Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats are counting on abortion rights to drive their voters to the polls. But some may still care more about crime, homelessness and inflation.
Supervisors voted unanimously to give $3 million to a Planned Parenthood office in San Jose to help expand its medical and reproductive care services n anticipation of an increase in women both in the county and from other states seeking abortion services.
Even before a Supreme Court draft opinion to reverse Roe v. Wade was leaked, California abortion rights groups, providers and Democratic lawmakers were getting ready for a potential influx of out-of-state women.
Interned in wartime as a Japanese American, Mineta went to Congress and became the first Japanese American cabinet officer, serving Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch and the grandson of Gilroy Garlic Festival co-founder Don Christopher, suggested the San Joaquin County group is trying to use the publicity of the demise of the Gilroy festival to its own advantage.
The case against the sheriff will proceed because San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman, in a ruling filed Thursday, rejected Smith’s requests that misconduct charges be dismissed.
Goal of new Office of Youth and Community Restoration is to return youth offenders to their communities, says former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge.
BART reversed itself to reinstate masks, even though the California Department of Public Health also announced last week that it would align with the CDC and drop its own mask requirement for public transit and transit hubs like bus stations and airports.
Jose Portillo and Yesenia Ramirez were charged with kidnapping in Santa Clara County Superior Court today and are being held without bail. A third suspect arrested on April 26, Baldomeo Sandoval, was released from custody and will not be charged, police said.