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October 13, 2023 Today, California Governor Newsom announced that he signed the following bills: October 11, 2023 Today, California Governor Newsom announced that he signed the following bills related to housing: October 10, 2023 Today, California Governor Newsom announced that he signed the following bills: October 8, 2023 Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held on October 3, 2023 that the family of an inmate who died as a result of Covid19 may pursue a case against CDCR. During the early stages of the Covid19 pandemic, the California Institution for Men (“CIM”) experienced a severe outbreak of the virus. To safeguard CIM inmates,…

From the court’s public notice: The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full- time United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California at Sacramento, California to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of United State Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on July 31, 2024. The essential function…

In California v. Christopher Esparza, the California Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that a seven-minute detention during a traffic stop was reasonable. Christopher Esparza was subjected to a traffic stop. A detective recognized him and his passengers as gang members, so the detective detained and searched them, finding loaded guns. Mr. Esparza contested the…

Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho is suing the City of Sacramento for not enforcing laws related to homelessness. The Complaint contains three causes of action: (1) Public Nuisance, (2) Private Nuisance, and (3) Inverse Condemnation. The Complaint can be found here: click

Two bodies were found in the canal near Truxtun Avenue in Bakersfield, California.Monday morning. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team recovered the bodies, and the Bakersfield Police Department is investigating.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two suspicious deaths in Northwest Bakersfield. Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance in the 6700 block of Byrd Avenue in the Olive Drive area on Saturday, Aug. 26 at about 4:16 p.m. Deputies found the dead bodies of a man and a woman inside a…

Olive Drive Stabbing On August 7, 2023, just after 7:30 p.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Department was called to the area of Norris Road and Knudson Drive to the scene of a stabbing. Deputies found a thirty-one-year-old with traumatic injuries.

Legislative Analyst’s Office has released Overview of Criminal Fine and Fee System and Notable Related Actions, which can be found here. The “handout provides an overview of how criminal fines and fees are assessed, collected, and distributed. It then summarizes recent LAO recommendations for improving the state’s criminal fine and fee system. Finally, it discusses notable…

Budget and Policy Post – Legislative Analyst’s Office – Link to Original The 2023-24 Budget May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison In this post, we analyze the Governor’s May Revision proposals for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to undertake capital outlay projects at San Quentin…