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How Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez was Forced to Author AB 170 and Voted NO on Her Own Bill

September 16, 2019 4:35 pm

The end of the legislative session each year always brings drama, sub-rosa backroom deals under the cover of darkness, accusations of double-dealing, and surprises. This year, the end of session also brought insults, bullying, tears, coercion, and the usual backroom...

Life Sentence for Pakistani Murderer Rohail Sarwar

September 16, 2019 7:50 amSeptember 16, 2019 7:56 am

Yolo County Judge Paul Richardson on Thursday sentenced Rohail Sarwar to life in prison without possibility of parole for the murder of Junying Lu. Judge Richardson told the court the crime was among the “most vicious criminal acts” he had...

Newsom Grants Clemency to Felons for Serious Crimes Involving Firearms

September 14, 2019 8:38 amSeptember 16, 2019 8:54 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is commuting the sentences of 21 inmates, most of whom were serving life terms. Newsom’s clemency and commutations grant each offender hearings with the state Board of Parole Hearings. Yet 19 of...

Three Political Party Names Would Be Made Illegal Under Urgent Senate Bill

September 13, 2019 5:30 pmSeptember 14, 2019 7:37 am

Senate Bill 696, which would make some political party names illegal in California, faces a fight to the finish in Senate. SB 696 states that political parties that include the phrase “no party preference” or “decline to state” or the...

Aaron Persky, Brock Turner’s Sentencing Judge, Loses Tennis Coach Job Following Media Exposure

September 13, 2019 11:47 am

A judge who was recalled by Bay Area voters after giving a man six months in prison for sexual assault, lost another job earlier this week thanks in large part to media exposure. Aaron Persky was hired by Lynbrook High...

Rent Control Passes in the CA Legislature

September 11, 2019 9:13 pmSeptember 12, 2019 9:00 am

California just passed the strongest rent control package in the United States. While rent control advocates claim, “the rent is too damn high — so we’re damn sure doing something about it,” AB 1482 will not have the desired changes...

Assembly to Vote on Expanded Gun Storage Laws

September 11, 2019 5:54 am

A bill that would create some of the strictest laws on gun storage in the country is about to be voted on in the California Assembly. Senate Bill 172 will change many laws. The law of not safely storing a...