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DMV employee tells transgender woman: You’re going to hell

Written on 27 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

A California Department of Motor Vehicles employee is accused of sending a letter to the home of a Bay Area transgender woman calling her “an abomination” and telling her that she is going to hell. A press release from the... (Continue reading)

Bar association investigates prosecutorial misconduct

Written on 18 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The California State Bar Association is reviewing the records of 130 prosecutors statewide accused of misconduct, and will consider disciplinary action. [Mercury News] The report by Northern California Innocence Project at the Santa Clara University School of Law found that... (Continue reading)

Schwarzenegger reduces marijuana penalties

Written on 1 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation this week to reduce the penalty for minor marijuana possession in California. [Salem-News] Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1449, which changes the crime of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana from a misdemeanor punishable only... (Continue reading)

Time to help foster youth in California

Written on 29 Sep, 2010 in Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION BY JIM ROBERTS In these tumultuous economic and political times, marked by great social angst, financial deficits, extreme partisanship and little to say “hurrah” about; a wisp of refreshing news flowed from the halls of our state legislature this... (Continue reading)

Record number of shark attacks on otters

Written on 16 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A record number of shark bitten otters were found along California’s central coast, primarily in the Pismo Beach and Morro Bay areas, in August, according the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). Scientists collected 19 injured or dead otters with... (Continue reading)

Four states mounting legal assault on California

Written on 9 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

The attorney generals from at least four states are planning to sue if California’s Global Warming Solutions Act survives a challenge at the ballot box in November. [CaliforniaWatch] The attorneys generals of Alabama, Nebraska, Texas and North Dakota have been... (Continue reading)

The Cat House on the Kings

Written on 7 Sep, 2010 in Screening Room | No comments

Along the Kings River in Parlier, California, you can find  California’s largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center in the central San Joaquin Valley  The Cat House on the Kings. Founded by Lynea Lattanzio, soon after she carried... (Continue reading)

Sacramento TV station airs first medical marijuana ad

Written on 4 Sep, 2010 in Screening Room | One comment

This week a Fox affiliate in Sacramento produced and aired what is believed to be the first broadcast ad for a medical marijuana dispensary. The ad shown below is for marijuana advocacy group CannaCare and is running as a fully-paid... (Continue reading)

2010 could be record year for state marijuana busts

Written on 30 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 17 comments

Law enforcement officials believe that 2010 could be a record year for marijuana busts, topping the seven million pot plants destroyed last year. [California Watch] With the major fall pot harvest fast approaching, law enforcement agencies across the state are... (Continue reading)

World without lawyers?

Written on 27 Aug, 2010 in Screening Room | 3 comments

Do you ever wonder what the world would be like without lawyers? A World Without Lawyers – The most popular videos are here From the  Consumer Attorneys of California some of the 169,294 active members of the State Bar of... (Continue reading)