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Predator Part X

February 20, 2019 3:14 pmFebruary 20, 2019 3:31 pm

The 2014 Proposition 47 reduced penalties for property crime and transformed some felonies into misdemeanors. The 2016 Proposition 57 barred prosecutors from directly filing juvenile cases in adult court. Senate Bill 1391, effective January 1, forbids prosecution of 14-...

BREAKING: U.S. DOT Terminates Agreement with California High Speed Rail Authority

February 19, 2019 5:02 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation terminated its agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority in a letter Tuesday, and ordered the return of more than $928 million not yet spent on construction of the bullet train. The Federal Railroad Administration...

CA Democrats Author Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Lure Minors

February 19, 2019 3:03 pmFebruary 22, 2019 10:49 am

State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) introduced recent legislation “to end blatant discrimination against LGBT young people regarding California’s sex offender registry.” However, under their bill, SB 145, the offenders would not have to automatically register...

California Leads 16 States To Sue President Trump Over Emergency Wall Declaration

February 19, 2019 7:23 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a 16-state coalition of Democrat Attorneys General, filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, claiming “President Trump has veered the country...

Kamala Harris Bags a String of Early Endorsers

February 19, 2019 6:15 amFebruary 19, 2019 11:32 am

California Senator Kamala Harris received endorsements for her presidential bid late last week from Governor Gavin Newsom and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), a former Congressional Black Caucus chair. Will these high-profile nods actually do her any good among primary voters?...

Why is Security Fortified for Gov. Newsom’s Press Conference?

February 19, 2019 1:18 amFebruary 20, 2019 6:12 am

At Friday’s press conference Gov. Gavin Newsom had with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, State Capitol police had a significantly beefed up presence, and even used a drug and/or bomb-sniffing dog checking out reporters’ and media equipment. Why? Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Barbara Boxer Says Trump Is Cruising For a Bruising on Wall

February 18, 2019 6:30 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:36 am

The overwhelming majority of Donald Trump critics are, regardless of their particular ideological orientation, utterly humorless. But Barbara Boxer, the liberal former California senator, was refreshingly mirthful when talking about the President on MSNBC Wednesday night with host Chris Hayes....