Subject: Monday Morning Memo for April 24, 2017
From: Association of Deputy District Attorneys <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:02:05 -0400

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Prosecution
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New motions filed against Robert Durst in murder trial
Prosecutors have filed two new motions against New York real estate heir Robert 
Durst, who's been charged with killing a friend in Benedict Canyon just before Christmas
Eve 2000, the L.A. District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Prosecutors objected
to delays requested by the defense team, saying it was an attempt to "stall the 
inevitable."
City News Service [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJmiWvjOEHJVNDkP5VjkuG2ikOZqlEffFzyt-M6-Y-fm1cu2f3X8xlTrHypyEgJfNQQ5eIyw2CuBiaQ2bfCJNBoeCHGctzurfMFq7c2vgeRlPtdINioQUxCBWT2cHNnTxijg7ixCyHOSFVY9GPN_u8p6unFv8FfcoAPcFwIAX5lUUp25GMNIGaydSCYEZfdByLmxOBle5lsY0=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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LA county sex crimes deputy DA facing felonies in Orange County
Nicole Lai Nhu Vo, who in LA County specializes in prosecuting sex crimes, including
those with child victims, was charged in Orange County on Tuesday with six felony
counts: four of filing false tax returns, one of willful failure to file a tax return
and another of failing to report capital gains over $328,000 from the sale of a 
rental property.
OC Weekly [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNXCenmPYd1xScE1QBqL4mgPcBadxLUAx8cpUQ3UEmjR5wdSJ2_6gxjhnlFAiStzxlp0RBl_Ed0sFeVPTQeVk9czfUifZil14hWEDvBpD2SyujNT-F4QI7GU6kIn3af5TKngZSCJ1WJ6x8i66xWLEv-lYshAHMqK-Rw==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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US prosecutors are geared to target border crossers
Through Republican and Democratic presidential administrations, the top federal 
prosecutor on California's border with Mexico has resisted going after people caught
entering the U.S. illegally on their first try and instead targeted smugglers and
serial offenders. That approach may face a day of reckoning under President Donald
Trump.
AP [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJqRc9iH-0055Tr7M-4ukAePxuXgeEu9yiTzuhs1LFb19cMb2xveGSRnDhQCKrMYw9Tf9e3k2aCNosSyuctloCm2spicHKl3FJEQRlZ27eai5yEeT23XN1dCZNIbar3_tkOBlLt1wqpUAJlIkZMVWNP_di1QcPxbJijsw0zcZkPqu0Y-mk7YeSHKZAeHDw7QHjqpLqWW8CS8nu20RaeEz2xg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Conviction & Sentencing
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Silicon Valley CEO pleads 'no contest' to abusing his wife-and is offered a deal
 for less than 30 days in jail
At Apple, Neha Rastogi worked on everything from Siri to FaceTime to Maps, sometimes
seated beside Steve Jobs himself. She is clearly brilliant and dedicated as well
 as passionate about the happy interface between technology and the public. Nobody
could have foreseen that she would someday be compelled to employ an iPhone to record
harrowing moments of what she says was a pattern of domestic abuse during virtually
her entire 10-year marriage to a man who is now CEO of a Silicon Valley startup.
The Daily Beast [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJJUKW6ISFXxS9qtrbrbR8WNsI3dugS0k72VCB6MSdnyIo7dwMB96p_-z8kE15j_OaA2ITLuHOpF9xwHIu4eubA6HTgfAXhHfQUuYTo1lktQRsyJdHwjsXj0IE1U0SAh-2wAFjTF6cJqi5PaLvAiO5CXn_yUtVLC-8tJAT2E1JEvPjfYFEvkHzvE-TBLEppGXQx3oV5WW98wpzuQ88gfmPNeySCpAdr9oHpJKOQHfUGf96vWQtBqkdkh2e3Qh_NDTd5ulWzFlDkaXCCWnjd4XR828BNuDi0GxJyrMM5-q7ZKMA88XZ3NQ4Xg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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District Attorney
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District Attorney's office warns against health care scam
Due to increased scrutiny over changing health care, Los Angeles County District
 Attorney's officials are advising worried consumers to be wary of scammers offering
false replacement coverage. "It's happening across the nation," said Jennifer Lentz
Snyder, head deputy of the Health Care Insurance Fraud Division, and explained that
the crime rates in Los Angeles County are difficult to track. "It's hard to know
 because this is not something that people report often."
KHTS [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ-EQj2-qH-zIUGTDfh3A0Zzw7ooyl-S7a1C48g2IpEuY2GzJ4WxyzrMs9RMoQLXu4Q_fx6qqbZkVIiqcC45jB9iCa8q-MyvnQ1BC0-FG06qZAKNZcQPpvwMNk_as6Wv3hEETz0aA4-UUxQRR0z-pjcoG3dlJ4DciVSxtNIDN8S2AbysG97nbiS3aL94JSbHs8inFBeQ8R1yHrx54hx-H5BSMEJ1ULAw8G4QQGbW2FHSsfobR9MLIZVw==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Prison & Jail
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Did California prison reform lead to an increase in crime?
More than a dozen states are considering prison reform measures to drastically reduce
their inmate populations to save money. But law enforcement in California are blaming
their reforms for a recent uptick in crime.  "The most recent statistics from the
U.S. Department of Justice show violent crime rates in some California cities has
increased by over 50 percent," said Michele Hanisee, president of the Association
of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys.
Fox News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJJsFpgpeml8QVZCZH0StyHtaeXwA1Oh4n5XQMZbyOWb2ywQ-av1SI3GkK9JXQx9NIr8yKsti0UqteSY_QsM5fMEZvO1oLJCjvHwoJkFbgIpx1A_w6lnOhXWgQr47nZ2g6Bb3-1ueM1Ba6wxdxc2RzQVP4wsOUgL2d_mAdCm5nWwjibigiB0rM3USXYAxP-E7ix6mJk-4ncIbTpxExCp1yjg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Religious tobacco protection in prisons uncertain
A California appeals court dealt a blow Thursday to a Native American prison inmate
who petitioned for the right to use pure tobacco during religious ceremonies. A 
three-judge panel for California's Fourth Appellate Division found that Imperial
 County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cota improperly ruled in favor of inmate Gregory
Rhoades. Cota should have held an evidentiary hearing before handing down his decision,
the panel concluded.
Courthouse News Service [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ2QJVqTpdbaWwS4HzqJk34tAFuNuzOT-0isCpFpJddGRRD9HOmsHWGiJQPn6t4azVBkPDwb4xTCYqqE5WDiQn-IkGq5Qz5uDaeBuVRJhuCRKHhJ3M384Ejsgp0ES0e_kytYRmmp2sWItmNwJcOQ-k82ZR7rbFCQQY40bTGJUeK0yxM1iXQJALtg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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LA County Probation is hoarding $204.3 million earmarked for programs to help adults
& kids-& Sup. Ridley-Thomas is not pleased
Los Angeles County Probation is hoarding money again, this time more than $200 million.
Last week we reported that LA's Probation Department was merrily spending hundreds
of thousands of dollars for a second year in a row to pay the salaries of two deputy
probation officers and a supervising DPO, who were supposed to case manage 240 at
risk kids per year to help these youth access important services and activities 
from various community organizations.
