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23, May 2012 - Orinda, CA California lawyer accused in Arizona murder case - Contra Costa Times
MESA, Ariz.—A California divorce attorney accused in the 2010 death of a Phoenix-area man has been extradited to Arizona. Authorities say 52-year-old Robert Fischer was arrested May 3 on suspicion of second-degree murder. He's accused in the ...
23, May 2012 - Santa Cruz, CA Broadway neighbors hold memorial for Shannon Collins - Contra Costa Times
SANTA CRUZ - In a step toward neighborhood ... Edwards was sent back to prison at least eight times for violating his parole, according to records from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Authorities said he also spent ...
23, May 2012 - Oakland, CA In Alameda County judge race, it's all about experience - Contra Costa Times
OAKLAND -- The race to fill an empty seat on the Alameda County ... attorney in a Southern California civil litigation firm gives her an edge over her opponents. While Flanagan could not name a specific area of the court system she would seek ...
23, May 2012 - Torrance, CA Police look for answers in death of man found in SUV near Alpine Village - San Jose Mercury News
delaying at least 38 planned projects around California. But the judges are crying foul, saying there is no "extra money" in those reserves and that superior courts from Contra Costa County to Los Angeles have depended on those funds to ensure ...
23, May 2012 - Bi-coastal dog custody battle breaks out over Knuckles - Contra Costa Times
When the relationship ended and could not be reconciled, Brega left for California and Dershowitz, then living in New Jersey ... Brega's attorney said. Dog "custody" battles aren't new. Divorce cases involving the custody of pets is on the ...
23, May 2012 - Nevada City, CA The cost of California's death penalty - Contra Costa Times
And that does not include the expense for the attorney ... in states such as Maryland, Nevada and Indiana have suggested the death penalty is a costly burden on justice systems. The measure's supporters stress California has executed just ...
23, May 2012 - San Jose, CA California controller seeks return of redevelopment agency property, assets - Contra Costa Times
Interpreting the law The attorneys ... in jeopardy in San Jose. In March 2011, the agency transferred other properties to the city, including the California Theatre, convention center tent and Autumn Street properties. Santa Clara city officials ...
22, May 2012 - Contra Costa County foster child seeks to close 'gap' in transition to adult independence
"I'm more better off than most," Colby said, after unsuccessfully petitioning the Contra Costa County juvenile court to extend ... housing support when they turned 18. A new law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, or AB 12 ...
22, May 2012 - Fresno, CA State lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charges - Fresno Bee
A state assemblyman from Southern California has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor ... Contra Costa County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Monday. Hernandez was driving a state-owned car when he was arrested and has since ...
22, May 2012 - Lafayette, CA Good Neighbors: Alhambra High grads plan five-decade get-together - Inside Bay Area
Several folks, residing in the far-reaches of California ... with Contra Costa County probation; Joseph Bongiovanni, children and protective services bureau investigator; and Johanna Schonfield, former Contra Costa deputy district attorney ...
22, May 2012 - San Francisco: Court rejects disabled citizens' bid to obtain medical marijuana - Contra Costa
But the appeals court majority said that exception would apply only to uses specifically authorized under the federal Controlled Substances Act, such as an experimental test of a drug, and not to use of the drug under California's law.
22, May 2012 - State lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charges - KMPH.com
(AP) - A state assemblyman from Southern California has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor ... Contra Costa County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Monday. Hernandez was driving a state-owned car when he was arrested and has since ...
22, May 2012 - Fresno, CA State lawmaker charged with DUI for March incident - Fresno Bee
A state assemblyman from Southern California ... County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Tuesday. Charges filed Monday say the lawmaker had a blood alcohol level of at least 0.08, the minimum level for a DUI, the Contra Costa ...
22, May 2012 - State lawmaker charged with DUI for March incident - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A state assemblyman from Southern California ... County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Tuesday. Charges filed Monday say the lawmaker had a blood alcohol level of at least 0.08, the minimum level for a DUI, the Contra Costa ...
