San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department

Gov. Newsom Okays Inquiry Into Death Row Inmate’s Clemency Request

Antonio Ray Harvey and Bo Tefu California Black MediaJune 3, 2021

Cooper has served over 35 years on death row at San Quentin State Prison for the crimes. “Mr. Cooper maintains that he is innocent of the crimes of which he was convicted and contends that the evidence introduced at trial against him was manufactured, mishandled, planted, tampered with, or otherwise tainted by law enforcement,” said Newsom in executive order N-06-21, which he signed on May 28.

Opinion WENDY'S WINDOW

Wendy’s Window: “Hail to the Chief!”

Wendy GladneyAugust 16, 2018

The dynamics and demographics of Upland (like most small towns) has changed quite a bit since its founding. It started primarily as a majority all White community. Over time different cultures began to migrate to the area for different reasons and today, according to the census, it has close to a population of 78,000 people.