Legalizing Marijuana Would Free Up State Resources If Nothing Else
Marijuana legalization has always formed a good nexus for me – tying in my libertarian streak of wanting the government not to involve itself in private lives of individuals (I part ways on economic issues) with my sense of support for fiscal restraint.
A number of years ago, I remember reading an article on Ron Dellums, back before he was Oakland’s Mayor, when he was a powerful figure on Capitol Hill. He was the defense cutting guru, and in order to make the case for wasted money in defense, he had to become an expert on defense systems. The reason he chose this area, however, is unusual. He chose it because he wanted to find money to free up for social programs, which was his priority.
Man Convicted in West Sacramento Beating
A Yolo County jury found a Sacramento man guilty in the 2009 beating of a West Sacramento man. On Wednesday, the jury reached a verdict, convicting Michael Romero of attempted murder along with gang enhancements for a 2009 attack that occurred in West Sacramento.
According to the DA’s press release issued on Thursday, “The forty-seven-year-old victim was attacked by Romero and another gang member in the early morning hours of January 21, 2009. A Good Samaritan who was driving by the attack testified that the victim was being savagely beaten on the ground by the two men. He courageously turned his truck around and interrupted the attack. The beating left the victim comatose in the street. As a result of the attack, the victim suffered permanent physical injuries and mental disabilities.”
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It was not Jerry Brown’s finest moment of the campaign or in the debate, but it is the moment that everyone is talking about, even though it will not do a thing to fix the problems of California.
Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning yesterday evening continued his attack upon Joe Krovoza, the lone dissenter in a 4-1 vote to continue voluntary no-burn days for wood burning.
When the District Attorney’s Office was able to gain a preliminary gang injunction, it was based in large part upon declarations from West Sacramento Police Officers. One of the key officers was the former head of the gang unit in West Sacramento, Joe Villanueva, who left the department at the end of 2007 to go to the DA’s Office and now currently works for the City of Fairfield as a Police Officer and Detective for the Gang Unit.
One of the key questions that has emerged in the debate following the council’s approval of the Zipcar is whether the city is liable if a Zipcar driver is involved in a serious accident, causing great bodily harm or death.
It seems like Mayor Don Saylor is churning out a new op-ed that the Davis Enterprise runs in its prime Sunday slot once a week. In a way, I should be praising the Mayor, as after all he truly gets the need to promote and market and reach out to the voters.
Daily Democrat Reports in Column: “Reisig and the county are said to be discussing taking some kind of action against Greenwald.”
These pages are not usually used to fawn over people, but rather to hit them over the head with a blunt object, usually the metaphorical two-by-four, until they behave themselves in a manner more befitting the second most-educated city in the world.
I had an interesting moment this week, after talking with Tom Torlakson and then going over my recording of his speech and interview. Mr. Torlakson is currently an Assemblymember, and is running to replace Jack O’Connell as the next Secretary of Public Instruction.
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By Samantha Lynch – 