Convicted arsonist David Munoz Diaz will face trial on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an incident in which he was captured on video lighting a homeless person on fire.
Gay former San Jose school board trustee John Lindner was sentenced to 60 days in county jail last week for embezzling nearly $30,000 school campaign funds and misleading investigators.
San Francisco prosecutors will ask a judge next week to detain convicted arsonist David Munoz Diaz without bail following his arrest after he was allegedly captured on video lighting a homeless person on fire.
Police testifying at a hearing for a transgender woman accused of brutally murdering an Oakland family in 2016 described this week how she'd been at the family's burning home wearing bloody clothes and reeking of gasoline.
Bail reform advocates are cheering California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's decision not to appeal a court ruling that judges should consider defendants' ability to pay and alternatives to monetary bail.
Embattled gay San Jose school board trustee John Lindner resigned effective February 28 after being charged with grand theft in connection with embezzling from a school bond campaign account.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón plans to ask the city's Board of Supervisors and mayor for about $1 million to establish a task force to address automobile break-ins.
Fresno police have identified a suspect in the fatal 2017 shooting of a gay man who'd been dressed as a woman and, they believe, working as a prostitute.
Cannabis activists are cheering the January 31 announcement that the San Francisco District Attorney's office will remove or reduce previous criminal convictions from all records in San Francisco Superior Court, dating back to 1975.