Witness LA [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJpk92x71A2DvCGi7iFImQhx2A7ghMl3Mhwvz1BrYrdMWlx0zUeqdlD_JTdgZkMvgMU3nyC0hVvnNbtRBkU-2ohYM5zZgPhS5hZeHrYrGgeMbOAxb3236euyEJG1eL83n7epERjzJT1SvwOgNSbSm0zf4wQbcYdJ_E0mTjixL59Es51r7-AfYve1_pbUrGwbgoyoTeIhhKUCot2kzyuDTZBt2CcCA3UzS9hPKtM7Wz_8kZ7ANFf1l9HSINLtnYHVKI&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Death Penalty
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UAlbany launches project to digitize history of executions in the United States
The M. Watt Espy Papers, execution files on more than 15,000 legal executions in
 the United States since 1608, are getting a digital makeover. Hailed by the New
 York Times as "America's foremost death penalty historian," M. Watt Espy (1933-2009)
devoted more than 40 years to cataloging each legal execution since the founding
 of the Jamestown Colony.
University at Albany [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ0QaicVd5vwWoS0hk-ZBWBnD9Y3qTjU1550t2qlZv5VpM8MX09_7rFR3esMziJhNP4UDEvmWIaQAeF2tjRgR0MSamHRlvtvXPtv6gX1OTJkD4ysZqV603D6PQnR7fye1wTCm487T823SyrX7vqShpKnqDjgNYtm8k&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Union chief 'disappointed' OC sheriff won't meet, but morale improves for deputies
The head of the union that represents Orange County sheriff's deputies and Orange
County District Attorney investigators Monday said the esteem in which his rank-and-file
members view their bosses has improved since an annual report was started three 
years ago. Tom Dominguez, president of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs'
board, told City News Service, however, that he was "very disappointed" that Sheriff
Sandra Hutchens will not meet with him and union representatives to discuss the 
annual Leadership Assessment Survey.
City News Service [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJuW5OzIPCvenoK7fhiGtOe6XKWD2fJOUpW4ApgJN1VD2agTXM6NwqcYEK97o8xB6MyjfAdMdbG6jpy5RAayMlvL1eUG0YS6eSdk6lsLUXEMTaUJfsNnhWGf5V3rHx5jRhXVI6uwXV9DWCI9OEuD-Huz1uVOkNFVCU9PbB1FVMfsAmihdeJExiMjDok33P1aHIkO0rNffvHOwaD5hAfzCecE5FiKt8J0il_4LODExBogm-pPzy_86TcBFQ_qOG9ZVJ&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Is California ready for frequent executions?
There's one item on my reporting bucket list I never did check off - witnessing 
an execution. I came very close once, even getting a tour of the gas chamber. The
condemned inmate was David Lawson, convicted of shooting Wayne Shinn in the back
 of the head during a home break-in. I talked to Shinn's family and covered Lawson's
news conference when he blamed depression for driving him to murder and urged other
mentally ill people to get help.
Sacramento Bee [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ9Mj8snINcUa04TDMJbFAzv6HBkcvaJgUwlUfDFMnZp42kjseKN8BOwcAYpOvG2j2ZPEa7NS6nb58fY02FO3aag1xJRue9YcyuaVJ1PWI2E9KAmoCmiH7pgU4aKiOutLkKzTBX-7R7df1OdKsG9PGSmD3b9HgG00Ea5Fj5l9au_TsnoS9Q2h6JQrvNKJ-Lhsb&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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California's death row turning into home for seniors
California's death row houses more senior citizens than most of the state's nursing
homes. Ninety California death-row inmates are at least 65 years old, corrections
records show. The number of seniors on death row has grown by nearly 500 percent
 since early 2006, when the state housed 16 seniors. California has not executed
 a prisoner since 2006, largely due to legal challenges to its lethal injection 
protocol.
Sacramento Bee [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJPat54Y8T3-EnHMH7EHl2r-1HgBGChqzqsbjGENa8TP261F67r902SJzM6vXNnljb77_jdYulB8ok-Oq2B88_WF6rAvQZLi0iIfql-4ZuTPuNLyrBaEs-lpHr9ZoXFtYEo0JJp3ZiICA5I44x3w6TLZ4CQ36ndINa526Fyv2jGA4=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Arkansas execution flurry marks early test for new Justice Gorsuch
Newly appointed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch helped clear
the way for Arkansas to hold its first execution in 12 years, a sign of the challenges
facing other inmates seeking to block their executions next week. In his first recorded
vote, President Donald Trump's pick for the court sided as expected with its renewed
conservative majority. The justices voted 5-4 to reject an emergency application
 brought by several inmates before Arkansas executed convicted murderer Ledell Lee.
Reuters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJeI8H3ppGdmzpFMNUjIBe26Ps4L-8c3lK7SUldO7qbojPsYMmaZAZoOFLszFJR4I7KCDrG1gVkVFFCr8w-8VPXjtBE1-L2ljptZ1IMAh0XHjzo2qWBjRoLy0pQET69xEebmMZvbB6FSdu0tDhUXAG2iEIBORXqWVG-kAHn06NAZA=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Law Enforcement
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Liberal law enforcement policies spell danger for California residents
Spurring heated debates all over, California's law enforcement policies, which have
led to decreasing arrest rates and early prison releases, are being blamed for the
sharp surge in crime rates. In a recent report, Fox News stated that a large majority
are now blaming the liberal law enforcement policies for the surge in crime.
Liberty News Now [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJAT7o2A91KY6yq08pojv3hxm2FVYpRCfxPTWF7XwPQtc1zf4n9RHSrG45dy_TApwPK_s9j2359r-NsI5gBt7KjMO_c_6zq5Xgtk8R0zRDabbtRbbJGDVcgwopV5Pk6S-510S1MbuDXouSthzrbdAiog0-Rcdd4NfsqIhmn52JSWaEp7L-KrC9DE6svY6vZXPGYl-m96SHx2-Xxsv0huRfV7-1j2mLyOty&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Is police misconduct treated differently in the cellphone video age?
In California, a police officer in Sacramento is under criminal investigation after
he was captured on video throwing an accused jaywalker to the ground and punching
him repeatedly. In Georgia, not one but two Gwinnett County police officers were
 fired less than 24 hours after cell phone videos surfaced of them punching and 
kicking a handcuffed motorist.
CNN [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJF9h5Nelfq0klCMj42Iua991Gq6SPnOvTDlbxn8X2IzAHulDmrTDbAMP36HlZsmBPXy3Mj9vN_Zc_KSwM8p6p1TWzLE9onJ9a8gyIIJx4hzVm3x-bdrR6Zi0jMDSsUiOD0pB6RdEX3JZ3VeJKvbRweLbafz_AKGaDtnvsbcSpmJt0LdkseMeMQwuXHE-ofyYA&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Growing political influence of police unions derails consent decrees
If there was anything that stood out about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement
that his Justice Department would be reviewing comprehensive "consent decree" or
 reform agreements with civil rights-deficient police departments, it was the timing.
Sessions' troubling memo, one of the most significant shots across the collective
bow of the civil rights community, was issued on April 3.
The Philadelphia Tribune [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJeoCrzp3CF50b80mgSV7MyynoTGgCSCrzZJAfL3sjrrlbVLZBUTmBBxu-k913-8PwRz6GxS_PoGxYqFhS6tIPUA_mOqc1L0wYdAqv1jEQX7a0uDt1vcGU-Zh8ejcv2pAUYyIb-CLG172y8OQ_68qALniKPsrq5oFX4HFYj_42QSaexxAKlfxyrs51lo5BxKq7Zs6qmmFh4zGB6IEfd5rpKemJX3ToGFPCfTyXOYp6sTr7jfZy5oKCjsR4Yu0vNj11tFPJVEaGrlHL2cwdQwnHkQ==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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ATF's focus on firearm sales by police may be tied to gun seizure at Pasadena officer's
home
letter from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to law
enforcement agencies across Southern California warning about an "emerging problem"
of officers engaging in unlicensed firearms sales came just weeks after a Pasadena
police officer's home was searched and guns seized.
