CARE Court is an acronym that stands for Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment. And the general concept is to create a kind of missing middle option when it comes to mental health care, including for people living on the streets.

(Subscription required) East Bay attorney Gregory Harper lost his law license after a State Bar Court judge said he failed to show any specific state bar practice or policy was racially discriminatory. Harper’s disbarment was noted in the high court’s weekly conference results report, which, as is usual, offered no explanation for justices’ denial of his petition to reconsider the State Bar Court’s decision.

(Subscription required) Richard (Dick) J. Burdge Jr. was remembered for his warmth, humility, and devotion to his wife, Presiding Justice Lee Smalley Edmon of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 3 and their daughters. Burdge died Tuesday. He was 74.

(Subscription required) That long list of priorities reflects a reality of being attorney general of California in this era: lawmakers and governors have piled so many responsibilities on the California Department of Justice in recent years that there is only so much they could cut Bonta’s budget.