Breaking: Mines Fire reported in Alameda County on Nov. 16
A new wildfire was reported today at 1:01 p.m. in Alameda County. Mines Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...
East Bay voters oust Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Alameda County DA Pamela Price in recall, AP projects
The Associated Press on Monday called the recall races for both Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney ...
Alameda County DA Pamela Price losing battle in recall vote, early returns show
The recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was leading by a nearly two-to-one margin in early returns Wednesday morning.
California see-saws back to tough on crime with passage of Proposition 36
Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...
How California Got Convinced to Lock More People Up
California just voted in harsher penalties despite low crime rates, thanks to TV news, a $16 million campaign, and a slow ...
Tide shifts against criminal justice reform among California voters
An earlier version of this article misspelled the first name of the Vera Institute’s Insha Rahman as Insah.In deep-blue L.A.
Editorial: California doesn’t have to choose between public safety and criminal justice reform
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we ...
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California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow
And early results in the San Francisco Bay Area show a sizable lead for the effort to recall progressive Alameda ... who commit drug and property crimes without touching California’s parole ...
Left coast goes right: California’s Bay Area kicks out liberal mayors and DA in stunning votes — ‘Ideology does not match reality’
It’s been like the wild-wild west. That’s the only way I can put it,” said Patricia Harris, whose 28-year-old son was shot in ...
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California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow
Taken together, the preliminary results are a striking shift away from California’s once nation-leading movement to roll back ...
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State see-saws back to ‘tough on crime’ position | California Focus
Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But now the balance is back to getting tougher, as polls this fall showed ...