Los Angeles Times [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ8P1kL5VF3EM8WWsB-cga6aTPAbhqrD6xxHZM_EGiy14DggPDl6IbD39tUn7HwDsvdIlwCx8ktfLjKzg9h1SB5I8bo4gczlt2ceNRbufkv6Xo7UWeBIHlhh-l-GS_8k3wM9M0cRJlxmTaxwAH0FrA5og7NatcZ_oAKIvaWhJGSSRkFHmEJwq0nFxBf-ZXNgpf&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Facebook Live reflects crime, societal ills
People are using Facebook Live for more than recording frolicking animals and family
fun. Indeed, it mirrors the violence and tragedy of life. Police nationwide are 
on the lookout for Steve Stephens, 37, who randomly killed a Cleveland man, posting
the video on Facebook, WOIO reported.  People have used Facebook Live to capture
 crimes such as rape, torture, child and animal abuse.
Raycom News Network [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJR1bDYsEGWouDRBoilwnM8aijdRtKjQN6UZiFtzzLpo4hzIqGcDlEEN9I_iXnAD6aF2nU-2DD5snwxsjqDKVHHHfMborejPU1KGBvvpaLqW_CAIRDP07CROyNGBVsq3CGeiWtRpoGHwPAiT9BXdgLhqdGoP7JwhlVIS128KDG3mHGh2japk497w==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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eBay consumers receive 160,000 fake computer memory cards
It's a simple scam, take a low capacity memory card costing a few cents and reprint
it with a higher capacity label and a globally recognized trademark. Sell the items
as authentic products on eBay for up to $100.00 or more. The problem is that anybody,
anywhere, can sell just about anything on eBay, including fake computer memory cards
- items that don't even exist in any manufacturer's authentic product line.
The Counterfeit Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJKfu0SXnn7aWgUW8JybOK10o5ybvOeOHsZJ8JFzSPa-RdEmINHcCiKgHADHLs-tcwdXmNUZcyeKs8vHtcdKwYs_IMclrWFyz5xvZ50B6OsX5WtCMUJuVxLi3lnYUti82k9vw282ERbnW-pbZr_TzKc9eaku49iumWTZZJqgXxt6txoxtssCFMhQQN7cZ0g17Z&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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eBay counterfeits remain despite lawsuit and complaints
Consumers should expect honest services and have confidence they will receive authentic
and safe products presented in a clear and truthful manner when they shop on eBay
- but that's not what happens. eBay has migrated from the auction house of garage
sale items and concentrated on its Marketplace of new items at a fixed price from
unvetted global sellers.
The Counterfeit Report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJLufD5mRyatttMTIFoEXZxwPsm9GiFLXx-JvYHFxI07QmXDdpzJndbYQa2TjYyrDY23tWhcqYZVjmvLuJ3Jq-_XH2KZQpH4CYK_TNBbbp2_IaV5VKkdLZ04IV1FiKhQGX-wexRkk1PjZQuyq0Ut8EaaOC9Qri-g6Mp7CJdQnPAjaQnx1keDtO1Fx5_hU_O83x&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Will Jeff Sessions police the police?
The dismay that the neophytes in the Trump Administration elicit tends to follow
 three stages: alarm at what they say, shock at what they do, and outrage at what
they propose to do next. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is no political neophyte-he
represented Alabama in the Senate for twenty years-but the pattern still applies.
His confirmation hearing included a reminder of an indulgent jest he once made about
the Ku Klux Klan.
The New Yorker [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJayye_ubq5pXPRPYvqAGINlivLsvvKgZO82Q41Bg5qYTJZRRVQItUVJEHJkPtwEQ906-vldygkP0dWQvHdwmKdN3LcxHQw8GLouZMJ_Fp0MrnnbMwVtmjg8qb1wMcU4_mGtYt9d6IdIB6CULz7n4vJj55Eyuda39vFqpxveVRPi3KywgM-8WSByLqZABkPM7c&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Justice Department warns 'sanctuary cities,' with grant money at risk
The U.S. Justice Department has escalated its approach to so-called sanctuary cities,
writing at least eight jurisdictions Friday to put them on notice they could be 
failing to cooperate with immigration authorities. Alan Hanson, the acting assistant
attorney general for the Justice Department's grant-making arm, warned the cities
that they're required to submit proof that they comply with federal immigration 
law.
NPR [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJOGREjO51Fxv-2vFfsYXvRiVqhBrhOJBA7AM3kAZu7HMGpm13gbUVWg32n_hmfP0LsxR0EqWVI4BjlfEQIVFH2qatYHNBMvkCqc77Dgo_-Inb4DS5IV1nX7dAgEoHBsrTD4JfqmuUd6RrX1QvyYzl6ZV372R3mPBB0kZoKOl9HThTTjoupe11QozXNwuTqDVD0M8yMi1rhh7yxcniXTAYZdQX07ftTsIfxMkucTekQlY=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Union chief 'disappointed' OC sheriff won't meet, but morale improves for deputies
The head of the union that represents Orange County sheriff's deputies and Orange
County District Attorney investigators Monday said the esteem in which his rank-and-file
members view their bosses has improved since an annual report was started three 
years ago. Tom Dominguez, president of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs'
board, told City News Service, however, that he was "very disappointed" that Sheriff
Sandra Hutchens will not meet with him and union representatives to discuss the 
annual Leadership Assessment Survey.
City News Service [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJuW5OzIPCvenoK7fhiGtOe6XKWD2fJOUpW4ApgJN1VD2agTXM6NwqcYEK97o8xB6MyjfAdMdbG6jpy5RAayMlvL1eUG0YS6eSdk6lsLUXEMTaUJfsNnhWGf5V3rHx5jRhXVI6uwXV9DWCI9OEuD-Huz1uVOkNFVCU9PbB1FVMfsAmihdeJExiMjDok33P1aHIkO0rNffvHOwaD5hAfzCecE5FiKt8J0il_4LODExBogm-pPzy_86TcBFQ_qOG9ZVJ&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Los Angeles County undersheriff Paul Tanaka and other LASD Officials allegedly wrongly-convicted
On September 27, 2011, the LA Times reported that the "FBI orchestrated an undercover
sting" to smuggle a cell phone into an inmate at a Los Angeles County Sheriff Department
(LASD) jail and about Sheriff Lee Baca's public comments that the FBI's actions 
were criminal. "Our review of the case shows the FBI may have engaged in misconduct
and possibly committed a crime that endangered the lives of LASD deputies," says
 Lamont Banks, Executive Director of A Just Cause.
A Just Cause [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJD2P2v78HPzh9nQ5RBlTTsouqAARYSiZFmUs8wumZPrN1cOA8_SRH6innhGAWEoHfIy4eh15nqgpPGNt8l-ADabVpVy2-Z1eUyExfyc3Xun4JbK6q2LoRMGXVIy4HOol-5RY0oCgd_OPcI_qNJq2TrvuzVCrpv_jSJQ64WPiAbInKDn_fW0ESBX_XnvfpK4DHrrQcg2r1auYnHMLp8HdeHj65C78n2O3pxRQ8IGPrY_tJn07Me8yekV01zpp4GqqAMY56AqTn81EsqLDstpmZgg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Woman claims jail stay in Manhattan Beach, LA led to blindness
A 38-year-old woman who was arrested for drug possession in Manhattan Beach last
 year claims in a lawsuit that she went blind from an eye infection after she couldn't
remove her contact lenses for days in jail. Kathryn Krause is suing the Manhattan
Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for alleged
negligence, medical malpractice and civil rights violations stemming from her arrest
on June 25, 2016.
