A Bay Area woman accused of killing the father of her two children has been released from custody after raising nearly $70 million to get out of jail. Her release comes after about 20 friends, family and business associates offered $4 million in cash and $62 million in properties as collateral. So they asked for bail to be set at $100 million because of her purported flight risk, and again the judge declined. Li, a native of China with U.S. citizenship, is a property manager and former stockbroker, her attorney said. Jerry Brown seeks to build support for a gas take increase to pay for infrastructure items like road repair.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 21:27 UTC