Comedian Bill Cosby's Convictions Overturned & Cosby Released From Prison
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/30/2021 12:05 PM
Philadelphia, PA....The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction. Following is the summary paragraph from the Court's Decision. "However, the discretion vested in our Commonwealth’s prosecutors, however vast, does not mean that its exercise is free of the constraints of due process. When an unconditional charging decision is made publicly and with the intent to induce action and reliance by the defendant, and when the defendant does so to his detriment (and in some instances upon the advice of counsel), denying the defendant the benefit of that decision is an affront to fundamental fairness, particularly when it results in a criminal prosecution that was foregone for more than a decade. No mere changing of the guard strips that circumstance of its inequity. See, e.g., State v. Myers, 513 S.E.2d 676, 682 n.1 (W.Va. 1998 (explaining that “any change in the duly elected prosecutor does not affect the standard of responsibility for the office”). A contrary result would be patently untenable. It would violate long-cherished principles of fundamental fairness. It would be antithetical to, and corrosive of, the integrity and functionality of the criminal justice system that we strive to maintain. For these reasons, Cosby’s convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated,
and he is discharged. J-100-2020mo - 104821740139246918
Earmarks: A Monumentally Bad Idea By Congressman Tom McClintock
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/30/2021 12:30 PM
Washington, DC...Ever since the Magna Carta, it has been a settled principle of good governance that the power that appropriates public funds should not be the same power that spends them. This principle is at the heart of our Constitution: the separation of powers. Simply speaking, it is mother’s rule writ large. Mother has one slice of pie and two hungry sons. How does she cut the pie so that both brothers are satisfied? One slices, and the other chooses. One brother cannot abuse his powers precisely because of the powers accorded the other.
Vice President Harris at the Generation Equality Forum
Posted by: News_Desk on 06/30/2021 02:47 PM
Washington, D.C...Greetings from the White House. President Macron, President López Obrador, Mis- — (applause) —PRESIDENT MACRON: Big applause to welcome you. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: (Laughs.) Merci beaucoup. It is — it is wonderful to be with you. President Macron, Mr. Secretary-General, Madam Executive Director, Shantel, and the Youth Task Force: Thank you for convening this forum. Twenty-six years ago, government and civil society leaders from around the world came together in a forum not unlike this one. In Beijing, in 1995, Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a clarion call to the world, and the United States became one of 189 nations to adopt the ambitious “Platform for Action.” These are points of profound pride for our nation.
Washington, DC...President Biden:(Audio turned off.) (In progress) — proud of our Cabinet. And they’re all here today. They all want to be engaged. They all want to help. And so, hopefully we’re going to get into some exchanges going down the line here. I want to thank you all again for being in the support meetings. So thank you, thank you, thank you. And, Governor Newsom, you trying to make us feel bad, listening in that magnificent background you have over there, and while I’m sitting in here in the — in the White House? God love you.
Amador County, CA... Amador County Public Health reports 13 more cases of COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, bringing the total laboratory confirmed case count to 1,851. The new cases include 8 males and 5 females, 1 child under the age of 18, 1 aged 18-49, 2 aged 50-64, 9 age 65 and above; 4 living in Plymouth/surrounding areas, 5 in Pioneer, 2 living in Pine Grove, and 2 residing in Sutter Creek/Amador City. Of those, 1 Amador resident required hospitalization.
Firefighters on Ground & Air Contained the Vernal Fire this Afternoon
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/30/2021 10:33 PM
Big Oak Flat, CA...#VernalFire [update] Firefighters aggressively fought the fire today and have achieved containment of the fire. Thank you to Tuolumne County Fire Department volunteer Robert Anzar for these photos from today’s efforts.—— Between Priest-Coulterville Rd. and Merrell Rd. Big Oak Flat (Tuolumne County)
Clean - Up Volunteers Needed July 5th, 2021 for U.S. Forest Services!
Posted by: News_Desk on 06/30/2021 10:40 PM
Arnold, CA... Clean - up volunteers needed Monday, July 5th, 2021 at 9:30 AM for U.S. Forest Services! Please check in at the Spicer Sno-Park. Come join us to clean up trash left behind in campgrounds, non-established campgrounds, and alongside the roadways after the busy holiday weekend. All cleaning supplies provided. All volunteers who check in with us will automatically be entered to win a grand prize donated by the U.S. Forest Service-Stanislaus National Forest .... 4 free nights at any campground in the Stanislaus National Forest! Thank you to all volunteers who keep our community/forest beautiful!
Clean - Up Volunteers Needed July 5th, 2021 for U.S. Forest Services!
Posted by: News_Desk on 06/30/2021 10:44 PM
Arnold, CA... Clean - up volunteers needed monday, July 5th, 2021 at 9:30 AM for U.S. Forest Services! Please check in at the Spicer Sno-Park. Come join us to clean up trash left behind in campgrounds, non-established campgrounds, and alongside the roadways after the busy holiday weekend. All cleaning supplies provided. All volunteers who check in with us will automatically be entered to win a grand prize donated by the U.S. Forest Service-Stanislaus National Forest .... 4 free nights at any campground in the Stanislaus National Forest! Thank you to all volunteers who keep our community/forest beautiful!
Traffic Advisory One - Way Traffic Control on State Routes 88 and 207
Posted by: News_Desk on 06/29/2021 01:54 AM
Alpine County, CA... The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has various projects planned on State Routes 88 and 207 this week in Alpine County.
