The office filed its first wage theft case in May, when City Attorney Andrew Janz said Pinnacle Hospitality and Development, ...

Police are still searching for the man who shot Fernando Ramirez after what police described as an intentional crash that ...

Updated on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation to create a system to automatically expunge criminal records of people convicted of certain low-level ...

The state has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it’s about to expand even more. Supporters say it gives a fresh start to people who have done their time.

That’s no longer the case: Under Senate Bill 731, which went into effect in mid-2023, Californians with most kinds of felony convictions, including violent crimes, can ask for their records to ...

California's justice department will soon begin reviewing criminal cases for possible wrongful convictions, searching for "evidence of significant integrity issues" that could lead to resentences ...

The state has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it’s about to expand even more. Supporters say it gives a fresh start to people who have done their time.

The state has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it’s about to expand even more. Supporters say it gives a fresh start to people who have done their time.

The state has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it’s about to expand even more. Supporters say it gives a fresh start to people who have done their time.

California is clearing criminal records — including violent crimes — to offer 2nd chances. California has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records.