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After Issuing Death Sentence on CA’s Death Penalty, Gov. Newsom Approves 3 more Prison Closures

April 1, 2024 7:59 amApril 4, 2024 7:12 am

“Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists pressure to shutter more,” the Los Angeles Times headline reports… as if Gov. Newsom is so altruistic, he is restraining himself from closing more prisons – for the good of the...

Quality of Life is on California November Ballot

November 1, 2022 9:52 amNovember 4, 2022 9:43 am

Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. Escalating violent crime, lawlessness, open drug use, rampant homelessness, coupled with high inflation raising the costs of everything from food to gas to housing, is causing...

Calif. DAs Win Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Corrections Dept. From Awarding 66% ‘Good Conduct Credits’ to Second-Strikers

January 26, 2022 2:28 amJanuary 25, 2022 8:02 pm

The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation recently enacted so-called “emergency” regulations to allow for additional “good conduct credits” to be awarded to serious and violent felons, and not based upon these felons completing any rehabilitation programs, or in essence,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Record $286.4 Billion Proposed Budget

January 11, 2022 7:34 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his record $286.4 billion proposed budget Monday to praise and criticism. His 2022-2023 budget proposes to spend: $22.5 billion over the next five years to fight climate change including $500 million for “climate workforce” programs...

Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021 7:39 amDecember 21, 2021 7:56 am

Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...

Californians’ Quality of Life is on a Collision Course With the Rule of Law

November 28, 2021 10:30 amNovember 30, 2021 8:57 am

Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. A retired police officer who working as a security guard was shot and killed in Oakland while protecting a Bay Area television news crew covering a...

California’s Alarming Cocktail of Criminal Justice ‘Reforms’ Responsible for Major Crime Wave

November 22, 2021 2:18 amNovember 21, 2021 8:51 pm

The house that Californians built and Democrats cheaply remodeled is on fire. Some of the headlines from this past weekend prove this: ABC7: Video shows empty SF Louis Vuitton store ransacked by thieves SFC: Union Square leaders vow not to...