What Senegal Taught me about Being Black in ‘America’
‘My only worry was being held up by customs for being Black, Muslim, a documented gang member and a felon.’
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‘It was Never About Money for Us’: Lack of Police Accountability Plagues National City
Four years after his brother’s murder, Roberto Umana warns police violence in National City is inevitable.
CA Law Addressing Racial Discrimination in Courts Still Providing Little Relief
Alameda County public defender discusses the challenges to implementing the Racial Justice Act.
Months After Prison Organizer James Pittman’s Death, Family Still Waiting for Answers
On February 27, James Pittman died from unknown circumstances while in the custody of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department after being transferred to an Escondido hospital from the Vista jail nearly two weeks prior.
Qualified Immunity: Where Police Accountability Goes to Die
This court doctrine has made it nearly impossible to prosecute police violence since the Civil Rights Era.
Resisting Borders: How Communities Mobilize Against Immigration Enforcement
San Diego communities face mass deportations with new lessons and multiple defense strategies.
Settler Legacies Set CA Ablaze: Why Abolishing Prisons Means Land Back
Border 2 Fire filled prisons with smoke, yet posed ‘no danger' according to Sheriff’s.
San Diego Sheriff’s Rule with an Iron Fist
The image of a sheriff instantly conjures up scenes from old Western movies: lone figures, often with handlebar mustaches, enforcing their own arbitrary justice in tense standoffs with outlaws in dusty towns.
Keeping Us Safe or Keeping Us Separate?: Unpacking Surveillance Culture
Muslim immigrants explain the harsh consequences on communities subjected to surveillance culture.
Big Corporations and Law Enforcement Duped Californians into Voting Against their Interests
Prop 36 is one of many ballot measures to pass based on ‘tough-on-crime’ misinformation.
Racializing and Weaponizing ‘Man’s Best Friend’
“The dog is the most potent, versatile weapon ever invented…You can’t shoot around corners, but dogs can go anywhere you direct them — like guided missiles.
Your survival is an inconvenience to the state: Meet the people organizing accordingly
The pandemic isn’t over. Long COVID is real. And how we resist misinformation matters.
Taking the Future in Their Hands: Youth Rally to Shape School Board Leadership
In November 2024, 16 and 17 year olds in Oakland and Berkeley, California, made history by winning the right to vote for their school board representatives.
Why I Chose a Legal Apprenticeship Over Law School
That’s the way it used to be. Until educational institutions monopolized the business of credentials.
First-Gen and Refugee Students Stand Up for More Equitable Education
Youth proposal seeks to bridge educational gap for first-generation students with college admissions, preparedness, and access to more counselors.
Public Defenders are Unappreciated and Underfunded
The right to a lawyer free of charge is fundamental in the US. Yet all the resources and support go to cops and prosecutors.
Mariner’s Cove Residents Demand Affordable Housing Over Profits
A redevelopment proposal on public land in Point Loma would boost the proportion of market-rate housing at the expense of everyone else.
Prop Claiming to Fight 'Retail Theft' and Fentanyl Will Only Flood Prisons with Bodies
A law enforcement-backed ballot measure will only make life worse for the poorest Californians
Legal Slavery Is Alive and Well In California
Incarcerated workers make pennies — sometimes nothing at all — while corporations reap profit.
2024 California Ballot Guide
From affordable housing to mass incarceration, your ballot is more than just electing a face to run the U.S.