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Proposed Ballot Initiative To Give Oakland Voters $100 to Spend on Local Political Campaigns

April 14, 2022 12:32 pm

During an Oakland Public Ethics Commission meeting on Wednesday, a proposed ballot measure was put forward to create a program giving all Oakland voters $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices. According to a MapLight study, half...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear California Transgender Rights Case

November 8, 2021 7:21 amNovember 8, 2021 7:39 am

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case from a California transgender man seeking to have a hysterectomy at Sacramento’s Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Mercy San Juan Medical Center declined to allow the procedure to be performed...

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

June 9, 2021 2:58 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:44 am

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...