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DA levies new charges against disbarred lawyer for illegal practice, defrauding clients
The DA announced four new felony charges against a lawyer who continued to practice after disbarment and allegedly lied to clients about case status.Read More
UC Berkeley rejects compromise to increase enrollment by 1,000 students
A group of Berkeley residents said over the weekend they would compromise with the city’s prestigious public university in a court challenge over student enrollment and housing, but University...Read More
Seven-dollar car tolls arrive Jan. 1 on Bay Area bridges
The cost to travel over seven of the Bay Area’s bridges will increase by $1 on Jan. 1, 2022. Regular tolls for two-axle cars and trucks and for motorcycles...Read More
California high court rules judges must consider ability to pay bail
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of upholding a 2018 ruling by the state appeals court in San Francisco that requires judges to consider a criminal...Read More
Commission unanimously confirms first openly gay California Supreme Court justice
"I am not here in spite of the struggle, I am here because of the struggle."Read More
Newsom nominates first openly gay justice to California Supreme Court
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Bay Area native Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court Monday, making him the first openly gay man to serve on the court in state...Read More
State Supreme Court strikes law requiring tax returns for primary ballot
The California Supreme Court in San Francisco on Thursday struck down a state law that would have required President Donald Trump to release his tax returns in order to...Read More
SFPD officer accused of bank robbery also charged with elder abuse
A suspended San Francisco police officer who is accused of bank robbery is due in federal court on Friday morning for a hearing on whether he should be granted...Read More
Contra Costa judge charged with misconduct, sexual harassment
A Contra Costa Superior Court judge is facing nine charges of judicial misconduct, including sexual harassment of women lawyers.Read More
State supreme court rules on juvenile offender DNA
The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that juvenile offenders whose misdeeds are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors don't have the right to have their DNA removed...Read More
Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.Read More
Sentences commuted for convicted murderers
Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder in Alameda County, saying he believes both men have turned their lives around.Read More
Even the worst Yelp review can now live forever
The California Supreme Court ruled by a 4-3 vote in San Francisco Monday that Yelp Inc. can’t be forced to take down a review that was found to be...Read More
State Supreme Court: Martins Beach must remain open to public
A ruling requiring a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to open Martins Beach near Half Moon Bay to the public has been left in place by the California Supreme Court. The...Read More
SF public defender to challenge bail in every criminal case
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi has announced plans to challenge every single criminal case in which bail is set for the defendant.Read More
Owner must reopen Martins Beach, appeals court finds
A ruling requiring a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to reopen Martins Beach near Half Moon Bay to the public was upheld by a state appeals court in San FranciscoRead More
Court rules hand gestures fall short of threat
The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that a menacing nonverbal gesture doesn't qualify as a criminal threat under state law.Read More
State high court clarifies your right to a day off
The California Supreme Court in San Francisco today clarified a state law that requires employers to give workers one day of rest within seven days.Read More
California Supreme Court upholds death sentence in 1996 murder
The California Supreme Court in San Francisco Thursday unanimously upheld the death sentence of a man who murdered a 20-year-old woman in her Oakland apartment in 1996.Read More