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Op-Ed: California's 'three strikes' law still carries a devastating human and financial cost. End it...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarco Flores, who has a juvenile record, lives in fear of a draconian sentence if he faces a third...
Policy, poverty compound the problem: Kern officials discuss why county claims top homicide rate for...
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—A Kern County sheriff's deputy. Two girls, a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old. A 78-year-old woman. These people are just a few of the victims of local homicides in 2021, Kern County's ...
San Joaquin Valley sheriffs do poor job of monitoring, reporting COVID data | Opinion
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 10 months agoCalifornia’s sheriffs are reluctant to disclose data on COVID-19 in their jails and no state...
California clears some criminal records, including violent crimes, to offer second chances
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt has been 13 years since Nick C. sat in an Alameda County jail at the age of 24, facing decades in prison and the prospect of never seeing his kids again. He looks back on it as a turning ...
Two men arrested in 'cold-blooded' massacre of 6, including mother and baby, in Tulare County
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNoah David Beard, 25, of Visalia is arrested early Friday. He and Angel "Nanu" Uriarte, 35, are...
Tulare Lake, drained decades ago, may return after California’s record-breaking storms
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe historic and long-gone Tulare Lake is on the verge of dramatically reappearing because...
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he's grappling with risks of more mercy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDavid Moreland, 67, recounts his bout with COVID in prison as his wife, Sherry, listens at home in...
Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney race: 11 candidates aim to unseat Gascón
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoL.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón sailed into office in 2020 during a nationwide push for...
Visalia journalists made a difference in the communities they covered in 2023. Here's how
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAt the heart of journalism is the idea that a functioning democracy needs accurate and timely...
Grove, Gundy to face off for shot at 12th District
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 12—The race for the 12th District seat in the state Senate is setting up a partisan dichotomy for voters. The Democratic challenger faces an uphill battle to unseat a Republican senator ...