CCPOA news
January 27, 2012
Public Officials Talk About Public Safety Realignment
"If California took the resources made available for prison expansion or realignment, and invested them in re-entry services, affordable housing and jobs and all of the programs that are being cut ... that's going to have much more impact on public safety than building law enforcement.” Emily Harris, Statewide Coordinator for Californians United for a Responsible Budget Daily Breeze, Christina Villacorte, January 25, 2012
“We’re going to make some adjustments, and sometimes they will be some fairly large adjustments. With sufficient resources, I do believe counties can and do already perform some of these services.” Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli Elk Grove Citizen, Brian M. Gold, January 25, 2012...
LINK - Turnto23.com
January 27, 2012
Darrell Steinberg: Pension reform must pass ‘strength test’
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said today that the Legislature will consider some sort of pension reform bill this session, and he didn't rule out sending a hybrid plan for new hires to Gov. Jerry Brown for a signature.
The Sacramento Democrat talked at length about pensions during a morning meeting with the Capitol press corps on Thursday. The Bee's Torey Van Oot was there and passed this six-minute audio file from the event.
(Warning: To hear the file, you'll need software that plays m4a files, such as RealPlayer or QuickTime. The recording is clear but low-volume, so turn up the sound on your listening device.)...
LINK - SacBee.com
January 27, 2012
California Supreme Court denies challenge of Senate maps
The California Supreme Court ruled today that state Senate maps drawn by a citizens commission will be used in this year's elections, despite a pending referendum to overturn them.
The issue came before the High Court after a Republican-backed group, Fairness and Accountability in Redistricting, filed more than 711,000 signatures with county elections offices in a referendum to overturn Senate maps drawn by a 14-member citizens commission.
Californians will decide the fate of the newly drawn Senate districts in November if 504,760 of the signatures are from valid voters. Legislative candidates must file and run their campaigns before then, however, so justices needed to identify district maps to be in effect immediately...
LINK - SacBee.com
January 26, 2012
Update: Ruling in the McGowan Case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled at 8:20 this morning (view the decision below) in the case of Rob McGowan. While the decision is quite complicated, and doesn’t free Rob immediately, it is an incredible victory, and presents the opportunity to get Rob home in the near future.
In a nutshell, the Court denied Rob’s appeal on the conviction, saying the appeal should be brought as an ineffective assistance of counsel claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 before the trial court on remand...
January 26, 2012
WHAT TO DO IF YOU RECEIVE A LAYOFF NOTICE
Bargaining Unit 6 employees subject to layoff should anticipate receiving a layoff notice soon, perhaps as early as Friday, January 27, 2012. If you receive a layoff notice and you believe you have reasons to contest your layoff due to errors in your seniority score, the form of the notice, or the layoff procedure itself, contact our CCPOA field representative, Corey Davis, immediately so that your case can be evaluated in a timely manner. Corey Davis can be reached by calling our Sacramento Office at (800) 821-6443 or (916) 372-6060...
January 26, 2012
Female parolee arrested following police pursuit
A wanted parolee led police on a chase through Whittier on Wednesday before she ultimately pulled over and surrendered, authorities said.
Monique Ramos, 30, was booked on suspicion of evading police and violating parole, Whittier police Sgt. Gregg Hamilton said.
An officer tried to stop her car for running a red light about 9:35a.m. at Whittier Boulevard and Mar Vista Street, police said...
LINK - WhittierDailyNews.com
January 26, 2012
‘Puffy Coat Bandit’ suspect indicted for seven bank robberies
A federal grand jury has indicted a 46-year-old parolee known as the "Puffy Coat Bandit" for seven bank robberies across Southern California.
Steven Dwayne Paulson was arrested Jan. 10 by an Upland police detective who spotted him driving shortly after authorities released a description of the "Puffy Coat Bandit," the Press-Enterprise reported.
The nickname was created by FBI agents because of a ski parka worn by the robber in several heists...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 26, 2012
Pair arrested on drug, weapons charges in Santa Rosa
A Santa Rosa gang member, out of prison on parole, was back in custody Wednesday after police detectives found he was carrying a gun and drugs for sale.
Mario Ochoa Gonzalez, 26, was known to police as a parolee and a gang member, reported Sgt. Ray Navarro.
Gonzalez was seen driving Wednesday in Santa Rosa, followed by a car also registered to him...
LINK - PressDemocrat.com
January 26, 2012
Police looking for missing registered sex offender
Local law enforcement is searching for parolee and registered sex offender, Gilbert Avalos Jr., who removed his GPS tracking ankle monitor and his whereabouts are unknown.
Avalos is a Hispanic male, 23 years old, 5’8” tall, 195 pounds with black hair, brown eyes...
LINK - KGET.com
January 26, 2012
Visalia standoff with parolee in garage ends
A standoff with parolee at a southwest Visalia home ended about 11:10 a.m. today when police found Michael Nash, 35, hiding in the back of a car in a garage.
An ambulance took Nash to a hospital because he was in "some sort of medical distress," police Sgt. Amy Watkins said.
Visalia animal control was called to the home to deal with a vicious pit bull dog...
LINK - FresnoBee.com
