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From Davis Enterprise...
Picnic Day Shooting Investigation Update
04/25/2025An update on the Davis Police Department investigation of the April 12 Picnic Day shooting which injured three people.
From Daily Democrat...
04/22/2025The April 19 gun buyback held by Yolo County law enforcement drew a steady stream of residents turning in weapons in exchange for gift cards.
From CalMatters...
California Republicans Want to Get Tougher on Crime. Are Democrats Shifting Their Way?
04/17/2025A California Republican state senator finds his crime bills getting a warmer welcome this year. Democrats say they’re just responding to their voters.
From CalMatters...
What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much
04/17/2025Wickey Two Hands was supposed to be the first person tried for camping in Fresno. Instead, after the city and county poured resources into his case, it was dismissed at the last minute.
From Davis Enterprise...
Picnic Day Shooting Suspects Sought
04/16/2025In an April 17 announcement, the Davis police released a description of a suspect in the Picnic Day shooting and confirmed there was more than one person involved.
From CalMatters...
California Drivers With Disabilities May Use Blue Envelopes for Police Stops
04/15/2025Almost everyone gets nervous during a traffic stop, but people with disabilities also worry about whether an officer understands their condition or could misinterpret their symptoms.
From CalMatters...
Border Patrol to Retrain Hundreds of California Agents on How to Comply With the Constitution
04/10/2025After controversial sweeps in Kern County and a CalMatters investigation, the federal government will train agents on when they can stop and arrest people.
From Daily Democrat...
Police and Sheriff Gun Buyback April 19
04/10/2025The Davis Police Department and Yolo County Sheriff's office will be hosting a gun buyback event in Davis on April 19.
From CalMatters...
04/08/2025Contrary to its public narrative, the agency cast a wide net in its California immigration raid, setting the stage for a legal battle over how the government carries out mass deportations.
From CalMatters...
Money, Location Shape California’s Criminal Defense System to an Unconstitutional Level
03/30/2025Californians accused of crimes have the right to an appointed defense attorney if they can’t afford to hire their own. In that way they are just like criminal defendants in every other state — protected, at least in theory, by the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel.
From CalMatters...
‘They Didn’t Lift a Damn Finger’: California Crime Victim Fund Ordered to Change Practices
03/17/2025Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one.
From CalMatters...
CA Bill Addressing Armed Vigilantism Draws Swift GOP Backlash
03/06/2025Los Angeles Assemblymember Rick Zbur says he wants to narrow the standards for justifiable homicide. Critics say he wants to make self-defense illegal.
From CalMatters...
Bay Area City Backs Down After Proposing on Ban ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Homeless Encampments
03/05/2025The Fremont city council has revised a new city camping ordinance, removing what had become a controversial clause — first reported on by CalMatters — that could have punished those “aiding and abetting” encampments.
From CalMatters...
First-of-Its Kind Court Order Halts Sweep of California Homeless Camp
03/04/2025This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless encampments in California and beyond.
From Davis Vanguard...
Jury Awards $24.2 Million in Davis Tree Death Suit
02/28/2025Read on to learn more about the $24.2 million awarded to the family of Davis resident Jennifer Comey who was killed by a falling tree branch in 2021 at Slide Hill Park.
From CalMatters...
Prop. 36 Poses Cash Problem for Local Governments
02/25/2025California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a new law that stiffened penalties for certain drug and theft charges, and pledged to provide “mass treatment” for those facing drug charges.
But since the law took effect, some counties have been scrambling to implement the measure without new funding or, according to people involved in enforcing the law, sufficient resources.
From Los Angeles Times...
California Legislative Black Caucus Continue to Advance Reparations
02/20/2025Read on to learn more about the package of 15 bills proposed by the California Legislative Black Caucus to correct the discrimination and harm to descendants of the enslaved in California.
From Daily Democrat...
Yolo County Record-Clearing Clinic on March 13
02/15/2025The Yolo County Public Defender’s Office with the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office are holding an expungement clinic on March 13. Read on to learn more about clearing your criminal record.
From CalMatters...
CalMatters’ Reporting Helps Inspire Wage Theft Legislation
02/12/2025After a 2022 CalMatters series documenting long waits and low payouts for workers who claim their employers have shorted them on wages, California lawmakers have now proposed bills to try to ease the backlogs.
From CalMatters...
Did Confusing Language Doom California’s Anti-Slavery Amendment? Lawmakers Want to Try Again
02/12/2025Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026.
From CalMatters...
California Court Rules Against Baker in Revival of Same-Sex Wedding Cake Disputes
02/12/2025A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws.
From CalMatters...
‘It Was Just a Regular Morning’: Californians Picked Up in Recent ICE Raids Include Kids, Volunteers
02/10/2025Interviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — not hardened criminals.
From CalMatters...
02/03/2025The unusual move is alarming activists who worry they could be in the ordinance’s crosshairs.
From CalMatters...
Trump Wants to Break California’s Sanctuary State Law: 5 Things to Know
01/27/2025One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
From Daily Democrat...
First Yolo County Proposition 36 Arrests Announced
01/14/2025Read on to learn more about the first arrests and charges in Yolo County under the recently passed anti-crime and anti-drug Proposition 36.
From CalMatters...
Hundreds of California Prison Firefighters Join Battle Against Los Angeles Wildfires
01/09/2025State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.
From CapPublicRadio...
01/09/2025Following a 2023 audit of Capital Public Radio finances by the California State University Chancellor’s Office, a lawsuit has been filed against the former general manager. Read on to learn why and what comes next.
From CalMatters...
‘People Are Still Mad’: Will CA Pass Reparations Bills?
01/06/2025After two reparations bills stalled in the final day of session last year, reparation advocates are campaigned at the state Capitol to drum up support for the same measures.
From Local News Matters...
4 New Laws Strengthen Cities’ Abilities to Impound Vehicles Involved in Sideshows
01/03/2025While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them.
From CalMatters...
Can California Keep ICE Away From Schools? Lawmakers Want to Try as Crackdowns Loom
01/02/2025California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.
From Local News Matters...
Community Volunteer Program Helping Reach Zero Recidivism Among Parolees in California
12/26/2024COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE proving that they play a vital role when it comes to public safety in California. The California Reentry Institute, directed by Collette Carroll to help potential parolees, has graduated more than 230 incarcerated individuals in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
From CalMatters...
California Stiffened Penalties for Theft — And More Changes Are Coming
12/26/2024Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative voters passed this year, alongside related bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law.