LSA 2022 in Lisbon!
Hello, Everyone! Today I’m heading out to Lisbon, Portugal, for the annual meeting of the Law & Society Association. At the meeting I will be quite busy, participating in five
AB 2730 Proposes a Prison-Release Continuum
Good news! AB 2730 (Villapudua) is on its way to the California Senate. The gist of the proposal is: This bill would would, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, create the California Antirecidivism
My Chesa Recall Punditry: The View from Bayview-Hunter’s Point
Last night provided me a unique vantage point on the Boudin recall effort: I was an inspector at a polling station in Bayview-Hunter’s Point, which is a neighborhood with a
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied on the Appellate Level: Eisenberg vs. the Third District Court of Appeal
Not being on Twitter, while glorious, has its drawbacks; I would not have found out about this story if not for my colleague Paul Belonick, who came upon it through
June 2022 Election: Blog Endorsements
Back when hadaraviram.com was California Correctional Crisis, I used to offer election endorsements for your consideration, focusing on the criminal justice propositions. This election has offered a grim opportunity to
Urban Alchemy in the News
SF-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy, which I discussed here and here, is in the news this week. First, there was BBC coverage, and this morning a lengthy investigative story in the