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Zero Bail Bill, Rejected by Voters, Awaiting Final Vote in Legislature

August 31, 2022 7:12 amAugust 31, 2022 8:25 am

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

August 25, 2022 11:59 amAugust 27, 2022 8:30 am

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...

Common Sense Public Safety: Why California’s Three Strikes Law Remains a Necessary Tool

July 11, 2022 2:30 amJuly 12, 2022 9:43 am

On June 29, 2022, Yuba County Superior Court Judge Benjamin Wirtschafter sentenced Justin Coats under California’s Three Strikes law to 25 years to Life in prison. I want you to know the story behind this sentence. I want you to...

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...