Torrance Daily Breeze [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJPRCyZG1ulsxTlZGuZk_CIWsmQb2-L55qprPPnlZsx4PG1EN1QD2Ndx6S0vBIgKcin4hYF3EgduClLWZd9zR8tZI6G0LrbtIu9wU3zABArvofdYNJXt5bjiseG_8i_4tbFw9m7eWDTK82YdvLyBQ6XkoWvhTm7zfhCRWehgn6UPssMRcFosXVl7FOQDcwyGQbeKgEdF7zmHXE-Q0pKy-hH-dAld-hljp6QA5t53z3mZM=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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DA: California police justified in shooting caught on video
A California police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a legally blind
man with schizophrenia during an encounter at a gas station in 2015, prosecutors
 said Tuesday. A report made public Tuesday by the San Bernardino County district
attorney's office said Fontana police officers were justified when an officer fatally
shot James Hall on Nov. 22, 2015 after responding to a call of a possible robbery
at a gas station.
AP [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJOhgDaXB8kRUucyJKRyqG_Q71ksbz8TD3F-JsMexT0b155zL3bURwMlKu41k4lWwpLcgbiJbziyX1IO8z_vpNIvFZ-pV6MCjMDi9MnzF-_vFUy4E6U50ItuY1EqwJQAMZimPu5AeIKLAg5EIY4D8M4ezsap94nGMszQKedxT5rJ1VVZVvcbQNol7FAZEzhBZf2_GtjBRkGK2rntyLvaGLrJx0N5xpA0BQ&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Valley residents to weigh in on releasing LAPD body camera videos of police shootings
If a Los Angeles police officer shoots at someone, would you want that video released
to the public? That is the question being asked by the Los Angeles Police Commission
at a community meeting in Reseda on Thursday. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
at the ONE Generation Senior Enrichment Center, at 18255 Victory Blvd. Food and 
refreshments will be provided.
Los Angeles Daily News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJTowEw3GYyPtI8Ypeibl4ocbsA04RgWdUYiEO7qOw_BYGFcnYLxjo6v_BxaFQrj3xXGn4RYzFP9FiXilXuhGVNHoNF1JlBTPPROxy-bK8O29QAJ8-dYUE3grCsQKT9i-HDp26i0n80OifbS6rXUB7SGkL61lctC3WvaoAWBol4r-s9oBsblEn1y1MXeHdvbyKpLKge2extAplfssWx5mE9G30S1d5g9_O4iUTCt_Oq2ffee31IR6__IpvfU1TA63V0s_WDjizxN50eF7Ts0tg-A==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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How MS-13, one of America's most dangerous gangs, is funded
President Donald Trump is ready to crack down on the infamous, money-making MS-13
gang, after a violent quadruple homicide in Long Island, N.Y. last week left four
teenagers dead and badly beaten. Trump is promising to remove the gang from U.S.
 streets "fast." MS-13, a group that was started by Central American immigrants 
in Los Angeles in the 1980s, is known for its ruthless and violent tactics.
Fox Business [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ-h7CtTreUtoKzaCc2ozz7VCnE3bRgseuAkCCAFJxlVF_llq2_ojw_BJmezTK_qZ5GGiO5VlY3i_OZVp2Deffdm8_9dmB_Tlrbfia1_kXGdWiuQAAnuvIjJyCjyvMzNahF2xZHrjSjaeryqoj_HnvSqU3_EJ3-sRqwou-znIbGdqe44Qsd76KsqlTYq3yFsU-syX2VqojC74pb5rwKJAVYaPr0RG0jqR9J6iRvarkA1U=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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LAPD Chief Beck compares his long-haired days with the black experience
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is taking jabs from critics on the eve of 
the 25th anniversary of the L.A. riots. A normally considerate speaker, Beck is 
being criticized for comparing his time as an undercover detective with "hippie 
hair" to the experience of African-Americans who are stopped by police. The top 
cop said he had been pulled over hundreds of times during those days in the 1980s
because of his appearance.
LA Weekly [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJAAGN2wMQSu4qnFCtOe1owmLY8tULxCwEXmsdnJ3Vv6iiaB39HQ4Xfbx-8bvn69mCHE1YiBGA7On_27oZjhRGhcsx-dP3UaMY46nKBAWVTUaxRTJ708Hf5XvuLI36Pzxkj5bgI2KHN792hv3lzXLQBcim2Gxk1Gxj7L0I01DGSSMAxclvuZDbSY0V1weIMtt3euJ95yQ-gxdMh-0D2oWwa8gPpPBPdwoa&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Legislation
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Weighing the stakes between public safety and punishing the poor with state bail
 reform
A bill to reform the way the state administers bail bonds making it's way to Sacramento
this week. As reported by Bay Area News Group, AB 42 would enable people to be released
at no cost while waiting for trial. The bill will be heard Tuesday before California's
State Assembly Committee on Public Safety. Under the proposed legislation, judges
would be able to decide whether individuals would need to be held until their court
date.
KPCC [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJjTzHw7spBuGedihXg5u8gFti4nCBqp-0vPiD9N14gq-UTMqIJ_6hY923-zmIkCP2NaN3TSxRMz5611XDL81y87A9SPQ5kOx3wYt4W2-l1smYfKharMBolK_cW5mPs6plH-rKlhv3hM-k1zXxDOianHNgtH5tNw8-7cK0XDKdv4VZImP7g7d-vbz0MXFWThjv1TF7P7yMAgsX0bUuYYsQr-1M6BhF4iBrlJNT3hRy9sI=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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No bail: A public safety concern?
The Kern County District Attorney's office condemned a controversial bill that could
effectively end bail in California. If passed, Assembly bill 42 will eliminate the
money bail system, therefor reducing the number of people locked up because they
 cannot afford bail.  According to the District Attorney's Office, all it will do
is threaten public safety and burden an already short-funded court system.
KernGoldenEmpire.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ9PUT6L-HgT-ajRsk0pRTroGI2nzeHO-ynPSxXHsqPPt-Of45HfmK13ZRA4fcBlNDFtzuHJmlxTsoeh6zaVALwx0belb6t7jQBNJdlGsIPG__el71hTOnCACs397_zKonB38JATmFXbvUOXPXqKrq63XJyHxrx9mU63SDDB7cw3G3tB9G5M3-UDvVur7p34vLp7eY2X5PLew=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Defining Moment: Will California end its money bail system?
A nationwide movement that began 53 years ago to reform the pretrial incarceration
and money bail process has finally reached the legislative committees and political
bargaining tables in Washington and Sacramento. Reform advocates - including legislators,
prosecutors, attorneys, judges and grassroots organizations - contend that the use
of a money bail system for pretrial release is unfair to the poor and unsafe for
 the public.
Capital & Main [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJUB1xbJ8C4wYq1dPVkiq6WGNYXZV2ndzp6kRvjeBK9zY_dmnr196a7W8mnW_HRm3kV4UFWFZcO75gwsa5f9TTIePgs2siIKxTWBafGPK6pobSItIYxfzipSIOFKAb3-jzsKg95WPC5j111Sm7-8m6pVVRPWsAUeYUabSvGU4h0fYYjxWDt61qAvzw5aVKKqbB&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Bill seeks to enlist New York hotels to help fight sex trafficking
Though she had previously sponsored legislation in New York to combat sex trafficking,
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin said she had not realized how big a role hotels and hotel
workers could play in the fight until she met with two activists. "They made me 
aware," Ms. Paulin said of Anneke Lucas, a sex-trafficking victim, and the Rev. 
Adrian Dannhauser.
