Many of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrectionists are free from criminal charges, courtesy of a mass pardon from Trump, but they are not free to serve in the California National Guard, a state lawmaker said in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week. Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, a retired U.S. Army colonel, sent a letter to the governor reminding him that SB 901, which Newsom signed last September, gives Newsom the power to “to refuse entry of any of the convicted January 6th Insurrectionists from commission or enlisting in the California National and State Guards.” Umberg called Trump’s pardon “gravely concerning.” Trump has called the Capitol rioters “hostages” and has said that they were the victims of a politicized U.S. Department of Justice. Rioters injured more than 140 police officers in their attack on the Capitol, according to NBC News. “Those who would violate their oaths to the Constitution by violently attempting to overturn the results of a legitimate election by the people should not be allowed to defend it. Moreover, we should not use taxpayer money to train them in the use of lethal force,” Umberg wrote in the letter.
Democratic lawmakers were flanked by (adoptable!) puppies as they announced new legislation meant to block the flow of neglected dogs into the state. California prohibited retail stores from selling animals like dogs, cats, and rabbits in 2017. This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.
Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange) and Assemblymembers Marc Berman (D- Menlo Park) and Steve Bennet (D-Ventura) came together on the west steps of the Capitol to introduce three bills targeting the underground pet market in California uncovered by the LA Times last fall. They were joined by animal advocates and two five-month-old puppies from Sacramento County Animal Services.
The San Diego Humane Society has joined with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to sponsor three bills to end the practice of puppy mills. Puppy milling, also called puppy farming, is the practice of breeding dogs for profit while disregarding the health and well-being of the dogs being bred. The practice is already illegal in California, but legal ambiguities ensure the practice exists.
Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his measure, Senate Bill 901, which combats extremism in California’s National or State Guards was officially singed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday evening.
El Senador Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) anunció que su medida, el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial 901, que combate el extremismo en la Guardia Nacional o Estatal de California, fue oficialmente promulgado por el Gobernador Gavin Newsom el viernes por la noche.
Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his measure, Senate Bill 901, which combats extremism in California’s National or State Guards was officially singed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday evening.
Un caso judicial histórico que involucra a una familia del Condado de Orange y a los distritos escolares locales que ayudaron a lograr el fin de las leyes de segregación en las escuelas de todo el país será un elemento obligatorio de las clases de historia y ciencias sociales en las escuelas públicas de California.
State Sen. Tom Umberg and Assemblymember Avelino Valencia are key advocates in Sacramento. Locally, roughly 80 nonprofits serve as diaper distributors.
Lawmakers and animal welfare advocates say California must address “disturbing” findings in a Los Angeles Times investigation into the state’s lucrative underground puppy resale market, and called on state officials to end the practice of destroying crucial pet import records.