Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday that the owner of an Orange County mall was properly denied reassessment of its property taxes due to sharp declines in valuation of the real estate following the COVID-19 pandemic under a California law providing for such relief in the event of a “major misfortune or calamity” that causes “damage or destruction.”

Div. Four of the First District Court of Appeal has imposed a $10,000 sanction on a self-represented party who the panel describes as a “persistent litigant” who engages in “tossing] around ad hominem attacks on…everyone who disagrees with him” and pursued frivolous arguments that bore “Alice in Wonderland” qualities in mounting collateral attacks on final judgments and making other objectively baseless claims.

The probation department has organized the Wall of Change program for the past 15 years, recognizing former defendants who effect positive change in their lives. The Wall of Change refers to a display at the probation office that celebrates the honorees and their stories of transformation. The ceremony audience on Wednesday included friends, relatives, Marin judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers and recovery coaches.

Eastman’s disbarment follows the State Bar Court of California’s review department’s 2025 affirmation of the State Bar Court of California’s hearing department’s 2024 findings, which found the attorney responsible for 10 out of 11 charges of “egregious and deceitful conduct” and recommended disbarment, according to