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Suspects Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot Commissioned by Mexican Drug Cartel

"I applaud our agents and law enforcement partners for their good work in uncovering and thwarting this murder-for-hire plot" - California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris

(PALMDALE, Calif.) - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced the arrest today of three suspects in a foiled murder-for-hire plot commissioned by a Tijuana drug cartel.

Dozens of special agents from the California Department of Justice armed with a search warrant conducted the early morning raid at a residence in Palmdale, California.

Obama Silicon Valley Visit Neglects Suffering Communities

Communities Hit Hardest by Budget Cuts, Foreclosure Crisis Not on Itinerary.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - President Obama is making a mistake if his visit to the Bay Area ignores the California communities suffering most from the recession.

Policy experts at The Greenlining Institute said today, “It’s disturbing that the president’s visit seems to be devoted only to schmoozing wealthy tech moguls while ignoring the communities that are suffering most.”

White Supremacists Arrested for Smuggling Heroin Secreted into California Prison

Reported gang members said to have imported drug in Glue Strips of Envelopes into Susanville State Prison.

(YUBA CITY) - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced today the arrests of five members of a white supremacist gang based in Yuba County.

The gang members were arrested on charges of smuggling heroin into Susanville State Prison in the glue strips of letters mailed to inmates associated with the "New Order" gang.

Seattle Hempfest Sues City of Seattle for Free Speech Rally

If the permit is not granted, Seattle will surely miss the money Hempfest brings to town.

(SALEM / SEATTLE) - In an odd commemoration of the Seattle Hempfest's upcoming twentieth anniversary, organizers of the "protestival" have filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against the City of Seattle.

Budget Proposals Follow Energy Influence

Obama Goes After Producers, Sen. Paul Goes After Regulators.

(BERKLEY ) - In the 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed eliminating roughly $4 billion annually in tax deductions to oil companies.

Recently elected senator of Kentucky, Republican Rand Paul, has released a budget proposal, which would, among other things, fold the Department of Energy into the Department of Defense.

California Law Changes at the San Luis Obispo County Line

Police harassment and intimidation in SLO County; Medical marijuana laws don't apply here.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) - I’m not against law enforcement, unless it uses terror to bring down non-violent suspects in the medical marijuana community.

Like most people, I’d rather be left alone. But I refuse to “lay low” when law abiding-citizens are being unjustly harassed and thrown into jail.

Amber Alert Issued for 4-Year Old California Boy

Anyone with information is asked to call the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department.

(PATTERSON, Calif.) - The State of California issued an Amber Alert late Tuesday (01-18) after the suspect abducted the boy in Patterson. The suspect is believed to be driving to the San Jose area.

Juliani Cardenas, an Hispanic male, 4 years old, 3' 6", 40 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing dark pants and a light blue shirt.

Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates Protest Tuesday in SLO

They are gathering to discuss aggressive police actions against Medical Marijuana delivery services.

(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) - Patients and medical marijuana advocates are planning a lively protest outside of the San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Courthouse Tuesday to draw attention to the aggressive raids and arrests that took place the week over the last week in December.

Lennar Seeks to DUMP Plans to Build Anything at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard

The Main Media is NOT into investigative reporting. They are into conceptual plans. Conceptual plans are like a dream - you wake up and it could be your worst - nightmare.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is a Superfund Site.

Having said that - LENNAR, the Rogue Developer may try to hoodwink the Main Media - but, the fact remains, that no one in their right mind will buy a home, in this economy at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

Callifornia`s AG Asks Supreme Court to Stop Drug Companies from Cutting Deals to Block Generic Drugs

Along with the 31 other states, California's AG is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept the case for review and allow proper antitrust scrutiny of these agreements.

(LOS ANGELES) - California AG Kamala D. Harris has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that seeks to end the "pay-for-delay" agreements in which a drug company pays competitors not to market generic versions of its brand-name drug.

Harris is the lead on this amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review these agreements that cost consumers billions of dollars and violate state and federal antitrust laws.