Today’s Edition
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Newsom signs legislation to expand gun safety laws
AB 1057 enables law enforcement to seize ghost guns under gun violence or domestic violence restraining orders, SB 320 strengthens procedures ensuring the relinquishment of firearms AB 1191 requires analysis…
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Newsom promises ‘Decolonizing Wealth Project’
Truth and Healing Council, established by the Governor in 2019, provides Native Americans a platform to clarify the historical record and promote healing SACRAMENTO – As California honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day for…
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President Biden signs historic proclamation to restore and expand the Bears Ears National Monument
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was at the White House in Washington D.C. on Friday, along with tribal, state, and federal leaders, as U.S. President Joe Biden signed a proclamation…
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Feinstein: “Ban drilling along west coast”
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the oil spill off the coast of Orange County: “The oil spill off the coast of Orange County reiterates the…
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City acquires two buildings for drug treatment program
Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health today announced the acquisition of two buildings that will house people living with mental health and substance use disorders as…
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Bay Area health officers issue criteria for lifting COVID-19 indoor masking requirements
As decisions to vaccinate and wear face coverings indoors drive down COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations, health officers for the nine Bay Area jurisdictions that require face coverings in most…
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Former San Leandro police officer sentenced for grand theft
Former San Leandro Police Sgt. Robert Frank Sanchez was sentenced Sept. 1, 2021 to two years of felony probation, 240 hours of community service and ordered to pay a maximum…
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Alameda DA applauds bill protecting victims of ‘revenge porn’
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley announces that a groundbreaking piece of legislation sponsored by the office was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom to help victims of…
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District Attorney’s office files numerous charges against San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy
Late last month, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing of 4 felony charges and three misdemeanors, against Dominic Barsetti, a San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy. Deputy Barsetti is…
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Federal prison staff evade security searches, slip contraband into facilities
In the latest of several troubling security lapses to rock the nation’s federal prison system, jail staff often enter facilities without being searched, contributing to a pandemic of contraband smuggled…
