Alameda County jurors get pay cut: Daily rate dropping from $100 to $15 after state cuts funding

OAKLAND — Serving on a jury in Alameda County just became a lot harder on the wallet.

Gov. Gavin Newsom unexpectedly cut funding for a two-year pilot program that boosted Alameda County jurors’ daily reimbursement rates to $100 a day, the Alameda County Superior Court system announced Thursday. The move — detailed in the governor’s May revised budget — means jurors here will once again go back to receiving $15 a day for their service.

Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods...