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In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, an inmate at the Madera County Jail is taken to an inmate housing unit in Madera, Calif.
Rich Pedroncelli / AP
There's a series of storms moving through Northern California with light rain starting Wednesday. This cold weather creates more urgency to find housing options for people who are homeless.
After Thanksgiving, there's a gingerbread house contest here at Capital Public Radio. The contest aims to highlight the issue of homelessness.
Prosecutors may not like Proposition 47, but those who crafted and campaigned for the new law think it's a breakthrough. Criminal defense experts talk about the implementation of Prop. 27.
Mystery writer Catriona McPherson won an award last week for her book "As She Left It."