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Aaron Persky, Brock Turner’s Sentencing Judge, Loses Tennis Coach Job Following Media Exposure

September 13, 2019 11:47 am

A judge who was recalled by Bay Area voters after giving a man six months in prison for sexual assault, lost another job earlier this week thanks in large part to media exposure. Aaron Persky was hired by Lynbrook High...

Sacramento Press Club ‘Conversation’ with CADEM Party Chair Rusty Hicks and CAGOP Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson

September 13, 2019 7:50 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:42 pm

The Sacramento Press Club hosted a “conversation” with California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks and California Republican Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson Sept. 11. However that conversation moved right into a debate with the first question about California’s Motor Voter program....

Driving Licenses Can No Longer Be Suspended For Non-Vehicle Related Crimes Under Bill

September 13, 2019 5:35 am

Senate Bill 485, which makes it illegal to suspend a person’s driving license for crimes that are non-vehicle related, passed the California Assembly Wednesday. The bill makes it clear that offenses such as driving while intoxicated are not covered under the...

Political Ad Text Messages Will Now Need To Disclose Who Is Paying For Them In California

September 12, 2019 6:01 pmSeptember 13, 2019 3:43 pm

Assembly Bill 201, which will have all political text messages to disclose who the committee and their top contributors are in the the text, was passed by the state Senate Wednesday 34-1. Authored by Assemblymembers Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) and Kevin...

Active Duty Military Will Pay Only a Minimum Security Deposit When Renting Under New Legislation

September 12, 2019 1:21 pmSeptember 12, 2019 1:41 pm

The California Assembly has passed Senate Bill 644, which limits the amount that those currently in the military will pay for rental security deposits. Under SB 644, active duty military will only need to pay a security deposit equivalent to...

Senate Bill 1 Doubles Down on ‘Trump Resistance’ While Threatening CA Water Supply

September 12, 2019 7:56 amSeptember 12, 2019 6:02 pm

Another bill which would put the brakes on California’s economy is being heard and debated in the California Legislature this week. When President Donald Trump was elected in 2016, California’s newly-elected Democrat supermajority used the usually congenial legislative swearing-in ceremonies...

When a San Francisco Supervisor Upheld the Second Amendment

September 12, 2019 7:20 amSeptember 12, 2019 7:22 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently declared the National Rifle Association a “domestic terrorist organization,” which drew considerable pushback from law-abiding gun owners nationwide. The proclamation would also have surprised a San Francisco Supervisor who exercised her Second Amendment...