22, May 2012 - Soquel, CA Man gets 31-year term in killing of Santa Cruz teen that galvanized community - Contra Costa Times
SANTA CRUZ -- In a muted conclusion to a ... throughout the state and may have moved to Southern California. Charges against Daniel Onesto were dropped due to an alibi proved by attorney Michelle Lipperd. And defense attorney Art Dudley said ...
22, May 2012 - Santa Clara, CA Authorities continue to probe Santa Clara fire that destroyed unfinished townhouses - Contra Costa
These are dark days for California's budget-battered courts ... San Mateo's presiding judge. "Our court has tried to run a prudent business." Richard Loftus, Santa Clara County's presiding judge, added that the governor is forcing courts ...
22, May 2012 - Santa Clara, CA National study tracks number of people falsely convicted of crime - Contra Costa Times
Gross said he believes more exonerations have come to light in Santa Clara County than in Alameda County and the rest of the Bay Area for two main reasons: the presence of the Northern California ... were convicted of child sex abuse and related ...
22, May 2012 - Gov. Jerry Brown slashes programs for the poor, threatens to do the same to schools - Contra Costa
In a surprisingly sharp rebuke, Attorney General Kamala Harris criticized ... "I think we'll see a lot more school districts going into bankruptcy." The University of California and California State University systems would also be facing ...
22, May 2012 - Irvine, CA State lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charges - Pasadena Star-News
A state assemblyman from Southern California has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor ... Contra Costa County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Monday. Hernandez was driving a state-owned car when he was arrested and has since ...
21, May 2012 - West Covina, CA Souther California Assemblyman charged with misdemeanor DUI in Concord arrest - Contra Costa Times
MARTINEZ -- State Assemblyman and assistant majority Whip Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving in connection with his arrest in Concord in March, court records show. Hernandez ...
21, May 2012 - Broadway's 'How to Succeed in Business' to close - Contra Costa Times
elder abuse attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the California Secretary of State for failure to pay restitution from a little-known state fund established to compensate victims of corporate fraud. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Los Angeles ...
21, May 2012 - Pittsburg, CA Bump California death penalty measure from November ballot, group says - Contra Costa Times
A law-and-order group on Monday asked a state appeals court to bump ... the mother of a Pittsburg police officer fatally shot in 2005 whose killer was sent to death row by a Contra Costa County jury. The SAFE California Act would abolish the ...
21, May 2012 - State Bar charges Santa Clara County prosecutor with misconduct; disbarment possible - Contra Costa
In a rare rebuke of reckless law enforcement, the State Bar ... another former Santa Clara County deputy district attorney, Ben Field, was suspended for four years, one of the stiffest punishments ever levied against a California prosecutor.
21, May 2012 - Richmond, CA Honda wins appeal of small-claims loss on hybrid's gas mileage claims - Contra Costa Times
Peters was ordered to pay Honda $75 in court fees. The court decision is final as California small-claims court rules do not allow for further appeals. In a statement, Honda said it was "pleased with the court's decision which affirms that Honda ...
21, May 2012 - Pittsburg, CA Eye on the East Bay: Pittsburg court drama would make Judge Judy proud - Contra Costa Times
Luckily, some of the real-life proceedings in a Pittsburg courtroom dealing with restraining ... PATRIOTIC PRAYER: Spotted on a recent Saturday morning at of North California Boulevard and Ygnacio Valley Road in front of the Walnut Creek BART ...
21, May 2012 - Richmond, CA Pardee Dam expansion removed from East Bay Municipal Utility District’s long-term supply plan - L
The Foothill Conservancy, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Friends of the River prevailed in a Sacramento County court. EBMUD later released ... begin a joint project with the Contra Costa Water District to expand Los Vaqueros ...
21, May 2012 - Lynwood, CA Court upholds lewd convictions of former SoCal principal - Contra Costa Times
LOS ANGELES ... court panel has upheld the convictions of a former high school principal and volleyball coach who pleaded no contest to lewd acts involving four female students. In a ruling Monday, a three-justice panel from California's ...
