Alameda County
Charles A. Smiley III saw a need and reached into his pocket.
It was 2016 as he was making his introductions at Alameda County Juvenile Hall, where he had recently become presiding judge, when a thought crossed his mind.
“The kids who are ordered to come back to court, what do they eat?” Smiley recalled in a recent Zoom interview.
They could purchase ... (continued)