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Man pleads not guilty to setting fatal Richmond house fire that killed 4 family members – NBC Bay Area
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (405+ words) A Richmond man accused of intentionally setting fire to his family’s house and killing four family members appeared in court Tuesday to formally enter a plea to multiple murder charges. Sergio Rivera-Vega faces four counts of murder, along with arson…...
San Francisco’s immigration court permanently closes, shifts cases to Concord – NBC Bay Area
1+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) San Francisco immigration court, once one of the busiest immigration courts in the country, permanently closed Friday. Hilda Gutierrez reports. Now immigration attorneys and their clients tell NBC Bay Area the move could exacerbate the court’s backlog of pending cases…...
Palo Alto mulls releasing report on towing dispute that sparked resignation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) Palo Alto will debate next week a proposal from two City Council members to release a confidential report that looked into misconduct allegations against a planning commissioner who resigned earlier this month as he faced possible removal. The business owner…...
Contractor accused of misconduct in cleanup at Hunters Point shipyard agrees to pay $57M
2+ week, 4+ day ago (650+ words) Tetra Tech EC Inc., a company that oversaw cleanup of radiological material at the site of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of manipulating contaminated soil samples,…...
California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff's seizure of ballots
2+ week, 6+ day ago (419+ words) The California Supreme Court is weighing whether a Southern California sheriff who seized election ballots must return them to county election officials. The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from…...
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
3+ week, 3+ day ago (698+ words) Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations…...
Man accused of stabbing 5 people at Northern California casino
3+ week, 3+ day ago (99+ words) A man was accused of stabbing five people inside of a casino Wednesday in Northern California. Man accused of stabbing 5 people at Northern California casino A man was accused of stabbing five people inside of a casino Wednesday in Northern…...
Meta back in court over alleged social media risks to children
3+ week, 4+ day ago (172+ words) Meta and more than two dozen states are returning to an Oakland federal courtroom Wednesday for a high-profile trial focused on the potential dangers of social media for young people. More testimony is expected from the first witness in the…...
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
3+ week, 5+ day ago (870+ words) Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors. In a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the…...
States take Meta to trial in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
3+ week, 6+ day ago (951+ words) Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much…...