Sonoma County’s new Hall of Justice was formally dedicated May 29, marking a major milestone for a long-planned courthouse project intended to centralize key court operations in Santa Rosa. The facility is designed to consolidate criminal, traffic, juvenile dependency and family court functions now split between the existing Hall of Justice and the Main Adult Detention Facility.

(Subscription required) Former Sidley Austin leader Michael Kelley discusses judging, writing, public trust, and why San Luis Obispo reminds him of Tuscany.

Former California Chief Justice shares his thoughts on the successes and challenges of his tenure as part of the 100-year history of the council.

We use remote-sensing and other publicly available data to look at agricultural land and water use on Tribal reservations. Of the 103 federally recognized Indian reservations in California, only about 20 consistently host irrigated agriculture, and most of these are relatively small-scale (less than 100 acres).