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By John Moreno SACRAMENTO- Law makers issued a statement announcing that the Columbus statue in the rotunda of the Capitol building will be removed: “Christopher Columbus is a deeply polarizing historical figure given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations…The continued presence of this statue in California’s Capitol, where it has been since 1883, is …
OAKDALE- A group of rejects calling themselves the “California State Militia-2nd Regiment” and dressed in mismatched uniforms (some too small for the ones failing the “military appearance” weight requirements of the real military) invaded the two blocks of 8 stores known as “downtown” yesterday armed with rifles and pistols, that may or may not have been loaded. We don’t know …
SACRAMENTO- Protests over the death of a man named George Floyd by a now former police officer in Minnesota have turned violent in over 30 cities across America also prompting a lockdown of the White House. In Sacramento where there is a long history of unrest between residents and the police department, protesters blocked traffic on Freeway I-5 For hours …
SACRAMENTO- Yesterday Several hundred people gathered at the state Capitol building to protest the Shelter In Place orders put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, coronavirus. Unlike similar protests at Capitol buildings in other states including ones where participants showed up with rifles and body armour, the one in Sacramento ended with a physical crackdown and multiple arrests, …
SACRAMENTO- Today a large crowd of protestors gathered at in front of the Capitol building in Sacramento. Surrounding the building were law enforcement armed with battons and on horseback. The gathering was part of demonstrations that have been taking place all over the country calling for the lifting of restrictions that are part of Shelter In Place orders as states …
NEW YORK- The first two documented cases on pets testing positive for COVID-19 in the United States has been confirmed by the Center for Disease Control. Federal officials with the CDC issued the following statement today: Washington, D.C. April 22, 2020 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National …
SACRAMENTO- Saturday April 11th, a man was shot by Sacramento Police officers in a gun battle at a busy shopping mall at the corner of Consumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road near Stockton Boulevard. According to police the man was wanted in connection with an attempted murder and when an attempt was made to pull him over he began firing …
SACRAMENTO- Gavin Newsom has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to “help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles in response to COVID-19”. In the letter published here, Newsom says he projects 56% of California or …
STOCKTON- On Open Letter to San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar: I sent the below letter and similar texts to you on November 18th. Several days have passed, and you have failed to respond. This letter will now be posted on 209 Times so the public can be informed about your behavior. Please allow me to remind you …
STOCKTON- According to the Stockton Fire Department, the city has on average five wildfires they have to fight per day. That’s 1,525 such fires so far for the year. The suspected culprits and locations of these fires involve homeless encampments. According to the “Homeless Task Force” conducted Point in Time Count of the homeless population for 2019, the number of …
