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Newsom Signs Bill to Allow Homeless to Keep Emotional Support Dogs in Shelters

September 28, 2022 7:00 amSeptember 28, 2022 7:29 am

A bill that would exempt homeless Californians from having an established 30-day relationship with an emotional support dog to receive documentation that would allow them access to places such as homeless shelters was signed into law by Governor Newsom on...

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...

Los Angeles Parents Understandably Aghast After NFL ‘FaceAPalooza’

February 15, 2022 11:32 amFebruary 16, 2022 2:50 pm

“In a brilliant move showing their intelligence and street smarts, both of which were definitely not acquired in the public school system, L.A.U.S.D. students dressed up as celebrities attending the Super Bowl this morning so they wouldn’t have to wear...

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...

Sacramento Mayor and Councilwoman Chided for Political Response to Local Woman’s Brutal Rape and Murder

September 9, 2021 9:53 am

The Globe reported Monday about a horrific crime committed in Sacramento: 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...