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Former SF DA Boudin Announces He Won’t Run For Office In 2024

May 31, 2023 12:58 pmMay 31, 2023 12:58 pm

Disgraced and recalled former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Wednesday he will not run for office in 2024 and would instead be focusing on his new position as the executive director of the new Criminal Law and...

SPECIAL: We Can End California’s Homeless Crisis in One Year – These Blue States Show Us How

May 31, 2023 9:45 amMay 31, 2023 10:34 am

Special uncut op ed by: Jeff Reisig, DA Yolo County; Jim Cooper, Sheriff, Sacramento County; Anne Marie Schubert, Retired DA, Sacramento County; Greg Totten, CEO California District Attorneys Association and Retired DA, Ventura County It is time for new thinking...

California Appeals Courts Approves Parole For Manson Family Murderer Leslie Van Houten

May 31, 2023 2:30 amMay 31, 2023 2:31 am

The California Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled on Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that convicted murderer and Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten should be released due there being “no evidence” to support Governor Gavin Newsom’s...

Gov. Newsom Appoints Lindsey Sin As New Secretary of Veterans Affairs

May 30, 2023 5:05 pmMay 30, 2023 5:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Lindsey Sin as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs over the weekend, filling a long standing vacancy at the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Sin began her career in the Navy in 1997, serving though...

VMT Rears its Ugly Head Again as ‘Congestion Pricing’ in LA

May 30, 2023 2:04 pmMay 30, 2023 2:11 pm

So the Los Angeles Times ran a story today all about possible “congestion pricing” schemes coming soon to certain roads in the LA area soon. While the article lauds the social engineering aspect of the concept – even quoting one...

Gov. Newsom Draws Criticism Following Partisan, ‘Tone-Deaf’ Memorial Day Tweet

May 30, 2023 12:28 pmMay 30, 2023 12:28 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom continued to receive criticisms over a “ill-timed” Memorial Day tweet on Tuesday, with many accusing him of bringing partisan politics on a day that is generally agreed to be devoid of them. In the past, while Newsom...

California’s ‘Impending Public Transportation Disaster’ Is Self-Inflicted

May 30, 2023 7:54 amMay 31, 2023 6:17 am

A sure sign of a crumbling, decaying, failing state is the email I received this morning from State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), calling an emergency press conference “on Impending Public Transportation Disaster:” Today, Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Ben...