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Back to homepageVallejo town hall hostile to gun-control congressman
Jan. 12, 2013 By Dave Roberts On Monday, two men in their late 20s attempted to break into a home in Vallejo. They fled when the homeowner grabbed a firearm and shot at them, according to the Vallejo Times-Herald. Nothing
Read MoreImmigrant Release Could Ease CA Jail Overcrowding
Jan. 11, 2013 By Dave Roberts California generally remains more open to immigration than other states. But it still faces a problem of what to do with immigrants who are suspects in serious crimes. This has been made more complicated
Read MoreCalifornia needs $765 billion in new roads
Dec. 4, 2012 By Dave Roberts California’s infrastructure — once the envy of the nation in the 1950s and 60s — has not kept up with growth and has been allowed to deteriorate. Out of $142 billion in total state
Read MoreState injects millions of new patients into ailing Medi-Cal
Nov. 20, 2012 By Dave Roberts California’s Medi-Cal managed care programs have an abysmal track record. So, naturally, state officials are planning to transfer a million more low-income Californians these lowly-rated care programs. On a scale of 1 to 5,
Read MoreLittle Hoover: More CA city bankruptcies loom
Nov. 14, 2012 By Dave Roberts “Are your cities going to make it for five years?” asked Little Hoover Commission Chairman Daniel Hancock at the recent commission hearing on pension and infrastructure financing. “That’s a good question,” responded Dwight Stenbakken, deputy
Read MoreProp. 30 and Prop. 38 tax-and-spenders dogfight
Nov. 2, 2012 By Dave Roberts When the Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing in September on Proposition 30, it featured a classic liberal-conservative debate. Trudy Schafer of the League of Women Voters argued that taxes need to be
Read MoreProp 37: Right to know or right to sue?
Nov. 1, 2012 By Dave Roberts Proposition 37 has been touted as a simple measure that provides consumers with the right to know what is in the food they buy at grocery stores. It requires that all products containing ingredients
Read MoreProp. 36 takes a swing at three strikes
Oct. 29, 2012 By Dave Roberts If Proposition 36 passes, about 2,800 inmates who have committed multiple felonies and are serving sentences of 25 years to life could be released from prison or re-sentenced to lesser terms. Those criminals were
Read MoreProp 35. toughens sex crime penalties
Oct. 26, 2012 By Dave Roberts When Dellena Hoyer first started turning tricks, she was 12 years old. She told her story to a joint legislative safety committee informational hearing in August on Proposition 35, which seeks to increase penalties
Read MoreProp. 34 latest attempt to abolish Calif. death penalty
Oct. 25, 2012 By Dave Roberts On May 1, 1992, Eric Houston, 20, strode into Lindhurst High School in Yuba County with a 12-gauge shotgun and a .22-caliber rifle. He shot and killed a teacher and three students, wounded 10 others
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