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Bill To Have Prosecutors and Courts Determine Incarceration Costs Passes Assembly

June 3, 2021 3:20 pm

A bill to require prosecutors and judges to determine how much it would cost taxpayers to incarcerate defendants at sentencing was passed by the Assembly on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1474, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), would require multiple...

The Real Cost of ‘Free’ Money: The Inflation Tax

June 3, 2021 10:57 amJune 3, 2021 11:21 am

When the Democrats passed Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending spree in March, a lot of people got a lot of free money – thousands of dollars in many cases. But the bill is already coming due for that free money,...

California Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million For Church Legal Fees Following Supreme Court Losses

June 3, 2021 10:54 amMarch 22, 2022 11:47 am

Earlier this week, the state of California agreed to a deal with the South Bay United Pentecostal Church of Chula Vista and Bakersfield-area priest to pay $2.1 million in legal fees to the Thomas More Society law firm following several...

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Ex-Felons Passes Senate

June 3, 2021 2:35 amMarch 22, 2022 11:47 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. A bill to create a new way to seal felony convictions and arrest records of formerly incarcerated Californians was passed by the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill...

Congressional Western Caucus Meeting with California Community Leaders

June 3, 2021 2:02 amJune 2, 2021 7:46 pm

President Ronald Reagan once said of his beloved ranch, “Riding on one of the tree-lined trails, or gazing up at the western skies, well, there’s no better way I know of to sort out a problem.” As Members of Congress...

CTA, Democrats are the Power & Politics Behind Bill to Defund California Charter Schools

June 2, 2021 5:02 pmJune 3, 2021 8:58 pm

A bill to defund and dismantle California public charter schools has received an outpouring of opposition from thousands of angry parents, school board members and communities. Masquerading as “School accountability: financial and performance audits,” this “transparency reform bill,” Assembly Bill...

Former LA City Councilman Mitchell Englander Reports to Tucson Federal Prison

June 2, 2021 2:56 pmJune 2, 2021 4:22 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander began serving his 14-month sentence this week at the Tucson U.S. Penitentiary for planning to obstruct a public corruption investigation. Englander, who served as Chief of Staff to then-Councilman Greig Smith from 2003...