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Category Archives: Courts
Beyond the Bubble: Suit Claiming That Closure of Pot Dispensaries Violates Disabilities Act is Dismissed
Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's … Continue reading
California Chief Justice: Guv's Cuts for Courts 'Devastating and Disheartening'
(Bay City News) California Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said today that Gov. Brown's planned additional cuts of $544 million in state court funding in the next fiscal year "are both devastating and disheartening." "They will seriously compromise the public's access to … Continue reading
Monitor's Report Could Place Oakland Police in Jeopardy of Federal Receivership
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NBC Bay Area has posted a draft of the latest report from the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department (pdf). The monitor issues quarterly assessments on OPD's level of compliance with the 2003 Negotiated Settlement Agreement that grew out … Continue reading
Calif. Supreme Court Rules Employers Not Obligated to Enforce Mandated Worker Breaks
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The California Supreme Court said Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks. The ruling came after workers' attorneys argued that abuses are routine and widespread when … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Riverside County DA Considers Classes/Fines for Low-Level Offenders
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. Because we're in this Golden State together. Right? It's a terrible name, realignment. For one thing, it provides no clear visual as to what … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Quiet Day in Court for a Legendary Drug Kingpin
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Drug kingpins come. Drug kingpins go. So Hollywood tells us. But it doesn't always end in … Continue reading
Bankruptcy Court Report: Solyndra Did Not Mislead DOE
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Has it really only been half a year since Solyndra suspended operations? At one time, Solyndra was soaring above the rooftops, a green energy darling making thin film solar photovoltaic power systems for large commercial and industrial rooftops. "Clever product!" … Continue reading
Mirkarimi's Lawyer Wants Court to Reinstate Him
Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is trying to get the Superior Court to reinstate him. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee suspended Mirkarimi without pay last week on grounds of official misconduct after the sheriff plead guilty to false imprisonment … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Sierra Club Sues to Stop City by the Salton Sea
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Rachael Myrow here, host of The California Report, with an a.m. post from beyond the Bay Area Bubble… It's one of the more pungent parts of California. On the back side of the state's largest state park, Anza-Borrego, there's a … Continue reading
