
Alameda County (Oakland)
OAKLAND — Judge Ronni B. MacLaren starts her day long before the sun rises.
The Alameda County Superior Court judge’s alarm squeals at 4:30 a.m., but it isn’t necessary.
MacLaren is at the Lake Merritt boathouse an hour after she gets up and is on the water with the other seven members of her crew team just minutes later.
“It’s cold, dark and the st... (continued)