San Francisco Supervisor proposes permanently shutting down troubled county jail
SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer introduced a plan that aims to permanently shut down County Jail #4 — a facility that advocates... Read more.
Domestic abuse advocates rally around incarcerated woman facing deportation
OAKLAND — Activists came together Feb. 7 at the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland to show support for Liyah Birru, an Ethiopian immigrant who faces deportation after... Read more.
Year after year, best picture nominees go to dramas
Between 1930 and last year's awards, 88 percent of best picture nominees were dramas, compared to 53 percent of feature-length films as a whole.... Read more.
Activists petition Gov. Newsom to pardon prisoners facing deportation after serving their sentence
SACRAMENTO — Immigration and prison reform advocates across the state are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to stop California prisons from collaborating with Immigration... Read more.