Families from across California, including several from the Central Valley, gathered at the State Capitol on Thursday to call for changes to Proposition 57.
A 17-year-old has been arrested after allegedly shooting three people in Times Square early Saturday morning, police said.
The sheriff's office said deputies fired a non-lethal weapon at the children, allowing them to secure the area and prevent anything further from happening.
The suspect in the deadly stabbing -- 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School -- has been charged with first-degree murder, police said.
Austin Metcalf, an 11th grader at Frisco Memorial High School, died Wednesday after police said another student stabbed him during an altercation at a track meet.
Four of the boys were tired, cold and "basically gave up," police said. They decided to knock on the door of a home selected at random.