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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...

CA District Attorneys Outraged Over Zero Bail Release of Violent Parolee and Murder of Sacramento Woman and Her Dogs

September 8, 2021 12:55 pmSeptember 21, 2021 9:48 am

“A “homeless” transient guy out on the streets despite his recent violation of parole, has been arrested for raping and murdering a Sacramento woman in the Land Park neighborhood Friday, killing her dogs and setting her house on fire,” the...

Transient Parolee Sexually Assaults, Murders Woman, Kills Her Dogs before Lighting Sacramento Home on Fire

September 6, 2021 12:45 pmSeptember 6, 2021 8:53 pm

A “homeless” transient guy out on the streets despite his recent violation of parole, has been arrested for raping and murdering a Sacramento woman in the Land Park neighborhood Friday, killing her dogs and setting her house on fire. Troy...

California Bail Agents Claim Vendetta Against Bail Bond Industry in Amended SB 262

August 31, 2021 8:06 amAugust 31, 2021 8:19 am

Zero bail was rejected by California voters in 2020, but introduced as legislation in January 2021 by Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles) as Senate Bill 262. However, Sen. Hertzberg doesn’t have enough votes in the Assembly for SB 262 to...

California Republican Assembly Endorses Larry Elder in Recall Race

August 19, 2021 10:43 amAugust 19, 2021 11:39 am

The California Republican Assembly (CRA), the largest and oldest GOP volunteer organization in the state, announced on Wednesday that they chose to endorse radio host Larry Elder in the California Gubernatorial recall election. The CRA had held an endorsing convention...

CA Legislature Passes $262.6 Billion 2021-2022 State Budget

June 29, 2021 11:13 amJuly 1, 2021 7:08 am

The California Legislature formally passed the $262.6 billion 2021-2022 budget on Monday, sending the bill to Governor Newsom to sign before the June 30th budget deadline. The new state budget has been one of the main focuses for both legislators...

Senate Passes Joint Resolution Urging Congress to Fix Social Security Payment Formula

June 18, 2021 2:14 amJune 24, 2021 6:39 am

A joint resolution that would urge the United States Congress to change the way that Social Security payments are formulated to prevent a decrease in benefits was passed unanimously in the California state Senate on Thursday. Senate Joint Resolution 5,...