Local News Featured San Carlos to discuss crime rate increase Daily Journal staff report Mar 6, 2021 As crime rates in the county have increased during the pandemic, San Carlos will receive a presentation from the Sheriff’s Office Monday highl…
State California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Dec 28, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes may be eligi…
Bay Area Wiener seeks to end mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders Bay City News Service Dec 15, 2020 New state legislation introduced on Tuesday by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would end mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent drug of…
Local News Featured Mandatory ignition locks sought for all DUI drivers By Ryan McCarthy Daily Journal staff Dec 31, 2019 Ignition interlocks will be mandatory for vehicles of all drunken drivers in proposed legislation that won praise Monday in South San Francisc…
Bay Area Interim DA Loftus ends DUI program Bay City News ServiceUpdated Oct 23, 2019 San Francisco’s Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus, who took office Saturday, announced Wednesday that she’s ending a pilot program that al…
Local News Foster City Councilman violates Brown Act By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 25, 2021 Foster City Councilman Sanjay Gehani has violated the Brown Act, but no punitive action will be taken, according to San Mateo County District …
Local News Man who left custody program in Pacifica apprehended in San Francisco Bay City News Service Aug 1, 2019 A 37-year-old man who walked away from an Alternative Custody Program in Pacifica on Saturday was found and arrested in San Francisco on Tuesd…
Other Voices Hints often given ahead of mass shootings The Chicago Tribune Jul 18, 2019 A cliche about violent offenders is that someone often will say what a nice, quiet neighbor the person was before the eruption. A new study of…