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Vaping Supporters Meet with California Lawmakers About Strict Regulations on Vaping Products

August 28, 2019 12:14 pmAugust 28, 2019 2:08 pm

A group of “reformed combustible cigarette users” and vaping product shop owners met with lawmakers at the State Capitol Wednesday for a “Day of Action” to protect vaping rights. Vaping and e-cigarettes deliver nicotine through vapor rather than smoke. Assembly...

A California Fugitive Task Force Arrests Man in Mexico on Kidnapping Charges

August 27, 2019 7:19 pmAugust 27, 2019 8:38 pm

A man on the run from authorities with his young son for nearly two years has been located in Mexico by the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force Team 6 and returned to Riverside County to face justice. Yasar Bader...

Distinguished White House Military Aide Challenging California Rep. Ami Bera

August 27, 2019 8:16 amAugust 27, 2019 5:02 pm

Colonel “Buzz” Patterson is challenging Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) in the 7th Congressional District. Why? “I want to help bring back the Golden State,” Patterson says. Rep. Ami Bera has represented the district since January 2013 following redistricting. Currently Congressional...

Chronicle of a Justice-Challenged Person

August 27, 2019 2:48 amAugust 26, 2019 9:51 pm

As McGeorge School of Law professor Chris Micheli observes, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan elected office, “directs all functions of the Department of Education, executes policies set by the California State Board of Education, and also heads...

In Jeff Adachi Case, a Tale of Two Different Autopsies

August 26, 2019 8:54 pmAugust 27, 2019 8:16 am

Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died suddenly in February from a case of acute mixed drug toxicity exacerbated by a previously-unknown coronary disease. That’s the official line from the autopsy conducted by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office,...

Criminal Diversion Program for Primary Parents May Violate Constitutional Rights

August 26, 2019 1:00 pmAugust 28, 2019 11:16 am

A bill will be read for the third time on Monday August, 26 in the California Legislature that would allow parents who commit a drug crime, theft, or sex crime to avoid conviction. Under Senate Bill 394, a primary parent...

California Veterinarian Ted Howze Challenging Rep. Josh Harder

August 26, 2019 7:09 amAugust 26, 2019 8:54 pm

Dr. Ted Howze is running for United States Representative in California’s 10th Congressional District. A large animal veterinarian and lifelong resident of the Central Valley, Howze says he is most interested in improving the daily quality of life of valley...