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Simi Valley Test Kit Snafu Shakes California DUI Cases
Mar 19, 2026
A Simi Valley supplier sold urinalysis kits missing a preservative for nearly a decade, prompting a state audit and local reviews of a handful of DUI cases.
Hayward Cop Accused of Taking $1K, Sex-Worker Freebies in Bribery Bust
Mar 19, 2026
Alameda County prosecutors allege a Hayward officer accepted cash and free access to sex workers; the DA has taken over the criminal probe while HPD opens an internal review.
Restroom Spat to Gunfire: American Canyon Man Gets 10 Years in Lake Berryessa Killing
Mar 19, 2026
A Napa County judge sentenced Gabriel James Chavez to 10 years after his no-contest plea in the June 8, 2024 Lake Berryessa brawl that killed a Vallejo man.
Alameda Death Row Case Blown Up Over Racist Tactics, Judge Orders Do-over
Mar 18, 2026
An Alameda judge vacated Franklin Lynch’s conviction and death sentence after finding prosecutors’ racially biased jury tactics. The ruling grows out of a wider county review that has already altered many capital cases.












