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California Legislature Kills Bills to Reclassify Violent Sexual Crimes as ‘Violent’

March 8, 2019 1:05 amMarch 11, 2019 1:49 pm

Six real criminal justice reform bills were killed last year in the California Legislature which would have expanded the definition of violent crime to include human trafficking, elder and dependent adult abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, rape, and other...

Bills to Alter California Sex Offender Registry Ignore State Statutory Rape Law

March 7, 2019 4:17 pmMarch 11, 2019 6:20 am

California’s sex offender registry was created in 2004 through Megan’s Law, in response to the rape and murder of Megan Kanka. California’s Sex Offender Registration Act requires sex offenders to register with local law enforcement and have their information available to the public...

California’s Antiquated Legislature Can Update State Technologies

March 6, 2019 7:29 pmMarch 7, 2019 4:18 pm

Last year, California’s state Senate and Assembly passed 1,217 pieces of legislation. Governor Brown signed 1,016 of them into law, and most took effect January 1st. Included were predictable acts of liberal zealotry – sanctuary for the undocumented, gender equity on...

California Parents Sue to Block ‘Creeping, Social Justice Warrior’ Instruction in Schools

March 6, 2019 3:07 pmMarch 7, 2019 9:38 am

Los Angeles attorney Eric Early, working with a group of Santa Barbara parents and teachers over ‘Unconscious Bias’ curriculum, filed a federal lawsuit in December in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of Fair...

CA Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Lure Minors Receives Minor Amendments

March 6, 2019 2:28 amMarch 7, 2019 6:39 am

Since California Globe reported February 19 about Sen. Scott Wiener’s and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman’s controversial sex offender registry bill, we were told amendments were forthcoming. Sen. Wiener’s Senate website describes the bill: SB 145- Ending Discrimination Against LGBT People Regarding Sex Offender...

News Organization Joins Lawsuit Against AG Becerra Over Police Transparency Records

March 6, 2019 1:30 amMarch 6, 2019 3:08 pm

A San Francisco news organization has joined a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in an attempt to compel his agency and others to release records related to police misconduct. On Tuesday, San Francisco public broadcaster KQED News said...

California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17

March 5, 2019 2:44 pmMarch 6, 2019 6:58 am

Expect 17 year olds to be voting in California’s 2020 election. A new bill, ACA 8, just introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low, will amend the state constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 17. Having kids vote is ridiculous,...