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A Federal Court tossed out a lawsuit claim in a setback for a California municipality’s efforts to evade state housing laws. Filed in Federal Court by Huntington Beach, the Orange County municipality sought to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against them, claiming they violated fair housing laws as they
Law and Justice
Last week a federal grand jury in Sacramento returned a five-count indictment against Dakota Jeremiah Pevino (aka Dakota Jeremiah Viggiano), 35, of Sacramento. Pevino is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and distribution and possession of visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Evidence introduced showed
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In the last couple of days, Sacramento has gained national exposure. Unfortunately for the chamber of commerce types, the spotlight has not cast the city and region in the most favorable light. Sacramento County’s top two elected law enforcement officials have gained national exposure on issues not only confronting
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On Friday, November 3. California Attorney General Rob Bonta marked the second anniversary of his Housing Justice Team within the California Department of Justice. “Two years ago today, I launched the Housing Justice Team to advance housing access, affordability, and equity in California. Since then, our talented attorneys have delivered
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A Rancho Cordova man, Adan Navarro, 29, pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple charges of money laundering and smuggling illegal narcotics at US District Court in Sacramento. Among the narcotics smuggled were heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl pills. Additionally, Navarro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute
Environmental News
Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water district in the country, is asking the California Supreme Court to overrule four State Court decisions in its most recent effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in environmental restoration and other costs. These decisions refused to “rubber stamp a federal
Law and Justice
A jury at Sacramento Superior Court today convicted a repeat DUI offender in the 2022 death of a motorist and serious injury of two others. Angel Bahena was found guilty of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, DUI causing injury and DUI causing injury with a BAC more than
Law and Justice
A Sacramento tax-preparer was convicted at U.S. District Court in Sacramento on six counts of making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service. The guilty verdict was delivered to Leticia Tyshalle Marie Reed, 47, of Sacramento yesterday. As a paid tax preparer who was registered with the IRS, in
Law and Justice
The El Dorado County District Attorney’s office announced an elementary school principal was taken into custody this morning. Boyd Holler, 37, of Pollock Pines, Calif. was arrested and booked into the El Dorado County Jail on suspicion of four counts of sending harmful matter to a minor, and one
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Legislation that will be signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom gives the California Attorney General more power to legally pursue cities violating fair housing rules. Sponsored by Assembly Bill 1485, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will give the Attorney General the authority to
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This week the U.S. Supreme Court convened for its new session, and one case on the docket concerns gun rights and domestic violence protections. The decision by the justices in United States v Rahini could have deadly consequences. Listen Time 1 Minute
Law and Justice
A prolific downtown Sacramento tagger was sentenced yesterday in Sacramento Superior Court. Scott Howard Smith pled guilty to two counts of felony vandalism. Smith, who targeted downtown Sacramento structures, caused damages estimated at $36,000 to two buildings. Along with one year in the county jail, smith has two years