OAKLAND SECURITY GUARD SHOT DEAD

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OAKLAND SECURITY GUARD SHOT DEAD


Less than a week before Christmas a family in Oakland will be grieving the loss of a husband, father and friend. A 59 year old security guard was gun down by two suspects, at the AutoZone near intersection of 101st avenue and International Boulevard Saturday night around 7pm. This was Oakland’s106th homicide this year. The total at the end of last year was 125. This security was supposed to have the day off, but he took someone’s place that was sick. It’s a sad situation, when your trying to do a good deed and you lose your life by such a meaning less crime. The suspects are still a large. I can only imagine how the person who called in sick is feeling. I hope and prey these two suspects are caught and made to pay for their crime and the family gets some justice.


LM

ASSAULT ON WOMEN JOGGERS IN MORGAN HILL

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ASSAULT ON WOMEN JOGGERS IN MORGAN HILL

It is a shame that women can’t go out jogging without some pervert trying to sexually assault or kill them. Just this past Monday morning about 6:15am  in Morgan Hill a 45 year old women was jogging on Mission View Road near Half Road a man grabbed her from behind sexually assaulted her and ran away like to coward he was. The only description of this man is, he is about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs about 130 to 150 pounds. He spoke English with a slight Spanish accent and was wearing dark hooded sweatshirt dark baggy pants.

Ladies this scenario has been going on for a long time, you can’t go out jogging alone anymore, because you don’t know when and where some sick pervert will jump out of the bushes and attack you. I say Ladies if you must go jogging alone carry some kind of weapon, so you can hurt the sick pervert. Stay safe ladies.

http://news.yahoo.com/local-news/2454052/Morgan%20Hill

http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news/261709-lmpolice-search-for-sexual-assault-suspect

EARLY RELEASE FOR NONVIOLENT PRISONERS

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EARLY RELEASE FOR NONVIOLENT PRISONERS

State governments are releasing early nonviolent offenders and ignoring
minor parole violation to reduce overcrowding and cut their budgets. I
think early release of these nonviolent offenders without having them go
through certain program, treatments, and community supervision will make
the public unsafe. Why? Because say, if you release a drug addict, he or
she will more than likely go back to drugs and this means they will crimes
like burglary, robbery and prostitutions. What good would early releasing
these nonviolent offenders do? when they go back to threatening public
safety. July 28, 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said “I am here to
tell you that the early release of inmates is totally unacceptable,” and
“They should only be let out when they have served their sentences and are
ready to return to society. Period.” California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger later proposed eliminating parole for all offenders not
convicted of violent or sex related crimes, reducing the parole
population by about 70,000. He also wants to move 15,000 petty criminals
from prison to county jail. If he does this then county jails will
experience over crowding, then there’s another problem. This is a problem
everyone should be concerned with.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/12/MNHPUDVP4.DTL


http://crime.about.com/b/2009/01/12/struggling-states-eye-early-release-for-prisoners.htm


http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_13946767?source=rss


http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/10/california.prisons/


LM

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Health Care Reform

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Health Care Reform – It’s Time to Let Your Voices be Heard

Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent its time to take a stand on health care reform. This legislation is too important to keep your head in the sand. Now is the time to let your voices be heard that we need health care reform in this country. We voted these bozo’s in office to work together to pass legislation that would benefit all of us; not to politicize the issues for their own enrichment. I’m tired of the bickering. I want Congress to do their jobs.  If you haven’t been keeping up on the issues, the following is an overview on the current status of the health care bill taken from Justin Ruben at MoveOn.org.

Here's where we are:

The House of Representatives passed their bill last month. The Senate is aiming to pass its version before Christmas.

 

Overall, both pieces of legislation would do four major things:

• Create a "Health Insurance Exchange." The bills create a one-stop marketplace where people can choose from various insurance plans, including the public option. The details aren't set yet, but initially the Exchange would likely be open to the self-employed, people without insurance at work, and small businesses. The key with the Exchange is that it brings "the bargaining power and scale that's generally accessible only to large employers" to individuals—and with that, lower costs and better options.
• Provide insurance to over 30 million more people. The House bill would expand coverage to 36 million people by 2019. The Senate bill extends coverage to 31 million.
• Outlaw discrimination based on pre-existing conditions and gender. Insurance companies will have to stop denying coverage to people with "pre-existing conditions." And they won't be allowed to charge women more than men for the same coverage.
• Eliminate coverage limits and price-gouging. The bills differ on some details, but in general would place limits on how much people have to pay for health care beyond their premiums. They both cap out-of-pocket costs and ban insurance companies from setting limits on how much health care they'll cover for a person each year.

