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vol . 2, no. 18 : january 4-10, 2023 : losgatan.com
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HEALTHCARE AND MORE AMONG NEW LAWS FOR ’23 Todd Guild, Reporter
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With a flurry of new laws ready to take effect, the Los Gatan took a look at a handful of the more notable ones, which take on several aspects of criminal justice, health services and firearms.
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The entire Bay Area will be under a flood watch beginning Wednesday due to a heavy storm system expected to be as bad or worse than Saturday's deluge and which will likely result in the loss of human life, according to a dire forecast update from the National Weather Service. The update issued Monday afternoon includes five key points, with the first one noting a "threat to life likely during this storm." Mudslides are anticipated due to saturated soil, and rapidly rising creeks and streams will pose additional dangers.
WALKING A FINE LINE Before Assembly Bill 2147 was signed into law in September, pedestrians with the audacity to cross the street where no crosswalk existed had the full force of the law come down upon them in the form of a moving violation and a roughly $250 fine. But after Jan. 1, that heinous act will be decriminalized, thanks to the so-called Freedom to Walk act. With jaywalkers now free to terrorize society at large, crossing wherever they see fit, what’s next? Dogs and cats living together? CRIMINAL JUSTICE On a more serious note, Senate Bill 357 decriminalizes loitering for the purposes of prostitution, a charge that has historically come down harder on Black women in urban areas. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, Black adults make up 50% of the arrests for this crime in Los Angeles, despite being just under 9% of the City’s population. ➝ Laws, 6
REGION BRACES FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING DURING ‘BRUTAL’ STORM
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NEW YEAR BABY Tai Bass and Kirby Nelson welcomed Nylashae into the world on Jan. 1, the first baby born in 2023 at El Camino Health’s Los Gatos hospital. Nylashae, born at 12:16am, is seven pounds, eight ounces, and 20 inches. The team at El Camino Health crowned the mother with a tiara and toasted with some sparkling apple cider to ring in the New Year.
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