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Andrea Zambrana no longer leads the Court Appointed Attorneys Program, the Alameda County Bar Association's leaders confirmed this week. The program, which is administered by the bar association, pays for private attorneys to represent defendants who cannot be represented by the Alameda County Public Defender's Office due to conflicts of interest. The change was first announced in an internal email - obtained by this news organization - to several members of the program on Sept. 10.

The Vallejo Police Department exhibits a troubling history of excessive force, with incidents including the shooting of a man 55 times while he was passed out.

The City of San Francisco reached a financial settlement of $2.8 million in a legal battle over the practice of clearing homeless encampments from public spaces.

U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Thurston emphasized, 'You just can't walk up to people with brown skin and say, Give me your papers.' This highlights the crucial legal boundaries surrounding immigration stops.