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Gov. Newsom Shocked California Looks Like ‘a Third World Country’

January 21, 2022 7:35 amJanuary 23, 2022 5:45 pm

Californians have recently been treated to images of mountains of trash along the Union Pacific rail line in Los Angeles. CBS-LA reporter John Schreiber went to the site and took video of looted packages from Amazon and UPS, prescription drugs,...

Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021 7:39 amDecember 21, 2021 7:56 am

Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...

With Crime in California Out of Control, is Newsom Now the Law and Order Governor?

December 19, 2021 2:24 amDecember 21, 2021 6:22 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to in an effort to provide more support to law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. This is in response...

California’s New Crime Math Alters FBI 2020 Crime Data Showing Murder Rate Increased 30%

September 28, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 29, 2021 10:23 am

The FBI announced Monday that the national murder rate increased 30% in 2020. Could anyone have predicted that calling for police to be defunded would lead to increased violent crime? The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased...

Gov. Newsom Pardons Murderers, Bank Robbers, Kidnappers, Killer for Hire

June 2, 2021 2:45 amAugust 4, 2021 2:12 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday before the Memorial Day holiday weekend that he granted 14 pardons, 13 commutations and 8 medical reprieves – for murderers, bank robbers, armed robbers, kidnappers, killers for hire, drivers of get-away-cars for murderers, and...

CDCR Announces That 8 Prisoner Wildfire Camps Will Close by End of Year

October 21, 2020 3:16 pmOctober 21, 2020 3:39 pm

Earlier this week, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced that 8 of it’s 43 prisoner wildfire camps, known as Conservation Camps, will be closing at the end of the year. The closures will be split between Northern...

How Prop. 47 Fueled the Homeless Epidemic

February 24, 2020 7:03 amFebruary 24, 2020 3:14 pm

“When you’re in the trenches, you know this is not a housing crisis, but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis. Prop. 47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way to deal with drug addiction and homelessness.” Ronald...