed two former public defenders ...

YIMBY Law and YIMBY Action—with the support of several additional pro-housing nonprofits—launched the Campaign for Fair ...

During the pandemic, the city closed down G Street to vehicular traffic and opened the space for outdoor dining. This allowed several of the businesses to remain ope ...

Why is it that at the Senate Education Committee hearing on AB2918 (a bill that seeks to introduce additional regulations and oversight on Ethnic Studies in California), it was a white ally, in ...

OAKLAND, CA – A lawsuit calling for a temporary restraining order has been filed against Caltrans on behalf of a small community of elderly and disabled tenants residing on Caltrans property at a lot ...

COMPTON, CA – Deputy Public Defender Dominique Brown, in a misdemeanor hearing Tuesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court, asked for the court’s help after the accused was denied by the DMV ...

This morning watching CNN, I saw a piece on an incident which happened in Virginia City, Nevada, on Friday, August 2, 2024, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office vowed this week to “vehemently” defend dozens of people arrested at a Golden Gate Bridge protest urging for an immediate ceasefire in ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – After the June U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which declared states have their own authority to arrest unhoused individuals even when no availability exists in ...

Sacramento, CA – In what they are calling “a significant step toward addressing California’s housing shortage,” AB 3057 authored by Assemblymember Lori Wilson (Suisun City) has passed a vote in the ...

Governor Newsom is not content merely allowing the clearance of homeless encampments. Last week he warned cities and counties that do not show “demonstrable results.” NPR this week called it a move ...

AUSTIN, TX — A recent report from the Texas Defender Service (TDS) highlights significant issues with Texas’ junk science statute, charging Article 11.073, established by the Texas Legislature in 2013 ...