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Australia leads the way in trying to protect the world's fish population. But stocks of jack mackerel, down 90 per cent in 20 years in the once-rich southern seas, point to a wider global calamity. Continued here: Where have all the fish gone?

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Tropical sea cucumbers and their faeces could save coral reefs from the harmful impacts of climate change, scientists have found. Go here to see the original: Sea cucumbers may save Great Barrier Reef

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Hunters Left Out of Rock Creek Park's Deer Plan See the original post here: Hunters Left Out of Rock Creek Park's Deer Plan

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By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – January 29, 2012 Gigi Gordon, a crusading criminal defense lawyer who battled corrupt police and overzealous prosecutors to free dozens of prisoners who had been wrongfully convicted, committed ... See the original post: Gigi Gordon dies at 54; crusading criminal defense lawyer

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Responding to an Op-Ed article about Liberia, an official with the Ford Foundation discusses the rights of rural people worldwide. Read the original post: Rural Land Grabs

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By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times – January 28, 2012 A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them. Assemblyman Tom ... See more here: California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation

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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 27, 2012 by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office PLACING GPS DEVICE ON CAR WITHOUT A WARRANT VIOLATES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Well, I’m glad ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/4ELTdCxx0To/12-01-27_wc.mp3 Read more here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 27, 2012

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KSBW Action News 8 – Monterey / Central Coast – California SOLEDAD, Calif. — California prison officials sent layoff notices to 545 employees, including 140 guards, as the inmate population declines to comply with a federal ... Read more: California – Hundreds Of Calif. Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices

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AlterNet – By Melissa Gira Grant – January 27, 2012 For the last six years, police across the United States have been empowered by federal and state law to collect DNA from the people they arrest ... Go here to see the original: California – The Strange Push to Make Cops Collect DNA from Suspected Johns

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By Angela Woodall – Oakland Tribune - Posted: 01/27/2012 Alameda County is weathering the double storm front of prison realignment and the dismantling of redevelopment, District 1 Supervisor Scott Haggerty told a crowd of elected officials and ... Excerpt from: California – Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment