SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supervisor says an arrest was made early Thursday in the downtown stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin said the suspect was apprehended in Emeryville, a San Francisco suburb. He was not told the suspect’s name. San Francisco police did not immediately respond to…
Suspect Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee
April 13, 2023
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California Mulls New Tax on Guns, Ammunition
April 12, 2023
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A California bill that would add another 11 percent in state taxes to firearms and ammunition sold in the state passed its first hurdle in the Legislature April 11. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted in favor of Assembly Bill 28, introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), despite opposition from several state law enforcement…
Left Now Insists: ‘Transwomen Are Women’
April 12, 2023
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Commentary Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was accosted last week after her speech about transgender athletes at San Francisco State University. Gaines became an outspoken critic of transgender athletes competing in female sports after being forced to compete against and share a locker room with Lia Thomas, who was born male and identifies as female….
Catalytic Converter Conundrum Continues Across the US
April 12, 2023
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Catalytic converter thefts are creating havoc in cities across the country, with thousands of drivers victimized and forced to pay for costly repairs after criminals cut out the devices from under their vehicles. Incidents nationwide are up 1,215 percent between 2019 and 2022, according to data released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau in January….
Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC
April 12, 2023
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NEW YORK—Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico,…
Treating California’s Fentanyl Crisis as an Epidemic
April 12, 2023
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Commentary More than the rest of the country, California continues to suffer large numbers of fentanyl deaths. The Feb. 15 update on the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, run by the state government, shows the numbers for 2021, the last full year data are available. There were 7,175 deaths related to any opioid overdose, of which 5,961…
Stanford University Stops Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination
As of April 10, Stanford University is no longer requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter its campus unless they work in a health care facility. The vaccine was a requirement to step onto campus for the past two years. All Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facilities, including the Vaden Health Center, Stanford University Occupational…
California Bill Would Prevent Deportation of Illegal Immigrant Crime Victims, Witnesses With Criminal History
April 11, 2023
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A new California bill that would expand protections against deportations for illegal immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime—including those with a criminal history and gang membership—is being supported by Los Angeles officials, including District Attorney George Gascón. Assembly Bill 1261, named the “Immigrant Rights Act,” was authored by Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) in February,…
California Bill That Would Provide Free College for Foster Youth Advances
April 11, 2023
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A California Senate bill that would provide free college tuition for the state’s 60,000 foster youth advanced in the Senate Education Committee last week. The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the bill during a March 29 hearing and referred it for a hearing in the state Senate Committee on Human Services in the coming weeks….
Bob Lee Called 911 and Tried to Help Himself, Record and Videos Show
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has released the audio of a 911 dispatcher talking to officers in response to a call for help from Cash App founder Bob Lee, who had just been stabbed. “There’s a male screaming ‘help,’ saying, ‘Someone stabbed me,’” the 911 dispatcher said in the recording. “He is not…
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