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He needs to resign immediately : Lawmakers respond to Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli sexual assault allegations
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Mayor of Windsor Dominic Foppoli stands for a portrait during a Halloween event at Keiser Park in Windsor on Oct. 31, 2020. Mayor Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Idyllic buildings line the streets of downtown Windsor on Feb. 16, 2021. Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
More than a dozen local and state lawmakers demanded Thursday that Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli resign or be removed from office in response to a Chronicle investigation documenting four women’s accounts that Foppoli sexually assaulted them in incidents from 2003 to 2019.
Three Dozen California Bills Focus on Wildfire, Others Are Concerning for Insurance Industry
Roughly three dozen pieces of California legislation are directly related to wildfire, and while those bills should hold much interest for the insurance community, there are other bills making their rounds that should draw a great deal of concern.
So far 2,369 bills have been introduced in state Legislature this year, according to John Norwood of Norwood Associates, an industry lobbyist who also represents the California Insurance Wholesalers Association.
Norwood said he’s by encouraged by all the attention California’s wildfires are getting.
“Rates and availability are not going to change until the reinsurance market thinks California has reduced the risk of wildfire,” Norwood said.
April 5, 2021 09:46:29 am
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch on Friday ordered the city of Oakland, California, and its police department to release thousands of documents on police misconduct. This order was issued pursuant to a request made by journalists two years ago, following the California Legislature’s passage of a police transparency law.
Two years ago, journalists requested that the city of Oakland and its police department release documents on police misconduct. These records were requested following the California Legislature’s enactment of Senate Bill 1421. The law requires the disclosure of records on police shootings, use of excessive force and confirmed instances of lying. It allows redaction only to remove personal data information other than the names and work-related information of the officers.
San Francisco State University $$$ Funded Terrorist Meeting
8 Groups Demand Investigation
Professor Rabab Abdulhadi
Santa Cruz, CA, May 27, 2014 – A California Public Records Act inquiry, requested by AMCHA Initiative, revealed that San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi received more than $7,000 from SFSU to fly to Jordan, the West Bank and Israel to meet with members of known terrorist organizations. Abdulhadi was the faculty advisor to the SFSU knife-wielding student investigated by the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force. She was also caught on tape glorifying terrorism to SFSU students.
“On at least four official University documents signed by several SFSU and CSU administrators, including SFSU President Wong and CSU Chancellor White, Abdulhadi concealed the fact that the true purpose of her trip was political activism, as well as the fact that she had planned to meet with individuals affiliated with organizations on the U.S. State Department’s