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Bob Filner Laura Duffy
By on 05/22/2013 in , , , with 4 Comments

Former Congressman and Democratic Mayor of San Diego Bob Filner took the unusual step of publicly calling for jury nullification in the prosecution of Ronnie Chang, who faces 60 felony charges for violations related his ownership of dispensaries San Diego and Riverside Counties.

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marijuana legalization
By on 05/16/2013 in , , , , , , with 6 Comments

Lanny Swerdlow, a registered nurse from Riverside County, California, has long been on the frontline against the prohibition of medical marijuana. Swerdlow spoke before an ASA (Americans for Safe Access) meeting in San Diego on Tuesday and argued that the problems marijuana patients have obtaining safe and legal access is purely political.

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Navy Drones
By on 05/02/2013 in , , with 0 Comments

The US Navy inaugurated on Thursday the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35, which include the first Navy drones.

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medical marijuana
By on 05/02/2013 in , , , , , , , with 0 Comments

This week, the Supreme Court of California is tasked with making a decision regarding the functionality of medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The court will hear the case of City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness Center…

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Residential Energy Rates California
By on 04/25/2013 in , , , , , , with 0 Comments

Current statue essentially prohibits lowering costs to larger energy consumers because of the decades-long freeze on small residential customer rates. Put simply, if you could pay $1 more a month on your utility bill, but make $100 per month more in your paycheck, what would you choose?

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Child Sex Trafficking
By on 04/22/2013 in , , , with 1 Comment

The Act, named after a case where the prosecution of a sex-trafficker was delayed because of the difficulty in proving the defendant knew the child’s age, would remove the knowledge of age requirement for child sex trafficking cases, much like current statutory rape laws.

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military families
By on 03/18/2013 in , , with 0 Comments

I’m sure we can all agree that our military men and women deserve as much appreciation and support as we can give them. What often goes unnoticed are the military families who are also sacrificing…

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