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COURT WATCH: At Trial, Judge Denies Prosecution Late Request to Include Prior Convictions, Calls it ‘Prejudicial and Odd’
SANTA ANA, CA – In a jury trial for a felony murder case in Orange County Superior Court late last week, Deputy District Attorney Mallory Miller requested two prior convictions of the accused be ...
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: What It Feels Like to Have LWOP
My name is Jeff Ayers, and I am going to die in prison. I am not being melodramatic, nor am I exaggerating my situation for literary purposes. I am simply speaking truth, my truth, as it has been for ...
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Sunday Commentary: What Should the Council Do about the Revenue Problem?
On Saturday, I wrote my column arguing that Measure Q is in fact a sideshow. With respect to the issue of the city budget, I argue: “Measure Q will plug a temporary hole in the budget, but at the end ...
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Davis League to Host Three Voter Education Forums In September
The League of Women Voters of Davis Area (LWVDA) offers three free public Election 2024 forums this month. On Tuesday, September 24, 7pm, LWVDA hosts a ballot issue forum on ”Measure Q: City of Davis ...
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San Francisco City ‘Be the Jury’ Program to Promote Diversity and Equality Receives $650,000 in State Funding
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco has just received $650,000 in state funding in continuation of its “Be the Jury” program that helps lower income jurors participate in Jury Duty, by raising the daily ...
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My View: Measure Q Is a Sideshow
Davis, CA – I have already opined recently that housing rather than the city’s fiscal situation is the most important threat facing the city of Davis.
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Guest Commentary: AB1810 Nears Passage – A Landmark Moment for Menstrual Equity in California Prisons
Recently, California took a significant step towards equity and humane treatment within its correctional facilities by passing Assembly Bill 1810 through the Senate. This groundbreaking legislation, ...
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Governor Now Has Chance to Sign Bill to Protect Future Max Bensons
Sacramento, CA – It was a tragic but preventable death when Max Benson, a 13-year-old from Davis, who had autism and was attending an El Dorado Hills school when he died after being held in a prone ...
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Prosecutor Admits Errors in Death Penalty Case – Marcellus Williams Still Faces September Execution, but Awaits Court Decision
ST. LOUIS, MO – Lawyers for Marcellus Williams – scheduled to be executed Sept 4 – said after a hearing Wednesday that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell “conceded” committing ...
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Bill to Address Heat Prevention Workforce Standards and Protect the Yolo SIX Advances to Governor’s Desk
Sacramento, CA – In June during a heatwave, farmworkers working in a tomato field near Dixon on June 5 walked off their jobs and were fired. SB 1299, introduced by Senator Dave Cortese, would ...
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Bills to Improve Street Safety, Boost Housing Production on Campuses and in the Coastal Zone, and Activate Streets Pass the Assembly
Sacramento, CA – Bills that would support the construction of new homes to address California’s housing shortage by streamlining student housing and eliminating barriers to building in San Francisco’s ...
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Local Dems Announce Endorsements for November
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