The effort was carried out by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the sheriff's departments of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.
New reforms affecting criminal prosecutions in LA County are causing other county DAs to fight for jurisdiction.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on Friday.
To hear veteran L.A. County prosecutor Paul Moll tell it, District Attorney George Gascón is better suited to lead L.A.’s public defender’s office.
Significant changes are coming to Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system.
Over a 12-month period that ended last summer, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies destroyed 68,100 illegal marijuana plants and 6,300 pounds of processed weed.
Voters in Orange County’s 2nd District are less than one week away from a special election that could alter the ideological makeup of the Board of Supervisors.
A Watsonville hemp producer is suing the County of Santa Cruz for incorrectly labeling its hemp crop as marijuana — a sampling error that the company says cost $9.6 million.
Sonoma County cannabis growers are looking forward to a much simpler permitting process that would eliminate the need for public hearings before approval.
