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Under CA Law, Convicted Napa Murderer Gets Youth Offender Parole
California's SB 261 provides a parole hearing for inmates who were younger than 23 years old when they committed a crime.

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California's SB 261 provides a parole hearing for inmates who were younger than 23 years old when they committed a crime.

The numbers come from the Contra Costa Health Services' 2019 Point in Time count.
Superior Court Judge Ariadne Symons said in a statement, "... this process will make me a better judge now and in the future."
Solano County coroner's officials have identified the deceased driver. Per police, it was the city's third crash-related fatality this year.
Napa Valley vintner Agustin Huneeus Jr. released a statement after admitting to agreeing to pay $300,000 so his daughter could attend USC.
Family of the late Pleasant Hill city spokesman Martin Nelis have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver who struck him.
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Carlos Bolanos, 35, was found unresponsive at the facility and life-saving efforts were unsuccessful, according to officials.
Tom Hannigan envisioned rail service between the Bay Area and Sacramento; His vision became one of Amtrak's best performing rail corridors.
The Solano County Hazardous Materials Response Team is working to identify the liquid and assure its proper disposal, police said.
The plan includes a "Sonoma Ready Day" and training the county's 5,400 fifth-graders in schools about emergency preparedness.
Longtime Pleasant Hill city spokesman Martin Nelis was struck and killed by a big-rig while riding his bicycle in August 2018 in Lafayette.
"If they hadn't called, we probably would have had something quite a bit worse," a Rancho Adobe fire official said.
A Petaluma woman previously convicted of DUI is suspected of driving under the influence in a rear-end collision Saturday, police said.
Lane closures are scheduled for this week in Napa and American Canyon, according to Caltrans.
Martinez is a small town by Bay Area standards, but it's at the crossroads of the county's mental health and criminal justice systems.
The river is forecast to reach 6,000 cubic feet per second Sunday night, Sonoma Water officials say.
The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office is working on the complaints with the California Contractors State License Board.
Officials are urging certain groups to be particularly aware of potential symptoms.
Search warrants were served in cities including Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Vallejo, Antioch and Richmond as part of the investigation.