We haven't abandoned you

Just wanted to drop a line to say that, no, we haven't closed up shop. Just been busy covering the raging wildfires that have been ripping through our state and searing into our consciousness. To keep you updated on the latest crime news, check out the story below by the Associated Press. It followed a story that my colleague Rick Coca wrote last week about a 40-year-old female teacher accused of molesting a student. You can read that story by clicking here.

Here's the AP story:

More than 300 California educators had their teaching licenses revoked or suspended because of sex-related offenses from 2001 through 2005.

But you can't tell that from the state's enforcement records - at least not those available to the public.

While some of the most egregious sex abuse is flagged, California law allows many offenses to remain confidential in education records, even when teachers go to prison and register as sex offenders.