Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program, which was the first of its kind in the U.S., has distributed at least $6.4 million in no-interest loans and grants to qualified applicants to start businesses in the cannabis industry, such as dispensaries, delivery services and cultivation operations.
José Cabrera draws upon on his own tumultuous past with the law to lead East Palo Alto youth towards a bright future and help locals recently on parole and probation brighten theirs.
Building up East Palo Alto
with the David Lewis Re-entry Program Read More »
In Santa Clara County, the District Attorney’s Office decided that the new law should apply retroactively to cases that are currently being direct filed.
Californians will decide if only judges — instead of prosecutors — will determine whether youth should be tried as adults or minors, a change that proponents say would help resolve racial inequities in sentencing.
Proposition 57 could lead to fewer youth serving time in adult prison Read More »
