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Pressure Mounts on LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to Resign As More Groups Join Resignation Effort

June 9, 2021 2:58 pmAugust 4, 2021 2:13 pm

The Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) became the latest group calling for the resignation of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday, formally adopting a resolution that specifically notes the shooting of Andres Guardado as the main reason...

Increased ‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Introduced for the Second Time in the Senate

February 11, 2021 5:26 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would increase penalties for those who steal delivered packages, commonly known as “porch pirates”, was introduced in the Senate. Senate Bill 358, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee), would drastically increase both jail time and...

DA Chesa Boudin’s Deadly ‘Criminals First’ Policies

January 3, 2021 2:12 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:18 am

“A drunk driver accused by police of killing two pedestrians in downtown San Francisco on New Year’s Eve, and in a stolen car, is a parolee who remained free despite being arrested several times in the city in recent months,”...

San Francisco DA Blames ‘System’ for Parolee’s Hit-and-Run Killing 2 Pedestrians

January 2, 2021 10:58 amJanuary 2, 2021 5:07 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was Hugo Chavez’s trusted propagandist, translator and advisor, just stepped in a hot steaming pile of controversy. A drunk driver accused by police of killing two pedestrians in downtown San Francisco on New...

Assemblyman Bonta Seeking to Bar California DAs From Reviewing Police Use of Force Cases

October 29, 2020 8:57 amOctober 30, 2020 7:36 am

Late last week, California Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) announced plans to introduce legislation to require the state’s elected District Attorneys to recuse themselves from an investigation, and prosecution of law enforcement misconduct, if they have received campaign contributions from law...

Federal Judge Proposes Letting ACLU Determine Who is a Journalist

August 12, 2020 6:05 pmAugust 14, 2020 5:24 am

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon is proposing to allow the American Civil Liberties Union to vet and provide journalists’ credentials in the form of an ACLU-blue vest to reporters, in order to avoid assault or arrest by federal agents. This...

California Plans to Socialize Wholesale Internet Pricing via Net Neutrality

August 11, 2020 8:00 amAugust 11, 2020 7:18 am

Net neutrality is a political cartel of internet renters that want to grab a big piece of the market from the landlord cable networks without having to pay for it, and sublet it to others for their economic and political gain....