In re Z.B. CA6

FACTS

On August 10, 2013, eight probation officers conducted a probation compliance check at the home of the minor, who had been adjudged a ward of the court in 2011.2 A can of beer, cold to the touch, was found in the minor’s bedroom. The minor admitted that he had been drinking the beverage. A cell phone was also found in the bedroom. The minor had set up a Facebook account through the cell phone, and one of the probation officers observed photographs on that account of the minor and three other people; the minor indicated that the three other people “were Norteño dropouts.” One of the photographs showed one of the individuals displaying a gang sign. The probation officers also found in the minor’s bedroom and in a hall closet various indicia of gang membership: four San Francisco baseball caps, a pair of red and black basketball shorts,

2 At the time the court issued the order that is the subject of the challenge in this appeal, Z.B. was 20 years of age. Because this matter arises out of delinquency proceedings instituted under section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, we will nevertheless refer to Z.B. as “the minor.” a white scarf with a San Francisco 49ers emblem,…