New York Times [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJw_KmC267KZuG_TsJVl5qS9DkR2Pnl0GHh5weJmuJiiRC79GS1xa-hrfnuIyZSXZnyYcK_Y4jAlHggM-3XrRjYp8RlQjK-ayDkDEsZ4eE4MN_p1Ki6wn0_OPCRwnsmb4NvsDnyNG4t5HThUgcRGNaaR_3HtFddFwlELIDocodH4bG-OKced2VwB1_QjLBSc81TfKTP5fXS_fkI0TsRu55b-bu_noQEBPaLOEIYGGQitQ3K_86melNeIU-6rF8b5cL&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Assembly Democrat stripped of committee chairmanship after voting against gas tax
increase
Nearly two weeks after breaking with fellow Democrats to vote against a bill raising
California fuel taxes, Assemblyman Rudy Salas of Bakersfield has lost the chairmanship
of a prime legislative committee. On Monday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced
that he had removed Salas from his position heading the politically lucrative Assembly
Business and Professions Committee, which handles consumer regulations, occupational
licensing and product labeling bills.
Sacramento Bee [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ_G5AAnD4kviPxMqFi0e29vy8Jz1kRSqNQ-kb3fVtlHsTOztM3ZrnAzuVZyNnq-Pp5T30Aqhxi12XM1hLxFHTzGtQWRq9WbrtMESh5qXDEe5CZwsvuEPBt-z-XhBivYaqdadwkn9lvBGj3KsQ90sgRoLF7TZ6hg2s9ONEoksDOgfgRtJ04Qazkzul3WqtN6QS&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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California bill would make it harder to punish police officers who have been accused
of lying
It would be more difficult for police departments in California to discipline officers
accused of lying under under a plan proposed by a Los Angeles lawmaker. Democratic
Assemblyman Miguel Santiago of Los Angeles believes current rules allow law enforcement
agencies to unfairly target cops who simply make mistakes. His bill, which cleared
its first committee hurdle on Tuesday, would raise the standard of proof in cases
where officers were accused of lying.
Los Angeles Times [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJd8S4XmddNoAZFpAyPf4CHS7pKjzYhGNOZDlo8XZHAY6ySM9oBl5ElO2C6QDqeJS9SwGC2Jw0cWkbUoCFHe_QD8-Dc87tJFm0Re8LYz12SF4CdC6GbV_jokKntd5mp5kXWVUQ4y2s4nZ6PdoJHaQwcGq0guos02EyQVqKpapZpEXY6A-rIXJuMIz9ZGnTMmBRuDna3dk3yZk=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Major taxes and fees introduced in the California Legislature
California lawmakers have proposed more taxes and fees in the first four months 
of the 2017-18 legislative session than in all of 2015 or 2016. If each proposal
 becomes law, the tax burden in California would increase by more than $155 billion
per year. This comes at a time when state revenue continues to grow, and California
is nearing its taxing capacity under the Gann Spending Limit.
California Tax Foundation [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJWa12qHFXsV1JGxFMYJ-bq_Vvx-_ZqrKGXuoimJSzmDi4jkq5ina4KikJF6MclfhPinwLuawb_-MlILZSFckBEAdM0G4Yre_ZYmLabaVPHwGBZPwsPS0yUyW4r5qbuH6b4Lg8hO3OrjZxogJ6ADTpH9GM_MhJNK3bu1R46a3KDAc=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Bill to shield recreational marijuana from federal crackdowns clears first hearing
California is considering another step to protect its interests - specifically, 
its weed - from Washington meddling. The proposal - the first of its kind in the
 nation - would prevent state and local police from helping federal agents crack
 down on marijuana activity that California has deemed to be legal. Despite objections
from law enforcement, it cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday by
 a 5-2 vote.
Bay Area News Group [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJBfV1eaUlMO1iMtZqHFjecuhtZPh_s3J_4B2vVbpN2TAfAbCeEyiqhqQ4O0uXziipJSW-vuqmzRi_MfFK7ukbqVuj7LP2KXCsbbYsxYqrU-EeDoKKmSkYkdqyLUIb-Jk72G3XrEb0osCgWrauj1g9nd97OgstWdgKd_sDMm5fYaQWX5M4UMtqcA==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Immigration
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Sheriff's department memo clarifies deputies not allowed to ask about immigration
status
As the debate continues over whether Los Angeles is a sanctuary city in practice
 if not in name, county authorities Monday sought to reassure those in the U.S. 
illegally that they would not be targeted by sheriff's deputies. A memo released
 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated deputies are not permitted
to ask about a person's immigration status during traffic stops or other service
 calls.
CBS LA [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ3Ier5fu7W4uxuwl8Yq3h-C1HV4YItzUK3CKgwNk9axeJfJcIzhHTnYN6iYs0V9JiklKzGnSLnncXtHTOTuYxqjMtT3G6TSAPIBmTSGEPMjIQ0eIvlIblqLXoxL_vjz5bZ9pU4qCrTW-XmZj8gvQsHUPVfV8ybVl3p12otyMw3BSQXLNGHUX2obNKdTvhr4Kh&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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California leaders to Sessions and Kelly: Legislature 'will use all available means'
to defend state policies
California state leaders are asking U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security
Secretary John F. Kelly to identify the state's statutes or ordinances that they
 perceive as designed to prohibit or obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration
law. In a letter sent to the U.S. officials last week, a lawyer for Covington & 
Burling, a private firm hired by the state Senate and Assembly, said the Trump administration
had repeatedly made unsupported accusations against California.
Los Angeles Times [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ4fscQLwVWbBE7VP88YAq1iyQoaPJYAj0ULy1ULRnc9mqMZNqHRVg_GLyMagExg5NJCan3-ZjQOqc2jNnwtN11cL92XpKqyyVqd-EQJP2LwWcHzv-lSYgCxjeCLwuqQJrZOcMKzumkJBq2XIYMgWLb2dJ3NJv98wdsYk0BkFKve5FuO-YqUfCdmt1HXaLidWMbINb0X2ESGOOMvkk7i2xOMrQvik_PviVWsDiU6iWSJ8nqEpxqG4Fc5aNU2Vgo2QSPuDMzLkyp-2cY2XQTy1Khg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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In debate over 'sanctuary state' bill, trust L.A. sheriff's judgment: Guest commentary
Nothing has created more controversy in California politics than the issue of federal
immigration enforcement within the state. A consensus has emerged among a large 
body of police departments that relationships with the immigrant community would
 be impaired if local police were seen not as guardians of the peace and enforcers
of state and local law but as colluding with enforcers of federal immigration law.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJbKCfSaFGqxg9naGbMFZHfYpLqIQRSBTVpIhgNXozaTM5qBcIs4BmRhkpaepYJAzXvaorqwUDMoHZqenmVbp0LEG2m09R86KcB4T8mD8zV9_gODQW0nudHLAk7FQMECQ8Bf5OwQo_xAidD8qBO1R4OUFutR66iZCoHCH-8OEvET7ho8AieMD0gSqDRWGizkP3x1OfevzoTQT2_Mtruf9i_4IoH_enzD-NJyMGFKzgJ6AJyHUtWQ8BcQ==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Judge weighs arguments in SF, Santa Clara sanctuary cities case
A Trump administration lawyer told an apparently skeptical federal judge Friday 
that President Trump's executive order against so-called sanctuary cities, such 
as San Francisco, doesn't deprive them of federal funding - at least not yet - but
merely encourages them to follow immigration laws. "There's been no action threatened
or taken against the cities," Assistant Attorney General Chad Readler said at a 
hearing in San Francisco on a lawsuit by San Francisco and Santa Clara County.
