In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

Two new California Supreme Court rulings sided with prisoners contesting past gang-related charges, decisions that could affect ‘three strikes’ cases.

(Subscription required) The high court on Thursday reversed the death penalty for Jason Alejandro Aguirre, citing a 2021 law requiring stricter proof of gang activity, but left his murder and attempted murder convictions intact.

A divided California Supreme Court held yesterday that the property tax assessment for a hotel—which is generally calculated by estimating the present value of the owner’s future income stream without taking into account intangible assets derived from purely business activities—may include “key money” payments made by a management company vying for work and city subsidies in the form of the assignment of occupancy fees to the enterprise.