Alameda County Superior Court - The Daily Californian

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Names of officers involved in UC Davis pepper spray incident will be released

Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray on demonstrators protesting at UC Davis.

Following months of controversy surrounding the identities of the police officers who were involved in the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident at UC Davis, it has been determined that the names of these police officers will be released to the public. On Tuesday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo Read More…

City

Monday, May 6, 2013

Julie Sinai appointed to Berkeley school board vacant seat

Julie Sinai, director of local government and community relations at UC Berkeley, was appointed to a vacant seat on the Berkeley Unified School District School Board at a vote held on Wednesday. Read More…

Notes from the Field

Thursday, March 21, 2013

UC files appeal to overturn public records ruling

The UC Board of Regents filed an appeal with the UC Board of Regents to overturn an earlier ruling mandating the university to disclose information on its investment returns, according to a statement released Thursday. Read More…

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Alameda County Superior Court orders UC to disclose venture capital investments

The Alameda County Superior Court ruled Monday that the University of California must disclose returns on its investments with two venture capital firms in accordance with a California Public Records Request. Read More…

Crime & Courts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Berkeley resident and campus alumnus appointed to be Superior Court judge

Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced the appointment of Berkeley resident and UC Berkeley alumnus Stephen Kaus as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court. Read More…

City

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Alameda County Superior Court issues eviction notice to medical marijuana collective

The Alameda County Superior Court issued a Writ of Possession Thursday, which, when served, will put the 40 Acres Medical Marijuana Growers’ Collective on eviction notice. Read More…

Editorials

Friday, March 23, 2012

Freedom restrained

CAMPUS ISSUES: The stay-away injunctions issued to Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protesters are a premature punishment for possible crimes.

Every UC Berkeley student has experienced stress juggling midterms, relationships and jobs. Few, though, can imagine a world where every moment they spend on campus is shaded by the pall of potential arrest. 12 of 13 Occupy Cal protesters being charged with misdemeanors for their alleged actions on Nov. 9 Read More…

Monday, October 29, 2012

UC to disclose data on investment funds after Reuters lawsuit

The University of California must disclose data on investment returns for the university’s $10.65 billion endowment fund, an Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered in a tentative ruling Oct. 23.
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Notes from the Field

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Obama nominates law school alumnus to U.S. District Court

President Barack Obama nominated UC Berkeley School of Law alumnus Jon Tigar to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday. Tigar — who graduated with a doctorate degree from the law school in 1989 and received his undergraduate bachelor’s degree in 1984 at Williams College in Read More…

Election 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Two slates running for Berkeley Rent Board

The long-fueled tension between Berkeley tenants and property owners has taken on greater significance for Rent Stabilization Board candidates in this November’s electoral race. Read More…