State Sen. Leland Yee has asked the Alameda County district attorney to drop all charges against reporters who were arrested while covering the protests over education cuts. In a March 8 letter to D.A. Nancy O'Malley, Yee noted that "at least two of the individuals arrested were journalists covering a legitimate news story."

That adds to the pressure on O'Malley not to press charges against reporters. But we're still waiting to hear from the D.A.'s office.

You can read the letter here.