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Does George Gascon’s ‘Prosecutors Alliance of California’ Have a Future?

July 13, 2022 2:50 amJuly 12, 2022 5:35 pm

What’s up with the Prosecutors Alliance of California – that “bipartisan” coalition of elected prosecutors who include George Gascon and Chesa Boudin? The alliance came together in 2020 to form a “progressive alternative” to the state’s traditional prosecutors’ group, the California...

New SF DA Brooke Jenkins Announces Large Reversal of Boudin Policies Over Drug Arrests

July 13, 2022 2:30 amJuly 13, 2022 3:26 pm

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Tuesday a sweeping change regarding crime in areas such as the Tenderloin district, vowing to end long-standing drug markets in the city. Crime in the Tenderloin, specifically the open selling...

California Computer Spyware Act

July 12, 2022 5:03 pmJuly 12, 2022 5:10 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 8, Chapter 32 provides the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act, which is contained in Section 22947 to 22947.6. Chapter 32 was added in 2004 by...

California Anti-Phishing Act

July 12, 2022 6:23 amJuly 12, 2022 9:42 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 8, Chapter 33 provides the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005, which is contained in Sections 18400 to 22949.51. Chapter 33 was added in 2005 by Chapter 437....

Sacramento Homeless Grows As City/County Spend Million$ More on Accommodating Them

July 12, 2022 2:30 amJuly 13, 2022 3:56 pm

The number of homeless living on Sacramento streets has increased over the past three years, according to the new Point-in-Time count released by Sacramento Steps Forward, the City of Sacramento reports. However, based on interviews with homeless, they were living on...

California Sea Level Rise Mitigation Act

July 11, 2022 3:42 pmJuly 11, 2022 3:46 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 20.6.5 provides the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021, which is contained in Sections 30970 to 30973. Division 20.6.5 was added in 2021 by...

New SF DA Brooke Jenkins Receives Cool Reception in First Meeting With Staff

July 11, 2022 3:40 pm

During the weekend, newly sworn in District Attorney of San Francisco Brooke Jenkins received a cool reception by her new staff, largely due to not providing details on how she plans to get rid of the former DA’s policies, but...