(Subscription required) A unanimous California Supreme Court ruled that county-created sheriff oversight entities have the authority to subpoena records when investigating complaints, affirming Sonoma County's civilian oversight office and strengthening similar agencies' investigative powers statewide.

(Subscription required) The legislatively mandated audit also found no one at the bar can remember who decided to ask a testing analysis vendor, ACS Ventures, to write test questions. Some of those questions were generated by artificial intelligence.

Nineteen Woodland Joint Unified School District students have become the first in district history to earn the California State Seal of Civic Engagement. This marks a significant milestone in the district’s commitment to preparing students for a future of endless possibilities.

(Subscription required) After nearly two decades prosecuting misdemeanor cases for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Commissioner Aleen M. Avanesian now presides over child support and parentage matters, emphasizing careful preparation, patience and ensuring every litigant feels heard.