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California educators applaud upheld DACA protections
In a case that began in San Francisco, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented young people who arrived in the United States...Read More
Alameda DA plans to dismiss pot convictions
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced Tuesday that her office plans to dismiss nearly 6,000 old marijuana cases.Read More
California bail reform lurches forward
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that he would not appeal a recent state appeals court ruling ordering a new bail hearing for a man held on $350,000...Read More
Ghost Ship defendants plead not guilty
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris pleaded not guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.Read More
Expansion sought for special court for mentally ill
San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim wants to expand The City's Behavioral Health Court citywide to help residents who have mental illness or substance abuse problems.Read More
Garcia Zarate pleads not guilty to federal gun charges
An undocumented Mexican immigrant who was acquitted of state charges of murdering a woman on a San Francisco pier pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday.Read More
Former Fremont teacher sentenced for sex with student
A woman who used to teach physical education in Fremont was sentenced Friday to 5 years' probation, including a 6-month term at the county jail, for having sex with...Read More
Former baseball coach pleads no contest to molestation
A former baseball coach pleaded no contest Tuesday to child molestation and sexual assault charges.Read More
Santa Clara County supes vote to add Persky recall to June ballot
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday putting a decision on the June 5 ballot for whether voters should recall Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, the judge...Read More
Failed startup CEO pleads guilty to fraud
The founder of a now-defunct Santa Clara job search startup pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose Monday to one count of defrauding an employee.Read More
Waymo seeks $1.8 billion from ‘cheater’ Uber
A lawyer for robotic car company Waymo accused Uber in federal court Monday of being a "cheater" in the race to produce self-driving cars.Read More
SF to reverse ‘war on drugs’ pot convictions
District Attorney George Gascon Wedneaday said that his office has begun working to expunge the records of people convicted of marijuana-related offenses.Read More
San Jose leaders reaffirm support for undocumented immigrants
San Jose city officials and community leaders came together today at City Hall to emphasize their support for the immigrant community in Santa Clara County.Read More
Deputy’s wife gets 7 years for DUI crash that killed toddler
The wife of an Alameda County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday in Contra Costa County Superior Court to seven years in prison after she was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.Read More
Bail set at $2M for man charged with killing mom
Bail was set at $2 million Wednesday for a man accused of fatally stabbing his mother in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood.Read More
Appeals court uphelds state prostitution law
A sex workers' advocacy group lost a bid to a federal appeals court to overturn a 146-year-old California law that criminalizes prostitution.Read More
Deal clears path for South Bay developments
The cities of San Jose and Santa Clara have reached a settlement over disputes related to proposed large developments.Read More
Public to fund defense for Ghost Ship creative director
An Alameda County Superior Court judge granted an unusual motion Tuesday morning to allow the use of public money to cover the cost of defending Max Harris.Read More
Suspect arrested in classroom sex assault of teacher
San Jose police arrested a man suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a female teacher inside a middle school classroom Tuesday morning.Read More
Consecutive life terms for JewelryMart killer
A judge Wednesday sentenced an Antioch man convicted in a 2013 attack at San Francisco's Gift Center & JewelryMart that killed two people and injured a third.Read More