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Marc Berman authored the "Deepfake" bill.

‘Deepfake’ Videos Of Political Candidates in Ads Now Illegal In California

October 7, 2019 8:17 pmOctober 8, 2019 7:28 am

Manipulated photos, video, and audio, specifically “deepfake” videos that alter candidates to say or look like something or someone else, has been made illegal in California. Under the new law, which was passed in the form of AB 730, an...

Adam Schiff, Fusion GPS and an LA Whistleblower Named Val Broeksmit

October 7, 2019 9:43 amJune 25, 2020 12:59 pm

The cover story of the business section of the Sunday New York Times features a fascinating profile of a drug-addled, attention-starved whistleblower named Val Broeksmit. Amid the avalanche of details in David Enrich’s 3500-word story is buried something that is...

Adam Schiff’s Challenger Calls Him ‘Delusional’ for Inventing Transcript Of Call Between Trump And Ukraine President

September 27, 2019 4:54 pmSeptember 30, 2019 8:30 am

Following the release of the transcript of the phone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) invented his own version of the call to fit Democrats’ made-up narrative that Trump colluded with...

President Trump’s Whirlwind Trip to California; Media and Elected Democrats Denounce Visit

September 22, 2019 11:47 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:06 pm

President Donald Trump traveled to California last week and California’s left, the media, and elected Democrats went crazy, and denounced his visit. The headlines from California news outlets were predictable: AP: Trump says he will do ‘something’ about homelessness SDUT:...

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...

Sacramento Press Club ‘Conversation’ with CADEM Party Chair Rusty Hicks and CAGOP Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson

September 13, 2019 7:50 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:42 pm

The Sacramento Press Club hosted a “conversation” with California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks and California Republican Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson Sept. 11. However that conversation moved right into a debate with the first question about California’s Motor Voter program....

Political Ad Text Messages Will Now Need To Disclose Who Is Paying For Them In California

September 12, 2019 6:01 pmSeptember 13, 2019 3:43 pm

Assembly Bill 201, which will have all political text messages to disclose who the committee and their top contributors are in the the text, was passed by the state Senate Wednesday 34-1. Authored by Assemblymembers Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona) and Kevin...