WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast “Serial.” The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed, who...
What California Can Learn From Seattle About Police Shootings
By Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters As California debated a new law limiting when police can use deadly force, advocates pointed to Seattle as an example of a place that’s benefited from a similar policy. The Seattle Police Department has made a lot of changes in recent years, and its use of...
What Do Devin Nunes and Bernie Sanders Have in Common?
On the political spectrum, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont and Rep. Devin Nunes (R) of California are polar opposites. But the liberal Sanders and the conservative Nunes share a disdain of mainstream media that has inspired both to set up media operations distilling unfiltered campaign messages to voters. Sanders...
Listen to Marshall Tuck's Vision for California Schools
Marshall Tuck, a candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, sat down with Louis Freedberg and John Fensterwald of EdSource to talk about his vision for California's public schools. You can hear the interview in this podcast on EdSource. In the interview, EdSource notes, Tuck "also responds to the finding in...
California Police Try Podcast in Fugitive Millionaire Hunt
LOS ANGELES — A California police department has written and produced a six-episode "true crime" podcast in hopes of intensifying a potentially global manhunt for a millionaire suspected of killing his wife in 2012 and later vanishing while free on bail. Police in Newport Beach this week announced "Countdown to...
Tesla Stock Falls as Musk Appears to Smoke Weed on This Video
Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. fell more than 6 percent early Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company's accounting chief left after a month on the job. CEO Elon Musk appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" overnight. About two hours into...
Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.
One of the best ways to spark your imaginative juices, says social scientist Adam Galinsky, is to purposely break out of your comfort zone. That could mean exposing yourself to different points of view and accessing new media. It can be something as simple as taking new routes to work or...
GV Wire Podcast: Election Brings Tight Races and Surprises
The GV Wire Podcast debuts today with a clear-eyed analysis into the results of last week's hard-fought California primary. In most cases, the top two candidates who will face off in November have been determined, although the outcome is still too close to call in several others. The results...