Tag: bail
State Penal Revision Panel Recommends New State-Funded Crime Victim Restitution Fund
A California penal revision panel recommended a new crime victim restitution fund paid by the state on Monday, hoping to bring immediate restitution to crime victims rather than awaiting a court judgement which could take a long time. According to...
Zero Bail Bill, Rejected by Voters, Awaiting Final Vote in Legislature
Zero bail was rejected by California voters in 2020, but introduced as legislation in January 2021 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg as Senate Bill 262, and is ironically named the “Safe and Resilient Communities Act.” Hertzberg denies that SB 262 is “zero bail,” and now many in the media are...
Sen. Hertzberg Warned He Would Bring the Zero-Bail Bill Back – And He Just Did
The bill to reform/destroy the bail industry in California by annually revising statewide bail schedule and set the bail amount closer to the charged person’s ability to pay, Senate Bill 262 by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), has been taken...
LA’s 14 Smash and Grab Suspects Out Without Bail Thanks to California’s Zero Bail Policy
During a press conference on Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore announced that all 14 suspects recently arrested in connection to the wave of smash and grab robberies in LA late last month have already been released...
Do Sacramento Residents Want City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela Working To Fix ‘Broken’ Criminal Justice System?
On September 8, Sacramento’s District 4 Council Member Katie Valenzuela and Mayor Darrell Steinberg published a letter online condemning the murder of 61-year-old Land Park resident Kate Tibbits by a homeless man named Troy Davis. Davis is also accused of...
The Facts on Zero Bail in Kate Tibbitts Murder
This week, Senate Bill 262, the zero bail bill, was shelved for the year by its author, Sen. Bob Hertzberg, after the recent horrific rape and murder of Sacramento resident Kate Tibbitts by a perpetual felon out on zero bail...