SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 today against supporting legislation aimed at keeping court hearings for Sexually Violent Predators open to the public.
Supervisors Joel Anderson sponsored the proposal backing Senate Bill 248 and voted in favor of it, along with colleague Jim Desmond.
The bill would require that court proceedings remain public for the civil commitments of Sexually Violent Predators or SVPs offenders convicted of sexually violent offenses and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to re-offend, according to Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel.
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan supports the bill, which Bates introduced in January.
Mass Mix: Niu Raza, Rico Alice And Other Artists Boston Has On Heavy Rotation
March 2, 2021
For this month s Mass Mix, we asked our contributors to share new local music they are playing on repeat, as we reflect on a time of year filled with uncertainty and a little bit of hope. Here s what they said.
Niu Raza, “Madagascar” Madagascar is the closest we ll get to island life right now: The opening plucks of the valiha harp places an iced tropical drink into your hand, and the layered vocal harmonies warm you like the rays of the midday sun. For four years, Niu Raza was the
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
Jeremy Atherton Lin
My favorite bar in San Francisco, Twin Peaks Tavern, is in danger of closing. Known as the glass coffin, for both its large plate glass windows and its older clientele, it was the first bar I went to when I moved to the West Coast in 2013 as a bright-eyed PhD student. Its Tiffany lampshades and cozy interior welcomed me in. Plopping myself onto one of its cushioned benches and looking out on Castro Street, I remember feeling overwhelmingly at home and embedded in queer history.
In a world in which queer people are ever more accepted and rigid identity categories make less and less sense, what is the purpose of gay bars? Do we still need them?
Barry Fortune
Ashland County Commissioners
Thursday, Feb. 11 meeting
KEY ACTION: Commissioners listened to six sealed bids for the replacement of the heating system and air conditioning for the County Courthouse. Estimate for the project was $990,000 and bids ranged from $649,788 to $938,404.
OTHER ACTION: Authorized the following items to be disposed by internet auction: 1993 Chevy truck, 2000 Ford F650, 2011 Dodge Nitro, UHF Kendall Mobile Radios and police light bars. Passed a resolution to amend the structure of the board of trustees of the Ashland County Transportation Improvement District (ACTID) and authorized the following re-appointments for two-year terms to the board of trustees of the ACTID: Shane Kremser, city engineer, and Steve Uhler, Montgomery Township trustee. They also authorized to the board: Aaron Pauly, coordinator Ashland Area Economic Development, to replace Kathy Goon; Matt Young, Loudonville Village Council; and Jarrod White as the member at large
SAN DIEGO
A Superior Court judge has again decided to close to the public a hearing involving a man classified by the state as a sexually violent predator seeking release from a state hospital so he can live under supervision in San Diego County.
Judge David Gill agreed to close a Dec. 16 evidentiary hearing for Steven Dejarlais, who was convicted of rapes in 1994 and 1996, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Dejarlais, 52, is asking to be granted conditional release from a state hospital were he wasconfined after serving time in prison. The hearing is expected to delve into his treatment at the hospital, and include details about his medical and psychological health.