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Santa Clara County court changes warrant jailing policy criticized as punishing poverty
A pilot program allows indigent defendants wanted on low-level warrants to schedule court dates without first having to surrender to jail custody.
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California Politics
Walters: Major California freeway closed by fire center of controversy again
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass deflect suggestions that homeless camps might have been responsible.
National Politics
More pandas will be coming to California, China’s president signals
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions. Xi appeared to suggest the next pair...
City Politics
Gaza ceasefire protesters disrupt, postpone Berkeley City Council meeting
The remaining agenda items and public hearings were postponed to Nov. 21 amid a cacophony of boos and shouts.
Local Politics
Students and teachers shout down East Bay school board after firing of popular principal
Over the course of the evening, students and teachers shouted down board president Peter Oshinski,...
California Legislature
Walters: California needs to fix school curricula before requiring more
Adding new mandates takes class time away from basics that too many students are not...
Opinion
Letters: Expose Trump | Israel’s goals
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Nov. 16, 2023
Election
DOJ wants Trump’s gag order upheld; citing threats to family
At a campaign rally last Saturday, Donald Trump repeated several attacks on Jack Smith, including...