Following a lively discussion from residents, the Warson Woods Board of Aldermen on June 20 voted to use public funds to help repair the pool at Royal Oak Park.
A new Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers will not find a home in Warson Woods after the board of alderman voted 6-1 against the development on Tuesday night, Oct. 18.
Members of the Warson Woods Board of Aldermen recently wished a fond farewell to Mayor Larry Howe, who is retiring after 24 years of public service. His successor, Sean Fitzgerald,
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Youth incarceration fell when California required counties to pay more for juvenile detention
By Clark Merrefield
Monday February 15, 2021
The Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility in Whittier, Calif., was closed in 2004. (Studio SoCal History/ Flickr/Creative Commons)
During the tough-on-crime 1990s, a California juvenile justice law introduced in the name of fiscal responsibility led to an immediate, drastic drop in youth criminal court commitments to state-run juvenile facilities, new research finds.
The legislation from state Sen. Rob Hurtt, a Republican, took effect in August 1996 and shifted huge chunks of the cost of incarcerating youths adjudicated of minor offenses from the state to counties. The bill was meant to shrink the cost of incarcerating youth $31,000 a year on average to hold someone under 18, according to news reports at th