Here's what still needs to be fixed:

• Both bills leave millions uninsured. The House bill leaves 18 million without insurance in 2019; the Senate bill, 24 million.
• The Senate public option is weak, and conservatives are pushing to make it weaker. The public option is a core piece of reform that will create real accountability and competition for private insurance—and that's why it's at the center of such a huge fight.
• Many reforms don't start quickly enough. While some pieces of reform go into effect right away, the larger structural changes are not scheduled to go into effect until 2013 (House bill) or 2014 (Senate bill). This includes the Exchange, the public option, and subsidies—the major ways coverage will be expanded.
• Required insurance could still be too expensive for many. Both bills require virtually all Americans to have insurance. But the caps on how much we're expected to pay are way too high, and the subsidies are way too low.
• Reproductive rights are severely restricted in the House bill. An egregious anti-choice amendment in the bill virtually prohibits anyone purchasing insurance in the Exchange from buying a plan that covers abortion—even if paid for with their own money. We need to make sure the final bill doesn't include this rollback of reproductive rights.
• The Senate bill could discriminate against lower income workers. The current Senate legislation retains a version of what's called the "free rider" provision, which essentially penalizes employers for hiring lower income workers.

Carol E. – Streetwise

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Karma for the Holidays

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The holiday season is here, in all its commercialism, glitter, and good cheer.  But it is more than just that. It's also a time of joyous giving, reflecting and soul searching for perhaps....a better KARMA!

 

Just what is KARMA anyhow?  Is it luck or fortune bestowed upon our human souls.... good karma or bad karma depending on how well or ill we treat others during our lifetimes?

 

Perhaps KARMA, or at least the good kind....is what the Dalai Lama shared with the world a few years back--in this short, simple list of::

 

    

---INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE---

 

 

1-Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

 

2-When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

 

3-Follow the three R's.....RESPECT for self...RESPECT for others and RESPONSIBILITY for all your actions.

 

4-Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

 

5-Learn the rules so you know how to break them.

 

6-Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

 

7-When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

 

8-Spend some time alone every day.

 

9-Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

 

10-Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

 

11-Live a good, honorable life.  Then when you get older and think back. you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

 

12-A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

 

13-In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the correct.  Don't bring up the past.

 

14-Share your knowledge.  It is a way to achieve immortality.

 

15-Be gentle with the Earth.

 

16-Once a year, go some place you've never been before.

 

17-Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other...exceeds your need for each other.

 

18-Judge your success by what you had to give up...to get it.

 

19-Approach both love and cooking with reckless abandon........

 

 

 

Perhaps we should all give thanks to the Dalai Lama for this special list of lessons, and while living by them....pass them along to others for a better KARMA, and for a better world.

 

 

Happy Holidays,

 

PeteCam3 

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"Best Wishes"--PTCJr

ARSON FIRES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

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ARSON FIRES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

There is a arsonist in El Sobrante and Richmond setting cars on fire. He
set another car on fire November 10, 2009 in the early morning. The
arsonist has set sixteen cars on fire in the past week. There looking for
a man wearing black sweatpants and gray hoodie. The citizens of El
Sobrante and Richmond can’t seem to get a break. What would make a person
do something like this? This person has to be truly mentally unstable.
The arsonist needs to be caught, before he hurts someone.


http://cbs5.com/local/car.arson.fires.2.1303096.html



LM

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

In the town of Red Bluff California the City Council approved two measures to ban collective and cultivation of marijuana. Red Bluff is a small town, but some of its citizens need marijuana to help with their illness.
Portland Maine is the fifth state to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Los Angeles district attorney has proof that cannabis outlets are a bad idea, because some places are selling to people who do not qualify. I think they should crack down and make the penalty stiff; people like these are making it hard on the legitimate businesses. In Salem Oregon medical marijuana users want to carry concealed handguns. This is there right, but it will open up other problems if the person in question has to use there gun. San Jose Ca. is considering legalizing marijuana dispensaries. I think every city should have medical marijuana dispensaries. Every city should look at medical marijuana dispensaries real carefully and put strict rules in place for anyone violators.


http://www.startribune.com/nation/69175937.html

http://www.startribune.com/nation/69163047.html

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_110409_health_medical_marijuana.284553a5b.html?npc

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=7086053&rss=rss-kgo-article-7086053


LM