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A Going-Away Gift for Death Row

November 9, 2026 8:21 amNovember 9, 2026 8:22 am

Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will convert all 548 of California’s death sentences to life without parole. Juries handed down every one, and judges upheld them. One man rewrote them all with about two months left in office. Newsom...

Newsom Seeks Commutations on All California Death Sentences to Life in Prison w/o Parole

November 5, 2026 2:00 pmNovember 5, 2026 3:46 pm

In an open letter to Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is commuting the death sentences of all 548 convicts on California’s death row, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “I take this action because...

Coyote Parable Spells Out Perfectly What’s So Wrong With California

January 30, 2023 2:09 pmJanuary 30, 2023 2:22 pm

It has been said that the love of truth lies at the root of much humor. Biting, caustic, even sarcastic humor can make us uncomfortable when it points out weakness or odd proclivities. So is humor truth? A friend sent...

LA DA Gascon Trying to Overturn 1994 Murder Case From Death Penalty

July 27, 2022 2:30 amJuly 26, 2022 9:21 pm

The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon faced increased criticism on Tuesday following reports that they are now asking a Superior Court Judge to change the sentence of a man who killed two people in 1994 from...

Is Gov. Newsom’s Closure of San Quentin Abuse of Executive Authority?

February 1, 2022 2:39 pmFebruary 1, 2022 8:47 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied the state’s voters within 6 weeks of being sworn in January 2019. He said during his campaign he would abide by the will of California voters who in 2016 rejected Proposition 66, a ballot initiative...

California Fur Ban: Assemblywoman Friedman Calls it a ‘Statement of Wealth and Fashion’

March 27, 2019 2:05 amMarch 27, 2019 3:39 pm

Hawaii may be the first state to ban fur products. While this may seem laughable given the balmy tropical climate, a California lawmaker is also trying to ban fur products and clothing, ahead of the Hawaii ban, despite the many...

Governor’s Murderer Reprieve Trumps Voters, Trashes Crime Victims

March 13, 2019 2:43 pmMarch 13, 2019 2:44 pm

As the Sacramento Bee reported, California Governor Gavin Newsom “plans to sign an executive order Wednesday morning granting reprieves to all 737 Californians awaiting executions.” The governor’s action comes “three years after California voters rejected an initiative to end the...