Texting While Driving, Eureka Gangs, Medical Marijuana ID Cards, Nunez’s Son for Murder

California’s “no texting while driving” law goes in to effect on January 1.  Does that mean you can’t even text if you’re stopped at a red light?  LA Can’t Drive blog discusses. [LA Can't Drive] The city of Eureka’s seems to think that their gang problem is bad enough that they need civil injunctions.  Civil [...]

This is Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman’s Brain on Drugs

The Ft. Bragg Advocate’s interview series with  Sheriff Tom Allman’s is worth a read.  His thoughtful approach to enforcing California’s confusing medical marijuana laws is a noteworthy departure from the usual law enforcement approach of ticketing/arresting anyone possessing marijuana and letting the courts figure out who is a legal user and who isn’t.

Mypsace Trial Aftermath, Henry Nicholas is Still Nuts, No-On-8 still going after Mormons, High Speed Trains by 2018?

[We're off today, but here's some links of good stuff to read. Monday we'll be back with more of our analysis of all things California]. LA Times Technology Blog analyzes what the MySpace Suicide trial means for all you cyberbullies out there in internetland.  [LA Times Technology Blog] Henry Nicholas, the drug-charge-indicted gazillionaire behind the [...]

Verdict in MySpace Mom Murder Trial, Feinstein Remembers Milk, OJ’s Missing Ring, and BEST Mac and Cheese Recipe EVER

Matters of Life and Death: Stem Cells, Death Penalty, and $3 Refunds at Wal-Mart!

Remember Proposition 71?  Of course you don’t, none of us do, not even Brad Pitt and he told everyone to vote for it.   You probably voted “yes” on Prop 71 in 2004, it approved $3 billion in funding for stem cell research.  There was a provision in there that prohibited researchers for paying women [...]

11/24/2008: Prop 8 coalition splinters? DA Rapes DA? Fired for Trying to Beat Jury Duty? Juvie Camp Charter Schools?

There’s dissension in the ranks amongst the Yes-On-8 campaign.  The Campaign for California Families not only want to stop same-sex marriage, thy want to roll back California’s same-sex domestic partnership laws.  The other Yes-On-8ers think that’s going too far.  [Contra Costa Times/SJ Mercury News] Contra Costa count sex crimes prosecutor accused of sexual assault of [...]

Dinner Party Download, Decaying Dice and Dead Kennedys

Good things to listen to, see and do. Including an amazing recording of a 1906 advertisement for Thomas Edison’s new

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