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Financial fraud prosecutions continue to decline
Either financial fraud is less common than it was five, ten, and twenty years ago, or it’s dropped in importance on the long list of priorities for federal prosecutors. That’s according to a report...
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Protests impacting Oakland Police work, may impact federal oversight
Ali WinstonA protester reminds Oakland Police of the department's federal oversight on November 14, 2011 Occupy Oakland made a a peaceful return to Frank Ogawa Plaza last night following a march by...
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Judge denies temporary restraining order against Oakland Police
Ali WinstonTear gas obscures the intersection of 14th & Broadway in Oakland on October 25, 2011. Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Seeborg denied a request by the ACLU of Northern...
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What’ll happen to California’s medical marijuana dispensaries?
An update on the state of California cannabisBy Steven ShortDownload Lukasz Lech Last night, a show called “Weed Wars” premiered on the Discovery Channel, and it’s entirely based on the Bay Area...
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SF suspends medical marijuana licensing
gecko.juice San Francisco Weekly reports that the city has suspended its medial marijuana dispensary permitting program: Pending permits had been on hold since December, after a ruling in a state...
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KALW takes on wrongful convictions
Fyrfli Crosscurrents: The innocence showBy Rina PaltaDownload On Monday, we devoted an entire show to wrongful convictions–how they happen, and how they can be prevented. I’ll post each piece...
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Maurice Caldwell’s long road to innocence
Maurice Caldwell's conviction was overturned, and after 20 years incarcerated, he walked out of custody the 28th of March 2011. Photo courtesy of: Paige Kaneb Maurice Caldwell's quest to prove his...
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How wrongful convictions happen
Q&A: Linda StarrBy Rina PaltaDownload When prisoners are looking to clear their names, they often turn to the same place: the Innocence Project. Across the country, branches of the project have...
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How states are tackling sentencing reform
By Nicole Jones The Vera Institute of Justice released a report on 14 states that passed significant sentencing and corrections reform in 2011 the can reduce recidivism. The report noted three...
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Domestic violence advocate says Mirkarimi case not over
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi plead guilty today to one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment in the domestic violence case that’s plagued the new sheriff...
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