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Mercury News: Santa Clara County is state leader in using red-flag law to seize guns
Santa Clara County has become the state’s leader in using a red-flag measure that allows authorities to seize firearms from people who have exhibited threatening behavior, capping a years-long effort to cross-train local police and thwart preventable shootings.
Washington Post: Immigrants have long used community crowdfunding. How does it work?
How were Korean immigrants — some newly arrived and speaking little English — able to open so many stores in big cities across America in the 1980s and 1990s? For many, the answer is the “keh,” an ancient crowdfunding tradition that, in modern form, is sometimes referred to as a rotating savings and credit association.
Mercury News: Santa Clara County eases proposed budget cuts to district attorney, public defender offices
Santa Clara County is reducing prospective budget cuts for the district attorney’s and public defender’s offices after their top leaders forewarned of severe public safety impacts in the South Bay.
SFGATE: District Attorney's Office To Award $60K In Grants To Help Disadvantaged Youth Of Color
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said that $60,000 will be awarded to community organizations and groups to aid local disadvantaged youth of color.
KRON 4: Mom accused in San Jose church exorcism death has never shown remorse, prosecutor says
A mother who is accused of killing her daughter while performing a disturbing exorcism inside a San Jose church has never expressed remorse, prosecutors said.
San Jose Spotlight: State cuts will hurt Santa Clara County domestic violence services
Santa Clara County residents fleeing domestic violence may have a harder time finding safety come July.
Palo Alto Weekly: Cybersecurity experts, students caution against fraud
When uttered in the context of cybersecurity, phrases like “pig butchering” and “jail breaking” hold totally different meanings from those most people find familiar.
Mercury News: Murder verdict reached in double shooting at San Jose vista point
Jose Luis Benitez Sanchez found guilty of killing Emilio Salazar and Jennifer Martinez during chance 2018 encounter on Sierra Road
NBC Bay Area: Home Depot to pay $1.3M for code violations in 2022 San Jose arson fire
Home Depot has been slapped with $1.3 million in fines for numerous fire code violations, including a disabled sprinkler system, in connection with a 2022 five-alarm arson fire that leveled its Blossom Hill store in South San Jose, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Newsweek: Opinion: Stop excluding Jews from California juries
The Jewish community of California has received ample attention of late regarding the death penalty in California. Most prominently, revelations recently came to light that Jews were routinely excluded from serving as jurors in cases where the death penalty was being sought in California's Alameda County.