21, May 2012 - Cybercrimes (via cell phones) up in 2011 - Contra Costa Times
Complaints of cybercrime topped 314,000 in 2011 -- up 3.4 percent from the previous year -- and California led the nation, according to a new report issued by the Internet Crime Complaint ... District of Columbia, New Jersey, Nevada and Colorado.
21, May 2012 - Pinole, CA Chris Treadway: West County celebrating Cinco de Mayo - Daily Breeze
That's what the Show Choir and Women's Chorale from Pinole Valley High School got to do March 29 and 30, performing at the park and California Adventure as ... the panel will be Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Diana Becton.
21, May 2012 - Torrance, CA Souther California Assemblyman charged with misdemeanor DUI in Concord arrest - Daily Breeze
Concord police said blood test results show that Hernandez had a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, the minimum level for DUI in California ... The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office on Monday filed two misdemeanor counts: driving ...
19, May 2012 - Brentwood, CA Beall, Coto, compete for 15th Senate District - Contra Costa Times
The California Senior Advocates League, backed by business and insurance interests ... taxes would sunset sooner than a competing idea from wealthy civil-rights attorney Molly Munger. But Coto favors Munger's proposal because it's more focused ...
19, May 2012 - Irvine, CA Souther California Assemblyman charged with misdemeanor DUI in Concord arrest - Pasadena Star-News
Concord police said blood test results show that Hernandez had a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, the minimum level for DUI in California ... The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office on Monday filed two misdemeanor counts: driving ...
19, May 2012 - Irvine, CA State lawmaker charged with DUI for March incident - Pasadena Star-News
A state assemblyman from Southern California ... County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Tuesday. Charges filed Monday say the lawmaker had a blood alcohol level of at least 0.08, the minimum level for a DUI, the Contra Costa ...
19, May 2012 - Contra Costa, CA Bump California death penalty measure from November ballot, group says
Death penalty supporters argue that measure violates 'single-subject' rule, ask appeals court to take it off table for state voters
19, May 2012 - Santa Clara, CA San Jose man dies after getting caught in middle of CHP chase - Contra Costa Times
Pittsburg resident Dario Dwayne Taylor, 23, was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of manslaughter ... in a Ford Explorer that crashed while being pursued by the California Highway Patrol. Anyone with information about the Thursday ...
19, May 2012 - Palm Desert, CA Brown: California's budget shortfall has risen to $16 billion - Contra Costa Times
SACRAMENTO - California's budget deficit has ... from state prisons to county jails. A second tax hike headed for the November ballot is being promoted by wealthy Los Angeles civil rights attorney Molly Munger. Her initiative would raise income taxes ...
19, May 2012 - Palm Desert, CA Gov. Jerry Brown: California facing $16 billion shortfall - Contra Costa Times
SACRAMENTO -- California's budget deficit ... from state prisons to county jails. A second tax hike headed for the November ballot is being promoted by wealthy Los Angeles civil rights attorney Molly Munger. Her initiative would raise income ...
19, May 2012 - Concord, CA Report says female farmworkers suffer sex abuse - Contra Costa Times
The survey by the international rights group mirrors two previous reports on the risks facing women and girls that had focused on California ... Meng interviewed 52 farmworkers and 110 attorneys, social service providers, law enforcement ...
19, May 2012 - Riverside, CA California Supreme Court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law - Contra Costa Times
They asked for legal arguments from a range of groups, including California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the U.S. government. There are questions about whether illegal immigrants, under federal immigration law, have a legal right to be ...
19, May 2012 - Eureka, CA State lawmaker charged with DUI for March incident - Eureka Times-Standard
A state assemblyman from Southern California ... County District Attorney spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Tuesday. Charges filed Monday say the lawmaker had a blood alcohol level of at least 0.08, the minimum level for a DUI, the Contra Costa ...
19, May 2012 - Daly City, CA Gov. Brown names Marquez, Greenwood and Danner to judicial posts - Contra Costa Times
He was a deputy city attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office from 2004 to 2006 and deputy county counsel for San Mateo County ... U.S. attorney in the criminal division for the Northern District of California since 2007, although ...
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