Ventura County joined 13 other localities this week in approving a program providing for court-ordered outpatient treatment for the severely mentally ill.
The boosts were not without controversy.
Just weeks ago, Butte County employees, the non-super ones, held a two-day strike to protest the state of their own salaries.
Sort of like when Republicans say “Let the states decide.” Let the locals decide.
Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chair Carmen Ramirez was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday evening while walking through a crosswalk in Oxnard. She was 73 years old.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Siskiyou County and its sheriff on behalf of four Asian-Americans who say they have been targeted
The clock is ticking for San Francisco. The state made clear last week that it’s ready to go all the way to blunt the city’s notorious NIMBYism if changes aren’t made.
