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Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams makes remarks at a National Crime Victims’ Rights Week event
on the old courthouse steps, in Fairfield, Wednesday. National Crime Victims’ Rights Week began in 1981.
Event encourages violent-crime victims to
SPEAK UP and for officials to believe their stories
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FAIRFIELD — About 50 people stood in the midday sun Wednesday to mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week at the footsteps of the courthouse. Some donned T-shirts and carried signs for Ralph Moore, who was killed in his home in November 2002. The case remains unsolved. Representatives from a 24-hour crisis hotline wore T-shirts and a man was wearing a Stop Human Trafficking T-shirt. District Attorney Krishna
Abrams called on those attending to “celebrate the resilience, strength and bravery” of violent crime victims. She called on those calling for restorative justice to include discussion of crime’s impact on victims’ rights and voices. Abrams told how she has met with a Vallejo storeowner, who has been shot repeatedly, just trying to defend his business. National Crime Victims’ Rights Week began in 1981 to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for all victims of crime. This year’s theme is “Sur-
vivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.” The emphasis is on creating an environment where survivors have the confidence that they will be heard, believed and supported. “Their voices matter in determining what justice means to them; in how and when they engage with victim services; in choosing to give a victim impact statement; and in participating in criminal justice system reform conversations,” wrote Kristina Rose, who oversees the Office for Victims of Crimes. in
Former vice president Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury that has been investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and alleged efforts by President Donald Trump and others to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with his appearance who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. Pence appeared at the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse after a U.S. appeals
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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Minneapolis Club, Feb. 15, 2023. court Wednesday night rejected Trump’s attempt to block his former vice
president from answering questions under oath about any potentially
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illegal acts committed by Trump. Trump has sought to overturn a lower court’s ruling, disclosed March 28, requiring Pence’s testimony, but a three-judge panel refused to postpone Pence’s appearance while Trump’s executive privilege claim goes forward. Pence received a subpoena in early February from special counsel Jack Smith, according to a person familiar with the matter, requesting documents and testimony related to efforts
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US economic growth slows to 1.1% while inflation accelerates U.S. economic growth slowed in the first quarter by more than expected as tepid business investment and a pullback in inventories tempered a pickup in consumer spending. Gross domestic product rose at a 1.1% annualized rate on the back of the strongest consumer spending in nearly two years, the Commerce POWELL Department’s initial estimate showed Thursday. The Federal Reserve’s preferred underlying inflation metric accelerated to a one-year high. The 3.7% increase in consumer spending reflected gains in both goods and services, including a surge in purchases of motor vehicles. Business investment in equipment posted the biggest drop since the
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FAIRfIELD — The state Department of Health Care Services said it will continue to contract with Kaiser Permanente to provide specialty mental health services in Solano and Sacramento counties, but will no longer be footing the bill. In an email response to the Daily Republic, the agency stated it intends to withhold 2011 Realignment funds to pay for the contract. “Kaiser will continue providing (specialty mental health services) under its existing contract with DHCS to minimize member confusion or any gaps in care. DHCS will reimburse Kaiser for the provision of (specialty mental health services) by withholding county realignment funding that was allocated for Sacramento and Solano counties,” the state
agency said. The state agency said it has tried to engage the two counties – the only counties in the state that do not completely cover specialty mental health services – but without success. The agency further stated that in March it requested the counties commit to a transition date of July 1. “When Sacramento and Solano counties declined to commit to this, DHCS cancelled the planned transition with respect to the coverage period commencing on July 1, 2023,” the agency response states. Solano County officials do not dispute that. They contend, however, that they do not have the funding to care for the additional 2,091 clients who have been under Kaiser care – care that had been paid for by the state separate from the
start of the pandemic and inventories subtracted the most from GDP in two years. The figures illustrate economic growth that is gradually downshifting under the weight of Fed interestrate hikes and elevated inflation. While the economy bounded ahead at the start of the year, helped in part by unseasonably warm weather, households and businesses pulled back on spending as the quarter progressed. The outlook depends largely on the resiliency of the job market. Low unemployment and persistent wage gains have so far allowed consumers to weather high inflation and keep spending. The personal consumption expenditures See Growth, Page A8
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