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Denial of parole for Mexican Mafia killer a relief to victim's family
Rene Enriquez's eloquence on the subject of the Mexican Mafia prison gang has impressed many. He wrote two books on the topic, prosecutors used him as an expert witness in gang trials, and numerous law enforcement officials turned to him for training sessions and conferences. But when asked by a parole board last year why he joined the powerful prison gang and led a criminal life rife with violence until he quit in 2002, Enriquez had trouble explaining himself. "I don't know what it was," he said. "I don't know what I was seeking." Enriquez, who is serving a life prison sentence for two murders, appeared headed for freedom this month after the board...
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Denial of parole for Mexican Mafia killer a relief to victim's family
Rene Enriquez's eloquence on the subject of the Mexican Mafia prison gang has impressed many. He wrote two books on the topic, prosecutors used him as an expert witness in gang trials, and numerous law enforcement officials turned to him for training...
Gov. Jerry Brown denies parole for ex-Mexican Mafia killer Rene 'Boxer' Enriquez
Gov. Jerry Brown rejected parole late Friday for a former Mexican Mafia killer who left the prison gang and has spent more than a decade cooperating with authorities and speaking at law enforcement conferences.
Brown acknowledged the valuable...
Tuition hike put on hold for UC summer school
Students planning to attend UC's upcoming summer school sessions got a much welcome reprieve Wednesday from tuition increases that could have been as large as 5%.
UC President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday that the system would not implement any...
Polluter fees in California could boost state budget, analysts say
California could generate much more revenue from fees on polluters than Gov. Jerry Brown expects, legislative analysts say in a report released Thursday.
Administration officials have estimated $1.7 billion in revenue from the fees by June 30, 2016,...
Jerry Brown backs Obama on immigration order
Gov. Jerry Brown, who has made California a more welcoming place for immigrants who are in the country illegally, criticized on Tuesday a federal judge's decision to temporarily block President Obama's executive order reducing deportations.
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Advisors push Brown administration to estimate prison savings
Analysts for the state Legislature determined the state could save $20 million in private prison costs due to Proposition 47, the statewide ballot initiative voters approved in November that makes drug possession and minor theft charges misdemeanor...
On train, tunnel, Newsom would change course from Brown
In a Gavin Newsom governorship, California's current bullet train project probably would be derailed.
The delta twin tunnels, as presently envisioned, also likely would be buried.
Those are Gov. Jerry Brown's two big legacy-builders. But Brown will be...
Gavin Newsom is the first to enter 2018 race for governor
In an unusually early announcement of political intentions, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a fundraising committee Wednesday to run for governor in 2018.
The move, for a race that is well over three years away, will allow Newsom to raise as much as...
Lawmakers take step toward fulfilling state climate change goals
State lawmakers are preparing a sweeping package of bills that would fulfill several of Gov. Jerry Brown's climate change objectives by increasing California's reliance on renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels.
The proposals would also...
Tech firms back new bill requiring warrants for laptop, smartphone data
Tech firms including Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter are supporting new legislation to protect Californians against warrantless government searches of their smartphones and laptops for private emails, text messages and GPS data.
State Sen. Mark...
Jerry Brown, Interior secretary announce new drought funding
Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Friday a $29-million plan to help California's parched Central Valley cope with the ongoing drought.
The money is intended to upgrade scientific monitoring in the Delta, which...
Gov. Jerry Brown's fracking problem
California Gov. Jerry Brown has done more to fight climate change than perhaps any other elected official in the United States. So what accounts for the environmentalists heckling him during speeches and planning to confront him Saturday at an Oakland...
Holdouts, tribes clash over border of Colorado River reservation
Leaning against a dilapidated gazebo overlooking a lazy bend in the Colorado River, Roger French recalled better times in the nest of mobile homes known as Ranchos Not So Grande.
For 28 years, he lived on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation...
Kamala Harris is front-runner for Boxer's seat — for the moment
Who will be California's next U.S. senator, replacing the retiring Democrat Barbara Boxer?
It'll be another Democrat, bet on that.
State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, 50, is the early front-runner. But we'll have to see how she performs running for a...
Gov. Brown's budget plan would slash state arts grant spending
Last spring, some heavy lifting in the California Legislature produced a budget bill that gave state arts funding its first legislated boost in more than a decade, albeit a modest one.
California taxpayers’ investment in the California Arts Council,...
Legislative analysts have praise, warnings for California budget
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office issued a report Tuesday saying California's revenue could exceed Gov. Jerry Brown's projections by billions of dollars.
The additional money would likely be directed to schools and community colleges by the...
Bill would abolish vaccination exemption for parents' personal beliefs
A group of state lawmakers announced legislation Wednesday that would abolish an exemption from the mandate that children get vaccinated before they enter school if it conflicts with their parents' personal beliefs.
Surrounded by mothers holding...
All-powerful Democrats find new adversaries: each other
Latinos feel insulted by blacks. Angelenos are suspicious of San Franciscans. Democrats are squabbling. It's inevitable.
It's the unintended consequence of one-party domination in California. Democrats have conquered Republicans. So they're turning on...
Many California politicians finished election with funds for future use
Facing few serious challenges for statewide posts in last year's election, many California politicians were free to make financial decisions with an eye toward the future, final campaign reports show.
John Chiang had token opposition in his race for...
Finally, California lawmakers say vaccination is a social responsibility
Early this morning, I posted about the newly vocal majority on vaccination—the parents who are willing to fight back against the anti-vaccination trend that has been implicated in the latest outbreak of measles. Cases have reached more than 100.
It’s...
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