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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...

California Families Hire Private Security as Crime Tsunami Overwhelms Local Police

October 22, 2021 7:38 amOctober 22, 2021 8:40 am

More than 150 San Francisco families fed up with the escalating crime in the City by the Bay have hired their own private security to patrol their streets, says a report in Western Journal. Police say they are overwhelmed by...

Sacramento Has 11,000 Homeless; City ‘Outreach Effort’ Moves 26 ‘Guests’ into Navigation Center

October 15, 2021 9:37 am

Sacramento’s new homeless shelter has moved 26 transients off the street. Sacramento has 11,000 homeless transients, and increasing commensurate crime rates. The City’s sensitively worded article touts the success as “making a difference”: “Sacramento’s newest homeless shelter is now providing...

Do Sacramento Residents Want City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela Working To Fix ‘Broken’ Criminal Justice System?

September 13, 2021 2:24 amSeptember 12, 2021 9:46 pm

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

September 11, 2021 10:25 am

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...