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Gov. Newsom Announces $156 Million in Grants to Cities and NGOs for Gun Violence Prevention

June 10, 2022 3:51 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that $156 million in grant money would be going to gun violence prevention programs across the state. The grants, which were provided as part of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP)...

What’s the Message From California Lawmakers?

June 3, 2022 5:26 amJune 2, 2022 9:45 pm

School shootings, gun violence, police misconduct, and catch-release are all headlines and issues impacting our communities and families. These are not issues that are happening thousands of miles away to people we do not know, but are happening here on...

Sacramento 2021 Crime Spike: Murder, Rape, Assault, and Shootings Significantly Increase

June 2, 2022 11:48 amJune 2, 2022 11:50 am

The city of Sacramento saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in murder, rape, assault, and gun-related crimes compared to previous years, according to the Sacramento Police Department. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Police Department released a video covering the city’s 2021...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg, State Lawmakers Demand $3 billion for ‘Crime Prevention’

April 7, 2022 9:08 amApril 9, 2022 4:27 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, together with Democratic state lawmakers and “criminal justice reform” advocates, held a press conference and demanded $3 billion “for immediate and substantial investments in crime prevention and healing services for crime victims.” Their demand follows the...

2nd and 3rd Suspects in Sacramento Shooting Arrested While Politicians Agitate for Gun Control

April 5, 2022 8:55 amApril 6, 2022 5:44 pm

Six people were killed and 12 were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento late Saturday night/early Sunday, turning several blocks of the Capitol city into a massive crime scene. Sacramento police spent the early hours of Sunday searching...

Mayor and Governor Blame Gun Violence When 6 are Killed, 10 Injured in Downtown Sacramento Shooting

April 3, 2022 10:21 amApril 3, 2022 10:26 am

Six people were killed and 10 were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento late Saturday night/early Sunday, turning several blocks of the Capitol city into a massive crime scene, CBS 13 reported. Sacramento police spent the early hours...

Woman Photographed Leaning out of Speeding Cadillac Holding AK-47 in San Francisco

August 6, 2021 3:20 pmAugust 6, 2021 3:20 pm

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” file, a bail agent in San Francisco sent the Globe this photo, posted by the San Francisco Police Department, of a woman hanging out of the passenger seat window of a speeding...