San Francisco Chronicle [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJRcOE8_-Sj1QppRAnQZpu5I37DOvSAKBKQt7C5GmwjocHEHRDZ8xwQbsixJEtz4Fw753zehKWiSnhHiBkkR7J1GXrdIWv9P1m-v1VOqyoQMO9nYnsG5RfBZqJt0XImKLr5uoucgz4n-cBEPm8z5vPsjgZUh9reMIeqBcSxC8jNsSpz7QYB2QWFicq5I9W49N-c_CJL5hn7KVy6Q70BQ_Cdw==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Sessions on sanctuary city leaders: 'We're going to battle them every step of the
way'
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday it "makes no sense" that sanctuary 
cities want to fight the federal government to prevent detention of illegal immigrants.
Sessions said that voters in those areas must hold their local government accountable
to keep their cities safe. "We're going to put pressure on these cities," he said
on "Justice with Judge Jeanine." "We're going to battle them every step of the way."
Fox News Insider [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ3SOiiFyfAcuC9WyPP7LPQixKi4JBSMyShfJz-_9EDKQ-vtP_KK21u6G-GLNEjUz3tuJSuxR_0dkzo1k5OEtq7ryOrGalzwda4jmP8Zb8RCw4XoqIDipVquPWZPN26WoEhN0PfHaga_DxX_BrPbeD-3_CueuD1w6lM8h8gikLUGMXPTURMXHdlg_-naYppIO8SaugE302QCqoOmqgx_eHYhTJWuYixX6tzEmOka2WaJeOaOwWtW3cmg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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The Trump era tests the true power of sanctuary cities
ver since Donald Trump became President, mayors and city council members in "sanctuary
cities"-places where local law-enforcement officials limit their coöperation with
immigration agents-have promised to resist the federal government's crackdown on
 immigrants. The new Administration has responded with threats (to cut sanctuary
 cities' funding), reprisals (like launching more raidsin specific jurisdictions),
and accusations (that these cities are making the country less safe).
The New Yorker [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJOXar69XeLIy6-dXMrPOz895rzvnxVvEgUens6z9GaYJ6oMlxT6vnOWNfI9PL_C40XR1A1EKLuZppg8T6oVQPl2FYWA0xtPx7CwoCMRra62h65gXJtJwG3eGMJ4FSrs0sdCA4rUJoNupEaRz64cQG1uAdCKcKofUUG0bQ4xRPAzXu_uKj8-r5serqSAejlsEExau4h3ZP6zMaOfiIYzFkc08prKgqOmXjin9vvO-7Jg0=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Senate Bill 54: Bad for the safety of Ventura County communities
Recent conversations surrounding federal immigration policies have caused fear among
segments of the population and debate at all levels of government. One of the most
recent and serious legislative entries in the immigration debate is California state
Senate Bill 54. Local law enforcement has been repeatedly clear in spoken and written
word: We have not and will not be involved in immigration enforcement in our communities.
Simi Valley Acorn [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJguABRXqF_k13rweKapFz0T03OB90-XmjWYsmYlTVKMGM_31RjlcexzakXR00Psa1h0QTtCB385U3DXtJV1wBs5nW8R8eqzCIslkirFrUb6_vIh0z3VRM4LVYibVS-NvouSFgg62lAk7JvWlKy-bBjV9awjrXRfLAeFotKFiVOTihsYtEuJjPTvIpTfac0zZ9HgqRkiA2FYB8LA68QiDcO8filPtZZE-_nv1DXVYu6z8=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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City Government
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Fraud? Perjury? LA city councilman implicated by his own attorney
Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren D. Price Jr. has been implicated for fraud
 and perjury, perhaps unwittingly, by his own attorney Stephen J. Kaufman. And that's
the least of Price's problems.  The backstory is this: In a misdated 2012 affidavit,
Price and his then-divorce attorney Albert Robles (who is the current Mayor of Carson,
CA) claimed that Price's first wife Lynn could not be located for the purpose of
 serving her divorce papers, although they repeatedly tried to serve her at her 
residence at 4519 Don Arturo Place in Los Angeles.
CityWatch [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ3ROOImmqWtGI9Yxr453NVwikJvMub_r4W7NoKAvTEZImuC95hCcAqjhv_QyJ2GqRedkfIdher-sI9GPCC2aE7cZd0ffa1Ha7Ccl2bksRi6TKpqhxwTmAM_CzOSyvmsfz5Mej4rPfhAu7zXYtSC6gOyhDmc7XLXsn_QcaTQYjnSYUvdQWQB9AhXaeI3ONgHIn5SRaNrlCpBwCf1bZ0pfxCPcMC79v8IRCo6Eh6Lr7CDgdylvNPNsGcQ==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Could San Bernardino face bankruptcy again? City manager says he doesn't see it 
happening
A new report by the investment firm Moody's blasts the city's bankruptcy exit plan,
saying the city favors pension obligations over investors and might be at risk of
returning to bankruptcy.
"The plan calls for San Bernardino to leave bankruptcy with increased revenues and
an improved balance sheet, but the city will retain significant unfunded and rapidly
rising pension obligations," Moody's Investment Services wrote Wednesday in a three-page
analysis.
San Bernardino Sun [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJnoUVp5qlfPHkVAY10iPqHN6TkR7p-E7KuKsNuX7p6h5UX7y9WlKBUORDanEdMY1KYZwzcokpjsV-3QGiltIYDr5M2z9N3CM0T_zUKURQOVWwhlN9X9O3T-jm2a513--2tTbkhp-yHIymMceNB0N5-CEuqImW1bjpQFKtg6YrBpFI-8q9dAQOWDkaz360Y10OcGRf1OQkOErrHx6vK3DqBOeQddzlHlBEqceH35Siw-9NhTG39zrSi60EHv2ZJEUhgwjYqmihhIs=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Government
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What's a Democrat to run on these days? In California: gays, guns, grass and government
Thanks to Hillary Clinton's unexpected defeat last fall, Democrats face a quandary
they weren't expecting until the next decade: what does their party embody in a 
post-Clinton universe? One place to go seeking answers: California and an open gubernatorial
seat in 2018 that's a window into modern-day progressivism - or, at least, the Left
Coast version of it.
Fox News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ0JusGYXZ7LPIxok_DZGsmDTKn1os_kv4JyjEoKI8tV-YpAfxv76GI6sNyX2w-jO4yTSd6swDvhftl2eMVLM3rlvyI4wTZ9GJ584cL4My9pr0rM87ulOhAQfW9UpJfRgIkdp5mVEUkqpS01Xxbl2Jd1DAX3s8Gl3NM0Yq2VdS_G1LouFDnDJckD-_T1F3QM-i7X8Y3kiw22BbOkR079YMJ7JIUAZv7w2BQM1nBj6GI9hoksz5S6jYVqKiM5sCSjg6&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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How 2 California Republicans are thriving in Democratic Sacramento
The 80-member California Assembly has 55 Democrats and 25 Republicans. If the assembly
were a voting district, it would be 68.75 percent registered Democrats. That supermajority
means that, much of the time, legislation can pass through the chamber without any
involvement from the state's Republican assembly members.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJbnVlg9DJQoKvveVlDhaIcEZhGTIaMOPI3jJV97qTAKebL2j6hkC6ZgrMuYyjtAHpxwCu4yvYbjXmFm_v47bDtL5tQgHL4GInlUFDi9KhOUK24YpFxCGsuDLqKnW_LK4Htt9KQnjTCXPDz42H-lQK9-7NowF67Gj9DiTh2SzFt18=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Exit Calexit: California secession initiative folds
Frustrated by slow progress in securing petitions and undermined by bad publicity
over a colleague's strategic retreat to Russia, the chief organizer of the Yes California
campaign to move the Golden State toward secession from the United States called
 it quits yesterday, as reported by the Los Angeles Times: Less than three months
after being given the green light to start gathering voter signatures, the author
of a closely watched effort to split California from the United States has decided
to withdraw his proposal.
