Sonoma County Superior Court
Growing up in a rough Santa Ana neighborhood, Karlene M. Navarro says she saw violent crime firsthand, heard gunfire daily and felt the painful force of aggressive policing. Her family stayed out of their home's front room for fear of drive-by shootings. Burglaries were so common her father safeguarded the house with a cinder block and wrought iron fence.
"What stands out in my mind about that fence is that w... (continued)