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California Mass Murderer Juan Corona Dies at 85

March 5, 2019 7:50 pmMarch 5, 2019 7:46 pm

“California State Prison-Corcoran inmate Juan Vallejo Corona, 85, died of natural causes at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 4,” the California Department of Corrections reports. Readers learned that Corona was “serving 25 concurrent life sentences for 25 counts of first-degree...

California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17

March 5, 2019 2:44 pmMarch 6, 2019 6:58 am

Expect 17 year olds to be voting in California’s 2020 election. A new bill, ACA 8, just introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low, will amend the state constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 17. Having kids vote is ridiculous,...

CA GOP Convention Rich With Irony

March 4, 2019 6:32 amMarch 4, 2019 2:41 pm

With the California Republican Party’s 2019 organizing convention and election of a new Chairwoman in the rear-view mirror, much has been written regarding the potential impact on the direction of the party’s flagging influence. There’s no doubt that newly-elected CA...

Cops ‘Need to be Killed,’ Says UC Davis professor Joshua Clover

February 27, 2019 11:38 amMarch 5, 2019 10:07 am

Back on January 10, a convicted criminal gunned down Natalie Corona, 22, a rising star in the police department of Davis, California. The community hailed Corona as a hero and police officers from across the country showed up for her...

Predator Part X

February 20, 2019 3:14 pmFebruary 20, 2019 3:31 pm

The 2014 Proposition 47 reduced penalties for property crime and transformed some felonies into misdemeanors. The 2016 Proposition 57 barred prosecutors from directly filing juvenile cases in adult court. Senate Bill 1391, effective January 1, forbids prosecution of 14-...

Trains, Tunnels and Tax Dollars for a ‘New Master Plan on Aging’

February 13, 2019 3:27 pmFebruary 13, 2019 3:29 pm

In his first State of the State address, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is ending the state’s high-speed rail project, also known as the “bullet train,” because it “would cost too much and take too long” to build....

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Genius’ Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos

January 14, 2019 10:15 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:48 pm

Gavin Newsom’s selection for cabinet secretary is Ana Matosantos, whom California’s new governor calls one of the “most capable public servants in America” and a person of “unrivaled professional accomplishment coupled with a personal determination to serve the public good.”...