New York Magazine [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJeTskgMl0O-WkWPpI1zeVEKNI6ZO3a0hYHiZsK_OmW4Q51K9Yb2VOhMfZ5O_cK2o7AXY77dFvOcklXgjoKBBRXSBaRFANLhDENUIeM7eGWX9x0dQ1K7U0fOjr3Defrz1Wn8K2jgUewG-zaLPYo0r0RbzhkB-Q7cTWYRiZCe7Fv4_j96564Xxd-ukYuhbYUGQIu-p6LUW6hymCdzmlaPlHC44C49pMcG74&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Courts
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Drinking while jurying
In Canada earlier this month, the Court of Appeal for Ontario wrote of a criminal
case in which jurors staged what was described as a "small mutiny" - demanding to
drink. It was a Saturday night. The jury had just endured the stress of a 14-week
murder trial in which a young woman had been shot and killed. Deliberations were
 to begin soon. An officer monitoring the jury cautioned that alcohol would be unwise.
The Marshall Project [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJdCaWxDLnW0o_c53435ZH6NMCu4ByO10TqOKaN1Zob9fvfFAw_lzS0b826pLVGMEMNdiKWOc8ZzsERTz4nhZnqia4FTVAxKmck2vbXXNijpEb8-aybTGZNGNzK2HDbte2y1H7kmtFIx-W9VOmfs6F_l2yBXkvBCwGrGhftH3LlWdil_NI1rbA5y5XYofq3ppSB11iFRgBgc2uTW-bxr2kvg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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U.S. top court leaves intact ruling against Central America asylum seekers
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped a turbulent debate over illegal immigration on
Monday, turning away an appeal by a group of asylum-seeking Central American women
and their children who aimed to clarify the constitutional rights of people who 
the government has prioritized for deportation.
Reuters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJdMaPzMRdtMl22H9qJHkgGuwNjAaKzyO-_NhQ11uUh2OzCbuy-hv_b1UEFLLhzfKAMfpfDHHI_LcbntOK3_FXaww6V65H2RXtpQ3P7GCVB04nVoSUI7050BkKkdka4Wg0eQgMw7AybLMhTqmEzeyQt5V5uimszqsLq6s7J16f_S4=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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The People vs. George Gascon
People like George Gascon are hired or put in office for a reason. When it comes
 to the crunch they will bend for the agenda of the elite and last week he proved
it by failing to bring charges against two cops in the killing of Amilcar Lopez-Perez.
Gascon, the career politician and bureaucrat and former police chief carried the
 winning ball for the establishment.
Indybay [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJs4edt7En4jBYXc49xnLHOJ2PQuIb_axo5mAN2ZI30UthHFTTZUJmKD3UqmVKWStwNKNMI0FlwnlI0NLgB7aFrpd5BbaSarMg8yRIJgPOEBHvS0ivdfhcY98GC4W9-hE39rH3O8r54W5P9uYWi7qQwzfU7DsEYH6Z&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Roman Polanski compares US justice system to Nazis'
After getting denied to be assured of no more jail time for the 1977 rape of a 13-year-old-girl,
director Roman Polanski is not giving up on hopes to return to the US and has compared
the country's justice system to that of ?Nazis.' As per the Hollywood Reporter, 
his attorney Harland Braun said, "The Court should consider why Mr. Polanski was
 not charged with unlawful flight by either the State or federal authorities. Mr.
Polanski was as justified in fleeing this Court?s illegal conduct as he was to flee
the Germans who invaded Poland."
Daily News & Analysis [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJcrGQFN_iK4fzNpdhdwL-FOMaTanOQzBD4Y5v8lXf9UI5MkaQPaW3oCA3SBT2xRT4eVOuqMBDOqHEWii-qUqlgtvOKPDw1kGCgJtQUCGFRJAk-dHLYnzDIaWmPa9gZfNKQ8dmM2IXD5sCIhCSFgzoSpVAs0qsCCog6HFMtxhlnfvJC0tnqywyVx6r971fxS-k9Zayfb5HEuA=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Judge hogties free speech lawsuit over Ferguson cops-as-pigs painting
A federal judge ruled against a lawsuit seeking redemption for the removal of a 
US Capitol painting depicting cops as violent pigs, stating the artist's free speech
rights were not violated when the painting was removed after protests by Republicans.
US District Court Judge John D. Bates has rejected a lawsuit filed by US Representative
William Lacy Clay (D-Missouri) that sought to challenge the January removal of the
controversial painting from a display of works entered into the annual Congressional
Art Competition.
RT [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJB1ehDvA8R6o-TRrkuas6jchdiNUdTYr6MBFJ__lckxmFpybTaTqVzK9ulmV8ek2Mdz3bF0WNccIO4w1zgKIJayfEReTKqcjRMHdeG71KA0W2hemKAoeB0I_IlzQQRnsfZsW0n1q68ASTT2DfI2ar8M3yoTcYGO4CeWDc8icnYwI=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Sweeping change at DOJ under Sessions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought sweeping change to the Department of 
Justice. In just two months as the nation's top cop, Sessions has moved quickly 
to overhaul the policies and priorities set by the Obama administration. He has 
rolled back protections for transgender students that allowed children to use the
bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity and rescinded plans to phase
out the federal government's use of private prisons.
The Hill [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJgziqmplQy0nPRpLlwp4N4vv5rR_54VQ2UQuSPUMUVeyQL8GhDGBHAerO5EGQ2nlWfHWbWSODOfB1gp-OZesy7gS93gq1VSoOqvPqgrNgoq8ewE0Ezn3rQ2FJsXfQ8Q9U49C3PwHXX8h9m1VRSJm82shMZ6eiEDkJ-tdoDo62hKjmy8dkEXmNm9Ytxa7WWqWujn6am_LOnjE=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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A California court for young adults calls on science
On a cloudy afternoon in the Bayview district, Shaquille, 21, was riding in his 
sister's 1991 Acura when another car ran a stop sign, narrowly missing them. Both
cars screeched to a halt, and Shaquille and the other driver got out. "I just wanted
to talk," he recalls. But the talk became an argument, and the argument ended when
Shaquille sent the other driver to the pavement with a left hook. Later that day,
he was arrested and charged with felony assault.
New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/health/young-adult-court-san-francisco-california-neuroscience.html?_r=1]
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A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any
U.S. attorneys in place
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority,
directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants
and "use every tool" they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers.
But the attorney general does not have a single U.S. attorney in place to lead his
tough-on-crime efforts across the country.
Washington Post [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJ_9YTkf-1DCQlbr_LHWOkLlae2oOPFhA1R2m4MCFu2LS_WgXnVhzRXFYGoYn2tlu6-RZ4anm3CPlzFHcqI0uqvct0aV5ZOvRnL2Kt4yuzsXi6Wz4MZSPhodJEpQ8HRXBQbvEBem5R1By1_WrgCfmJik4engCg3BlOgfWZhKVO1FZj6fZMgJkDMWlYciJKnE0YRud2s5_pDBARdBwIEeeZxeHxHPcNHGTcTyPcECIaeWsftiszLGokM9HrRcEjUYxJDAwYYnpnfLuyRHs1buFSlKOBoZdaKoKEZLl-rpV6hFDsZNOHLClzB82kCKaYeesQKtvrCwn1KmOhAdcceHO48vLCXyDk4gwiMtTU-MbkYDIfP2eghrP9C6xxkq9Xtb1-gn2GSP8iXD-wAjocFsFjx_hAJ4KqU83O&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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State can't fleece defendants whose convictions are invalid, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a Colorado scheme that forced defendants
whose convictions have been tossed or overturned to jump through several legal hoops
before they could get back any fines or restitution they may have paid out before
they were cleared.
