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Over 2,000 Gather At Protest Outside State Capitol Building

May 24, 2020 7:36 am

On Saturday, an estimated 2,000 people protested the state lockdown outside the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, the first of many planned protests across the state during Memorial Day weekend. The protest in Sacramento, called Liberty Fest, was led by...

Sacramento Developer’s Unprecedented Lawsuit Against City Council for Brown Act Violations is Published

May 11, 2020 2:02 amMay 11, 2020 6:18 pm

In a rare act, the California Third District Court of Appeals felt so strongly that Sacramento City Councilman Jay Schenirer had egregiously broken the law, violated the 14th Amendment right to a fair trial of Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich, and...

CHP Blocks Off Capitol Building Amid Growing Protests in Sacramento

May 7, 2020 2:00 pmMay 7, 2020 8:17 pm

On Thursday, a large part of the State Capitol Building area was blocked off by law enforcement as a large group of protesters swarmed the area to rally against the statewide lockdown. Workers and protesters met by the California Highway...

Assembly members May Face Coronavirus Tests Before Reconvening on May 4th

April 27, 2020 4:58 pm

On Monday, California lawmakers announced that Assembly members may have to take COVID-19 coronavirus tests before reporting back to the Assembly on May 4th. A question of testing Members of the Assembly are currently being recommended, not ordered, to take...

Permits Are Denied for May 1st ‘Re-Open California’ Protests at State Capitol

April 24, 2020 4:53 pmApril 25, 2020 10:20 am

Following the Monday April 20th protest at the California State Capitol demanding the Governor re-open the state and end the lockdown, the Sacramento Bee reported, “demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders banning large gatherings.” Almost immediately, the California Highway Patrol...

Several More ‘Reopen the State’ Protests Planned as Californian Movement Grows

April 23, 2020 2:29 pm

Five protests have been scheduled for May 1st to show Californian opposition to the COVID-19 coronavirus statewide lockdown and localized stay-at-home guidelines. 5 May 1st protests across the state According to the Fully Reopen CA Now Movement, protests are to...

CA Appellate Court Unanimously Rules Sacramento City Council Violated Local Developer’s Constitutional Rights

April 9, 2020 2:15 amApril 12, 2020 9:07 am

Three California courts and a unanimous appellate court have ruled that the Sacramento City Council violated the constitutional rights of Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich over his request for a special permit for a 16-pump gas station next to a new...