Law & Justice

Once effective at curbing gun violence, Oakland's Ceasefire program has been gutted, new audit shows.

Tonight we are going to talk about crime. This time, good news, as a local city has had a tremendous turnaround that offers hope for other cities.During the 1990s, the Bay Area City of East Palo Alto was overrun by crime, poverty, and drugs, having the highest per capita murder rate in the known world. Last year, the homicide rate was zero.Should we stop at celebrating; or, are there lessons learned that can benefit other locales?Joining YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Dean Johnson, is the Mayor of East Palo Alto, Antonio Lopez. Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guest? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

A movement afoot to use cameras to analyze speed has just become law; will this really slow us down? I got a red-light ticket. Is there anything I can do? The red lights came on behind me. What happens next? Can I do anything? Anything I absolutely should not do? Does the officer have to tell me why I was pulled over? Why what I do in the next few moments can really make a difference.Joining YLR Host Jeff Hayden is San Francisco David Uthman, a retired peace officer, currently practicing law at the Law Offices of David Uthman and the San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

The legal system is predicated on clients knowing they can count on their attorneys. But, when there are all sorts of lawyers charging all sorts of fees, how do you know the legal fees you are paying are appropriate?Attorneys typically care about their client and advocate what their clients want this shouldn't come at the cost of bankrupting them or depleting their savings.Tonight, on your legal rights, we will focus on tips for being a smart consumer of legal services.Joining YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, are Redwood City attorneys Emily Andrews and Kenneth Linthicum, incoming Vice-President of the San Mateo County Bar Association.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

So how did we get here and where do we go from here? In the first episode, we heard from Hussein Ibish and Rashid Khalidi. In the second episode, we hear from William Zartman, a professor emeritus at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C.

The papers, TV, media of all sorts are blaming an apparent surge in property crime on Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that reduced the penalty for certain offenses, while ignoring the drop in more serious crimes in much of the state.Just how serious is this rise in property crime? Is Proposition 47 to blame?YLR hosts, Jeff Hayden and Dean Johnson are joined by Retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Eugene Hyman, Bay Area attorney Cherie Wallace, and Scott Sherman, Managing Attorney for the San Mateo County Bar Association Private Defender Program, here to tell you about these cases and just what is happening with these prosecutions.As this is an encore broadcast, we are not accepting calls tonight.

There's perhaps no more topical and complicated issue in the news right now than the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance Movement. More popularly known by its Arabic acronym, Hamas. The two sides have been in direct conflict for more than. 30 years, but this situation has deep historical roots.

Under San Francisco Mayor London Breed, police have hundreds of drug dealers and users this year. But how do San Francisco residents feel about these arrests?

Tonight, on your legal rights: we again discuss elections, voting, and, after you cast your votes, just what happens to them.What we are doing right, just what are we doing wrong, and is there a path to fix it?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Brent Turner, are joined by Chris Jerdonek, Vice-President of the San Francisco Election Commission, and Patrick Jones is the District Four Supervisor and Chair of the Board Of Supervisors Of Shasta County.Questions for Jeff, Brent and their guests? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.

Tuesday morning, protestors gathered outside US Senator Alex Padilla’s San Francisco office to demand he vote for a ceasefire in Gaza and vote against a proposed $14-billion arms package to Israel. It was one of several such actions around the state, where protestors gathered to influence the senator’s vote.