Stories you shouldn’t miss:
1. The Oakland City Council has agreed to pay $300,000 to rapper Lorenzo Hall, who alleged that an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him and caused him to spend two years in jail, the Chron reports. Oakland police officer Ramon Alcantar had claimed that he found a gun in Hall’s “waistband,” but a jury last year ruled in favor of Hall and awarded him $175,000. The Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed-door session to not appeal the ruling and pay the judgment, along with Hall’s attorney and court fees. Alcantar has since retired from the force.
