Toni’s wild funding spree
Shirley Weber, the San Diego Democrat and former Assemblywoman, named California Secretary of State by Gov.
Gavin Newsom to replace
Alex Padilla, continues to collect big cash for next year’s campaign. Latest to kick in is state Senate Pro Tem
Toni Atkins, whose 2020 reelection fund gave $8100 on February 22. The Atkins move makes more likely a nasty catfight between Weber and Assembly Democrat
Lorena Gonzalez unless Gonzalez, who has long coveted the job, backs off in the face of Weber’s growing cash might. According to disclosures, the Atkins senate campaign kitty, which finished 2020 with a daunting $1.7 million in the bank, has been dribbling its largesse out to various recipients in the new year.
Full Transcript: San Diego State of the County Address 2021
Nathan Fletcher, Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, delivered his first State of San Diego County Address on Feb 18, 2021
Credit: KFMB Published: 8:01 PM PST February 18, 2021 Updated: 9:49 PM PST February 18, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California
Thursday, February 18, 2021
OPENING
I come to you tonight from the County’s Emergency Medical Operations Center.
370 days ago, our county was one of the first in the nation to declare a public health state of emergency on COVID-19 activating this site and others to respond.
From this modest warehouse our region’s massive mobilization was equipped.
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Last year, in the midst of local and national uproar over police brutality and some news-grabbing racist incidents in Santee, San Diego County leaders promised that the county would do more to address issues of racial justice and equity.
In the span of two months last summer county supervisors revived the defunct Human Relations Commission, expanded the powers of the county’s independent Citizen’s Law Enforcement Review Board and voted to establish its first ever Office of Equity and Racial Justice, which will work across county departments to identify systemic bias within the organization.
Those actions were just the beginning of the task and, to be honest, I had some skepticism about whether all the talk about change would be followed by significant, tangible action. Look around San Diego County; there is no shortage of racial justice issues that still need to be addressed.
Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield
Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 12, 2021 • 3 minute read • Edmonton police, along with members of the Canada Revenue Agency, raided a row of businesses along 111 Avenue near 93 Street on July 24, 2019. Charges were ultimately not pursued against Abdullah Shah, one of the targets of the search, his lawyer said Feb. 11, 2021. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia
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A lawyer for Edmonton landlord Abdullah Shah is accusing police of engaging in a “witch hunt” after a series of high-profile raids on his properties failed to result in charges.
Shah’s home and at least five central Edmonton commercial buildings were raided by city police and Canada Revenue Agency investigators on July 24, 2019.
Lethbridge MLA targeted in unauthorized surveillance wins right to appeal officers punishment
Alberta s Law Enforcement Review Board has ruled in former NDP cabinent minister Shannon Phillips s favour, saying the process by the police chief lacked procedural fairness and transparency.
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Posted: Feb 03, 2021 4:50 PM MT | Last Updated: February 3
Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West, was surveilled by two Lethbridge police officers in 2017 when she was the environment minister in the NDP government.(Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press)