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Univision Área de la Bahía: Pareja de padres hispanos enfrentan cargos tras hallazgo récord de fentanilo bajo la cuna de su bebé

May 10, 2024

Las autoridades incautaron más de 25,000 pastillas de fentanilo, las cuales se encontraban bajo la cuna del pequeño de 10 meses de edad. Asimismo, una libra y media de cocaína fue hallada al interior de una caja, justo al lado de la fórmula para el bebé. En la vivienda también encontraron un arma cargada, marihuana y $4,000 en efectivo. El menor está bajo el cuidado de su abuela y se emitió una orden de alejamiento contra la pareja de padres.

Los Angeles Times: Editorial: Of course the death penalty is racist. And it would be wrong even if it weren’t

May 7, 2024

Civil rights organizations and defense attorneys last month asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in this state for being irredeemably racist. Around the same time, Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price announced that a federal judge had ordered her to review 35 cases her office had handled over the last three decades after she discovered evidence that prosecutors systematically excluded Black and Jewish people from juries hearing capital cases.

NBC Bay Area: Santa Clara DA on fighting fentanyl

April 18, 2024

The battle continues in big cities, and the suburbs, when it comes to fentanyl. On Wednesday, Santa Clara County district attorney said he’s charging two roommates for murder after an 18-month-old girl died of an overdose. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to DA Jeff Rosen about this case and the latest on the fentanyl crisis.