Under the Colorado regime, defendants who have been exonerated or have successfully
appealed their convictions have to sue to get their money back and essentially prove
in civil court that they're innocent.
Huffington Post [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJGwKEGgB66CXZNJi08rs7FW5i_7hKpQfTpj0u0i21_Qo6eN7IilP4reZiUspHfwZSLxKYPFBotBtqIo2rfY3iIaXF7mnXiHe5qEWsQINxU-eMjjbh-FEqD1RnPVqEXCiEe8peRCokKtq8X89-i43wyg33LLEAJ04drcE09Y2fmAqqQyxwb_h3EEQAslNFUJxpI0XxjjH0IgmfEHZ-rNCSZrFugaRt5Rf8&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Judge threatens $1,000-a-day California mental health fines
A federal judge said Wednesday that she will fine California $1,000 a day if state
officials don't start providing swifter care for mentally ill inmates. U.S. District
Judge Kimberly Mueller said she is fed up with the treatment delays that have plagued
the prison mental health system despite two decades of federal oversight. She gave
the state until May 15 to end a chronic backlog in sending inmates to state mental
facilities.
AP [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJyoaNR3Bq2JFdG3EzuMjltyXwoTkOpqFvv5QN0G6d4J21QO9N3lhVZAmcsN5578sx532wgi-71ci-kG3E8wBMHJ0A1VRPBp7cyli9s2LoRRhDJJBbY-sE0kpkPtJRSnBiKAifgfGObE19maiLMJyInpdPDfnC0k9tXV1lElJtqyLPWvkEE5dkL5pA4-64Z765lMuhbOVTWAt9eCBAV7FUkMVPRKFcEgXn3JyHyu0Qs81DA93XVGW-hzKgdf0IqmBrgwjpGtpKWXY=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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County Government
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LA County unveils $30 billion budget plan, but warns of fiscal hurdles ahead
An ambitious, $30 billion proposed budget for the next fiscal year was unveiled 
Monday by Los Angeles County officials that includes millions to fight homelessness,
bulk up social services and medical care for the poor, and improve infrastructure.
More than half of the funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year would go toward health
services and safety and protection, with another $8 billion toward assistance.
Los Angeles Daily News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJPuKO_S4_d9BeGWEBMwX9ZUCZb5KvVJXSr7sXv4zPzil-NCypuw5NtdEakBdBnk0-aKxFJUX1deLHCUpJ7cXG6fOTg3Is2aHxAfw-xnuKEsK-5BfurBG9lcQT08Cq88I37wBaMVIv2TX71ms28NjXMTKStTPPCqFTj5kx7ziUx3048wCmBRjaDulQuQ0szXXdHu0QdThBwi2b_E0Nzfpw7lI8qCyAtE4_VybIMlys5lwwW1uQc1T59jfYE9KUayKJ&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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LA County details struggle to shut down illegal marijuana dispensaries
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Council released a long awaited report detailing
the successes, ambitions and ongoing struggles of authorities to shut down illegal
medical marijuana dispensaries in the county's unincorporated cities. The report,
which was initially expected in February, lacks specifics about the county's enforcement
strategy, saying that the LA District Attorney's Office and the county counsel want
to take an "aggressive, uniform and expeditious 'surge strategy'" against illegal
medical marijuana dispensaries, with the hope that they'll all be shut down within
the next four to six months.
KPCC [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJlTO6KUlRGiqLON1Q7zsLDg29UOfNQIRzAc1JUFBB-faOqbECJS8GeI3pg_T3bWM_EjC8hHt5o1B0zAdTyF1dcTZFyeF5tmzxHu-cVSx3gTMG28PUtGJ_-6B2zWUfQoHyoUGIOVuUi5u-ke7iq2krvC0DKns1AFOYzuCk3iCzfQFEo1wy4f9XzZPjkIl5ppJGMfyJ4_natuhmgDcSvZKDMg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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LA County coroner cuts body backlog, but request for more funding rejected
A year after the Los Angeles County coroner abruptly resigned amid a backlog of 
bodies to be examined and hundreds of pending toxicology reports, some progress 
has been made inside one of the busiest morgues in the nation. However, the department's
request for additional funding was rejected Monday when the county released its 
proposed $30 billion budget. In March, 2016, 180 bodies were waiting to be processed.
Los Angeles Daily News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJDbecDbQdNhGXAridyf1pDlzZMoBl9tA1qGYJiIk2zeC-Nmoolx1uu3EOT_emIovnIewHCAGHzoJap3jDhvElqpfDhDZglesW4WKN6ukQ5Y25zu7ZGOQDAnzWhHoxxpVxF7R12pRxv36vqLqsXQGD1U8rKUOtFhh8TPz6a0rOvsAtbOGp1xSvaDi-nKPMaXvc1ItoVcpw-rvmepOgDD5FzpsFFhvENvW0o-AMPf0PkkHwtX9EMbEyDzqvzrqVjkdq&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Pensions
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Another court setback for protectors of pensions
In another ruling allowing pension cuts, an appeals court last week overturned a
 state labor board ruling that a voter-approved San Diego pension reform was invalid
because the city declined to bargain the issue with labor unions. The initiative
 approved by 66 percent of San Diego voters in 2012 gave all new city hires, except
police, a 401(k)-style individual investment retirement plan instead of a pension
and imposed a five-year freeze on pay used to calculate pensions.
Calpensions [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJQyN2QnJ7xQSxVwk7dx_F-6QR5eT32zZjpchbcYKHA2-SaCj_R6Nwy6vIzHv2Fri7V2oKoTr4vy70UcGGvX4zx0ZT8M5C0OMnJPSvkjqDmqfadQUrSHHwU5VeN_kImEl-z1un8Fsj3lh7tni1DDMy2YgKsfE2yE1bk4zIntHbdkRaRtew89oD7f-86Adi9Qmst20WKK5p7W4=&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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Appeals court allows pension cuts, backs San Diego
In another ruling allowing pension cuts, an appeals court last week overturned a
 state labor board ruling that a voter-approved San Diego pension reform was invalid
because the city declined to bargain the issue with labor unions. The initiative
 approved by 66 percent of San Diego voters in 2012 gave all new city hires, except
police, a 401(k)-style individual investment retirement plan instead of a pension
and imposed a five-year freeze on pay used to calculate pensions.
Capitol Weekly [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qahgUYl8NlHipuQB3TpPu_11SyrGRHoZ1WM0rAmsXAaZRR6OTsGmNeFzPtvcUXEJbNJoieBIFLwmolxBmNvdVZbKwQb5Ss5nnn74sA4BzUlidFlROIVtSbkVocISQn36YMY8Y5dJeXpB5q12APWSNP6SkEH_CtKb0XJNm1eOLnrka6UJbciDbCKtRARTXku5wyq3pvWNIia-3e6zFHmoGgbKTan_MLa7HwllvKo4tDJGyarjpvtBWg==&c=3vQ7IyJKXCxKYo-wzQfNE-o_b-wg7y4Bs0-rQTdk_3penbYmkVXM2A==&ch=bv3-EwbbJcFJf2g0JHFsryz02zKcBWO4dEsS1p89Kvdms25JXAUnJg==]
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